Pinch me, I’m (still) dreaming.
In the 2018 season, Georgia rushed for more than 6,000 yards and 30 touchdowns, thanks in large part to a solid offensive front. In 2009, four-fifths of that offensive line – Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson, Solomon Kindley and Cade Mays – are back, as is seasoned guard Ben Cleveland.
Even the remaining 20% has significant game experience.
The missing piece of the puzzle is at center, where Lamont Gaillard started for the past three seasons but has now moved on. Sophomore Trey Hill, who played in all 14 games last season, started at guard in four games and filled in at Kentucky after Gaillard went out early with an injury, appears to be the front-runner.
And — guess what? — Hill has two studs in sophomore Jamaree Salyer and early-enrollee Clay Webb breathing down his neck.
Sam Pittman is a golden god.
Get The Picture 
While we had a great O-Line last year, I believe that DawgNation’s stats are off by quite a bit on the rushing yards — by almost a factor of 2. The number from Georgiadogs.com is 3343.
https://georgiadogs.com/cumestats.aspx?path=football
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who cares….why ruin some perfectly good “dawg porn”??
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True, that is like qualifying the action you are watching by some one leaking that “yeah, but she took sword swallowing lessons”, or “yeah, but he took a double dose of Viagra”. Undermines everything!
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“In 2009”? I’m sure the writer meant 2019, but I couldn’t help but point that out. AJC proofreading for the win.
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Welcome to the “who needs an editor?” age of sports journalism.
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Hilariously along these lines, the story has the AJC advertising of “Support real journalism.” Hahahah!
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I think it says local journalism….more like liberal journalism.
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I have no idea what that means, but it sounds like it belongs in the Playpen.
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If we did have that OL in 2009….
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Typical AJC – rushed for 6,000 yards. Do these guys just make stuff up – good or bad?
Got a click from me though as I had to see who was that dumb – I was assuming a newbie blogger.
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If we rush for “6000 yards” again, I’m buying everyone on this blog 1 beer/day, in-perpetuity. Oh, and everyone gets a Ferrari.
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Make mine RED
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Averaging roughly 500 rushing yards per game – how did we ever lose? LOL
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Man, with that O-Line, it won’t matter whether we start Joe Cox or take the RSs off Mettenberger or Murray.
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1 for using an “Almost Famous” reference
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6,000?! That averages out to almost 500 yards a game on the ground alone. Now, I know our OL is solid, but they aren’t that good.
UGA rushed for just over 3,000 yards in 2018.
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Ball and clock control for the MNC!
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If they never score and all that……..
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Heard an interview with Andrew Thomas this morning. Say’s he wants the line to be the best in college football and the best ever at Georgia. That’s some high aspiration!
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RTDBB. Shirley with an even better o-line this year we can hit 8000 yards! and Kirby hates quarterbacks so this is a great plan.
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Freaking autocorrect
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Between 2009, 6000 yards, Shirley sounds about right…..no worries!
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Shirley is a walk-on RB who will surprise everyone at G-Day and rush for 8000 yards, nearly breaking Walker’s record of 9000 yards against Tennessee in ’83. This is all true. Really. Trust my journalizm.
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Saw this over on the Twitter:
“Logan Booker
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Another observation from #UGASpringPractice:
“I’ve been covering UGA Football for many years now, and that offensive line on the field today is a bunch of grown ass men. It’s like nothing I have ever seen in Athens.
I could gain 3-yards rushing if Kirby needed me to.”
I’m going to take a shower now.
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Can’t wait for our first play from inside the 5 yard line….
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Ouch
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With Hill at center, can we please welcome back dive plays, 4th and short conversions, and redzone touchdowns? He’s huge.
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