Last dominant d-lineman

maybe Pollack-no one just jumps out right now. He was very good but not dominant. He had a good motor on every play

Not dominant?WTF? 3 time AA,3 time All SEC,2004 SEC POY,2004 SEC defensive POY,Hendricks,Lombardi and Lott winner. Name a UGA DL thats been more dominant?

This is not a rag on Rodney Garner, but it does seem that our d-linemen have flourished in the pros more so than at GA.

Is it that he has good talent and prepares them well for the pros OR is it that he has good talent and doesn't get the best out of them?

Geno Atkins? Richard Seymour? Deangelo Tyson? et al

I'm refering to the DLs that he coached, not DEs.

Quentin Moses, in my opinion, was only good bc Pollack was always taking double teams. The year after Pollack went pro Q-Mo was a bit of a disappointment. I for one have thought for a long time that Garner didnt always get the best out of the linemen that we had bc they always seemed to do better in the pros. We will see though.

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davesdawgs

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Pollack was a defensive end when he was at georgia.

Get your hands up Dave. Gotta be ready to defend the haymakers headed your way.

Dave knows his shite, probably a brain fart!

I think he may have just been referencing the fact that we were talking about the development of the players in the pros vs at uga and the fact that Pollack played olb in the pros.

Yeah, I seem to remember Te'o winning Best DL this year so




















But yeah, Pollack was a de at UGA

I don't think it's fair to blame Garner for the success those players had in the NFL vs at UGA, although it does feel good.

In the NFL, your full time job, year round, is working out and practicing. In college, you have to take classes and stuff, and practice is limited to so many hours during the week. Some guys just need that little bit of extra time to hit the next level of production.

Also, linemen don't necessarily start for 4 years with a chance to develop fully in college. As freshman, they are usually in a backup roll, same as sophs. If they have a breakout year as juniors, alot of them take chances in the draft right away, few stay to get better for their senior year.

It's only natural that your best guys are going to get better on the NFL level. It's just a numbers game.

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I thought Geathers was pretty damn dominant

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I was just strictly speaking of control and disruption of the o-line. As far as Garner goes I just havent really been happy with the d-line for awhile and since he was the position coach put alot of that on him. But yeah there are definitely other factors to the success of the players.