A look at Georgia Tech’s safeties
Switching from the front of Georgia Tech’s defense to the back, we take a look at the safeties:
THE SAFETIES
- Returning starters: Mario Edwards, Cooper Taylor, Rashaad Reid, Dominique Reese, Jerrard Tarrant.
- Others to watch: Jemea Thomas, Isaiah Johnson, Lance Richardson.
- Key losses: Morgan Burnett, who is now with the Green Bay Packers.
- Key fact: The defense gave up 66 plays of at least 20 yards last season.
- Key question: Can the safeties put themselves in the right place at the right time to cut down on those big plays?
- Key question 2: How will Jerrard Tarrant handle safety after starting eight games at cornerback last season? He said he was recruited as a safety. Also, can he be the ballhawk that Burnett was the past two seasons when he intercepted 11 passes?
- Key question 3: Charles Kelly has taken over coaching the entire secondary, after he had the corners and former defensive coordinator Dave Wommack had the safeties last season?
- Outlook: Really, and not to be flip, but the entire defense should be better than it was last season. If new defensive coordinator Al Groh calls a lot of blitzes with the linebackers, the safeties will have to pick up those responsibilities. They all have the athletic ability, as well as the speed.
- Your turn: What say you about the safeties?
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For a look at the defensive line, go here
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134 comments Add your comment
Destin Dawg
June 24th, 2010
6:13 am
we have 3 great new coaches at UGA.. Grantham, Lagotos, and Belin… Al Groh may need some help ????
dagnabit
June 24th, 2010
6:41 am
D.D. time will tell who has the best coaches .5 months of time.
dawgfan
June 24th, 2010
6:44 am
One of these hacks will probably lead the team in tackles because the front 7 is getting knocked around like a pinata. So the Georgia Tech defense will be better Doug? Old Man Groh’s defense gave up 30+ points SIX times last year at Virginia. Yeah, big pick up Techies. He’s a genius.
Is this the Tech fan blog?
Navigator
June 24th, 2010
7:14 am
I love comments who support a mascot that licks his butt and his private areas as the most significant thing they do, beside eating and crapping. Oh well, once again they have to say something about Tech, because we dominate their life, every waking moment of their life. I wonder if they blog in Gainesville, FL, but probably not, as they would pee in their pants just showing up there. Al Groh wasn’t the defensive coach of Virginia, and if you want to say something about his head coaching abilities, that I wouldn’t argue. However, his knowledge of defense is not questioned even at the NFL level. Now was UGA’s coach in the NFL, oh yeah, the one that quit there coaches the Falcons.
Wrecker
June 24th, 2010
7:22 am
Dawgfan, did you mean the Dogs? What positions did Reshad Jones and Brandon Boykin play last year? They were in the top 4 for tackles for your team and it appears to me that they play in the secondary. With Curran gone, I expect the tackles by your safeties and corners will go up.
Paddy
June 24th, 2010
7:28 am
dawgfan…opps, I know you didn’t mean to say Groh’s defense last season.
rainman
June 24th, 2010
8:03 am
This appears to be the strongest position on the defense – both in terms of talent and depth. Reid, Reese, and Tarrant have all played CB, so in any kind of nickle package, you may see 3 safeties on the field.
Ezekiel
June 24th, 2010
8:27 am
Lot of talent and experience at the safety position. The competition alone will make the position better. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Groh play 3 safeties in certain situations with 1 of them playing an outside linebacker position. Talk more Georgia Tech football at: http://www.bbuzzoff.com
Jacket Backer
June 24th, 2010
8:27 am
Go Jackets!!
Brock
June 24th, 2010
8:41 am
Thanks for caring so much doggies. You guys are up at 6am just itching to get your jollies on a tech blog then hoping someone responds so you can feel like you accomplished something today. I almost feel sorry for you.
GTFan
June 24th, 2010
8:49 am
Great players make Coaches look great…..stupid Coaches make everyone look bad even the school. Just look at Paul Hewitt.
Stanley in Marietta
June 24th, 2010
9:08 am
So cute- uga fans posting on a Tech blog at 8am. “You guys love us, you really really love us!”.
Still funny that the only thing that matters to a uga fan in life is beating tech. Hey, here’s an idea- use some of that negative junior high girl-hate on Florida fans. Maybe you will reverse the curse in Jax.
Hmmmm!
June 24th, 2010
9:18 am
Navigator…..UGA mascot and UGA fans….both pretty much do the same significant things.
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2010
9:20 am
One of the strongest positions on the team, even with the loss of Morgan Burnett. Cooper Taylor should return full strength, and he is bigger (6′4″ 209) and faster (sub 4.4 40) than his former starting partner.
The Spring roster lists Tarrant at CB. Rainman’s posts points out the versatility of some players who are big and physical. Hidden in that versatility is the problems that Dave Wommack had in shuffling people around to find a functioning unit. The starters at safety (Burnett listad as Rover) by game reads:
Taylor Taylor Taylor Reid Reid Reid Reese Reese Reese Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards
Reid started 4 or the last 6 games at CB. Reese started the 1st 3 at OLB.
