Richt will have more gamebreakers

[CanesAreAble]

The state of Georgia produces a lot of talent, but Florida produces even more. I'm stating the obvious, but I decided to take a look at some numbers:


St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with 15 players tops the list of high schools with the most players on 2015 NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters.

Geno Atkins, CIN; Giovani Bernard, CIN; Phillip Dorsett, IND; Marcus Gilbert, PIT; Rashad Greene, JAX; Leonard Hankerson, ATL; Bobby Hart, NYG; Gabe Holmes, OAK; Brandon Linder, JAX; Cody Riggs, TEN; Marcus Roberson, STL; Dezmen Southward, ATL; James White, NE; Major Wright, TB; Sam Young, JAX


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Norland was tied with Glenville in Cleveland for the 2nd most:

Dwayne Bowe, CLE; Antonio Brown, PIT; Ereck Flowers, NYG; Duke Johnson, CLE; Xavier Rhodes, MIN; Tourek Williams, SD

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States with most NFL players:

Florida 204
California 203
Texas 181
Georgia 114

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Hometowns with most NFL players

Miami 31
Fort Lauderdale 20
Atlanta 16


St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has most NFL players of any U.S. high school | Youth Football | USA Football | Football's National Governing Body


The discrepancy is pretty big.

In the Mark Richt era (2001-2015), Georgia has had 80 players drafted and currently has 36 players on NFL rosters. In that same window, Miami has had 81 players drafted and currently has 38 players on NFL rosters. Two areas I wanted to compare are tailback and wide receiver.

In college, you can pretty much build your offense around one or two guys that can consistently change the game with a critical play. Richt had good skill position players on offense, but he'll have access to more at Miami.

(current NFL players in bold)

GEORGIA
Todd Gurley RB (1st round) -- 222 car 1385 yrds (6.2) 17 TD
Chris Conley WR (3rd round) -- 36 rec 657 yrds (18.3) 8 TD
Tavarres King WR (5th round) -- 42 rec 850 yrds (22.6) 9 TD
Marlon Brown WR (undrafted) -- 27 rec 469 yrds (17.4) 4 TD
A.J. Green WR (1st round) -- 56 rec 963 yrds (17.2) 8 TD
Kris Durham WR (4th round) -- 32 rec 659 yrds (20.6) 3 TD
Knowshon Moreno RB (1st round) -- 250 car 1400 yrds (5.6) 16 TD
Mohamed Massaquoi WR (2nd round) -- 58 rec 920 yrds (15.9) 8 TD
Thomas Brown RB (6th round) -- 148 car 779 yrds (5.3) 10 TD
Reggie Brown WR (2nd round) -- 53 rec 860 yrds (16.2) 6 TD
Fred Gibson WR (4th round) -- 49 rec 801 yrds (16.3) 7 TD
Musa Smith RB (3rd round) -- 260 car 1324 yrds (5.1) 8 TD
Verron Haynes RB (5th round) -- 126 car 691 yrds (5.5) 7 TD


MIAMI
Phillip Dorsett WR (1st round) -- 36 rec 871 yrds (24.2) 10 TD
Duke Johnson RB (3rd round) -- 242 car 1652 yrds (6.8) 10 TD
Allen Hurns WR (undrafted) -- 62 rec 1162 yrds (18.7) 6 TD
Mike James RB (6th round) -- 147 car 621 yrds (4.2) 6 TD
Lamar Miller RB (4th round) -- 227 car 1272 yrds (5.6) 9 TD
Travis Benjamin WR (4th round) -- 43 rec 743 yrds (17.3) 3 TD
Tommy Streeter WR (6th round) -- 46 recs 811 yrds (17.6) 8 TD
Leonard Hankerson WR (3rd round) -- 72 rec 1156 yrds (16.1) 13 TD
Sinorice Moss WR (2nd round) -- 37 rec 614 yrds (16.6) 6 TD
Devin Hester WR (2nd round) -- 5 rec 55 yrds (11.0) 0 TD
Roscoe Parrish WR (2nd round) -- 43 rec 693 yrds (16.1) 8 TD
Frank Gore RB (3rd round) -- 197 car 945 yrds (4.8) 8 TD
Andre Johnson RB (1st round) -- 52 rec 1092 yrds (21.0) 9 TD
Willis McGahee RB (1st round) -- 282 car 1753 yrds (6.2) 28 TD
Clinton Portis RB (2nd round) -- 220 car 1200 yrds (5.5) 10 TD
Daryl Jones WR (7th round) -- 16 rec 252 yrds (15.8) 2 TD


Despite having awful coaching for over a decade, Miami's had good output at the gamebreaker positions (even during the Shannon/Golden era). And I didn't even include TE; Georgia has had some good players, e.g. Ben Watson, Leonard Pope, Randy McMichael, but that doesn't match Miami's output (Shockey, Winslow, Olsen, Graham, etc...).

