Dwyer, no worries
For those who have worried Jonathan Dwyer.
I wouldn’t worry too much. Coach Paul Johnson isn’t.
Dwyer, 2009: 168 yards, 5.6 yards a carry, 2 touchdowns
Dwyer, 2008: 250 yards, 6.4 yards a carry, 3 touchdowns
Now, also keep in mind that Dwyer has actually only played the equivalent of 2 games this season. He sat out just about all of the second half of the JSU game, and missed all of the second half of the Miami game.
Johnson said after Wednesday’s practice that the thing about Dwyer is his yards will come in bunches. Dwyer said earlier this week that he wasn’t worried, either.
So, there you go.
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I asked Paul Johnson if there was a difference in a player’s mindset between starting a game, or coming off the bench.
He said he didn’t think so. 30 snaps are 30 snaps.
Two players, Sedric Griffin and Julian Burnett, said they thought there was a small difference.
That difference being after you’ve earned a starting job you want to keep it by doing the right things, the smart things, etc. When you are coming off the bench you try to go full-bore to get the coaches’ attentions. I interpreted that to mean that perhaps you play a bit more recklessley as you come off the bench and try to earn a starting position, than you do as a starter. But, I’d love to hear y’all’s thoughts on that.
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Paul Johnson=F Bomb
September 24th, 2009
12:05 pm
North Carolina will win Saturday and Tech will be an average 2-2 and back to reality. Paul Johnson’s gold chain will snap off his neck when he blows up for the 10th time. He then will ask every player how stupid they are. Josh Nesbitt will read a Dr. Seuss book at half time to prove he can. Tech gear will be 50% off next week and razorblade sells will go up from Tech fans scraping their new GT decals off their back windshield. Tech’s offense is old news. We then move on to the rest of the season that really matters. I bet there will be at least 37,000 at Historic Bobby Grant stadium at Paul O’leary field.
GT83
September 24th, 2009
12:11 pm
I’m not too much worried about the offense, tremendously worried about the defense! Help calm my nerves.
DawgGoneTruth
September 24th, 2009
12:15 pm
Hey “Macrotech”, yeah that’s all Richt does…he wins games, around 10 games every year in case anyone’s counting. 7 to 1 over Wreck last time I looked. As for the so-called national championship…no such thing. There’s no real NC and never will be until there’s a playoff. MR has won the only REAL championship twice, the SEC championship. Win that, and your the best team in college football.
As for CPJ, he’d a been a decent coach 25 years ago, but face it man…it’s over. You didn’t really think this triple option thing was going to last did ya? He caught everybody off guard last season, but even in the ACC, the teams have players that are too athletic, fast and strong. They were going to figure this thing out eventually, everybody knew that. LSU had a month to figure it out last season, and they did. Clemson figured it out in the second half of that game. Miami had you figured out long before the game started. NC and VT’s D coordinators have already watched the video of that game about a thousand times, and your going to get spanked by both of those teams. Then the Yech fans will be calling for CPJ’s head and he’ll end up where ever Chan Gailey is at. Oh and BTW….while all of that is going on….MR will still be winning games.
hedge puller
September 24th, 2009
12:29 pm
At the Miami game, there was NO pressure on their passer and receivers were running free all night. Unless Richard Simmons or the equally girly throwing, B. H. Obama, is playing quarterback for the opposition, it will be bad.
Nesbit ran for his life every time he tried to pass. Our O line and our D line were whipped. The defensive coaching has to get better and the defensive staff has to bring some stunts to pressure the quarterback as well as stuff the run. Unless PJ is getting complacent, he will figure out how to score with his system, but he has to put the boot to the butts of the defensive staff as well as improving special teams performance.
GWB
September 24th, 2009
12:39 pm
I am UNC fan GT Vegas. Any more astute observations like that one moron?
GT Que
September 24th, 2009
12:46 pm
Paul Johnson=F Bomb & DawgGoneTruth
Sooooo much trash talking from a fan base that will have a 5-3 (AT BEST) team on Oct 31st……Easily 4-4 if Kiffin beats you too
GWB
September 24th, 2009
1:10 pm
Middle School closed again today GT Que?