Wommack started with 3-3 defense, but it had to be switched to a simplified 4-3 early on.
Hopefully Groh’s tutelage can turn this defensive backfield around.
nickj0321
June 24th, 2010
9:22 am
The safety position will be very strong for us…I can’t wait to see Tarrant continue to develop.
GT Rich
June 24th, 2010
9:22 am
Jerrard was burned a lot as a cover corner last year but looked good as a safety in practices and scrimmages this spring. Isaiah also looked like he could challenge for playing time. Definitely the most experienced part of the D. With any amount of improved pressure from Groh’s play calling, we should see the team INTs grow this year.
Alphare
June 24th, 2010
9:36 am
Look like Tech will be ACC champ again, while dawgs finish SEC East 2nd place(a sure thing more than anything else).
Robert
June 24th, 2010
9:38 am
Dawg fans,
If your new DC is so great, why was he at best your foruth choice? He has never been a DC at any level. Groh has at ebery level, including in the Super Bowl.
You guys are so full of crap, it is a wonder you can get on-line.
Destin Dawg
June 24th, 2010
9:40 am
Stanley in Marietta…… Just be glad your not in the SEC…. and have to play the Gators… and all the rest….not many posts on your blog.. 1/2 empty stadium with a huge Atlanta metro area !!! Grand Pa Groh may need some help ????
dawgfan
June 24th, 2010
9:41 am
You know you’ve gotten through to a Techie when they start hiding behind Florida like little girls. The next step is for them to start talking starting salaries and US News and World Report rankings. That’s when you know your work is done. Its the saddest thing you will ever see in your life and very hilarious.
No Techies, we don’t have much to say to Florida. Know why? Because they beat us like a damn drum. What exactly is it about this whole bragging rights thing that you nimrods cannot comprehend? Its really very simple. We run our mouths about Tech because we CAN. Don’t blame us. Blame your team that can’t beat us more than once every 9 years. If you’re looking to point fingers and whine, which you are because that’s what Techies do, point the finger at them. Not us.
Thanks.
Ima Jacket
June 24th, 2010
9:42 am
Two biggest issues with our secondary…
1) Derrick is gone, so our pass rush will be weaker, putting more pressure on the secondary. As was noted above, last season we gave up too many big plays even with Burnett in the lineup. This season it will be worse, unless some serious pass rushers emerge. UGA, for instance, will have a beast of an OL, even better than the one that really pushed us around last season…Murray will have all day to throw to the likes of A.J. Green if we don’t get someone on the DL to step up.
2) Our secondary don’t face a great passer (sorry, no offense Nesbitt) or great passing attack in practice. So will they be prepared? What the heck are they going to do when we go up against Harris from Miami, or Ponder from FSU, or Wilson from NC St.? Just some thoughts….not trying to be too negative.
Puke Colored Gold
June 24th, 2010
9:44 am
The safeties at Tech will be exposed by the U
BD
June 24th, 2010
9:48 am
Potentially the best group of safeties at the flats in a long while. Tarrant has effortless speed to burn.
Grantham? UGA may have the worst coaching staff in the SEC or ACC and going downhill fast.
Tech is catching up. Tennessee continues to beat UGA. UGA is watching LSU, Florida, and Alabama’s tail lights as those schools pull away. Auburn will be better this year. UGA is about like South Carolina now. Even Kentucky can beat UGA nowdays.
wesleywhatwhat
June 24th, 2010
9:55 am
dawgfans are the saddest fans of all.
Southern Football
June 24th, 2010
9:56 am
Jemea Thomas is highly underrated look for him to maybe take over a starting spot later in the year.
Destin Dawg
June 24th, 2010
9:57 am
BD Just be glad you don’t play the SEC teams you mentioned.. Hah !!!!
wesleywhatwhat
June 24th, 2010
10:04 am
sad that dawg fans feel teh need to come on a GEORGIA TECH blog and brag about teams that georgia plays.
they seldom even brag about their own team anymore, just about how awesome the sec is, even if they contribute nothing to that.
must be a miserable existence, but i bet most of the georgia fans on this GEORGIA TECH blog don’t even realize how sad they look/sound/are.
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
10:05 am
I guess if UGA is on the down slide then Tech has already being drenched from UGA’s Crap coming down the slide.
wesleywhatwhat
June 24th, 2010
10:12 am
“reality stink” is still alive?
u haven’t killed yourself yet?
why not?
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
10:17 am
Why would I do that when life is too good watching a bumble bee get squashed year after year
wesleywhatwhat
June 24th, 2010
10:19 am
i’m not advocating suicide.
just surprised that u haven’t since your life is evidently lacking in meaning.
so i was just wondering if there was any reason in particular that u haven’t killed yourself yet.
barring that, maybe u can find something useful to do with your time.
juvenal
June 24th, 2010
10:27 am
folks spending a lot on sports instead of endowments….
