http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/uga/entries/2008/09/18/could_georgia_d.html
By the time this is posted I’ll be on my way to Phoenix, Ariz. At some point when I get there I’ll be sure to visit and let you know what I’m seeing and hearing out West. In the meantime …
Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford completed passes to 10 different receivers in the win over South Carolina this past Saturday. One school of thought for such a stat is that it illustrates a mighty good job of ball distribution. Another is, perhaps the Bulldogs have too many different receivers going out for passes.
In three games, 14 different receivers have caught balls for the Bulldogs. Out of those nine are wideouts. Several more than that have gotten into games but haven’t caught a pass. And this is with senior starter Kenneth Harris sidelined the last two games with an injury. He’s back this week.
I bring this up because I’ve read some folks here and in other forums wondering if Georgia should streamline its receiving corps and run fewer wideouts in and out of the games. Wouldn’t six, or two at each position, be enough to get the job done?
Clearly Mohamed Massaquoi is Georgia’s best all-around receiver and we’ve all heard how CMR and Mike Bobo want to get the ball more to freshman flanker A.J. Green. Green, who was considered one of the top wide receivers in America coming out of Summerville (S.C.) High School, has caught just eight passes for 141 yards in Georgia’s first three games. For comparison’s sake, the Gamecocks’ Moe Brown had seven receptions for 130 yards in one game against Georgia.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
9/18/08
