This fires me up. Is it August yet?
Today marks the beginning of spring practice for Dawgs. Hopefully Coach Richt has the players going full steam. After finishing the 2008 season at 10-3, the Dawgs head into spring with a number of key questions they are hoping to answer between now and opening day in Stillwater.
1. Is Joe Cox ready to take the reigns?
He is saying all the right things, has the backing of his coach, and the Bulldog Nation seems behind him. With two freshmen quarterbacks already enrolled, G Day should provide us with a glimpse of the future as well.
2. Who starts at halfback?
With Richard Samuel out for spring because of surgery, Caleb King is the only experienced scholarship back who will be active this spring. I look forward to getting a glimpse of Carlton Thomas in the backfield and in the return game.
3. Can we kick the ball deep?
We all know Walsh has the leg to kick it deep, the question is whether we have finally abandoned the directional kick and just let our guys kick it as far as they can.
4. Will the lines get healthy?
This one will not be answered during spring as many of our key guys on both sides are still recovering. I can't wait to see teams try and cover the two headed monster that is Geno Atkins and Jeff Owens this fall.
5. Who will step up at the other wideout position?
AJ Green is arguably the best receiver in the nation and this spring he says he is finally healthy. The person on the other side of the field will play a key role as teams will try and double team AJ. Michael Moore showed flashes last season that he could be the man. If no one steps up, look for Marlon Brown and Orson Charles to compete for playing time in the fall.
G Day is 25 days away. Mark your calendars!
GO DAWGS!!!
1 comment:
Good post, Eric. However I would disagree here: I don't think that we do know Walsh can kick it deep. The goal of the directional kick is still to kick it to the goal line. Half the time, Walsh couldn't even get it inside the ten.
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