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
10:30 am
This is making good use of my time.
Reading the usual delusional crap you Techies write on here.
I do my good deed by writing comments that bring Tech fans back to Reality.
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
10:42 am
I don’t think it could be much worse than last season. I think coaching all of those guys together will help. I saw a lot last season where those guys weren’t on the same page. I think Tarrant to safety will be good. I think the schemes will help as well. The fact that they have starters back is good. The front 7 will be key as well. Like I said before, your back is only as good as your front. Can’t cover forever. The Kansas game will give people a good look at the secondary. They are really the only pass happy team on the schedule. Miami may fit that bill as well. Should be interesting to watch. Can’t wait to get it rolling.
Reaity Stinks..you want to talk about reality? How bout 30 years of reality? Go find yourself a Gator blog to talk smack on…
SILLY UGA FANS
June 24th, 2010
10:43 am
I know this topic is about safties, but has anybody heard how Sweeting is coming along. I was excited when we got this kid last year but have not heard much about his spring. He looked like a serious threat at CB for us.
Jacket Backer
June 24th, 2010
10:43 am
Reality,
Always nice too see you. Welcome back and have fun today.
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
10:49 am
Keith B hows about 100 years of Reality
Jacket Backer I will have a fun day
Tech fans I will leave this blog when everyone on here will come to Reality and realize Coach Johnson will not take the Tech program to the promised land
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
10:53 am
Hey Destin…GT beats the same teams UGA is able to beat every year…MSU and Vandy! It’s not even UF that they can’t beat, UT put half a hun on them, and UK beat them too. Become relevant in the East, then come run your mouth. So UGA owns a Technical Institute…GT owns Duke. See….sounds silly doesn’t it?
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
10:54 am
Neither win CMR.
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
10:55 am
Neither will CMR.
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
10:57 am
1980…..1990. GT will always be closer to a NC than UGA. As long as there’s UF and Bama, there’s no NC in your future. Accept that.
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
11:05 am
KeithB
The sad Reality is neither will there be for Tech since your friend UPI is out of the picture
P.S You have never heard me say that Mark Richt will lead UGA to the promise land. I think Richt is a great person and a decent coach, but not on the level of Saban and Meyer. I live in Reality thats what is sad about you Techies, you bring in a gimmick coach who wins some ball games, barely beats a sorry coached UGA team two yrs ago and now you people think your well on your way to a NC and future dominance over UGA. Come to reality my friends.
11-0-1 1990 National Champs
June 24th, 2010
11:06 am
dawgfan – The beating Florida puts on you loser dawgtards every year doesn’t compare with the Tech/GA series. You lose by 25 every year to Florida, thats why we say they OWN UGAy. What’s the cumulative score of the FL/UGAy games the last 10 years, 20 years? You Dawgtards have had a nice run against us, yes you have, but you don’t own us like Florida owns you. Just the facts!
Hayseed Dixie
June 24th, 2010
11:22 am
Jerrard Tarrant is a playmaker, plain and simple. Both Edwards and Taylor can show up and change an enitre game. This is proven.
Again, the main question is can Groh teach his defense? If he can, and the Jackets end up with 2 or more extra posessions a game, don’t expect too many losses.
Jacket Backer
June 24th, 2010
11:27 am
Ah, Reality is playing the UPI conspiracy theory on the whole Tech NC. You are truly a breath of foul, fetid air. Ask him about his other conspiracies.
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
11:33 am
Stop using the FL game as your crutch Tech fans
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
11:34 am
Wow a national chumpionship won playing in the citrus bowl now thats was a conspiracy
Jacket Backer
June 24th, 2010
11:34 am
Reality,
Are you still clinging to that nonsense about the APD covering up Tech player arrests?
ACC champs
June 24th, 2010
11:35 am
I only read the GT fans comments, you other people that make this your full time job I skip over yours, honestly can you people not get a life? Why is the Tech football team the main focus on your day every day? Ever thought about going to a fitness center? Spend some time with underpriveleged kids or something, geez
crabapplejoe
June 24th, 2010
11:45 am
Cooper Taylor is the man…if he can stay healthy he should have a great year.
DDPO
June 24th, 2010
11:49 am
Robert -
Grantham has been a DC before. With the Cleveland Browns. Although he was their 4th/5th choice, most UGA fans will tell you he was the best man for the job…
Dan
June 24th, 2010
12:01 pm
The defense is going to be better this year than it was last year for several reasons. In fact, it only needs to be marginally better and we’ll be just fine.
The comparisons to UVA’s defense are a bit off, I think. The offense at UVA was horrible because they lost both of their QBs – one to grades and one to off the field behavior. The defense was always good for them but they were on the field the whole game. Eventually, every defense would break. Also, Tech has better players. Basically, Groh’s defense will be on the field less than anyone in the nation which should make them fresher and more aggressive. If they get a handful of stops and a turnover or two, Tech will be very difficult to beat.
