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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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Should Moreno start at tailback?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s pretty evident after two games that Georgia has a special player in freshman tailback Knowshon Moreno.
You needed to see nothing other than his 50-yard run, where he jumped over a downed lineman and cut sharply from right to left to spring himself, to see what all the fuss is about with this New Jersey product. Later, his fiery competitive nature was evident when a lineman got in his way on one run and after back-to-back runs of 11 and 10 yards in the fourth quarter. Moreno said all the right things afterward but he clearly wanted the ball again — badly — when the Dogs opted to throw passes three times in a row down there in the red zone.
I talked to offensive coordinator Mike Bobo after last Saturday’s game and again after practice yesterday (my story about him will be up on the site later and in tomorrow’s paper) and both times he emphasized that they were going to have to make a concerted effort to get the ball in Moreno’s hands more. A quick glance at the numbers tells why.
Moreno is the team’s leading rusher after two games with 188 yards on 34 carries. He is averaging of 5.1 yards per carry and 87 yards per game, both team bests. Senior Thomas Brown is second with 97 yards on 24 carries for averages of 4.0 ypc and 48.5 ypg. Pretty solid, too.
I also spoke to running backs coach Tony Ball briefly yesterday and asked him if they planned to start Moreno. “No,” he said. “He’s not ready. Not yet. It’s not time.”
To me, “not time” is an indication it’s only a matter of time. In the meantime, it looks like they’re going to stick with Brown, though I suspect Moreno will get more totes anyway.
Is that the right call? Should it make any difference who’s starting as long as the most productive player is getting the most carries? And while we’re at it, what do you think of Moreno so far? Where do you think he’ll eventually stack up with Georgia’s greatest runners?
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