"Scathing" article on OL play

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UGA is at the level of UK

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Ouch (truth hurts)

TUNSIL!!!!!!

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I think Friend is a decent coach but why not get an NFL guy in here that has coached his guys up against various pro bowl defensive linemen and linebackers week in and week out.

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Again. Someone saying what we need to do. but it is always to say what we need to do. harder to find someone that can do it. I mean, really. If there is an OLine coach that is successful in the NFL, why would he go to a college team to coach the offensive line? He MIGHT to be offensive coordinator..but why go down a level in coaching for a similar position? because he is tired of making NFL money?

However, he has a point. The OLine hasn't been as good as past teams. Hopefully Friend will get it turned around. It will take more than one year. I think last years OLine was improved...and I think before the year is out this years will be considered good.

An O-line coach needs to be along the same line as Sgt. Hartman from FMJ because you have to teach and motivate a bunch of disgusting fat bodies.

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Again. Someone saying what we need to do. but it is always to say what we need to do. harder to find someone that can do it. I mean, really. If there is an OLine coach that is successful in the NFL, why would he go to a college team to coach the offensive line? He MIGHT to be offensive coordinator..but why go down a level in coaching for a similar position? because he is tired of making NFL money?

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NFL coaches get fired every year. Wild guess I would surmise 4-5 a year are let go. Maybe 1 or even 2 OL coaches might get sick of moving around all the time or have the threat finding another gig being under an incompetent NFL head coach that is on thin ice. Some may even feel they could parlay a college OL position into a head coaching gig someday.

I understand the NFL is a fraternity but surely UGA can do better than a guy from a small school. I like Friend but we would know if he was the real deal by now, still may be or not. It didn't take BVG a few years to get things sorted out. He performed shortly after being hired and helped the program win two SEC titles off the back of his defense.

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K.Gates plays like pvt. Pyle.

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"Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?"

I'm not going to try to overhype our OL from 2001-present, because they have been very underwhelming. But we have had some great ones (units) and some great individuals during that time. For whatever reason they seem to be few and far between, but it's not like we haven't EVER been good since Richt has been here.

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NFL coaches get fired every year.

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And why do they get fired? because they are so successful?

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Some may even feel they could parlay a college OL position into a head coaching gig someday.

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Doesn'rt happen. or I have never heard of it happening. Typically it would go from OL to Offensive coord. to head. but MOST head coaches come from Defensive Coordinator positions. But I don't ever recall an Offensive Line coach being promoted to head coach.

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do better than a guy from a small school.

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Don't knock small schools. Many on here have called for head coaching change, going from Richt to Strong of Louisville, Patterson of TCU....a lot of small colleges have coaches that do very well on the big stage.

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I like Friend but we would know if he was the real deal by now,

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Maybe I think it would take more than one year, though. I saw what I thought was improvement last year, and I think we will see improvement this year. Just a feeling, though.

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It didn't take BVG a few years to get things sorted out. He performed shortly after being hired and helped the program win two SEC titles off the back of his defense.

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BVG was the exception to the rule. Wish we still had him. He did a great job, though, didn't he?

Agreed! I sure do miss the days of the Stinchcombs, Gilles, Boling, Moon Pie Wilson, Jimmy Harper, Guy McIntyre etc....we've had some great ones over the years. Had some good ones recently...but not as consistently as back in the day.

We have definitely had some good ones!

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Sturdivant was a complete stud and a 5 star...too bad
injuries killed his career.

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Sturdivant and MAX JEAN-GILLES were both 4 stars according to Rivals: LINK He was part of the '07 class and yea, he had little positive impact due to injuries. Here's the link for Max Jean: LINK

And of course Max Jean was in the '02 class when we were more competitive early in Mark's career. And it's not like we haven't had some good individual OL scattered over the years; the problem has been overall lack of talent as a group which hurt those teams as a whole. There's no doubt in my mind that we could have won a NC with Stafford, Moreno, AJ Green and Co. if we had had a better OL and a decent defense. We just don't seem to be able to get all the pieces in place.