And for the dawg fans – be a little more creative than saying Groh got fired from UVA. If that’s your concern, than perhaps taking a more critical look at your own team would be a better use of your time given Grantham’s job history. If you want to talk smack, fine. Just be creative.
Tech fan
June 24th, 2010
12:05 pm
Dominique Reese was absolutely Horrid last year. He could not cover Betty White. He lost his Jock so many times they made him where a green on so it wouldn’t show on the field. Watch that Vandy game and see how often he got smoked!
GTechsta
June 24th, 2010
12:31 pm
Yeah, Destin Dog. That SEC is super tough. The likes of Arkansas, Vandy, Ole Miss, Miss St., So Car, Auburn, Tenn, Ky and Uga really are something to be scared of. The SEC if Florida, Alabama and a serious drop off.
PAB
June 24th, 2010
12:34 pm
Pay attention Tech fans. Reality will come into these blogs and spew his nonsense until you call him on his facts and proof. once he gets called out he’ll quit posting. But he will be back this afternoon, once he sees that different people have begun posting. Trust me this is a well documented pattern. He is truly a punk ass bitch. Enjoy the blog for a few hours, it will not last.
Stanley in Marietta
June 24th, 2010
1:09 pm
Oh Destin Dawg- another paranoid, delusional, low self-esteem dawg fan.
We have won more SEC and National championships than UGA has. And yes, with a smaller fan base.
And yes, you still love to post on a tech bog. BOOOM mf!
BrokeBackJacket
June 24th, 2010
1:14 pm
@ GTechsta and the rest of the nerd herd…not the rational sane tech fans that see the world of college football..more specifically Southern college football…more specifically yet, SEC vs acc:
Just a few FACTS to share…you may choose to ignore the facts as usual for the sake of a good argument as you have for years, but I will share a few with you anyway!
FACT: All time record head to head: SEC leads acc 255-123
FACT: All time bowl by conference 1. SEC 196-153
5. acc 82-87
FACT: BCS bowl record: SEC 13-5
acc 2-12…worst by far in college football!
FACT: All time bowl record head to head SEC vs acc 35-14
And Techsta, as to UGA vs Tech….one need look no further than head to head which is 60-37-5!
And Techsta please explain how 2 of those teams that you include in your “serious drop off group from the SEC” SMOKED the 2 acc teams that played for the acc chumpionship in the last regular season games last year?
acc and championship…talk about an oxymoron! Kinda like the prettiest pig in the pen contest!
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
1:40 pm
Here is the bottom line Reality and BrokeBack. National Championships. Sorry to break out the history books on ya. Can you hear me now?…good.
Georgia Tech 4 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990
Georgia 2 1942, 1980
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
2:06 pm
KeithB
Do a better job of looking if your going to count the ones from 1917 and on, then you need to add 3 more to ours 1927 1942, 1946 1968 1980. CAN YOU HERE ME NOW GOOOOOD
PAB Im back from lunch you dork, oh and call me on what facts
Here is a fact 60-39 “30-24″
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
2:29 pm
Georgia Tech 6
Michigan State 6
Pennsylvania 6
Army 5
Florida 5
Georgia 5
KeithB
June 24th, 2010
2:30 pm
Beating Tech head to head doesn’t win you anything but blog $hit talking rights. If there were a NC for that, you’d definately win.
Blue Fox
June 24th, 2010
2:36 pm
Al Groh is the key to everything defensive, best Tech hire since Johnson.
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
2:40 pm
KeithB and PAB
Whats the matter Reality Stinks 60-39, 1 BCS bowl appearance in 40 yrs, sorry fan base, crappy facilities, did I hurt your feelings.
What gets me, for an engineering school your stadium looks like a retard designed it, your facilities are outdated, your baseball stadium looks dilapidated, and you need a 40 foot wall to keep the scum of ATL off your campus from trying to pass through on their way to the varsity.
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
3:12 pm
PAB says
“Reality will come into these blogs and spew his nonsense until you call him on his facts and proof. once he gets called out he’ll quit posting. But he will be back this afternoon, once he sees that different people have begun posting. Trust me this is a well documented pattern”
Where are you big mouth talking want to call someone a punk
You basically wrote what you do
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2010
3:25 pm
Bobby Dodd Stadium capacity: 55,000.
“Half-full”: 27,500
Average 2009 Attendance : 51,584
Average 2009 Attendance : 94% of capacity
Question: Did the Falcons (the other Atlanta team) average 94% capacity?
Best of Atlanta
June 24th, 2010
3:55 pm
————————————–
……Nesbitt for Heisman……
————————————–
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2010
4:07 pm
What, alien conspiracy theories now? Not too far off base. The UPI (United Press International) was bought in 2000 by the head of the Moonies.
Before that, they were a competitor to the AP. Since the AP was a “publishers cooperative” (monopoly) of member newspapers, they were paid much more than UPI for the same subscribers. Pre-Sun-Yung Moon, the UPI had over 6,000 reporters in over 100 countries. Now, they have fewer than 50 employees.