Mike
September 24th, 2009
1:11 pm
I bet we know what the Que is short for.
Flag boy?
September 24th, 2009
1:13 pm
Start out by stating i’m a UGA fan. . . but i pretty much read all the blogs because it’s football. . . don’t like it, don’t care.
But the ones saying Paul Johnson’s offense is a gimmick and doesn’t work are a little bit foolish. The offense works. . . and what’s better, it gives teams with lower athletic ability the chance to compete with more athletic teams. . . if you don’t believe that, just look at what Navy nearly did to Ohio State this year. There is no excuse in the world for Navy to stay on the field with Ohio State except for execution and game planning.
As for it being a high school offense. . . well, not true because of one fundamental difference. You can’t block below the waist (cut) outside the tackle box in high school. If you could, it would probably be about the only offense run in high school because it would be damn near impossible to stop.
I will agree that the more you see the offense, the better you get at defending it. And LSU having a good month to prepare gave them a huge advantage over the average team that only has a week . . . which is really about 2 days of actual practice.
I hate tech as much as any dawg fan, but Paul Johnson seems to be a pretty good guy and he knows what he’s doing. I’ll give credit where credit is due. I think tech’s lack of passing game (and i sometimes think they limit their QB in this aspect too) will continue to be a problem throughout the year though. I saw a lot of people on the QB after the Miami game, but when you’re behind in a running offense and throwing on 3rd and long, you’re screwed. period.
DawgGoneTruth
September 24th, 2009
1:16 pm
“GT Que”……Same old story from you Tech fans, we might lose a game somewhere around the beginning of the season, and then you all start yelling that we’re looking at a 4 or 5 loss season. Meanwhile, Tech wins a couple of games and you start yelling that Tech is going to have a 10 or 11 win season. But when it’s all said and done, when the season is over…..UGA has won 10 games and Tech has lost 4 or 5….tommorrow the grass will be green, the sky will be blue, and Tech will have a mediocre program….some things will never change.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
1:17 pm
DawgGoneTruth, I agree with you on the ‘real’ National Championship statement…with regards to playoffs. However, under the system that has existed since the beginning of time…Tech has done what it takes to be labeled National Championship double the amount of times than uga. Tech is, fully aware of SEC championships…we have 5 of them. You guys keep on being content with those 10 win seasons…I know you’re not; I enjoy slumming on the mutt blogs and your fanbase turns on it’s coaches faster than any I’ve ever seen. As for the offensive scheme that Tech runs…we’re going to play badly and lose games. BUT! We’re going to win more than we lose and until your pups stop it, you’ve got nothing. November will be a telling tale….we’ll all just have to wait and see…. I, for one, am a fan of it and look forward to when it’s run to it’s potential! GO TECH!!!
P.S.-that whole, “Caught everyone off guard” thing is a slap in the face of your own coaching staff. But, then again…THAT’S the way you leg humpers roll isn’t it?
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
1:20 pm
DawgGoneTruth, it’s been a while since Tech has had, only, a 4 or 5 win season….we were supposed to last year, but we went ahead and won 9.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
1:22 pm
Flag boy?, I agree with EVERYTHING you’ve posted….minus the ‘hate Tech’ portion of course!
Mike
September 24th, 2009
1:23 pm
Maybe if some of you could break the suction of your lips on PJ’s butt, you could spend a few seconds asking yourself this? Other than beating UGA 1 time, what has PJ done in his career that Chan Gailey hasn’t? And have you ever wondered why a coach that has been annointed with the mantle of greatness could only beat 4 teams with winning records in 6 years at Navy. FOUR in SIX years folks. And now this year….2009….his “great” offense is stuck in reverse going nowhere fast. And defense. Forget it. Paul Johnson teams have never played defense. How could a team coming off such a huge win at UGA take such a monumental azz whipping like that 5 loss SEC team gave them in the Chick Fil A Bowl? How guys? Poor coaching maybe? Rationalize it. Tech hasn’t played a complete game since UGA in 08. And the “execution” excuse? PUHLEEZE! I guess you think opposing Defensive Coordinators are just going to let Tech “execute”. Opposing defenses are why Tech can’t execute on offense this year. What lunatic thinks giving up 30 lbs a man on both lines equates to winning at this level, I might add. What is the excuse if UNC lays another butt whipping on GT and the offense lays another egg? Take the blinders off. PJ just might not be so “great” up here with the big boys.
