Keith Marshall curbed

Although he doesn't exactly say who "they" are, looks like the coaches are suggesting Keith Marshall hang up the track shoes.

Georgia tailback Keith Marshall thinks his days of running track could be over.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t let me run again, but I would like to run again,” Marshall said. “Football’s definitely first.”

Marshall missed the first week of spring practices after pulling a hamstring Feb. 9 while running the 60-meter dash at Virginia Tech.

Herschel continues to be like a Highlander, "There can be only one."

Scarred but Smarter debut

I got a ticket...in my pocket...

After three years the Drivin n Cryin documentary Scarred but Smarter is done (LINK for official trailer). I'm heading down to Atlanta to see it tonight as part of the Atlanta Film Festival. I've heard Eric Von Haessler talk about it periodically over the last year and am pretty amp'd up to see it. Here's a preview from his Vimeo that talks about Kinney's addiction problems during a difficult period for the band as well as his friendship with REM's Peter Buck.

Gonna be good. Tonight's show has long been sold out. So they did add a Sunday showing as well. You may be able to still get tickets by clicking here.

Evil Richt tweets indoors using Minion Murray's phone

How long has it been since Coach Richt has mentioned not having an indoor facility? Years right? In fact, ever since the new Butts-Mehre expansion was completed I have heard nary a word.

But there's evidence that although he may have lost the battle for a full fledged indoor practice field, Richt still has eyes on winning the war. And when you're Evil Richt, with or without a goatee, you have your field generals do the dirty work.

Enter star quarterback, big man on campus, media darling, Heisman candidate - Aaron Murray.

304 retweets. And 96 favorites. Wow. Didn't know sheep could twitter.

No doubt that Coach T has long served to carry out Richt's evil doings. But after participating in a public video where the S&C coach was seen dancing of all things, obviously his rank has suffered a demotion. Ben "turf eater" Jones ain't in town. Fabris is chewing glass on Rocky Flop as a basketball coach of all things. So now that the brand spanking new indoor facility ain't quite so brand spanking anymore, Evil Richt taps the helmet on his famed signal caller. The guy with even more followers than SEC passing yardage.

More importantly, Damon Evans isn't around to fight this off any longer. Where's AD McGarity stand on this i$$ue? My guess would be against dumping money into a newly constructed yet oft abandoned building and more for saving the money for something worthwhile.

I mean wouldn't we get more bang for the buck in hiring minions like the ones Saban uses to spread destruction across the vast college football landscape? Instead of getting them to tweet.

Anyway, back to Murray. Why do I think this is Evil Richt at work? Well, what does Murray stand to gain from UGA building an IPF right now? It's not going to be completed before our potential next indoor tackle football game...which is...let me see...oh yeh, potentially December 7th. Potentially.

No, I think Murray enjoyed his time inside Everest Training Center last week instead of on a beach somewhere getting skin disease and had a conversation with his head coach that went something like this:

AM: Hey Coach. Had a great time with Coach Whitfield last week. That Oklahoma indoor facility is boss!

ER: Really. That's great kid. Get out your phone, open that Twizzer doohickie and hand it to me... 

About that 40 time Jarvis...

So at Pro Day yesterday Jarvis had an awkward 40 yard dash. The official time was a 4.92. Here's how he described it:

“I can’t even tell you what happened. I really think I missed a step like I got outside my steps and missed a step. I don’t know if I overstepped or understepped but it felt weird.”

Also, here's Mike Mayock's take:

“I don’t see a 4.9 guy on tape. I think it is a little bit of a red flag and teams have to go back and teams have to take another look at the tape because 4.9, let’s face it, Manti Te’o got killed for running 4.8 at the combine. I didn’t expect to see 4.9. I thought he looked pretty good in the drill work, though. I think he’s explosive in short areas. I think you’ve got to look at it from a scheme perspective, too. The 3-4 teams are going to like him as an edge rusher and the 4-3 teams are going to have to be ones to say `OK, do we think he can be a Sam linebacker at 4.9.’ I think you go back to the tape and you decide what kind of a football player. A 4.9 scares me a little bit but some guys play faster than they time.” 

Each of the 32 teams in the NFL have their own braintrust. If they put more faith in this 40 time than the body of work they've seen on tape then they'll probably move Jarvis down on their own board.

Did yesterday hurt Jarvis? Yes, but the damage is minimal. He wasn't going to be a top five pick anyway and I think he's answered the one big question teams had for him - are you healthy? That was most important.

So I still see him as early as 6th to the Browns and as late as 15th to the Saints. Yesterday didn't change that.

Woerner for the Hall of Fame, with your help

All you have to do is comment on the BookFace. Thanks to 1980Dawgs for leading the charge here.

GATA!

Bobo on Murray's new target

Jonathon Rumph joins a roster with some talented receivers, but stands pretty tall amongst them. And while he's behind the learning curve a bit I think he's going to be one to watch closely at GDay. And hopefully well beyond.