As to Georgia Tech’s National Poll Championship in 1990, all that Moonie stuff makes no difference. The UPI was the Coaches Poll from 1950 to 1990. The UPI formed a coalition with the National Football Foundation for 1991 and 1992 to name the MacArthur Bowl Champion. UPI reverted to a single poll in 1993-1995. In 1993 USA Today formed a coalition for the MacArthur Bowl Championship in 1993. USA Today combined with ESPN in 1997 to distribute the Coaches’ Poll, and that alliance later became part of the BCS.
Bottom line, Georgia Tech was the Coaches’ Poll National Champion in 1990. Conspiracy debunked.
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2010
4:25 pm
About the 2009 Falcons’ attendance: They did better on the road.
Ranked 17th overall, average 68,173, 95.7% at home; averaged 72,658, 98.2% on the road.
Other NFL home attendance lower than the Falcons:
Cleveland 94.1%
Washington 92.5%
Miami 89.8%
Kansas City 88.0%
St. Louis 84.6%
Detroit 76.6%
Jacksonville 73.9%
Oakland 70.3%
Those last 4 pro teams could have fit easily into Bobby Dodd Stadium. St. Louis’ average attendance was 55,237; the others were less than 50,000.
PAB
June 24th, 2010
4:26 pm
Reality,
Still waiting on any proof of your conspiracy theories. Been keeping an eye out for you for several hours. Where have you been hiding?
PAB
June 24th, 2010
4:30 pm
Oh, and you were, are and always will be a punk.
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2010
5:00 pm
About those DBs making all the tackles –
2009 Ga. Tech Defensive Leaders:
Tackles leaders:
———————————
LB Brad Jefferson – 95
SS Morgan Burnett – 85
LB Sedric Griffin – 73
CB Jerrard Tarrant – 58
DE Derrick Morgan – 55
Sacks leader:
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Derrick Morgan – 12.5 81 yds
Rest of team – 12.5 – 83 yds
Opponents – 12 – 86 yds
Int leaders:
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Morgan Burnett – 4 40 yds
Jerrard Tarrant – 2 -90 yds
Rest of team – 6 – 5 yds
Opponents – 6 – 61 yds
UGA FAN ARE DELUSIONAL
June 24th, 2010
5:10 pm
UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM AL GROH IS AN AAMZING D COORDINATOR AND U CANT LOOK AT UVA ITS UVA BEFORE THAT HE ALWAYS HAD GOOD DEFENSES SO STOP BEING BIAST GA FANS HE HASNT COACHED A GAME AT TECH YET! UNTILL THEN SHUT UP AND WORRY ABOUT YOUR NEW COORDINATOR!!
Reality Stinks
June 24th, 2010
5:14 pm
PAB
Whats the conspiracy
60-39 “30-24″ 1 BCS appearance in 40 years
Highschool stadium with no fan support
Whats the conspiracy PABY
chuck Allison
June 24th, 2010
5:44 pm
Of course Tech will be better on defense. There is no way we could be worse than last year. Can you imagine how our record would improve if our opponent ever had to punt?
saban
June 24th, 2010
5:55 pm
Tech will be a lot better defensively.
Remember the Fla. State game. I think tech only stopped Fla. State one time and that was enough to win.
With Groh things will be fine.
On the other hand the dawgs have daddies everywhere.
surfrider
June 24th, 2010
6:13 pm
Tech use to be known as LB U kind of like a PSU or something along those lines. Depth on DL and DB seem to be good. Some coaches are just better as Coordinators. The Fridge was one great OC and is good HC. Groh may be a better Coordinator than HC, eventhough he gave Tech fits as HC. Bill Armstrong if right fit in well as DC and Bud Foster at VT. We could’nt stop the cutback run last year against the big fast teams so to me that will be a key to look at. But I like the change to 4 Lbs’ with some hybrid DE/Lb’s.
Tokyo jacket
June 24th, 2010
6:35 pm
Safeties are gonna be GOOD this year. There is a LOT of speed in the secondary this year. If Coop and Tarrant are playing safety, they can both just sit back and wait for the ball to come to them. Both VERY fast. Also, Tarrant has made ball skills. Look for at least two pick 6s with him at safety.
Their speed combined with scheme is what will make our safeties stand out. We don’t need Derrick Morgan in this defense. I bet if he were back this year, he’d have 6 sacks (which is a lot for a 3-4 DE). Our OLBs this year are going to be the ones that will have the sacks. Their size will help against the run. Look for a lot of pressure on QBs to help get the secondary a lot of picks, a la Tenuta’s defense. The difference between Groh and Tenuta is that Groh brings controlled pressure and has height and speed in the backfield. Groh gets consistent pressure out of the 3-4 because you never know where guys are coming from, but he doesn’t have to sell the farm to do it.
PAB
June 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
I am not speaking of records. I speak of the nonsense you have posted on here about Tech player arrests not being reported by the APD, the back room NCAA deals you allege happened to give Tech the 1990 championship, the conspiracy with the refs in the 1990 Colorado 5th down game to give them the win because the NCAA could not afford to have a “weak” team like Tech be the undisputed NC. Any of this ringing a bell?
