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Why Georgia football went out and added Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek
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Why Georgia football went out and added Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek
ATHENS — Tight end didn’t appear to be a need for Georgia in the transfer portal.
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This is the first recruit we’ve gotten from the transfer portal that had me scratching my head. I thought we were loaded at TE so it was surprising we’d pick a young man who had been unclaimed in the portal for 2 months. I decided to checkout his stats posted on ESPN and it looks like he may be a great catch. It looks like during several seasons he averaged over 15 yards/catch which is more than Brock’s average. That’s especially impressive considering he was on a team that didn’t pass much during those years. Now if he can block we may have gotten a steal out of the portal. I’m not expecting the 2nd coming of Brock Bowers, but I have a hunch our coaches know something about this guy that we will see firsthand next Fall. Go Dawgs!!!
I’ve often heard that the only true **** question is the one you Don’t ask thus leading you to Assume. Anyone that cares to can answer this. Do you think Kirby and Bobo might be looking to convert one or maybe even two of our TEs to a WR role, especially slot receiver ??
Of Course they Will Have to have good blocking skills that’s a given. For durability and longevity of a potentially much longer season, I sort of get adding a veteran skilled TE. Sort of.
But that room has gotten mighty crowded now. Having to trim the roster down to 85 now leaves little to any room to Add a guy or two to the Defensive Front in my humble opinion. BUT I trust Kirby in the end, he knows allot better than I do the Dawgs needs. Go Dawgs !! And welcome to our new to UGA TE !!
That's swell, but I'm still nervous about the talent level and depth at defensive line.
Hmmm good info. there !! Thx for providing that !! If Kirby was a horse trader he’d be winning the Kentucky Derby on a regular basis !! 😂 He misses from time to time but not often. His analysis of selecting players to offer to UGA are right much more times than wrong.
So your also right, more than apt this young man is gonna show some good stuff comes the fall !! Kirby is also a master at roster management, in Most cases, yeah he misses some there to, but gets it right much more often.
By the time we get to Hotlanta to face Clem’son, I think we will see a Very formidable Dawgs team. Kirby seems to be salivating at the idea of a sort of Revenge season for being Snubbed by the PlayOff Committee. And he has plenty of Chip On The Shoulder material for the bulletin board.
This season will be Tough, Extremely Tough, but in my ample gut I Believe our Dawgs will be ready and raging for it !! Go Dawgs !!
I’ll give it a shot. With 6 TEs. You can run both 1st and 2nd teams along with the scout team. So I don’t think they would “convert” any of them
as for as getting to 85. UGA does not publish who is on scholarship. It’s possible that a half dozen of the “scholarship” players are actually being funded by other sources.
That makes reasonable sense. Thx !! I in particular didn’t realize the info. about the scholarships. Kirby is always calculating when he makes these moves. So I trust him. And quality depth sure comes in handy should the ole injury bug break out in force. Thx Bro !! Hope you and family have a great off season !! Looking forward to G Day !!
I’m in agreement with @Lexi33 I’d like to see the Dawgs At A Minimum add at least one more Quality defensive line guy. Two more would be even better in my humble opinion. But like the broken record I tend to be I trust in Kirby. He knows far better than I do the team needs.
I trust CKS. Looks like he's bent on amassing the most talent he can and let the chips fall where they may as pertaining to playing time and the transfer portal. This guy can play right away and he is a proven pass catcher. He as pretty good run after the catch but that was against the PAC12 defenses. He looks lumbersome to me on film.
I don't know that Delp will be a go to pass catcher(still unproven) think he had a drop in the BAMA game or Fla St., cant remember. I have seen a video of UGA players taliking about when Luckie showed up on campus and UGA players said something like Brock Bowers better watch out or that he was the new BB. So, there is great potential with him. Spurlin is a big target and faster I believe than the Stanford transfer. But he too is a yet to be proven "pass catcher".
If nothing else we added proven pass catching depth. He's a big target too. So, I can see certain packages where we have some pretty lengthy receivers out there and could pose matchup problems. THen again maybe Bobo wil take a page out of how Andy Reid uses Kelce on those short 7-10 yard throws that no one can stop with kelce's 6'5" frame and sure hands. Go DAwgs!
I see all the comments and it is true, I am not head coach at a major college, but no, I still don’t understand this one. I just don’t see the need in getting a one-year TE.
And I gotta be honest, I wonder what those third string guys that came to UGA for the love of the school or a pie-in-the-sky sales pitch that are sitting around eyeballing that 90 vs 85 number and wondering where they stand. Maybe there is a bit of “you might want to think about….” going on.
But this one, I’m sorry. I don’t get it.