Richt has deservedly caught flak for his record in big games. Holding onto local "dudes" like Amari Cooper, Dalvin Cook, and Calvin Ridley could make a HUGE difference in big games.

 

[jkaz1]

Richt has links to north Florida and Georgia and will be coaching at Miami.

We'll have the best of both worlds....

 

[prinmemo]

Totally agree. If we can keep 2 SFL game breakers on each side of the ball (equivalent to Cook and Cooper) each year and do a decent job in the lines to complement our typical recruiting there is no reason for us not to be in the playoff by 2017.

 

[The Franchise]

Gonna come down to closing that door down here. Richt will have to start keeping the top elite guys home. We've lost so much elite local talent the last few years it's disturbing. The list is a mile long of super elite game-changing talent we've lost.

Just look at the Bama/UF game last night. For fck's sake, seeing Callaway and Ridley continue to kill **** as freshmans makes me sick. Then, there's Cooper, Sony, Collins, Cook, etc. It's not like the old days where we got ours and FSU grabbed a few here and there. We completely stopped getting ours from the truly elite group. The stink of Folden's rotting corpse truly destroyed this program the last couple years.

I have a feeling Richt's hiring will completely flip the whole thing on its ear.

 

[Al Foil]

Richt will keep alot more of them home.

He is a genuine guy and a great coach.

Golden was a lying scumbag.

 

[hcanes100]

There is an angle here that might help us out. The U will recruit itself for the most part if you don't have an incompetent coach like we have the last 3 cycles. The unique aspect that Richt may be able to bring is the relationship with Georgia high school coaches and pulling some kids we normally wouldn't be able to from there. That might be a bit interesting and seeing how that helps us.

 

[Coach Macho]

No more plodding a$$ WR's that run 4.7's and white boys from North Carolina who can't make my grandma miss in the open field.

 

[clg003]

The state of Georgia produces a lot of talent, but Florida produces even more. I'm stating the obvious, but I decided to take a look at some numbers:


St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with 15 players tops the list of high schools with the most players on 2015 NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters.

Geno Atkins, CIN; Giovani Bernard, CIN; Phillip Dorsett, IND; Marcus Gilbert, PIT; Rashad Greene, JAX; Leonard Hankerson, ATL; Bobby Hart, NYG; Gabe Holmes, OAK; Brandon Linder, JAX; Cody Riggs, TEN; Marcus Roberson, STL; Dezmen Southward, ATL; James White, NE; Major Wright, TB; Sam Young, JAX


********************

Norland was tied with Glenville in Cleveland for the 2nd most:

Dwayne Bowe, CLE; Antonio Brown, PIT; Ereck Flowers, NYG; Duke Johnson, CLE; Xavier Rhodes, MIN; Tourek Williams, SD

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States with most NFL players:

Florida 204
California 203
Texas 181
Georgia 114

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Hometowns with most NFL players

Miami 31
Fort Lauderdale 20
Atlanta 16


St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has most NFL players of any U.S. high school | Youth Football | USA Football | Football's National Governing Body


The discrepancy is pretty big.

In the Mark Richt era (2001-2015), Georgia has had 80 players drafted and currently has 36 players on NFL rosters. In that same window, Miami has had 81 players drafted and currently has 38 players on NFL rosters. Two areas I wanted to compare are tailback and wide receiver.

In college, you can pretty much build your offense around one or two guys that can consistently change the game with a critical play. Richt had good skill position players on offense, but he'll have access to more at Miami.

(current NFL players in bold)

GEORGIA
Todd Gurley RB (1st round) -- 222 car 1385 yrds (6.2) 17 TD
Chris Conley WR (3rd round) -- 36 rec 657 yrds (18.3) 8 TD
Tavarres King WR (5th round) -- 42 rec 850 yrds (22.6) 9 TD
Marlon Brown WR (undrafted) -- 27 rec 469 yrds (17.4) 4 TD
A.J. Green WR (1st round) -- 56 rec 963 yrds (17.2) 8 TD
Kris Durham WR (4th round) -- 32 rec 659 yrds (20.6) 3 TD
Knowshon Moreno RB (1st round) -- 250 car 1400 yrds (5.6) 16 TD
Mohamed Massaquoi WR (2nd round) -- 58 rec 920 yrds (15.9) 8 TD
Thomas Brown RB (6th round) -- 148 car 779 yrds (5.3) 10 TD
Reggie Brown WR (2nd round) -- 53 rec 860 yrds (16.2) 6 TD
Fred Gibson WR (4th round) -- 49 rec 801 yrds (16.3) 7 TD
Musa Smith RB (3rd round) -- 260 car 1324 yrds (5.1) 8 TD
Verron Haynes RB (5th round) -- 126 car 691 yrds (5.5) 7 TD


