The most electrifying player in college football is suffering from a minor injury and everybody seems pretty excited about it.
By everybody, I mean everyone outside Gator Nation.
The heel of Harvin has been bothering him since surgery in April.
The media seems to believe that this will hurt Florida's offense dramatically.
I find the media's reaction quite humorous. I guess they forgot about Tim Tebow and the majority of his offensive line returning.
Does the media realize that Percy missed two games last season, Florida won both, and played unhealthy for about 75 percent of last season?
Do the names Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, Louis Murphy, and Deonte Thompson ring any bells? All four of these players run under a 4.3 in the 40.
I guess that's considered fast since three of those 40 times beat Harvin's.
Not to mention Florida has the best depth chart, as far as running backs, since Urban Meyer has been at Florida.
So to all of the skeptics and Defensive Coordinators in the SEC, let me put it in perspective for you.
There is a chance that Florida's offense may struggle due to this off-season tragedy, but it's not good in your favor.
Remember the comedy classic "Dumb and Dumber" with Jim Carey as Lloyd Christmas.
Put yourself in Lloyd's shoes when he asked Mary Swanson what the chances were that they "got together."
Mary responded with the answer of "one in a million."
We all knew Lloyd didn't have the qualities to get a girl like her, and I believe that SEC coaches will realize that Florida just has too many offensive playmakers to be stopped.
Here are a couple other names on the Florida offense that will do some damage.
Brandon James(WR), Riley Cooper(WR), Kestahn Moore(RB), Aaron Hernandez(TE), Carl Moore(WR) and Emmanuel Moody(RB).
If Percy does miss playing time this season, Offensive Coordinator Dan Mullen has at least eight solid playmakers to give the rock to.
Overall, Percy may miss the Hawaii opener, possibly the Miami game. But he will still make an impact on this offense and will make SEC coaches lose sleep whether he is healthy or not.
If Percy is on the field, he will produce big plays.
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Dennis Right 10 months ago
i played against percy. he had injuries at landstown. but never keep him from playing.
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Nick The Only 10 months ago
Florida will be fine while Harvin mends. Harvin ran in practice today. He may even play against Hawaii.
Florida has the most talented backfield in the SEC. I just finished an article on this subject. There are playmakers galore, including Harvin, in Florida's backfield. And that is not even mentioning the rest of the wide receivers who just catch passes.
Here is the link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/50464-running-wild-florida-has-the-deepest-and-most-talented-backfield-in-the-sec
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Beach GaBulldog 10 months ago
Well, Percy played against the Dawgs last year, and he didn't do crap. Moore can't even hold on to the ball. You guys were supposed to be stacked last year, and we all know that you failed in the clutch. When the Gators lose, there is always an excuse from the players and the fans. None of them are MAN ENOUGH to admit that you lost. Plus, you guys are the sorest losers I have ever seen.
"Oh, Tebow wasn't 100%, if he had things would have been different". Excuse!
Meyer is a crybaby, and a LOSER!
Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nick The Only 10 months ago
Tebow clearly wasn't 100% in that game. Why do Georgia fans insist on ignoring the facts?
Harvin was still far better than Moreno on a per touch basis. Harvin ran for almost 100 yards at 9.7 yards per carry and averaged over 20 yards per catch.
Harvin is definitely a more impressive player than Moreno. He can do what Moreno does (run) better than Moreno and he catches passes. Moreno's 5.4 ypc average is pathetic compared to Harvin's 9.2 average.
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Dennis Right 10 months ago
one moreno has like the 4th most years as a freshmen two he had 248 rushes vs harvins 83 ??? most of his rushes were shotgun and trick plays were moreno was btw the tackles
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Nick The Only 10 months ago
Harvin ran most of his runs between the tackles too. He runs counters a lot and takes direct snaps. He runs the option with Tebow sometimes and those are most of his outside runs.
Harvin is no small guy this year. Knowshon is listed at 5'11 and 207 lbs on espn.com. Percy Harvin is listed at 5'11 and 195 lbs, but Meyer has said he bulked up to 205 lbs and is bench pressing over 400 lbs. Harvin is the size of a starting running back now. Even last year he ran through and over a lot of defensive backs.
The 2007 Florida v. Florida State was on TV this morning (Sun Sports replays old games). Harvin had 157 yards rushing in that game. Most of his runs were right up the middle or option pitches from Tebow on the outside. He finished nearly every run falling forward through multiple tacklers. On one play he rushed for minimal yardage but then carried a pile of Seminoles 5 yards down the field. It took 5 or 6 tacklers to finally bring him down.
Harvin had more total yards in 2007 than Moreno despite missing two games to injury and getting 100 something less touches.
Harvin is huge this year:
http://www.gatorcountry.com/football/article/you_mean_thats_percy_harvin/4072
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/07/28/percy-harvin-has-a-gym-membership/
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Dennis Right 10 months ago
but i will say this. im scared of fla. they are just as good as georgia and im a dawg fan!
oh and moreno avg. 12.7 yards a catch. percy had 14.7. thats pretty close. also even since percy was in high school he was always faster than us so running QB or RB and running hes been doing it since middle school.