This is a good decision for him. He will have a degree from Stanford and can spend a year in the #1 program in college football in hopes of improving and making a NFL team. I see comments here on the possibility of moving existing TEs to a wide receiver position. That's totally possible, whether real or lining up multiple TE's then shifting them out wide, basically the same result. We can line up with multiple TEs and then shift out or run depending on the personal of the defense. It can create matchup nightmares for defenses. Plus, all will be fresh. We can rotate at will. Bobo has a lot of toys to play with. It could be we have a transfer from this position, but that's something we can absorb. I have to say, watch out for Jaden Reddell. Also, like others have mentioned, I think we need one or two impactful additions to the DL.
My fellow Dawgs fans please forgive my off topic. But once this 2024 Dawgs team is fully assembled and ready to rumble. I hope they Utterly curb stomp Bama in Sept. to give a proper UGA/SEC welcome to the new Bama HC.
You know give Saban a little something for him and Herbie to talk about on Game Day, maybe Saban’s daughter will be listening in. Yeah I’m Still hot about the stunt Herbie pulled no matter how much he tries to spin it.
But I’m Even More Hot about what Saban’s Daughter said about David Pollack when her dear ole stinking rich Dad got his new gig with ESPN. 😡 David Pollack has more class under his fingernail than Saban and daughter put together.
Y’all Please forgive my emotions, but David Pollack holds a special place in my heart. I’m almost 67 but when I grow up I want to be like him !! How dare that little w i t c h mock David about losing his job !!!
And her dear ole Dad NEEDS the $$$ about like I need another case of Hemmorhoid problems !! For now Bama has actually moved up my Despise list over UF, Auburn, and TN ( subject to change). I hope the Dawgs Decimate Bama and That game launches them to winning another Ntl. Title. I hope Media will point back and say “ When UGA destroyed The Tide in Tusker Loser that was the beginning of their Championship run”. Actually I hope it starts with Clemson, but Yall know what I mean. Thank Y’all for allowing me to vent. Go Dawgs !! Turn The Tide to A Trickle !!!
P.S. If there’s any fishy officiating in that game I sure Hope Kirby will contact and complain to Both the SEC and NCAA head qtrs. I know Kirby ain’t much about politicking and I respect him for that. But in CFB as it is now, he might not have any choice. There are forces behind the scenes trying ( and all to often succeeding I believe) to manipulate CFB for their own purposes.
Just another snotty nosed entitled snowflake who has not accomplished anything in real life and will ride her “daddy’s coat tail” until his estate runs out of money to support her lifestyle.
Don’t worry navydawg, Kirby gunna whip em so bad they go join the now dissolved pac10
@Vetdawg Thx my Brother !! And Thank You for your service to our country. Your a DGD in my book !! I hope your right and Believe your right about Dawgs putting a stomping on Bama !! Would surely be a joyful thing !! And easy for Saban’s daughter to sit back and ridicule David, she’s probably never done an honest days work in her life !!
I'm ALL for putting the best players possible on the field to go after another National Championship. Kirby will weed out who isn't living up to expectations and get us to the 85 scholarship limit.
@navydawg and @Vetdawg As a former vet myself thank you for your service. As far as the TE spot goes I don't care how many we have, the more the merrier. The heavier the set the better, then we can run all over your ass or throw a seam pass and torch you for 20 plus yards with a TE. Also when you think about a lot of Big12 and Pac12 players have come in the SEC and done well. Jackson Dart, Judkins, others. I think we will be fine. Anyway, Go Dawgs boys!
And Thank You for your service Bro. Yep Kirby will figure what’s best to plug those guys in to play. It’s good medicine in the event of a rash of injuries to. Losing Brock and Ladd for such long periods of time hurt us. And Both were only at about 85% in the SECCG. So it’s not a bad thing to have more quality guys to turn to.
Course one or two Might decide to leave. But the cream will rise to the top. Gotta be tough, tough to stick it out at UGA. But you emerge better off in most cases for staying. Go Dawgs !!!
Exactly. Agree. Kirby knows how to make the Right selections. He wins on that far more than he loses. Like I said in another post if he had those skills as a horse trader he’d win the Kentucky Derby every year !! 😂
navydawg, you indeed speak for the Dawg Nation Choir.....and who knew that Kristen (down vote) Saban was a member too?....now guys as far as the WHY another TE....Yurosek is a clone of BB....6'4or5 240ish, he is experienced, loves the middle and he's great at yards after contact, and he takes away the pressure on Oscar to be BB 2.0.....together they will wreak havoc on defenses just like BB & Oscar did in 23 plus we give time and opportunity for Lawson, Spurlin, Reddell and Heinrich to work toward the BB Standard!