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What is your take on Ware's on comparison of Gurley and Moreno?
Posted on 6/26/14 at 7:01 am
Posted on 6/26/14 at 7:01 am
I know, its the slow period and little to no football news - so I will take what I can get.
Discuss.
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Posted on 6/26/14 at 7:24 am to Spaceman Spiff
It's not even a fair comparison really. Moreno was a solid back that complimented the offense and our passing game. If we had Gurley on the same teams that Moreno played on we probably have a championship at some point.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:06 am to Spaceman Spiff
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What is your take
I think Ware is likely a bit biased considering he played with Knowshon and knows him well.
I don't think it's a stretch at all to say that 6 months from now everybody on here will be saying TG is the 2nd best RB we've ever had. No knock on knowshon bc he was a baller, but Gurley is simply better in almost every aspect of the game.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:14 am to Spaceman Spiff
on a side note..it seems that both Moreno and Gurley weren't that highly touted and both were/are fantastic RBs
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:15 am to Spaceman Spiff
I know we UGA fans like to compare our RBs to that Walker guy, but Gurley is more of a Walker than a Moreno. Don't think he has Herschel's break-away speed but he's plenty fast and bruising. I think this will be a fun season for the Dawgs if everyone stays healthy. I can't wait to see Chubb get some carries.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:16 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Gurley has rushed for 2,374 yards in two seasons, but missed three games last year due to an ankle injury and wasn’t fully healthy for others.
Moreno rushed for 2,734 yards in two seasons. That is still good for fourth most on the Bulldogs’ career list trailing only Herschel Walker, Garrison Hearst and Lars Tate.
Did Moreno have any injuries during that time and I think I remember he did not? If not that is big. It means he's dependable. What three games was Gurley absent? IDK I feel like production wise they are the same with minor variations between them.
BUT, I don't remember any team being scared of Moreno and I do remember Moreno having issues blocking. So for me it's close but from an NFL standpoint I believe they look at Gurley as the total package and may lean his way.
All that said this season will tell the tale. If he comes out and dominates like his freshman season or better then I would most definitely lean Gurley's way no doubt. If he comes out and is injured again... Moreno no question.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 8:20 am
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:38 am to Spaceman Spiff
Gurley has shown the potential to be a damn near prototypical SEC back - big, runs well between the tackles, good speed, dependable with the ball, and has been clutch in big games. There were stretches his freshman season that he played more physical and was able to grind out more yards than any back UGA has had since the Dooley era (Alabama, Florida, Mizzou). If he can improve his conditioning before the season starts and stay clear of any major and/or nagging injuries, there's no reason to think he won't put up more yards than any back in UGA history not named Herschel.
Which is a pretty big deal. In my mind it's Gurley > Moreno.
Something to consider, Gurley had Marshall to compliment him in '12 - his best season. Moreno was best when Thomas Brown was there to spell him. But in '08, when it was almost a one man show, Moreno pulled himself out of a lot of games (NFL-itis?). Gurley didn't come out of games post injury return in '13 until he couldn't go (which gets us back to that conditioning).
Put it this way, if you're headed into the 2012 SECC game again, which one do you want on the roster? I think the answer to that is pretty clear.
Which is a pretty big deal. In my mind it's Gurley > Moreno.
Something to consider, Gurley had Marshall to compliment him in '12 - his best season. Moreno was best when Thomas Brown was there to spell him. But in '08, when it was almost a one man show, Moreno pulled himself out of a lot of games (NFL-itis?). Gurley didn't come out of games post injury return in '13 until he couldn't go (which gets us back to that conditioning).
Put it this way, if you're headed into the 2012 SECC game again, which one do you want on the roster? I think the answer to that is pretty clear.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 9:03 am
Posted on 6/26/14 at 9:43 am to Spaceman Spiff
Gurley is both bigger and stronger than Moreno. Moreno was a great college back mainly due to that patented spin-move that got him so many extra yards in spite of inadequate blocking. Gurley has the same problem; I don't think our OL during his tenure is any better than who we had when Moreno was playing. But fortunately Gurley is a bruiser and capable of getting yards on his own. As others have said, if Gurley gets back in shape, he has potential to become the 2nd best back in UGA history.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 2:50 pm to Spaceman Spiff
This RB talk gots me all reminiscent. Here's a little something some of you younger fricks have probably never seen before:
1988 UGA v. UT Game: The Dawn of the Original Four UGA Horsemen
Lot of talent on the field that night for Georiga - Rodney Hampton, Tim Worley, Scott Adams, Kurt Mull, Lamont Tellis, Troy Sadowski, Ben Smith, Bill Goldberg, Richard Tardits....that '88 team, with just a little better passing game OR a better defensive scheme wins the SECC going away, IMO.
This is about as dominant a run blocking performance as you'll ever see from an OL.
1988 UGA v. UT Game: The Dawn of the Original Four UGA Horsemen
Lot of talent on the field that night for Georiga - Rodney Hampton, Tim Worley, Scott Adams, Kurt Mull, Lamont Tellis, Troy Sadowski, Ben Smith, Bill Goldberg, Richard Tardits....that '88 team, with just a little better passing game OR a better defensive scheme wins the SECC going away, IMO.
This is about as dominant a run blocking performance as you'll ever see from an OL.
This post was edited on 6/27/14 at 2:52 pm
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