Logan Gray has decided to stay at UGA. He'll be backup QB & get some snaps at WR.
Could Gray staying at UGA be a turning point for Dogs?
11:27 am May 13, 2010, by Bill King
Logan Gray putting the team first might pay off down the road. (Associated Press)
Logan Gray putting the team first might pay off down the road. (Associated Press)
The reality for Logan Gray is that, barring injury to someone else, he's probably not going to get a whole lot of playing time at either quarterback or receiver.
And yet he decided to remain a Georgia Bulldog. And that's great news.
In part, Gray's decision should be welcomed because of the depth Gray adds to both positions. Mark Richt said on Wednesday that in his mind Gray is the second-team quarterback. Whether that remains the case after true freshman Hutson Mason arrives on campus and Gray spends most of his practice time on receiver remains to be seen, but having an emergency signal-caller who has some game experience can't be a bad thing.
As for receiver, what are Gray's chances of passing some of the six current players at that position on the depth chart? Early on, probably pretty slim. But as people get dinged up and Gray gets the routes down, who knows? He didn't get much of a chance last season to show us what he can do, but I recall a couple of G-Days ago when he impressed quite a few folks with his running. Maybe if he gets a shot in something resembling the old Hines Ward package he can finally live up to what was expected of him when he first came to Athens.
But even if none of that happens and Gray simply serves as "insurance"Â at quarterback and wide receiver, his returning to UGA might end up paying dividends in a more intangible sort of way. After a rash of folks leaving early for the NFL or throwing away their careers with stupid off-field behavior, we finally have a player putting "team"Â first.
Gray said he's sticking at UGA "because I truly do love being a Georgia Bulldog. I want to be a part of this team getting back to the SEC championship game and winning it."Â
Perhaps his selfless example will inspire others on the team to buckle down and think Bulldogs first. At the very least, Gray essentially ceding the starting quarterback job to Aaron Murray should allow Murray to settle down and quit pressing so hard, which seemed to be the reason for his disappointing G-Day performance.
Usually when a Georgia team has won the SEC in the past, you can go back afterward and see a moment when that team's destiny took a turn. When they made the transition from a collection of players into a special team.
Maybe Logan Gray just gave the 2010 Dogs that moment.
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