The tailback topic
Georgia gained only 95 yards rushing last Saturday and although Richard Samuel had 87 of them in his first start at tailback, he admitted Tuesday that he should have gotten more yards out of some carries by breaking or eluding tackles.
?I?ve got to be harder to [bring] down,? he said. :SIB
On Caleb King Playing -
?How much will depend on this week?s practices and probably also will have to do with what he does when he gets his opportunity,? Richt said. ?He may get hot, you know.? :142smilie
The receiver rotation
One of the surprises ? and mysteries ? of the OSU game is that Georgia played only four wide receivers, not using highly touted freshmen Marlon Brown and Rantavious Wooten.
Richt attributed that to the ?typical? tendency to go with more seasoned players in a tight game but said he expects Brown and Wooten to play this week.
?We cannot go the season with just four receivers, so we got to play those guys,? Richt said. ?And I told [them]: ?You got to make sure in practice you?re sharp.? ? :SIB
The opening game underscored the need for other receivers to complement Green, who was blanketed by the Oklahoma State defense.
?I think this week we?ll have more focus on other guys,? Green said.
Richt agreed: ?We must be diversified. We must spread the ball around.?
The line?s lapses
With so many playmakers gone from last season?s offense, the plan was for the offensive line ? healthier and more experienced than a year ago ? to smooth the transition.</b>
The plan did not hold up in Week 1.
The line ?was hot and cold ... not flawless by any means,? Richt said. A key sack of Cox, triggering a fumble that led to an OSU touchdown, was ?a protection issue,? Richt said.
Worse, the line lost its starting left tackle, Trinton Sturdivant, to a season-ending knee injury for the second year in a row.
Richt said Vince Vance will start at left tackle this week and added that the team is ?anxiously awaiting? the return of tackle Josh Davis from shoulder surgeries perhaps next week.
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