One Way To Defend Cameron Newton

Last night, I was thinking about writing a blog on how the Dawgs might attempt to stop Cam Newton next week, then this story broke.

Maybe, if he is cleared of all that stuff, we can get this chick to stand on the sideline next to him!

I know they it may distract me a bit.

Can We Get Our Dawgs To Be This Relentless!?!

I hope that our very own Bulldawgs can play defense as relentlessly as this bulldog in this video! WOW!

All Star Bulldogs From 2000 Squad

I have often wondered how the 2000 Dawgs weren't National Championship contenders that season. 11 defensive guys are or did start in the NFL. Heck, it would make a damn good NFL all-star team to have those eleven guys in their prime. I may have overlooked a few, but here are some facts I pulled up about these Dawgs:

DE Charles Grant – 1st round draft pick that has been a career sack machine for the Saints. Has started since day one.

DT Richard Seymour – Has been described as the best #6 draft pick of all time. Has started since day one for the powerful Patriots teams and now the Raiders. Has made multiple Pro Bowls!

DT Marcus Stroud – 13th overall pick in the draft that has also started since day one! Also has been elected to multiple Pro Bowls.

LB Boss Bailey - 2nd round pick by the Lions, made the all-rookie team in 2003.

LB Kendrell Bell - 2nd round pick of the Steelers that won Rookie of the Year award!

LB Will Witherspoon - 3rd round pick by the Panthers and has been a defensive starter and leader for 3 different teams in the NFL.

LB Tony Gilbert - 6th round draft pick by the Cardinals, and he currently plays for our own Atlanta Falcons!

CB Tim Wansley - 7th round pick that was a big part of the dominating Tampa defense that won the Superbowl.

SS Jermaine Phillips - 5th round pick for Tampa that took over for the legendary John Lynch.

S Terreal Bierria - Started several games for Seattle until legal troubles took over.

CB Jamie Henderson - 4th round pick by the Jets.

On a side note, there are at least 3-4 reserves from that team that made it to the NFL also. These guys just weren't NFL impact players like the ones above. Feel free to correct my mistakes or add to this post!


It's pretty hard to believe that 11 defensive players from the 2000 teams went on to become high draft picks in the NFL, win a ton of combined Pro Bowl selections, multiple superbowls, rookie of the year awards; and most of them are still starting in the NFL today. No wonder Donnan got canned!

Todd Grantham's Style

Now that I am somewhat recovered from the long weekend, I am going to do a small piece on the style that we can expect to see from the new defense that Coach Grantham is going to bring to UGA. The most exciting part of this new style of defense is the fact that we are going to attack the teams we play, and not just sit back on our heals waiting for the offense to make mistakes.

Todd Grantham's philoposphy is to create mistakes. Over the past few years, UGAs defenses have lacked that attacking attitude that produces big plays and turnovers. Rather, Martinez seemed to have that "bend, but don't break" mentality that scared Dawg fans to death, and raised my blood pressure more than a few times! I was thrilled to find out that Grantham will be involved with the linebackers, since that is maybe the heart and soul of what makes his 3-4 work.

With the athletes we have at UGA, there is no reason our defense shouldn't be dominate against most teams. Ending the season at or near the bottom of the nation in turnover margin is unacceptable. I fully expect to see a defense next season that teams fear. Grantham will have opposing quarterbacks nervous about the multiple blitzing schemes that we will throw at them.

That Junkyard Dawg defense of decades past will be back in Athens this fall, and I for one am eager to see what Todd Grantham will bring to the field. Existing and new players should thrive in this scheme, and the Decade of the Dawg is going to start off on the right foot; with a dominating defense and a playmaking offense!