UGA blog finds new home
Morning all. As I’ve said a couple of times this week, we’re converting this blog over to a WordPress platform and it will be a permanent move the first of next week.
Those of you who are regulars probably know that I’m not what you’d call techno-wizard when it comes to these things. But from what I understand the technology offered in this new format should make the blogging and commenting experience better for all. Of course, I’ll be learning as we go along, too. But I’m hoping to provide more pictures and video and things like that which should bring the blog more to life.
Of course, this blog is nothing without all you guys so I want to heartily invite (read: beg) you to come over to the new site by CLICKING HERE ON THE NEW ADDRESS and save it in your browsers. As of Monday, Feb. 23rd, this will be the permanent home of the UGA blog you so love or, in the case of some of you, love to loathe. If you’d prefer to copy and paste or just memorize, the new address is: http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/.
See at the new place!
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Friday, March 23, 2007
Shockley’s status in jeopardy?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m not sure what you all think about it but I don’t think it’s a very good thing for D.J. Shockley that the Atlanta Falcons went out and signed Chris Redman as another backup quarterback for Mike Vick.
At first, when the Falcons traded Matt Schaub, I thought it said as many positive things about Shockley as it did about Vick. I figured the former Bulldog had been making strides in camp and Atlanta management had decided that he was nearly as good as Schaub and would do in a pinch should Vick go down. Then I heard Rich McKay come out and say fairly quickly that they’d definitely sign at least one and maybe two quarterbacks. Regarding Shockley, I thought to myself, “uh-oh.”
Then came the news of Redman’s signing. Redman, as most of you probably know played for Bobby Petrino at Louisville, which means he’s a “Petrino Guy.” Now there’s a chance that Redman, a six-year veteran who didn’t play last season, is there only to help Vick and Shockley pick up Petrino’s offense system. But just to verify my instincts on this one, I called our Falcons beat guy Steve Wyche and he, too, doesn’t think it bodes well for Shockley, in Atlanta at least.
If that’s the case, I really hate it for Shock because he remains one of the great all-time people I’ve ever run across in this business. The again, pro football is a cold, cruel world. Perhaps he moves up to No. 2, perhaps he goes to another team or maybe he hooks on somewhere else. Either way, Shockley will be fine.
Wondering if you guys have any thoughts on how all these moves might affect one of only a couple of Dogs on the Falcons’ roster (Josh Mallard and Fred Gibson are also on the current roster).
Also, I’m heading over to football practice again today so let me know if there are any issues in particular y’all want me to get to the bottom of.
C-ya in the papers!
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