PreSeason :: Week 1
Wow, I got to start the whole game. I dont know if that is a bad or good thing
but I did learn a lot. We ended up loosing in overtime by a 57 yard run. I thought we had a shot at tackling him but he out ran
all our Defenders.
On the day I threw 7 pass complete out of 19, not to good. I was also only able to pick up 52 yards but
I think I learned a lot even with the bad day. One thing I learned was you cant out run line backers in the NFL. They caught up to me faster then college
backers ever could. What a shocker.
I did get to spend a lot of time with Brett Favre as I told you I probably was going to do. He showed me
a lot of key things I did not know before, hopefully he can tell me about a few of things I did wrong today but I probably will just
have to learn from my mistakes.
THE DRAFT
Its a dream come true. After I signed the contract earlier today
I officially became a Greenbay Packer. Brett Favre Retired four seasons ago but became the offensive coordinator
prior to the free agent period began. I was very glad when I heard he was the reason coach Rathman picked me in the first round.
I honestly thought Tim Tebow was going to be taking first but with the #10 pick they snagged me. The Packers
have been on a Quarterback roller coaster these past few years. They jumped from Aaron Rogers to Matt Leinart but none
of them panned out. I will be starting at Kicker but quarterback is another thing. Greenbay has a good Defense with
an average offense and I'm pretty sure they dont want to give me the keys just yet. As long as I have a good preseason
I should be set.
The most exciting part about trainning camp in the next few weeks is meeting the legend him self.
Hopefully I can get some much needed tips about the NFL game compared to the College
game.
My next update will be after the first preseason game, I think we play the Texans.. Anyway I have to study this
whole playbook which is why I am not going to waste a lot of time updating after trainning camp but I'll let you know
about that come game time as well.
The Beginning :: First entry
Hey, just got my new computer so I figured I Would start a journal. To those of you who dont know me my name
is Matt Otto and I have been playing football for the Georgia Bulldogs the past Four years. In high school I played
Kicker and Quarterback which kind of followed me into my College career. I was red shirted my first year at Georiga
since they told me I was not going to start. The following four seasons I started each game.
The first year I started
we went 6-6 then lost to Ohio in the International Bowl held in Toronto, Canada. The Following Year our record improved to 7-5
but lost to Penn State in the Outback bowl held in Tampa, FL. My Junior year we finnally won a bowl game, we beat Nebraska
in the Cotton Bowl after a 8-4 season. My last year at Georgia we went 13-0 but did not make the national championship. I was also runner up for Heisman Trophy. We did how ever beat Oklahoma in the Sugerbowl which ment a lot.
As for right now theres a few days before draft day. I am hoping I can get on
a team in quarterback trouble so I can fill in right away but if not I am very confident I can start at kicker. A few teams
have shown interest but there isn't much to say just yet. I'll have an update after the draft letting yall know whats up.
Introduction
Mathew Otto played Quarterback and Kicker/punter for his high school football team but due to his hieght was
passed up by many Division 1 schools. The only big schools interested in him were Georgia, USF and Miami. He ended up
becoming a Bulldog but was red shirted his first year. He was the starting Kicker and Quarterback the next four years.
This site will track his NFL Career through his point of view.