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Dawgs Borrow Falcons’ Facility to Escape Weather

Georgia quarterback Brice Ramsey (12) and quarterback Greyson Lambert (11) during the Bulldogs’ session on the Woodruff Practice Fields in Athens, Ga., on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. (Photo by Steven Colquitt)
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 Rainy weather forced the Georgia Bulldogs to improvise for their 14th football practice of the pre-season period.


[su_spacer size=”40″] The team bussed 41 miles to the Atlanta Falcons’ training facility in Flowery Branch, where their hosts had just broken camp in advance of their next exhibition game.  It rained hard as the Bulldogs departed Athens, and the two-hour workout was punctuated by a downpour that pounded the roof of the Falcons’ indoor practice building.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Still, the Bulldogs were able to put together a productive workout, despite surroundings that were unfamiliar to a large number of players that had never been to Flowery Branch.
[su_spacer size=”40″] ”Practice is practice, no matter where it is” said sophomore cornerback Malkom Parrish.  ”Even with all this rain, we’re still able to get everything done that we needed to.  We’re able to move in practice at a fast pace with a good tempo.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] ”It (different practice field) was not much of a distraction,” said redshirt sophomore corner Reggie Wilkerson.  ”We’ve just got to go to work, wherever we are.  The field was a little bigger and a little wider, but we got used to it quick enough.  Everybody is getting same number of reps.  Everybody’s competing.  It means a lot to me to have a lot of guys that can play, knowing that if somebody goes down, somebody is ready to step in.  It’s all about playing ball and having fun.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia will continue to practice daily in full pads for the remainder of this week. Its next off day will come this Sunday.

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