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Georgia Bulldogs: WR Corps the Achilles’ Heel?

By John Buhler

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The Georgia Bulldogs begin the 2015 Season ranked in the Top 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll as the top Dawgs in the SEC East and behind only #7 Auburn and #3 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference. But it there some part of the team that could hold them back in 2015?

The #9 ranked Georgia Bulldogs have a Heisman contending tailback in Nick Chubb leading Mark Richt‘s powerful pack of sled dawgs through The Iditarod (SEC).  On the outside the Law Firm of Carter, Floyd, and Jenkins look to bring swift justice to Dawg Nation by bringing the plaintiffs (opposing QB’s) to their shaking knees.

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I hope the TE group becomes a Hydra for John Lilly as the four-headed beast of Jeb Blazevich, Jay Rome, Jordan Davis, and Jackson Harris terrorize defenders between the hash marks with the pass catching ability.  Only a Herculean effort will stop them.  And the offensive line returns four of five starters and hopes to remain UGA’s version of Fort Knox up front.

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    • But where might the Georgia Bulldogs have limitations entering 2015?  My guess is that the wide receiver group is good but not great.  Senior leader Malcolm Mitchell is an explosive deep threat for the Dawgs when healthy.  However, injuries have very much been a part of the young man’s career in Athens thus far.  Let’s hope for a clean Senior season for the former Valdosta Wildcat.

    The wide receiver unit has been well-coached the last several seasons under former WR Coach Tony Ball who got the most out of his under-recruited unit.  AJ Green, Tavarres King, and Mohamed Massaquoi have been gone for a while now.  Ball took the LSU WR job in Baton Rouge, which has become a hot-bed for receiver talent the last few seasons.

    Fortunately for the Georgia Bulldogs, Mark Richt was able to replace Ball internally by moving former RB Coach and Recruiting Specialist, former UGA wideout Bryan McClendon to coaching the receiver group.  McClendon’s replacement as RB Coach is former Dawg and Wisconsin Coach Thomas Brown, who helped get Melvin Gordon to the 2014 Heisman Presentation in New York City last winter.

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    New Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer plans to run the ball a ton with his stable of tailbacks.  If you study how his former employer the NFL’s St. Louis Rams moved the ball the last few years, you will find that the short-to-mid range passing game to the tight ends is a crucial part of Schotty’s game plan.

    If the Georgia Bulldogs want to contend for an SEC Championship in 2015, they’re going to have to limit turnovers on the offensive side of the ball with a new starting quarterback.  While I’m excited to potentially see Brice Ramsey sling the pigskin vertically this year, do the Dawgs have the possession receivers necessary to adequately replace two great ones in Chris Conley and Michael Bennett?

    While I do expect players like Shakenneth Williams, Kenneth Towns, Isaiah McKenzie, and freshman Terry Godwin to form a solid group with Malcolm Mitchell, perhaps there is more uncertainty at wide receiver for the Georgia Bulldogs than anywhere else on the gridiron.

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    I envision the unit to grow in 2015, but don’t expect the Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver corps to lead the offense this fall.  An adjusted offensive system, a new position coach, and youthfulness will limit the unit early on.  But I feel that like 2014’s secondary, Dawg Nation will see drastic improvement in the wide receiver corps’ play with each passing game.

    I hope that the 2015 Georgia Bulldogs don’t have an Achilles’ Heel, but if there is one I would prefer that it was made out of adamantium just like Wolverine’s from X-Men.  Until next time, Go Dawgs!

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