Quotes From Coach Richt Addressing the Media

Here are some quotes from Coach Richt when he addressed the media today:

"On Nose guard: We are going to have DeAngelo play nose; and Geathers; Todd would know for sure."

"In the secondary the philosophy is going to be a little different. The boundary corner in the old scheme would do a lot of run support. I don't know that we will do as much of that, and that could change who plays there. I think we are going to experiment a little at corner. You want to have safeties that can play both the strong and free - that's ideal. We are going to mix and match and see who can do much. We are going to move Nick Williams back to safety… he may play some linebacker when we are in nickel. We are looking at our young men and trying to find the best spot. They have to be patient and trust the staff to put them in the right spots. Sanders is big enough to play safety, but good enough to play corner. I think we are starting him out at safety."

"The biggest thing is that Coach Grantham has a vision for the body types for each position. The defensive coaches have looked at the film. Todd is describing what he's looking for at a spot. He knows that until he really gets a chance to watch them practice he's not going to be 100% sure about where they will line up. The off-season program has helped them look at things, but we meet today and we are not sure where everyone is going to line up."

"Its good to be healthy, and we want to stay healthy. We are a lot healthier than we were last spring. When we address how we get after one another - even our practice schedules are up to debate, too."

"We probably have given out more As in matt drills than any other time. I think the players are just getting after it."

"If we think we have an outright number one quarterback - we are going to say it. I don't fell like I have to do that, but we will. I would think that it is going to be hard to make a decision (who the starter is) coming out of the spring. We may know who the number one is, but probably not the starter."

"This spring has been great. The defensive staff is 75% new, so there is some excitement, and there is an energy and buzz. Offensively that challenges the offensive coaches, too. The offense has to learn the 3-4, too, because they are going to go against it a lot and they are going to see it a lot more in the future."