“He’s got some talent,” Bobo said. “Obviously you can see he’s a big receiver. … You see him thinking out there and a little bit unsure of himself. You try not to judge him too much right now. Just let him get acclimated to what’s going on and learn what to do so he can compete in the fall. Right now, he’s learning and struggling a bit. I do see some talent there, but he’s just got to learn what to do.”

Hard to imagine anyone beating out incumbents Mitchell and Bennett, plus Conley is as good as any coming off the bench. But Rumph has something the rest (McGowan, Scott-Wesley, Wooten, plus newcomers LeMay and Davis) don't have in his 6'5", 215 pound frame. As one of the early-enrollees I'm glad he has an extra few months of acclimation. Once he grasps the playbook and shows he can block downfield, he'll see the field.

Wide receiver is one of the deeper roster spots Georgia has. But with Bennett coming back from injury, Mitchell getting full reps on offense and some experienced depth behind them, it's an intriguing position to watch this spring nonetheless.

Happy Pro Day Dawgs!

Good luck to all the guys participating in Georgia's Pro Day today. May the wind be at your back and the weights as heavy as feathers.

Especially you, Fake Punt Protector, the Ultimate Team Player, the one and only DICKSAMIV! The greatest of all gator destroyers!

Recruiting against Fate for the next John Theus

Georgia coaches are hoping to reverse some "bad luck" in getting top notch offensive tackles to choose the Dawgs. Personally, I have a hard time blaming it on bad luck when it's starting to feel more like our lot in life.

That is not to say that Georgia has not been in the running. It seems as though the Bulldogs are always in a two- or three-team race for a top lineman on signing day. This year, they lost Laremy Tunsil to Ole Miss. The year before, Avery Young jilted the Bulldogs to play for archrival Auburn. On signing day 2011, Antonio Richardson decided to stick with the in-state Volunteers, and he started all 12 games for Tennessee last season.

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Much of Georgia's ill-fortune can be attributed to the fact that the Peach State does not produce a lot of highly ranked offensive tackles. Since 2006, the state of Georgia has had three offensive tackles ranked in the ESPN 150 -- Justin Anderson, Ja'Wuan James and Brandon Greene. Looking ahead, only one tackle on the ESPN Watch List for 2014 hails from Georgia:Orlando Brown (Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge). Four top prospects in eight years do not exactly indicate a hotbed. 

- Radi Nabulsi of DawgNation 

And the prospects of Orlando Brown becoming a Georgia Bulldog are between slim and none. So once again we'll be looking outside the borders for offensive tackle depth and talent. Add to the recruiting hurdles the Hugh Freeze effect, injuries, coaching changes, position juggling between offensive and defensive lines, more injuries and the numerous guys that just didn't pan out and you've got what feels like Fate hammering you in the depth chart, repeatedly. Thank God we offered Nathan Theus a scholarship.

But regardless of the semantics with which you view the situation, Nabulsi gives a great run down of the prospects we are focusing on. They all have great things to say about the Georgia Bulldogs at this stage of their recruitment. Can they add their signature to that sentiment next February?

We'll see what Fate allows.

Quick start: Clemson, South Carolina or LSU?

Normally with a huge night game away from home as the opener I might agree with Mr. CFB. But given the recent history against Spurrier's cocks I know the way in which I would answer this question. What about you?

Of those three early games — Clemson, South Carolina and LSU — which do you believe will be the toughest for Georgia?

I think its Clemson. It’s the first game, you have all of those new guys on defense and you’re talking about going up against a Clemson offense with Tajh Boyd, Sammie Watkins and all of those guys. That’s a hard way to break in a brand-new defense. And you’ve got to go their house. If they can somehow survive that game, then they come home and play South Carolina, I think they’ll feel better about things. But having to play Clemson out of the gate with a new defense, it’s going to be tough.

No "downfall" in Georgia's defense

I warned you this would be a theme here this off season. And I'm beginning to like this Sheldon Dawson guy more and more.

"Swann, he knows every position on the field. You could put him at linemen and he'd be able to make calls and tell what the linemen do," Dawson said. "But for me, I played field (corner) all last year. So all I had to do was polish up and learn a few more terms and be able to roll with it. Now I'm rolling through it."

And that knowledge is vital to securing a starting spot, because defensive coordinator Todd Grantham values experience and knowledge of the system very, very highly.

"We've got new safeties, so if there's a safety on my side, I feel like I'll be able to call and tell certain coverage to him," Dawson said. "But it's a good feeling that we're out there together and we look good rebuilding. It's no downfall that we're rebuilding. We actually look good." 

In Grantham's system the "boundary" corner has more checks to make in coverage, hence the more experienced Swann cemented in there somewhat. Yet despite all of the greenhorns out there on the practice field, there's a sense of pride in taking over for the departed upperclassmen.

Keep that up Mr. Dawson and Herbstreit and his boys aren't going to know what to talk about come August 31st.

(kidding...of course.)

Read more here: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/03/19/2428631/turning-the-corner-sheldon-dawson.html#storylink=cpy