Produce any evidence that any of these exist anywhere but in your mind and I will quit picking on you. Unfortunately, I know you will evade these questions and post some sort of diversionary nonsense about how you run this state. Either that or you will just lay off the sight for several hours. Either way, I’ve had my fun with you. Adios. Enjoy your delusion.
Oh, and for the record, I never called you a punk. I called you a punk ass bitch. Which I still contend that you are and always will be.
Dynamicbigboy
June 24th, 2010
7:50 pm
The defense should be better? Where do you come up with this? They lost almost their entire pass rush along with the safety who was always around the ball. I don’t see the players to run the 3-4. They don’t have the outside linebackers who are fast enough to cover when necessary. Also, just how good was the defense at Virginia, answer, not very good.
GT Fan...
June 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
Lots of talent in GT’s defensinve backfield for sure! I like the move to S for Tarrant – maybe he can “rover” around and get some extra punt returns via INTs; the guy is a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
If the DB group stays healthy they should help the DEs & OLBs get more sacks with their ability to hold opponent’s passing in check … as long as the DL can shore up some of the rushing.
People that think Groh isn’t going to make it as DC at Tech b/c his head coaching at VA wasn’t national championship caliber are mistaken IMO. He’s got a rep of having a very good defensive mind. Many successful DCs, OCs, and position coaches don’t cut it as HCs …. all the dog fan need to do to see this glaringly obvious fact is check out how well Brian VanGorder’s stint as HC at Ga Southern went.
Groh’s going to do very well as DC for the Jackets. Just go back and check out some the phenominal defensive players he had while at VA — remember Howie Long’s kid?? Or some of the great LBs & DBs. And GT will get better talent than VA.
BS Patrol
June 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
PAB,
Don’t try to reason with that fool. You are adding fuel to the fire.
Anyway, we won’t miss Burnett. He was way overrated. Never chased down a back in the open & often took the wrong angle on the ball carrier. I don’t know how he got drafted, much less ahead of Dwyer.
Stumpknocker
June 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
Well, well I make my once a week visit to this blog and who’s spewing sh?t all over it???? “Reality Stinks”….The unemployed poster-child for UGA. “Stinks” I see your still dealing with that inferiority complex. Sad really, but I believe your losing the battle son. Anybody who spends their every waking hour attempting to down-grade someone or something is surely delusional and struggling to cover one’s own shortcomings. In the end, for you, Reality does Stink.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
June 24th, 2010
10:53 pm
How can you have returning starters at safety unless they all started two games? This article needs to be rewritten.
vamosjackets
June 25th, 2010
1:05 am
People make the comments section on these blogs unreadable. It is a joke. Civilization has come so far, right?
Anyway…. Doug, I believe Rashaad Reid is a corner rather than a safety.
GatorMAN
June 25th, 2010
6:50 am
Here doggie, doggie, doggie. Come on down to Jacksonville for your annual beating. You want to talk smack, bring it on!! You little puppy whimps!!
We_Run_This_Country
June 25th, 2010
8:56 am
Defense will be much improved over last year. CAG was never the DC at UVA, so why does everyone keep bringing up UVA’s defense? That would be like saying that Mark Rich was responsible for UGA’s DEF last year. GT is stacked at LB….just most of the people outside of GT don’t know this. Don’t know, well you know now!
Sunshine Spanking
June 25th, 2010
8:56 am
Alabama stomped Florida 32-13, ….. GatorBOY !
now that is funny
June 25th, 2010
9:11 am
We_Run_This_Country
Tim Tebow
June 25th, 2010
9:14 am
GatorMAN, you are making me cry again.
BigTimeTechFan
June 25th, 2010
9:48 am
Mario Edwards
Cooper Taylor
Rashaad Reid
Dominique Reese
Jerrard Tarrant
Nice group – Tarrant will end up being the play-maker of the group
Won’t miss Burnett to much, he was awesome his fres and soph years (before Womack??), but last year after the 1st two games no as big an impact as previous years.
Lucky we play in ACC
June 25th, 2010
10:35 am
I believe Al Groh was the def. coordinator at Virginia.
wesleywhatwhat
June 25th, 2010
11:13 am
dawgfan – at least part of this test applies to you: http://wesleywhatwhat.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/most-up-to-date-douchebag-test/
here are your facts 11-0-1
June 25th, 2010
11:18 am
Over the past 9 years the average score of the UGA fla game 26-17 florida, although UGA leads the all time series Florida has owned UGA since the early 90’s , over the past 9 years the avg Georgia -tech score is 30-17 Georgia, here’s are some other facts for you since 1960 tech has beaten UGA 15 times. think UF has dominated UGA the same way? uf vs uga series since 1960 22-26-1 favoring fla. , the tech- UGA series is 34-15. Got another crutch to lean on?
here are your facts 11-0-1
June 25th, 2010
11:33 am
Tech vs Uga , Generations of Domination
one tech fan not drinking the kool aid
June 25th, 2010
11:49 am
Losing Burnette is big, Tarrant loads of athletic ability but I am concerned about his decision making.