MIAMI
Phillip Dorsett WR (1st round) -- 36 rec 871 yrds (24.2) 10 TD
Duke Johnson RB (3rd round) -- 242 car 1652 yrds (6.8) 10 TD
Allen Hurns WR (undrafted) -- 62 rec 1162 yrds (18.7) 6 TD
Mike James RB (6th round) -- 147 car 621 yrds (4.2) 6 TD
Lamar Miller RB (4th round) -- 227 car 1272 yrds (5.6) 9 TD
Travis Benjamin WR (4th round) -- 43 rec 743 yrds (17.3) 3 TD
Tommy Streeter WR (6th round) -- 46 recs 811 yrds (17.6) 8 TD
Leonard Hankerson WR (3rd round) -- 72 rec 1156 yrds (16.1) 13 TD
Sinorice Moss WR (2nd round) -- 37 rec 614 yrds (16.6) 6 TD
Devin Hester WR (2nd round) -- 5 rec 55 yrds (11.0) 0 TD
Roscoe Parrish WR (2nd round) -- 43 rec 693 yrds (16.1) 8 TD
Frank Gore RB (3rd round) -- 197 car 945 yrds (4.8) 8 TD
Andre Johnson RB (1st round) -- 52 rec 1092 yrds (21.0) 9 TD
Willis McGahee RB (1st round) -- 282 car 1753 yrds (6.2) 28 TD
Clinton Portis RB (2nd round) -- 220 car 1200 yrds (5.5) 10 TD
Daryl Jones WR (7th round) -- 16 rec 252 yrds (15.8) 2 TD


Despite having awful coaching for over a decade, Miami's had good output at the gamebreaker positions (even during the Shannon/Golden era). And I didn't even include TE; Georgia has had some good players, e.g. Ben Watson, Leonard Pope, Randy McMichael, but that doesn't match Miami's output (Shockey, Winslow, Olsen, Graham, etc...).

Richt has deservedly caught flak for his record in big games. Holding onto local "dudes" like Amari Cooper, Dalvin Cook, and Calvin Ridley could make a HUGE difference in big games.

I agree with what you saying but your evidence is really misleading.

I am pointing this out because I really want to know the truth.

Saying "Atlanta" is a joke because its mostly poor small neighborhoods that suck at almost all sports.

Show me a three county area for ATL with Fulton, Cobb and Gwinnett. Thats really what Atlanta is.

 

[CanesAreAble]

I agree with what you saying but your evidence is really misleading.

I am pointing this out because I really want to know the truth.

Saying "Atlanta" is a joke because its mostly poor small neighborhoods that suck at almost all sports.

Show me a three county area for ATL with Fulton, Cobb and Gwinnett. Thats really what Atlanta is.

No clue. I just posted the article.

 

[The Franchise]

No more plodding a$$ WR's that run 4.7's and white boys from North Carolina who can't make my grandma miss in the open field.

Don't sell your grandma short. I played against her a couple times, and she brought the plastic. Put me in the hospital with a ruptured spleen once.

On top of that, she made a nice bowl of spaghetti amatriciana.

 

[Dghustla]

I agree that he will have more game changers on the outside than he ever had at GA. In 15 years he only had 1 truely game changing WR.

But as others have said here. Miami will always pull in top flight classes. Its getting the truely elite kids to come here. The ridleys, cooks, Rudolphs, etc that's who've been missing thats killing us on the field. The best players only need a small window to make a play and the best scheme will only limit them so much.

 

[Coach Macho]

No more plodding a$$ WR's that run 4.7's and white boys from North Carolina who can't make my grandma miss in the open field.

Don't sell your grandma short. I played against her a couple times, and she brought the plastic. Put me in the hospital with a ruptured spleen once.

On top of that, she made a nice bowl of spaghetti amatriciana.

I LOL'd.

 

[nycane]

he was great at FSU on offense. i think he knows what UM receiver looks like. Golden was lost. I could live w/o Langham, Berrios, Damauri, Cager, even Tyre Brady any day of the week. that's not a UM receiving corp. If it wasnt for Donnell Bennett, we wouldnt have Coley.

 

[KingB02]

he was great at FSU on offense. i think he knows what UM receiver looks like. Golden was lost. I could live w/o Langham, Berrios, Damauri, Cager, even Tyre Brady any day of the week. that's not a UM receiving corp. If it wasnt for Donnell Bennett, we wouldnt have Coley.

Cager and Brady?? Can't be serious smh. Can't have 8 5'10" receivers no more pimp.. the game has changed.. I think Cager will be our mike evens

 

[nycane]

he was great at FSU on offense. i think he knows what UM receiver looks like. Golden was lost. I could live w/o Langham, Berrios, Damauri, Cager, even Tyre Brady any day of the week. that's not a UM receiving corp. If it wasnt for Donnell Bennett, we wouldnt have Coley.

Cager and Brady?? Can't be serious smh. Can't have 8 5'10" receivers no more pimp.. the game has changed.. I think Cager will be our mike evens

you might have a point but if i could have antonio calloway and calvin ridley, i would prefer that.