Jonathan Ledbetter says Georgia is ready to settle 'unfinished business' with Alabama
Georgia could have lost even more defensive talent from last year’s team if not for the return of projected NFL draft picks Deandre Baker and Jonathan Ledbetter.
Ledbetter, the defensive lineman, said this week that he came back for games like Saturday’s SEC Championship Game against Alabama, partly because this matchup was “inevitable” in his mind.
“We are ready for it,” he said. “We have been waiting for it the whole year.”
Ledbetter returned after a junior season in which he appeared in 14 games last season and registered 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss for the SEC champions. This year, he has 49 tackles, five for a loss, and one sack.
“I didn’t come back this year to not be here,” Ledbetter said. “This was expected of me. I worked for this. I think everybody on the team worked for this. I think anybody that came back and didn’t go on to the next level that didn’t have to, really expected this to be another season. We have unfinished business and we intend to go ahead and handle that.”
Ledbetter said he is confident in the coaches’ game plan for the week, and added that sacks don’t always win games, but Georgia must still affect the quarterback, be it batted balls or quarterback hurries.
Being a near two-touchdown underdog is fine with Ledbetter, because he believes it’s just an outsider’s view.
“That’s cool with me, man,” he said. “I will let the people think what they want. I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but they are not out there playing the football that we do. They are not out there sweating for their brother and doing it for them. So they don’t really understand. That’s fine with me. But we are going to give it everything we got and I’m confident in my guys and my team. I’ve been here for a while. We’ve put in just as much work as them and to have that, it is what it is.”
Ledbetter made three tackles, including one for a loss and a half sack last season against Alabama. Ledbetter understands that all the talk and build up to the matchup ends early in the game.
“You can hype up whoever you want before a fight, whether we get hyped up or they get hyped up,” Ledbetter said. “But whoever comes out there the first punch that is thrown, whoever gets hit in the mouth first, it is a dogfight from there. It will be that. We’re ready for that. We expect that. We want it.”
Doggies better get ready to get beaten again – they are a really good team, but Bama is still better.
Lol, when the hillbillies can beat vandy get back with us.
When the Dawgs beat Bama get back to us…until then keep the WE WANT BAMA chant going.
Thanks for letting me know that hit a nerve hillbilly
When the Vols don’t suck anymore get back to us. I’ll be old and have grandkids by then I’m sure but I’ll still be here. You get it right? You do understand you guys suck right? We are to play Alabama for the SEC championship and you guys are about to play Southern Akron College in the Fart Knocker Bowl. Now go on and get!Go wash those mayonnaise stains out of your T-shirt.
Them Dawg Silver Medalists make me laugh….
Bamatards, the laugh of the land and what makes it even sweeter, they are too moronic to realize it.
Georgia is more of hillbilly state than tennessee, bama and mississippi combined.
He had the opportunity to settle it last year with a much better UGA team. Sorry but aint happening this year.
I wish Ledbetter would be quiet. He should know UGA has no chance at all, the pundits are trying to decide between OSU and OU for the 4th spot, Georgia rarely gets even a mention and the Kings of college football will dispatch us by about 75 points. It might be better if UGA stays in Athens and hides out to keep from the disaster everyone says is coming our way.
Seriously though, get back to us when you beat Vandy. Let that sink in….You guys can’t even beat Vanderbilt. You Tennessee tards crack me up.