Oh captain, your captain
Coach Paul Johnson said on Wednesday that the team will name three captains on Thursday for Saturday’s season-opener against Jacksonville State.
He said it’ll be one senior from the offense, one from the defense and one, wait for it, from special teams.
So, question No. 1, with those criteria, who do you think should be THE MEN on Saturday?
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CPJ was pleased with the team’s practice on Wednesday, which was a little bit shorter than usual. The same will be true on Thursday. As Johnson has said, the important thing is to get the first game healthy, and Tech is close to meeting that goal.
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Hope you got a chance to read esteemed colleague Mark Bradley’s column on Johnson, as well as my story on Johnson’s “freaky” knowledge of the offense and his intuitive play calling. Both are on ajc.com right now.
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Johnson said the depth charts on ramblinwreck.com should be the starting lineups for Saturday’s game.
Here they are, cut-and-pasted from that site, to save you a step. Once again, these are courtesy of the fine people in Tech’s sports information department.
OFFENSE
Quarterback
9 Josh Nesbitt 6-1 214 Jr. Greensboro, Ga.
13 Tevin Washington 6-1 198 Fr.-R Wetumpka, Ala.
23 Quentin Sims 6-3 195 Fr.-R Cincinnati, Ohio
B-Back
21 Jonathan Dwyer 6-0 235 Jr. Marietta, Ga.
46 Preston Lyons 6-0 213 So.-R Atlanta, Ga.
32 Richard Watson 6-1 228 Fr.-R Tallahassee, Fla.
A-Back
24 Embry Peeples 5-10 173 So. Orlando, Fla.
17 Orwin Smith 6-0 206 Fr. Phenix City, Ala.
3 Marcus Wright 5-8 173 So. San Antonio, Texas
A-Back
18 Anthony Allen 6-0 231 Jr.-R Tampa, Fla.
36 Lucas Cox OR 6-0 232 Jr.-R Lewisberry, Pa.
3 Marcus Wright 5-8 173 So. San Antonio, Texas
Wide Receiver
8 Demaryius Thomas 6-3 229 Jr.-R Dublin, Ga.
5 Stephen Hill 6-4 196 Fr. Lithonia, Ga.
Wide Receiver
82 Kevin Cone 6-2 206 Jr.-R Stone Mountain, Ga.
23 Quentin Sims 6-3 195 Fr.-R Cincinnati, Ohio
Tackle
60 Brad Sellers OR 6-2 257 Sr.-R Grand Prairie, Texas
75 Nick Claytor 6-6 284 So.-R Gainesville, Ga.
Guard
70 Joseph Gilbert 6-4 280 So.-R Cartersville, Ga.
62 Omoregie Uzzi 6-3 308 Fr.-R Lithonia, Ga.
Center
79 Sean Bedford 6-1 274 Jr.-R Gainesville, Fla.
77 Dan Voss 6-4 296 Sr.-R Cherry Hill, N.J.
Guard
71 Cord Howard 6-5 308 Sr.-R Phenix City, Ala.
74 Zach Krish OR 6-5 293 Jr.-R Snellville, Ga.
Tackle
73 Austin Barrick 6-3 284 Jr.-R Moody, Ala.
61 Phil Smith 6-6 285 Fr.-R Tampa, Fla.
Kicker
14 Scott Blair 6-0 198 Jr. Calhoun, Ga.
6 Tyler Rawlings 5-8 150 So.-R Spalding, Ga.
85 Chandler Anderson 5-11 193 So.-R Columbus, Ga.
DEFENSE
End
91 Derrick Morgan 6-4 272 Jr. Coatesville, Pa.
41 Anthony Egbuniwe 6-4 255 Jr.-R Greenville, S.C.
Tackle
92 Jason Peters 6-4 273 So.-R Baton Rouge, La.
96 Logan Walls 6-2 286 So.-R Dawsonville, Ga.
Tackle
98 Ben Anderson 6-2 275 Jr.-R Aiken, S.C.
90 T.J. Barnes 6-7 341 Fr.-R Enterprise, Ala.
End
97 Robert Hall 6-3 259 Jr.-R Hawkinsville, Ga.
94 Izaan Cross 6-4 272 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga.
Wolf
26 Dominique Reese 5-11 198 Jr.-R Auburn, Ala.
28 Rashaad Reid OR 5-10 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla.
33 Mario Edwards 6-1 216 Jr.-R College Park, Ga.
Inside Linebacker
51 Brad Jefferson 6-2 237 Jr. Wrightsville, Ga.
40 Julian Burnett 5-10 221 Fr. Macon, Ga.
58 B.J. Machen 6-1 233 Fr.-R Hilliard, Ohio
Outside Linebacker
54 Sedric Griffin 5-11 225 Sr. Blair, S.C.
34 Steven Sylvester 6-2 233 So. McDonough, Ga.
Cornerback
2 Mario Butler OR 6-1 182 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
28 Rashaad Reid 5-10 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla.
6 Rod Sweeting 6-0 174 Fr. Locust Grove, Ga.
Rover
1 Morgan Burnett 6-1 210 Jr. College Park, Ga.
38 Jemea Thomas 5-10 178 Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga.
Free Safety
22 Cooper Taylor 6-4 208 So. Atlanta, Ga.
29 Jon Lockhart 6-0 191 Fr.-R Blountstown, Fla.
Cornerback
37 Jerrard Tarrant 6-0 202 So.-R Carrollton, Ga.
10 Martin Frierson 6-2 215 Sr.-R Columbia, S.C.
Punter
85 Chandler Anderson 6-0 191 So.-R Columbus, Ga.
