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Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:55 am to PGJ
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:55 am to PGJ
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That's not how it works. Yes, we rotate a lot, but that means less touches per player, not more.
my post was in reply to the comment that "UGA's RBs are always injured". I'm simply pointing out that when you give 4-5 guys moderate touches throughout the year as opposed to only 2, you're more likely to have injuries.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:57 am to PGJ
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My point is, despite getting relatively few carries per game our RBs are always banged up. Going back to the Gurley days, we seem to be cursed in RB health
And very few of them have been just total freak accidents like Dowdell's. Gurley had a lineman roll up on his ankle in 2013 agianst LSU. In 2014 he hurt the ACL. Both of those things happen every saturday across the country in CFB. Keith Marshall got an ACL while being tackled. It isn't a UGA RB-specific kind of thing.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 10:11 am to WG_Dawg
I think we see it more because we follow them more. Every RB gets hurt to some degree. The more carries, the more exposure. It’s math.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 10:27 am to WG_Dawg
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And very few of them have been just total freak accidents like Dowdell's. Gurley had a lineman roll up on his ankle in 2013 agianst LSU. In 2014 he hurt the ACL. Both of those things happen every saturday across the country in CFB. Keith Marshall got an ACL while being tackled. It isn't a UGA RB-specific kind of thing.
I understand, but I have always thought it curious that our guys tend to get banged up with only 7-8 carries per game, while other top SEC RBs are going entire seasons averaging 20+ carries.
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