From today’s G-Day presser:
Guess I’ll be watching somebody closely this Saturday afternoon.
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UPDATE: If you’re up for it, Aaron Murray has some more Matthews porn for you.
The praise continues for freshman safety Tray Matthews, who apparently knocked receiver Justin Scott-Wesley for a loop. Scott-Wesley was not practicing on Tuesday, and it’s hard not to connect that fact with what Murray said earlier in the day about Matthews.
“I’ve never seen anyone with that kind of closing speed,” Murray said. “He’s had some hits I’ve never seen before in my life, these past couple scrimmages. He’s laid the wood – I thought he killed (Justin) Scott-Wesley. I really thought he was dead.”
Get The Picture 
If there was any position where an “impressive” newcomer was needed, this would be it. Good news.
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I’ll take a double Kool-Aid there partner.
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*fap fap fap*
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I’ll take a shot of that Richt Kool-Aid too. My new baby boys got me stayin’ home this year. Will the Spring game be on TV?
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CSS, I think. It’s also on ESPN3, if you’ve got that.
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Thanks Senator. I’ll look for you wearing the COLLEGE T-shirt.
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I’m a lot more inclined to sip this Kool-Aid than that stuff they are serving about an abundance of offensive line depth.
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If you dont like kool aid Kentucky Breakfast Stout hit the Atlanta market today. Stop at your local beer spot and grab one this afternoon if you can. great beer.
also Matthews is a big time player.
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But that feller from Luziana said we don’t NEED spring football!?
What a dummy. THIS is the manna that keeps me alive until August…
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We always hear a lot of smoke blowing this time of year
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Where there is smoke….. there is fire.
just sayin’
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Please: with regard to our safeties don’t mention “smoke blowing.” Thanks.
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Nailed it.
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Any mention of smoke and our football team should result in instant Self Flatulation by the perp.
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He’s going to knock himself flat and admire it?
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I hope the coaches are instructing him to hit the right way or he will spend most of his career being thrown out of games due to the new rules and the SEC refs love of all things UGA.
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Unfortunately you’re probably right.
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The thought came up when reading the article. I’m not sure that giving JH-C a mild concussion is a swift idea either. Aw well, gotta let’um hit.
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Sorry. JS-W.
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I have been optimistic about the defense for 2013 surprising those who had pronounced them dead before arrival, but I have had enough on this subject. Even if you just drew an Ace, it does absolutely no good to break into a big smile or yell to announce it. Let’s talk in Clemson about it, then again in Sanford the following week, then………
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““I’ve never seen anyone with that kind of closing speed,” Murray said. “He’s had some hits I’ve never seen before in my life, these past couple scrimmages. He’s laid the wood”
Giggity…
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BOOM! Goes the Tray Matthews….
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Tray Mathews sounds like a strong safety to me. If he’s going to come up and pop someone, I want him that much closer to the LOS.
Also, I think it’s right to be a little skeptical of this ultra-green defense. We may be faster than last years squad, but Richt admitted we are a smaller one as well.
I am liking how names are coming up at key positions. Still, though, too many questions:
Are our lineman going to be able to soak up extra blockers and stone the line?
Richts comments about Herrera are troubling. Do we lack physicality in the linebacking corps?
Obviously, depth at corner back and safety are primary. Sheldon Dawson seems to be a solid guy, but who else? The consistency of Tray Mathews spring performance is really encouraging, and hopefully some guys that come in the Fall will help contribute to our secondary depth.
TL;DR – Good signs from Spring ball, but we’re still green, and we can’t forget it.
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“Richts comments about Herrera are troubling. Do we lack physicality in the linebacking corps?”
Interested. Link?
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“Not only do you have to get everybody lined up, but you still have to do your job and do it well to keep a starting position or have that role as a leader, but I like what I’m seeing in regard to that,” Richt said. “He’s still got a ways to go to be a dominant football player. You want your middle backers to be real physical and dominating in the way they go about their business, but he’s still got some work to do in my opinion on that area. As far as knowing what to do and getting people lined up, he’s certainly doing a good job of that.”
http://www.redandblack.com/football/football-notebook-leaders-emerging-on-defense-offensive-line-continuing-to/article_8e31af84-9bf0-11e2-a17d-0019bb30f31a.html
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Richt isn’t saying he isn’t physical. He’s saying he isn’t dominating. Even your best players get openly criticized during Spring. Amarlo is our best ILB and he probably just needs a nudging to keep getting better.
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He has already made many tackles for us in games. Fine tune or whatever, there’s nothing wrong with Herrera.
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We are only smaller in the middle with our NG, our ends are on par with those starters last year and our LB’s will be bigger than JJ and AO were.
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Being able to stop the run is going to be essential in returning to the SECCG. Seeing that Gurshall has big YPC is another red flag.
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Let me tell you something, brother. Gurshall is going to have a big YPC versus a lot of good defenses.
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Yep. Glad our defense gets to experience the challenge. If they can just hold their own against our offense during summer practice…
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^ This.
If I can take anything from this Spring, it’s the competition. Lot of emotion. Lot of hungry players. Always a great thing.
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Good comment. The competition at UGA should be the best around.
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Everyone at the scrimmage on Saturday thought that Matthews had just killed someone.
JSW got up and said that Matthews was going to have to bring more than that, but JSW had just been lying on the field for a minute before he got up. He definitely had his clock cleaned.
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His play should certainly help get turnovers.
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