82 Kevin Crosby 6-3 191 Jr.-R Alpharetta, Ga.
Kick Returns
18 Anthony Allen 6-0 231 Jr.-R Tampa, Fla.
17 Orwin Smith 6-0 206 Fr. Phenix City, Ala.
Punt Returns
37 Jerrard Tarrant 6-0 202 So.-R Carrollton, Ga.
22 Cooper Taylor 6-4 208 So. Atlanta, Ga.
Long Snapper
53 Jeff Lentz 6-5 242 Jr.-R Marietta, Ga.
63 Tyler Morgan 6-3 189 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga.
Injured
11 Jaybo Shaw (QB) 6-0 191 So. Flowery Branch, Ga.
20 Roddy Jones (AB) 5-9 195 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga.
59 Kyle Jackson (LB) 6-0 230 So.-R McDonough, Ga.
84 Tyler Melton (WR) 6-0 206 So. Houston, Texas
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80 comments Add your comment
DawginLex
September 3rd, 2009
1:47 pm
la jacket,
Me and Rambler have this love/hate relationship going so just backoff. It’s all in good fun.
Hayseed Dixie
September 3rd, 2009
1:54 pm
I could be wrong, but I don’t think Taylor was moved because he wasn’t physical enough- ever been hit by a safety?
Besides I’m pretty sure he won the Iron Jacket award for most bulked up before the season. He’s already fast as hell, add strong to that and you’ve got trouble.
Doug, have you interviewed Cooper Taylor yet? He’ll always be a fave because of the FSU game, but you get the sense he’s one of the guys who decided he was gonna take his game to the next level this year.
Jared
September 3rd, 2009
2:43 pm
Cooper got switched from wolf about 2 weeks ago. He is just not big enough or physical enough to play a hybrid linebacker spot. He is now the starting FS and his speed should serve him well back there. I like our secondary very much.
LaJacket… if Voss and Claytor are now backups then it is clear they ARE NOT the best guys on the line. They are not injured, they just got beat in practice. That makes us stronger because Voss and Claytor were pretty good last year.
F. Sinkwich
September 3rd, 2009
2:48 pm
Is it too late to nominate Reggie Ball as Team Captain, Emeritus? I hear he’s a spokesman for Tuff Wear Dial-A-Down Markers.
I got hit by a dawg LB and I cant get up
September 3rd, 2009
2:53 pm
Attention all Little Yellar Fellas
There is a store in Cobb county called Tuesday Morning that has a crap load of Tech stuff for sale.
Cups, Mugs, Platters, Flags,,, All kinds of bug stuff… dirt cheap… most items 2.00 or less….
Thing is.. buy 10.00 worth and get a free ticket to any game.. (except UGA)
LOL
Josh H
September 3rd, 2009
3:00 pm
The OR basically means the two players are interchangeable, ie neither has beaten out the other for a spot.
Louisiana Jacket
September 3rd, 2009
3:07 pm
I got hit–>your the embodiment to everything a Georgia fan is, not intelligent, can’t come up with your own ideas (just steal what ever the last Georgia fan said), and lastly who the F sais “little fellas” anymore?
Louisiana Jacket
September 3rd, 2009
3:09 pm
Jared…Voss and Claytor have been hurt for all of last spring and a good bit of this summer, so maybe they aren’t starting because they haven’t had enough reps but I still think they are the best JMO
StingerSplash
September 3rd, 2009
4:02 pm
Oxymoron,
First off, show me a scheme that doesn’t get players hurt — and it better not be touch football. You tackle with great force and block with same in football. Doesn’t matter what you’re running, people are running into people with velocity and force.
PJ’s teams historically have had no more injuries to linemen or backs than anybody else. Instead of one guy getting 25 carries, and everybody in the house knowing he’s getting the ball, now that workload is distributed among several people and nobody knows who’s getting the ball. Therefore, they’re really not sure who they should be hitting and when.
When it comes to football knowledge, you’ve certainly proven the last five letters of your name to be correct.
Stinger
September 3rd, 2009
4:17 pm
Atl-Xman,
Your post is so retarded. All Mark Richt did was sit on the damn bench and get splinters @ Miami, yeah that really helped him. Now his son is a quarterback at Podump Univ. You can cry about injuries, letting down, beating us seven years of which 6 was Chan Gailey, Whoopieee !!! – who couldn’t beat Gailey. The fact is we kicked your AZZ Bozo.