Is Cooper Taylor well? Little concerned our inside backers are small for the 3-4, Is the depth chart correct are we starting a freshman on the inside?
frank james
June 25th, 2010
12:36 pm
Listen all you Tech fans, I hear how great you engineers are. Can you’ll please come up with a way to stop that oil leak? I believe if they give me enough PVC pipe and sackcrete I can fix it. I just thought I would give you engineers a chance first.
SILLY UGA FANS
June 25th, 2010
1:21 pm
Not sure if you are trying to insult engineers or not, but the fix would be easy if BP would just shore it up and basically give up the well or find a new way to drill in later. Problem is they do not want to lose that oil rich well so instead they are looking to tap two new daries in the system, which is not working and thus you have the problem we currently have. Did I bore you or were you being sarcastic?
On to football. I look for Taylor to return and hope he makes an immediate impact. I agree I think Tarrant has some holes, but I hope last year he knocked the rust off from sitting out a year and has a breakout year at safety. I would also like to see something on Sweeting and wonder if Bostic will get redshirted or not. All and all it has to improve from last year and hopefully I don’t have to watch another Fla. St. game again where you pray for atleast one stop. I expect recruiting to pick up on defense with Groh at the helm. Just look at our last class, four 4 star defensive players signed as soon as Groh was hired. Good time to be a JACKET!!!!!!!!
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
1:36 pm
Losing Burnett is like losing anybody else to the NFL. Cooper Taylor had a correctable condition with the timing of his heartbeat. It has been corrected. Tarrant (and everybody else) should be able to play better with one coach handling all the DBs.
Georgia Tech has not updated its depth chart from 2009. I don’t know for sure who are inside and outside LBs. According to Heather Dinich of ESPN, the OLBs are Anthony Barnes and Anthony Egbuniwe, (6′4, 250) who was a DE last year.
Here are the stats for the returning linebackers (top 3 were starters):
2010 LBs*
Brad Jefferson – 6′2, 242 ____ 95 Tackles
Julian Burnett – 5′10, 221 ____ 41 Tackles
Steven Sylvester – 6′2, 233 ___ 40 Tackles
Anthony Barnes – 6′3, 243 ___16 Tackles
B.J. Machen – 6′1, 216______ 8 Tackles
Malcom Munroe – 6′3, 231 ___5 Tackles
Freshmen RS in 2009:*
Brandon Watts, 6′2, 237
True freshmen for 2010:*
Jeremy Attachou – 6′3, 233__ Wash.D.C. Archbishop Carroll
Quayshawn Nealy – 6′1, 220__ Lakeland, Fla. HS
* Info from Georgia Tech web site.
one tech fan not drinking the kool aid
June 25th, 2010
1:38 pm
I hate to burst you Al Groh recruiting insight bubble, but the only 4 star he brought was Louis Young.
He’s 65 think these recruits believe hes going to be around for 4 years?
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
1:46 pm
“I would also like to see something on Sweeting”
There is a paragraph on him with his stats by game last year as a true freshman on the Spring Player Update on the Georgia Tech web site.
one tech fan not drinking the kool aid
June 25th, 2010
1:51 pm
this depth chart looks pretty recent
http://georgiatech.rivals.com/cdepthtext.asp
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
2:00 pm
If you looked for info on Jeremy Attochou, I mis-spelled his name. It’s “Jeremiah Attaochu”
Chip Towers had an article about him on 1-24-2010. Here is a quote from Chip’s article:
“I got to know him while Coach Groh he was at Virginia,” said Attaochu, reached by phone in D.C. Sunday not long after returning from his official visit with the Yellow Jackets. “He’s known for his defense and coaching outside linebackers all over the league. I was a defensive end in high school but he felt like I was the right guy to be an outside linebacker. He has three things in his criteria for an outside linebacker: It’s being able to beat a tight end, being able to rush the passer and being functional in space. That’s how he puts it.
“So he basically told me what my role was and that’s the kind of relationship I have with Coach Groh. He’s a smart coach and he knows how to put his players in good positions. I feel good about him and I feel good about the school.”
dawgy
June 25th, 2010
2:03 pm
tech is losing a lot of talent off defense. They will be better schematically, but the overall product will be about the same. Johnson can’t recruit good defenders because nobody worth their salt wants to be chop-blocked everyday in practice. This reality is about to rear its ugly head.
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
2:57 pm
one tech fan – I’ve seen that article before and it has a lot of questionable information in it.
1) Phil Smith is listed as 3rd team OT, and he was 2nd team and starter last year when Barrick was injured.
2) Cooper Taylor is listed as 2nd team safety; he is a 2-year starter at safety.
3) Osahon Tongo is listed as LB, and Egbuniwe as a DE. ESPN has those reversed. Tongo converted from LB to DE last year. Wait until August on this one, I guess.
