re: Jenkins Wishes He'd Worked Harder

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Been watching UGA since the 60's and Gurley is as close to the phenom you say Richt needs as any I've seen, other than Herschel of course. We need a defense like the 80's teams had that went along with Herschel.

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Gurley is very close for sure but he lacks Herschel's incredible speed for his size/weight. Still, with a healthy Gurley behind an elite level OL and a solid defense, I agree that CMR could win a NC in spite of his limitations. The problem of course is that the lack of an elite OL and solid defense are at least in part due to Mark's limitations. Jenkins' admission is exhibit A. A great coach must be inspirational and instill discipline in such a way that players are excited about doing extra work to attain excellence for their team which will lead to great individual recognition as well. You better believe many scouts will be watching the NC game between Auburn and FSU trying to identify those special players to recommend for the next level.