Paul Johnson=F Bomb
September 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
GT Que, I am not a Dawg fan but rather a fan of the LSU Tigers. You know the team that whipped your fanny last year. Yeah nice offense in that one. Tech is a joke. Tech is 2nd tier. How many BCS bowls has Tech played in I can’t remember. How many titles of any kind has Tech won since leather helmets? One and it was shared because of an easy schedule. TECH IS A BUNCH OF NOBODIES THAT WANT TO BE GEORGIA.
d
September 24th, 2009
1:31 pm
dwyer and nesbitt and your coach johnson are a joke. triple option is more gimmicky than the wildcat and i feel sorry for nesbitt b/c he will not be drafted. all the gt fans thought they were tough, but finally miami handed them a beating.
go CANES!
BuzztheKiller
September 24th, 2009
1:31 pm
GWB- wow, trash talk from a UNC fan. That has to be a first. Despite fumbling away last year’s game Tech has owned UNC in football. That is, by the way, what this blog if about before you start in about basketball.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
1:38 pm
Mike, I KNOW that ANY of our opponents hope that you’re right. CPJ won 9 games in a season when it thought that we’d ONLY win 3 to 5 games last season….including the victory over a team that had beaten us seven straight years. Don’t remember Gailey beating Fla. St., either…I may be wrong on that, but CPJ is our head coach and Gailey is unemployed. Time will tell…so far, even givin’ the present circumstances, we’ll remain optimistic. Thanks, though!
Mike
September 24th, 2009
1:41 pm
Yeah, I hear ya BuzztheKiller. To hear you little girls talk only the refs and GT itself ever beats you. But damn that’s a lot of shooting your own self in the foot or ref thievery over the last 40 years. You guys should get the FBI involved in this one.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
1:41 pm
Paul Johnson=F Bomb, you KNOW you’re a pup fan…WHY would a lsu fan be cruising the blog of a team that they’d beaten down last season? It REALLY kills you that ya’ll lost to us…admit it…ruins your day at the thought!
d, good win! About time!
James Carville
September 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
PJ is blowing that Notre Dame opportunity that he wants so badly.
James Carville
September 24th, 2009
1:48 pm
Because LSU fans are all over Atlanta maybe macrotech? Probably more of them here than Tech fans based on the attendance at Bobby Dodd. And LSU fans come in contact with arrogant entitled GT fans every day. Tech fans are very easy to hate macrotech. Maybe that’s it.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
1:53 pm
James Carville, being that we play lsu SO often….makes sense….OR, maybe you’re a mutt fan, too? Maybe, THAT’S it! I LOVE how you ALL seem to mock CPJ’s offense and want him to leave Tech in the same breath….you REALLY sound more threatened than anything.
Lost dog
September 24th, 2009
2:01 pm
The only thing for certain is that neither GT or UGA have a defense so it will be another high scoring game. GT did look out of shape in the Miami game, but maybe Miami will make a lot of teams look bad this year. If teams playing GT play assignment football then the run can be stopped and force GT to be successful passing the ball. Something to date GT has been unable to do. Lots of football left to see which teams are really good.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
2:06 pm
Lost dog, can’t argue with anything you’ve posted….tis what makes the season so much fun!!!
James Carville, whatever team you pull for; ‘hating’ ones rival is what makes college football so much fun. Truly, I don’t have ‘hate’ for anyone….life is too short and life taste sweeter without it. Good luck to you and yours!
VegasGT
September 24th, 2009
2:37 pm
GWB – Sorry I mistook you for one of those UGA fans that just jumps on here trolling for a fight with nothing substantive to say. Still doesn’t change the fact you didn’t have anything useful or contributory to add to the discussion. Just the typical – “you are going to lose” comments that remind me of my 11 yr old.
