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re: So how bad does UGA beat us?

Posted on 9/5/14 at 9:48 am to
Posted by crispyUGA
Upstate SC
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 9/5/14 at 9:48 am to
career stats for each group:

MM(JR)-85/1,237/8
CC(SR)-81/1,281/12
MB(SR)-97/1,203/13
JSW(JR)-22/446/3 (not a starter)
total:285/4,167/36

NJ(SR)-40/492/6
SR(JR)-30/535/6
PC(SO)-3/54/1 (not a starter)
DB(SR)-48/957/7
total:121/2,038/20


Granted, none of that matters for UGA because we're missing two of those guys and they'll be replaced by Kenneth Towns/Blake Tibbs/Charlie Hegedus/Reggie Davis. For most of their careers they also had one of the most prolific passers in the SEC throwing them the ball. Aside from Mitchell, I don't think they're a group of amazing athletes, but they're very reliable and experienced when healthy.
Posted by WheelRoute
Washington, D.C.
Member since Oct 2013
1811 posts
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:25 pm to
UGA fans still don't seem to realize that being healthy is a part of playing football. The stats that your WRs produced last year will likely correlate strongly w/ what they produce this year. That's b/c being injured isn't a bug for your WR corp, it's a feature. Every team has players like this, only most teams are able to objectively assess the likely production they'll get from these players (many USC fans were certainly wary of Lattimore's comeback, and didn't project an SEC rushing title... we noted he'd ease in as the season went along). They don't engage in fantasies where everyone is 100% healthy (when they're demonstrably not) and plays to the top end of their ability every play of every game. The season has started; y'all have injured receivers. Your WR corp must be judged on what they're likely to do now, not what they could do in an alternate universe. USC WRs would be amazing if we had a better QB, or a more pass happy system, or if they each grew 3 inches. But that isn't the case, and won't be the case. As it stands today, UGA's WR corp is not an enviable one, and I wouldn't name them as a top WR corp in the conference.

Irrespective of the health argument, your WRs were catching balls from one of the most gifted passers in your school's history. Also, our WRs didn't play every game, either.
This post was edited on 9/5/14 at 12:27 pm
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