Dawgs win, Yawn 55-7

Well we had the outcome we were all expecting. We all felt this would be a blowout and it was. But did we see what we wanted. I thought the Cajuns would get a few more points, but I'm glad I was wrong. 

Yes Yes and Yes.

Aaron Murray played better than I thought in his first game. Throwing for three scores and running in another with only a single pick, that wasn't really his fault. He threw for 160 and added another 42 on the ground. Not a bad start young man. Hudson Mason also got into the game (bye bye redshirt) and went into the record books as one of only 8 to have a touchdown on their first pass attempt in Div-1A. If and this is a big IF, If Mason plays against SC and has some good numbers and game management, look for the DawgVenter out there to start a QB controversy. It was also great to see Kris Durham come back after missing 700+ days between plays after a few injuries. He will be a great option at 6-5 when the 6-4 Green is doubled up. 

Our Defense looked great and the fire in Coach Todd Grantham was something that has been sorely missed on the Georgia Sidelines. This is looking like a great hire for the Dawgs. The way the defense played today with 3 picks and one for a touchdown, We also netted 3 official sacks. I would have loved the sack number to be higher, but having 3 picks will offset any issues I have currently with our rush. And with the one totally blown coverage, our D looked like a D we can all love. And on the one blown play, CTG blew up and blew up hard. Man I'm going to love watching him if this keeps up. Note to the Networks, DON'T mic up CTG else all we will hear is bleep, bleep, bleep. 

Another improvement, minus the first coverage of the game was kick off coverage. No more in the corner crap, or I didn't see any. I also didn't see a lot of return yards on Punts (0) and Kick Returns (16 yds AVG). So this is also a good sign. Maybe some of the VT special teams is rubbing off on the dawgs. 

So what do we know now with a week before a true test against South Carolina. 

• Our Defense looks like something that can cause problems for other teams going forward.
• Our RFr QB Aaron Murray, makes some good reads, although he needs to learn to dump it and when to slide. Linebackers and the Secondary in the SEC will eat him up and knock him out. This is what I heard on the radio and from CMR after the game. We'll she if this improves next week.
• With AJ Green out (Thanks NCAA for sitting on your ass on this one), we know we have a nice group of wideouts. We spread it around to 10 guys today. 
• Our kickers Butler and Walsh are where they were last year, at the top of the crop. I'm going to miss them when they leave. 

So Dawg Fans, take this win and have a good time, but remember this was a preseason game. This was a get the nerves taken care of game. Next week is when it starts for real. But I like the sound of 1-0 over the other option. 

GOOOOOOOO Dawgs.