Mike Huguenin reminds us about one of the more daunting tasks facing Georgia’s staff this spring, assembling a new wide receiver corps.
As with Alabama, the Bulldogs lost their star receiver when A.J. Green decided to turn pro a year early. But Georgia also lost its No. 2 receiver, as Kris Durham was a senior. That means the Bulldogs need a whole new pecking order at the position. Green was the Bulldogs’ best offensive player last season, and junior-to-be Tavarres King likely gets first crack at Green’s old go-to receiver role. King has 47 receptions in two seasons, including 27 last season. No other wide receiver had more than 11. [Emphasis added.] That was junior Marlon Brown, a former four-star recruit who basically has been invisible in his first two seasons (13 total receptions)…
No wonder the coaches are giving the top-rated cornerback prospect in the 2011 class first crack at wideout.
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How did we let it get this bad? I have no confidence I our receiver corp.
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We had the best wr in the country last year and a senior stepped up big. That is in no way a problem. We have recruited well and it is time to reload at wr. These things happen when you have good/great players.
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Georgia’s WR Recruiting:
2007
Walter Hill – Bust
Israel Troupe – Bust
2008
Xavier Avery – Never enrolled
A.J. Green – Great production
Tavarres King – Good production
2009
Marlon Brown – Minor production
Rantavious Wooten – Minor production
2010
Michael Bennett – Redshirted
Lonnie Outlaw – In JUCO
First problem is that we only sign 2 WR per year. If you’re doing that, you better be getting production from the vast majority of the guys you sign. Out of the 9 guys signed in the previous 4 recruiting classes, 5 of them have not contributed at all, and 2 of them have only contributed a little bit. Out of the 2 remaining receivers, one is about to be a multimillionaire and the other one (King) is back on campus.
It’s easy to see why we are where we are, essentially relying on a bunch of freshmen. It’s easily my biggest worry going into 2011.
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Good analysis. Can’t fathom why we don’t recruit better at WR in a state like GA. How can we be sooo loaded at TE: Charles, White, Lynch, Figgins (now FB), Rich (walk-on) & Rome, and not have enough receivers! Put too much emphasis on Rodgers and got screwed. The recruiting has smartened up lately, but they dug themselves a huge hole.
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Put Charles in the slot.
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The receivers will be fine. Given the opportunity, they will catch footballs. If you have AJ Green and a freshman QB, why throw it to anyone else? Let’s just hope the receivers this year can present enough of a threat to give some running room for our RBs. If not, Crowell better be Barry Sanders redux
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It’s not like we saw our backup WRs dropping crucial balls last year. Anyway, it seems that having a Superman player on offense just makes 10 players watch and depend on Superman to win the game for us. It hasn’t worked out for us.
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+1 I think that has been the problem since 2008. Our team waits for the Super Stars to win it. Hopefully this team will play like a team.
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+ 1.
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Your 100% right!. Add to the receiver question mark, the weak offensive line and you have 2010 deja vu all over again.
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