Keith Marshall

Xrugger · 2015-09-11T03:03:47.516Z

I'm just curious if anyone else ever wonders if Keith Marshall regrets picking Georgia. He is a senior and the third string RB behind two sophomores. I can't help but think he would've been a four year starter here. Disclaimer: I know it doesn't matter and we've done fine without him.

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I take nothing away from KM, he's talented

Sep 11, 2015, 12:25 AM

I live 20 miles from UGA. I told a lot of Dawg fans before Marshall and Gurley got on campus that Gurley was the better of the two. They looked at the recruiting rankings. I looked at the Shrine Bowl and what I'd seen on film. Gurley fit the UGA mold better and was a better back overall. I think history had proven me right. I take nothing away from Marshall. The kid's got talent and has been plagued by injuries but he was behind a better back in Gurley and now he's gone. Problem is he's now behind another back that is better again.

Kid's need to start looking at this kind of stuff. Look at the number of backs UGA has had that were highly rated guys. Now, how many of these names do you remember? Very few because they ride the pine or get "Marcus Lattimore'D". Run to death and nothing left in the tank for the NFL. Here is the list since 2002 (usiung RIvals only, in no order)
N. Chubb #6
S. Michel #3
I. Crowell #4
W. Ealey #11
C. Thomas #18
D. Jackson #8
C. King #8
T. Brown #4
K. Lumpkin #2
K. Moreno #10
B. Southerland (FB) #3
S. Chapas (FB) #8
F. Minzerimaer (FB) #16
T. Flowers #9
D. Ware #45
M. Cooper #8
R. Dudley #12
Q. Hicks #2
K. Malcome #24
B. DOuglas #5
AJ TUrman #19
T. Gurley #5
K. Marshall #2
R. Samuel (ATH) #2 (played TB, FB and LB) MOved to LB his Jr. Year I think and then back to TB the following year. He had put on some bulk and it cost him some speed.

This isn't just Georgia. Every program has some guys that should have gone somewhere else to get playing time. Sure most guys that have it will get a shot at the NFL but if you're a good #3 RB on a team, how many carries are you going to get. I remember back in the first few years of Pete Caroll at USC, they had 9 guys, yes 9 guys competing for the starting tailback position. All of them ranked in the top 10 coming out of HS. Why would you do this?

People might say the same thing about Clemson when it comes to receivers. But I say look at the numbers. Just in the past few years we've had some great ones. Nuk, Sammy, Martavis and more. One of our former wideouts was never anything higher than a #3 option but is in his 3rd year with the Arizona Cardinals. Our Clemson Wes Welker, Adam Humphries is on an NFL roster. You can easily put 3, 4, 5 wide-outs on the field at one time. But you will never see that many guys in the backfield.

Only way I would go anywhere with a log jam at RB, is GT. I think they have a formation or two where they have like 37 running backs in the backfield with 9 QB's.