The offense is not a gimmick by any stretch when executed properly. There are still going to be number advantages for the offense when it is executed correctly and it becomes that much more dangerous if you can add an effective passing component. We are missing the execution ability right now. If we are unable to effectively execute this offense, we will lose. If you really want to see the offense executed, watch a couple of Navy games. The flow and quickness is actually much better than GT. Put GT’s athletes on the field in place of Navy’s and get them to the point that Navy is with execution and the offense/results would be amazing.
As for the defense, we all knew losing those players on the D-line wasn’t going to help, but the current d-line is virtually nonexistent through these last two games. I also would like to hear what happened to the secondary that returns all starters but looks like swiss cheese. If UNC finds an offense, it could be another tough game.
What makes college football so much fun to watch is the unpredictability from week to week. I would still take PJ over Gailey any day of the week though.
Pi$$onaDawg
September 24th, 2009
2:37 pm
There are so many LSU fans in the ATL area because the THUGS came after Katrina and never left. James you sure picked a real LOOKER to use as your Blog name. Carville is such a DEM Load-O-Crap.
hatfieldgeoff
September 24th, 2009
2:42 pm
Scheme or Execution of Scheme:
As several bloggers have pointed out, in the triple-option defensive ends are routinely left unblocked intentionally so they can be optioned off by QB’s decision to run or pitch. But Clemson and Miami, sent their often unblocked DE’s deep into backfield immediately. They were not concerned with the QB they just were taking the pitch out of the equasion (thus taking Dwyer out of the equasion). Since tech’s QB is not a dangerous passer they bring up a DB or insert an additional LB to fill the hole in the middle and stop the run. They are forcing the play between the tackles where they have placed more defenders. It works whether its the fullback dive or Dwyer coming up the middle. Until Tech can hurt the defense by passing on depleted secondary, the number of big plays will be small. This will cut Dwyers carries by 10 or more each game and he won’t have as many opportunities to have long carries down the sideline. I think Dwyer is a good back but running will be tough under these circumstances. Ironically, its a total juxtaposition, the defense is dictating what the QB does. So the option has become the defense’s not the offenses.
DawginLex
September 24th, 2009
2:43 pm
macrotech,
Take a deep breath. Enjoy the game Saturday. Ya’ll are gonna win BTW.
Still looking for a D in Athens also.
sincerely,
DawginLex
James Carville
September 24th, 2009
2:43 pm
Well VegasGT why is it that GT’s offense is so unproductive since the UGA game? Minus the J’ville St. game the offense has scored 36 pts. Sorry. But even with thier D right now UGA would light you up. Their offense is light years ahead of yours at this point.
bb
September 24th, 2009
3:00 pm
Anybody that would say that GT’s schedule in 1990 was weak is either too stupid to pay any attention too (this is my guess) or too young to know anything about football in 1990.
Just some facts about about the 1990 football season for the intellectually challenged.
The ACC placed 5 teams in bowl games that year (only the Big10 placed more at 6); doesn’t sound like much until you realize there were only 19 bowl games that season. BTW, the mighty SEC had 4 bowl teams. This was before the idiotic conference tie-ins took over the bowl selection process and teams had to earn their bowl appearence with an actual good season (in fact, 7 independent teams earned bowl bids that year).
The ACC had the best bowl record of any conference that season at 3-1-1 (the SEC was 2-2 and the Big10 2-4). BTW, GT won the ACC that year with a 6-0-1 record. GT won every computer poll that existed at the time for the simple fact that they did have a tough schedule.
Ironically, besides Div1-AA UTC, UGA might have been the worst team GT played that year (maybe Wake Forest was as weak as UGA).
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
3:00 pm
DawginLex, I’m cool. Truly, I would never post on these blogs if it got me, genuinely, riled up. I hope you’re right about the unc game…if we don’t run it right, though, we won’t win. Best of luck to ya!
