April 20, 2011 · 9:26 AM

Question of the day

ESPN’s Edward Aschoff asks what current SEC athlete would I choose to build my program around?

His answer:  Aaron Murray.

What say you, readers?

24 Comments

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24 responses to “Question of the day”

  1. Jojadog
    April 20, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Latimore.

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  2. DawgPhan
    April 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    I like it. Murray has to be considered the best QB in the East.

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  3. Watchman
    April 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Trent Richardson

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  4. Biggus Rickus
    April 20, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Murray, only because I would prefer to build around a QB.

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  5. H-Town Dawg
    April 20, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Aaron Murray, definitely.

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  6. AuditDawg
    April 20, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Lattimore, without a doubt. You can hide a lot of deficiencies when you know you have a solid running game. See UGA O-line blocking deficiencies and Moreno, Knowshon for example.

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    • Reptillicide
      April 20, 2011 at 3:18 PM

      You can have the best running back in the world and still suck if you don’t have a good QB. Example – Steven Jackson.

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  7. Russ
    April 20, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    John Brantley, of course! #winning!

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  8. Mayor of Dawgtown
    April 20, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Tyler Bray, the savior of all that is holy in trailer parks all across Tennessee.

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  9. Ausdawg85
    April 20, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    By the end of August, here’s hoping the answer is Big Bad John. Defense wins championships folks.

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  10. MT
    April 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Stephen Garcia, of course. You’d know you’d have a good time on Saturday nights, no matter what the scoreboard from earlier in the day says

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  11. crap sandwich
    April 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Carlton Thomas?

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  12. Tim Rankine
    April 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Brandon Bogatay?

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  13. Zdawg
    April 20, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Get back to me on that question the end of this year. We’ll see if Murray has enough to win big.

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  14. HamDawg11
    April 20, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Biff Pocoroba?

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  15. sUGArdaddy
    April 20, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Murray’s a no brainer if the question is posed as is: “Which player would you build your program around?” for a few reasons. You’d be looking at:

    -age (you can’t build a program around a 1-year player, so you want someone young)
    -experience (while you want someone young, you can’t choose an unproven commodity that has never played meaningful snaps)
    -position/infuence (while a OG might be the best player on the field, they just can’t influence the game like a QB, RB, or DL can.
    -excellence (obviously you’re looking for a great player)

    So it’s not just the best player, but who can build around the best for the next few years. I’d choose Murray over Lattimore for a couple reasons:

    -Murray’s likely to stay 3 more years and Lattimore only 2.
    -Injuries. I’m just not sure Lattimore can stay healthy yet.
    -I just think QB is more important.

    I’m an old-school, I-formation guy that loves the tailback, but in this day and age, it is very rare to find an elite QB on a crappy team. It is much more common to find a 1,300 rusher on an average team. The best teams in the league last year were Auburn, Bama, LSU, & Arkansas. The best 3 QBs played on 3 of those teams. Oregon and Auburn had 2 of the best QBs in the land. I just think it’s a QB’s game right now.

    Having said that, I’d like to think my answer by late September will be Mr. Crowell.

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  16. heyberto
    April 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    He certainly earned that last year. We’ll see how he does with this crop of receivers.

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  17. Yurdle
    April 20, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Ty Frix.

    I can’t take anything away from Lattimore’s skills, but I have to go with Murray (even if Marcus is the better player). Here’s why:

    A RB – even a dominant one – can’t influence a game on both sides of the ball like a QB can. A QB can slow a game down or speed it up, move the ball around from the inside out, and adjust to what a defense gives. Those factors stack the deck in favor of the QB so much that even a great RB will be challenged to overcome a merely excellent QB. The Goal Line Stalker could do it, but not many others.

    Lattimore may be the best we’ve seen in a while (or he may be no better than Dyer, Knile Davis, or even Crowell), but a RB has to be way better than a QB to warrant building a team around him.

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  18. Prov
    April 20, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    No votes for Zach Mettenburger yet?

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  19. Normaltown Mike
    April 20, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Reggie Ball (building our opponents teams around him)

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  20. TennesseeDawg
    April 20, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    I’d say Jim Bob Cooter but he graduated so I’ll go with Murray.

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  21. mdr
    April 20, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    The first two names I thought of were Murray and Lattimore. I’d take Murray simply because of position.

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  22. shane#1
    April 20, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    I would take Murray, but I prefer building a team from the inside out. No QB or RB can do it without the linemen.

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