Comments on: Auditions for punt returner

By: Tarrant is THE MAN!

Tarrant is THE MAN! — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:06:58 +0000

Jerrard Tarrant is the best option for punt returns – book it. If PJ has him returning punts it’s gonna be fun to watch …. kind of like “Neon Deion” Sanders with the (ATL) Falcons. And with a weapon like Tarrant returning punts it will put TONS of pressure on the opposing punt teams, especially when these kids start trying to “angle” punts away from him [JT]. This is where Tech’s return team will see lots of shanked punts.

Now, all of the folks on here thinking Kelly Rhino was good should be ashamed of themselves. This kid should not have been on a D-1 roster, much less actually playing at the D-1 level! But I guess that’s what you get when your dad & granddad were as good as they were. Fact, K. Rhino was a joke, and YES, his 3-FUMBLE performance in the Peach Bowl summed-up his career. I’m not denying he had heart, and a motor that never stopped, but his size & ability were more suited for D-1AA or lower.

Punt returns can change a game; a team needs a returner that has the ability to take it the distance EVERY time he touches the ball. Kelly Rhino was NEVER that threat. Jerrand Tarrant, on the other had, is.

By: Tokyo jacket

Tokyo jacket — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:19:04 +0000

MN Jacket, you should probably reflect on size of punt returners a little bit. Wright is a clone of Charlie Rogers. Charlie was DEFINITELY the best return man at Tech in the past 15 years. He led the NFL in punt return yardage and TDs in his rookie season. He was 5′9″ and about 180 lbs. Wright has the same build, the same shiftiness, but is a butt ton faster! He’s a water bug and that’s what you need at punt returner.

Regardless, I want to see positive gains from PR and KR this year. If it’s Terrant, cool. If it’s Wright, cool. If the waterboy gets us 10 yds per PR, cool. Our guys on the end have to keep the gunners at least a yard away from the returner to give him an opportunity to move.

By: Jackets1

Jackets1 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:43:46 +0000

still leads me to conclude T. Evans was the most underrated returner we ever had. Wish we could bring him out of retirement. In his two years bf he got hurt he averaged 9.7 yards/return with ZERO drops (which would have been nice last year). Although not the complete homerun threat, he was SURE HANDED. Not to mention he finished 2nd to Eddie Royal in total return yards in the ACC in 2007 (a stat that not many people look to). But to the present….Terrant will win the job. Great hands and great “home run” ability.

By: patrickr

patrickr — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:07:41 +0000

Larry – You and Ken are doing a great job covering GT football, keep it going! Also, could you please provide us with some insite on what criteria the coaches decide to switch a player from the offensive line to the defensive line and visa versa? Is it a player’s request to be evaluated for a switch, or does it have more to due with size, agility, aggresiveness, quickness, etc… It seems to me that the type of offensive lineman we want are quick, aggresive, and the bigger the beter. Those traits would also be good for Defensive lineman.

By: superDawg

superDawg — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:03:38 +0000

M you have a pretty mouth.

By: superDawg

superDawg — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:02:27 +0000

PHRASE FOR THE YEAR TECH SUX!THAT MEANS ALL OF YOU!AND DON’T YOU EVER FORGET IT.

By: Minnesota Jacket

Minnesota Jacket — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:22:23 +0000

Well…kind of hard for most of us when I think some of the most represented people here don’t live in the state of Georgia at the moment so please enlighten us…

By: well

well — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:48:48 +0000

It’s obvious that nobody here has been to practice. Tarrant will win the PR job easily.
Dawg fans- Good luck with Joe Tereshinski…err I mean Joe Cox

By: surfrider

surfrider — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:46:37 +0000

It’s great they are focusing on special teams. Bobby Ross was comprehenssive in his preparation of every aspect of the game. Dodd from what I heard believed in field position. It’s a big difference if one can start at their own 35 yard line or better verse inside the 20 yard line. Randy Rhino and Willie Clay were two of better ones I’ve seen at Tech but there have been several. The Dawgs had a great one named Woerner in the late 79’s. Catching the ball is critical and like the coach said north south and look for the seams. It’s hard to remember when Tech had so many options in their return game.

By: MinnesotaJacket

MinnesotaJacket — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:24:14 +0000

I wouldn’t mind seeing Tarrant running back punt returns this year what so ever. I still see it as Roddy’s job to lose though in the end. Also anyone want to make realistic guesses that Tech will struggle in? I would say the Clemson game will be an early indicator of our year with Spiller testing how good our D will be but I say our D-Line is better than people will give us credit and that will be the big thing for us which will get us through them and Miami. The VT game will be a close game and I say we pull it out since we are at home, but the game at Virginia is were I see us slipping (because Tech NEVER wins AT Virginia) and the other potential loss being to NC at home (don’t know why I just see us struggling in that game) but then I still see us winning the ACC against FSU in the championship game. I don’t even need to mention the fact that Georgia poses no concern considering they can’t tackle and our secondary will actually be able to cover people this year and we all know good ole Joe ain’t going to be playing at the GT game and our d-backs will give their freshmen quarterback fits the entire game and our linebackers allowing no running room for Caleb!!
THWG Go Jackets!! (Heading home from work now haha)