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Nick The Only 10 months ago
Moreno was an underrated receiving weapon. I think Georgia should be wary of overusing him though. He is not a huge running back (see above, he is just a little bigger than Percy Harvin) and I've heard they want him to be their punt returner.
He will probably get more carries and catches this year because he wasn't even the starter last year. And they want to add punt returning to that load? Two things come into mind:
1. Doesn't Georgia have anyone else it trusts to get good field position and not turn the ball over on punt returns? It doesn't say much about their depth at the skill positions that the are considering using Moreno as a punt returner. Compare Florida: Harvin doesn't do any special teams work. Return specialist Brandon James handles that duty. And this year, Meyer is considering moving James to wide receiver and allow freshman track star Jeff Demps to return punts and kicks. Florida has incredible depth at RB and WR and does not have to risk injury and fatigue to its starters by using them to return punts.
2. Does Georgia really want to put all their eggs in one basket? If Moreno goes down, they lose their starting RB and their punt returner, as well as a very good receiving threat.
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Dennis Right 10 months ago
youre forgetting aj green and georgia recruited two of the top 10 RBs also sean bailey and massaquoi at WR and matthew at QB and standout FB Brennan Southerland i mean dude ru crazy moreno our only threat?? oh and moreno rushed 33 carries for 188 yards says alot about your d. and yea he wasnt a starter last year. he was second string. and he was 4th in the freshmen list for most yards. and asher allen will be taking punt returns more than likely.
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Nick The Only 10 months ago
1. I'm not saying that he is your only threat. I am saying that Richt talking about using Moreno as the punt returner makes it SEEM LIKE he is you only threat. Why even consider risking injury and fatigue to Moreno? Why not just use one of your other playmakers.
2. Moreno had his breat out game against a Florida defense that featured 9 first time starters. Woohoo. Does he win a medal?
A lot of mediocre offenses gave the Gators trouble in 2007. It was expected because Florida had a true freshman corner, a true sophomore corner, a true freshman free safety, and some true freshman and sophomore defensive linemen and linebackers.
I don't understand all of the fuss about Georgia putting up 42 points on Florida. Kentucky scored 45 points on them. Michigan put up 41, South Carolina had 31, and even Troy had 31 points.
If Florida's defense comes out and looks as inept as it was last year, then I will concede that Georgia should be the favorite in their rematch. But if Florida's defense can just make the typical improvement that most guys make between their first and second years as starters, then Florida will be very difficult to beat.
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Dennis Right 10 months ago
oh and the what ifs what is shockey didnt get hurt georgia would have been undefeated that year. the 2 games we lost in the regular season were to auburn and florida and yall hardly beat us with sucky ass QB joe. our defense wasnt good at all that year avg like 8th in SEC. but still went 10-3 i think. losing by 7 to WV. so lets so what if.
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Mark Rupert 10 months ago
Gators can keep their Harvin and we Ga fans will be more than happy to keep our Heisman caliber tailback Moreno.
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Mark Rupert 10 months ago
If I had a player I described as definitely more impressive than Moreno, he would be my starting running back, especially if he could average 9.7 per carry, I would have him run it thirty times a game for 291 ypg.
He would be the running back that made everyone forget the names Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson. Guess we know who'll be the starting running back for the Gators and who will re write all the rushing records for all time. Some dream out loud and in color.
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Brian Smith 10 months ago
Wow, I think I read Neal's IDENTICAL comments after another article I just read. Something about the Gators being sore losers I believe? Georgia is no stranger to losing as they have won just 4 of the last 18 meetings with the Gators, but I don't want to ruin the excitement of beating a Florida team that was rebuilding their defensive unit after a national title year where we lost crucial players to graduation and the NFL Draft. This new and improved Dawg hype and excitement really turns me on and everything, but i will let the right side column of UGA's record do the heartbreaking.
Let's be careful in putting Southerland on a pedestal before he comes back from his injury. Will he be the same player? I hope so, but what a waste of an 11th man as he is just a punisher and not really a threat with the ball in his hands. Massaqoui will catch the ball 80% of the time if you are lucky and A.J. Green probably didn't play against an SEC defense in high school, so we will see what he does when he gets welcomed to college football. I hope Caleb King is all he is cracked up to be as he will be counted on once Moreno gets banged up or overused. Georgia has their one proven gamebreaker and an improved QB while Florida sits pretty with their Heisman QB, a loaded backfield, and some great receivers. Depth anyone? I think a lot of people missed the point of this article as it was a description of how the Gators will be just fine even if Harvin has to miss a lot of time. He has missed plenty of time in the past 2 season, but still makes people look slow when he isn't 100%. Will Georgia not use any excuses if they lose games? Maybe Moreno has an ankle or knee sprain...tell me the dawgs won't be QUICK to point that out in a loss. Bring in Uga the mascot to return punts!!!
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