Obama
September 24th, 2009
3:10 pm
Coach Paul’s Johnson thinks you bug fans are all STUPID… How much did you pay him ????
Hey… whats tech ranked ??? What was that ???? Hellooooo ???
At least you finally get to play on Saturday… you can be proud of that
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
3:15 pm
Obama, one would’ve thought that you dawg fans would be sensitive about rankings….you go boy! We’re 1-0 on saturdays this season! Thanks!
SatchelBuzz
September 24th, 2009
3:21 pm
F Bomb,….up yours.
Option
September 24th, 2009
3:22 pm
It does not matter if an unblocked D-end crashes toward the QB because that IS the QB’s pitch key. All a crashing D-end does is make the QB to pitch to the A back which he would have done anyway even if the D-end waited for the QB to get down the line before committing. If the play side A-back and WR get a block, which they didn’t do very well during the Miami game, then the play will get on the edge for a nice gain. Check out the following link for a nice breakdown of the triple:
http://thebirddog.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/reading-is-fundamental/
Pi$$onaDawg
September 24th, 2009
3:25 pm
OBAMA still nice to see you are all over TV and now the Blogs. Why don’t you be a President and not a Pop Culture Icon.
The Other St. Simons
September 24th, 2009
3:34 pm
((((33-17)))) HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!
Gardner Webb says your defense is really good though, so don’t worry about that Gimmicky offense.
James Carville
September 24th, 2009
3:35 pm
1990? What’s that got to do with today? Or are you Bruce Springsteen? GLORY DAYS…….PASS YOU BY…GLORY DAYS……… Maybe that should become the new GT fight song.
Pi$$onaDawg
September 24th, 2009
3:39 pm
Dawg fans remember to take your own garbage bag to the game. Why in the world would UGA allow another night game in Athens? 12 hours of tailgating and getting relly drunk always makes Dawgs so nice to be around. Read the new article by bulljoke BILL. He has the footballs to say that many people making that mess were: 1) not students 2)not ticket holders 3) not Alumni. He says it was people there just for the party. Isn’t that what most UGA fans really are? UGA fans talk trash on a TECH BLOG, but Trash their own school. Now that is classic. GUYS it is a pretty school. Clean your area when your done. Is it that hard?
James Carville
September 24th, 2009
3:42 pm
Yeah Pi$$onaDawg…all that while you little girls stand in line at the Varsity to get that free hot dog and coke.
GT Que
September 24th, 2009
3:44 pm
DawgGoneTruth
You honestly think you will be anything better than 5-3 at 11pm on Oct 31st?? HA!
And you call GT fans delusional!?!
The Other St. Simons
September 24th, 2009
3:45 pm
Pi$$onadawg,
Thank you for your insight. Most of us UGA folks that make our way to your blog do so for one reason:
Hey St. Simons, (((((33-17)))).
Put that on a ring and worry about your own trash, like those “cheerleaders” and that “offense” that stink up your field.
Have a nice day.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
3:46 pm
1990? It’s part of a long and prestigious history of GT football….what did you want to talk about? Todays practice? Ok. I think we’ll be ready for a good game with nc this weekend! Better?
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
3:51 pm
James Carville, did you say “little girls”? Now, you’re a sexist?!
The Other St. Simons, we plan on taking those “cheerleaders” and that “offense” out to the trash in November….you’re right; those dogs stink up the place!!!
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
3:53 pm
James Carville, for the record, “Hey St. Simons, ((((33-17))))” is a mutt fan….you’re welcome.
TechTony
September 24th, 2009
3:56 pm
It’s funny how nonsensical Georgia fans are; the next time 99% of them that troll on a Tech board say something insightful about anything it’ll be a first.
That begs the question ‘why do they come here?’ Wouldn’t you if your blog was written by someone enitrely useless like theirs is? It’s as trshy as the North Campus.
macrotech
September 24th, 2009
3:57 pm
Sorry, not James Carville….I meant ‘The Other St. Simons’.
The Other St. Simons
September 24th, 2009
4:05 pm
33-17.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
The Other St. Simons
September 24th, 2009
4:06 pm
33-17.