Stinger Can't Read
September 3rd, 2009
4:18 pm
News just in….. if..er I mean when we beat Jax State school for girls the players will get rings, two free hot dogs, and 100 season tickets each. C{J is sure to do some of his brilliant play calling… triple option right, triple option left er…triple option up the middle… duh…fumble
The solid teck defense (80 points allowed in last two games) will shut down the Jax girle offense. The special teams should shine… what a bunch of wannabees dying for an ounce of respect…
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 3rd, 2009
4:21 pm
DawginLex…we’ll save the luck for the Clempson game, better not need it this weekend, but thanks.
Now, your fleabags are going to need all they can get. I think it will be a close game and the fleabags may win. I just hope not, don’t want to hear how ya’ll are going to win the National Championship again from all the sidewalk alum’s.
Louisiana Jacket
September 3rd, 2009
4:25 pm
StingerCan’tRead–> I am sorry but are you trying to brag about your defense who gave up 40+ points to a team who runs…how did you put “triple option right, triple option left er…triple option up the middle… duh…fumble”
Hummm interesting please keep insulting your own defense I love reading about it!!
Also can you hurry up with my waffle Im getting hungry
THWG
gte268p
September 3rd, 2009
4:30 pm
To all the UGA bloggers who stick their nose in our business:
We are not worried about the dogs. We beat them last year; we’ll beat them this year. (By the way, that was a semi-colon – it’s a form of punctuation that can be used similar to a period at times). So stop wasting our blog space by coming on and saying we need to worry about others before we worry about them. When it comes to uga, there is nothing to worry about.
Bayou Boys like boys
September 3rd, 2009
4:31 pm
Last two games 80 points allowed and they are all coming back and we’re gonna be great…. now that is some defense
gte268p
September 3rd, 2009
4:35 pm
Nah if I had beaten UGA 13 times in the last 5 years I wouldn’t worry either. What I’d do is schedule a real tough team like Jax State to show how good I am.
gte268p
September 3rd, 2009
4:35 pm
Last 45 years. Some one is editing the copy
gte268p
September 3rd, 2009
4:37 pm
Out team is young… and stupid too. We know three plays
Stinger
September 3rd, 2009
4:45 pm
Stinger can’t read, I want fries with my burger too and don’t forget to empty the trash cans before you go home. Your rinky dink high school team can’t run, can’t pass, and sure can’t play defense. You girls just can’t take it because there is a new sheriff in town. Mark my words, Mark Richt will be fired after 3 years of losing to Paul Johnson. You thought George O’leary was bad, you haven’t seen anything yet. We will score at will against anyone we play. I doubt we will need to even attempt a pass on your middle school defense this year. T Boone Pickens will have a great time laughing at your weak AZZ team this Saturday. I expect he is correct when he predicted a 363 pt. victory for the Cowboys. 45-42, anyway you slice it,45-42 hurts doesnt’ it?? Let it go, get over it! It’s gonna happen again, and again, and again, and again.
gte268p
September 3rd, 2009
5:51 pm
Wow, someone is stealing my name. I feel honored.
superDawg
September 3rd, 2009
5:56 pm
Larry,Moe,and Curly.
superDawg
September 3rd, 2009
5:58 pm
See you nerds on saturday night.
macrotech
September 3rd, 2009
6:28 pm
“I got hit by a dawg LB and I cant get up”, so YOU’RE the one that got hit by a dawg LB?! From what we saw last season….you should be okay! While you’re shopping, pick me up a towel with last years score on it so that I can clean up after you leave… thanks!
Oxymoron
September 3rd, 2009
7:19 pm
Good luck with the 2009 season. Prove me wrong.
No need for person attacks. I think Coach Paul Johnsons offense is unique. An enjoyment to watch with all of the mis-directional play calling. It worked at Georgia Southern and it worked at Navy.
But at this level of competition? The jury is still out. We will all see.
superDawg
September 3rd, 2009
8:27 pm
Well first half over S.C. 7 n.c.s. 0 .
superDawg
September 3rd, 2009
8:28 pm
Enter your comments here
superDawg
September 3rd, 2009
10:04 pm
SEC-1 acc-0
Stinger plays with himself
September 3rd, 2009
10:10 pm
South carolina 7 Almost competent conference 3. What a bunch of losers.
Stinger plays with himself
September 3rd, 2009
10:13 pm
There is a new Girls team in town. It is called Jax State. Big first test and sellout game (with free hotdogs) for the insects. Hey stinger don’t bump my BMW when you park it. And hide that tatoo.
BS Patrol
September 3rd, 2009
10:45 pm
Heads up everybody! Superdawg says he will be here Sat. night. If he’s here he will be making excuses. If a frog had wings etc..