4) Steven Sylvester is listed as 2nd team LB , and Julian Burnett 3rd team behind Brandon Watts. That would be a nice surprise, since both were key players last year and Watts was redshirted.
5) Preston Lyons is listed as 4th team B-back; last year he was #2. With Lucas Cox moved to B-back (again), Lyons may be #3, or maybe Watson showed something special in the Spring. Expect to see Cox at A-back in short yardage situations. He has scored TDs at both positions.
4) J.C. Lanier is shown as 3rd team DE. 6′4, 330 lb. DE. Maybe in goal-line situations?
5) They have Izaan Cross listed at his incoming freshman weight of 250 lbs. He’s 287 now.
6) Correy Earls is shown as 3rd team WR; Tech’s roster shows him as a DB. The roster may be wrong, unless Earl Groh has claimed him. Earls started the final 5 games at WR last year.
7) Antonio Foster is listed as 2nd team OT, true freshman at 280 lbs. He’s a redshirt FR who weighs 310 lbs.
9) Anthony Allen is listed at 225 lbs. According to the roster, he’s 239.
10) True freshman BJ Bostic is shown as 3rd team A-back, and #2 punt returner. I hope that is true, since Tech rotates 3-deep at A-back, and he is talented enough to play immediately. He enrolled in January.
10) Anyone else whose experience is listed as “HS” is suspect. They may be RS freshmen.
T3
June 25th, 2010
3:00 pm
IMPORTANT NEWS
NC State has just announced they have hired
University of Maryland AD Debbie Yow as the new NC State AD.
So, why is that so important?
Yow was opposed to UMD considering an invitation from the Big10.
And, people familair with the UMD Athletic program know that the
UMD Athletic Program has BIG financial issues.
Look for UMD to hire a new AD who will be “more receptive”
to discussions with the Big10.
Look for the new UMD AD to have some previous experience
or relationship a Big10 program.
Also, this will probably be UMD HC Ralph Friedgen’s last season at UMD.
Jim Delaney has to be thrilled with this news.
Happy Valley View
June 25th, 2010
4:02 pm
That could be an imporant chnage at Maryland.
Big10 did put feelers out to Maryland. Yow said no.
A regime chnage at Maryland might just mean another round
of expansion bingo.
For Maryland to make a chnage, it would have to be a package deal including at least one other ACC school. Probably a 4 school package.
college football
June 25th, 2010
4:33 pm
who cares???
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
5:06 pm
The ESPN report on Yow moving to NC State is “she’s going home” (my quotes.) Sister Kay coached there for over 30 years.
Life is a lot easier in Raleigh than in the D.C. area. Plus, “Yow inherits a program that has spent millions on facility upgrades — most notably in football ” ESPN qoutes.
Morgan Burnett
June 25th, 2010
5:38 pm
After Caleb King and Washaun Ealey toasted me all night long, looks like the next set of gt safeties is in for a LONG year!
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
7:33 pm
“Johnson can’t recruit good defenders because nobody worth their salt wants to be chop-blocked everyday in practice. This reality is about to rear its ugly head.”
The poster really has no idea how many teams use zone blocking techniques. Tennessee ran it 100% last year, to name one that Georgia fans should remember. Florida State uses it.
“Chop” or more correctly called “cut” blocking is part and parcel of zone blocking. The penalty for doing cut blocking wrong is “Illegal Chop Block.”
Also, prospective recruits would not be deterred because of the number of NFL teams that use the technique. All use it to some extent, and the Redskins, Packers, Panthers, Raiders and Texans base their entire offense on it, as did the Broncos when Shanan was coach (and the Falcons, when Mora was coach). Seattle just signed a player because he had experience in it.
Alex Gibbs, line coach at Denver at the time turned a 6th round draft pick/6th string tailback into a 2,000 yard rusher and Super Bowl MVP. That guy is Terrell Davis; ring a bell? Gibbs was OL/Asst. HC for the Falcons under Mora for 1 year and special consultant for the next 2.
jay jarrell
June 25th, 2010
7:58 pm
dems suck!
Open questions at The Flats
June 26th, 2010
8:34 am
Big question is: Will APD allow Tech’s # 37 to play ANY position without checking in with his bail bondman. If there are any women in the stadium ………… this could be a problem.
Calling all cars ………..calling all cars …………….
POAD
June 26th, 2010
12:00 pm
hope we play well.
Reality Stinks
June 26th, 2010
1:05 pm
There is no question Tech wont
macrotech
June 26th, 2010
1:32 pm
“college football”, apparently you do!
“reality stinks”, your obsession with Tech football is fantastic!
“Delbert D”, great post….I’m willing to bet that “reality stinks” thinks it stinks!
CPJ has done some amazing things in the short time he’s been here….this could have the makings of a special year if our defense catches up with our ‘high school’ offense! GO TECH!!!
POAD
June 26th, 2010
1:36 pm
Open ?: Tarrant was not found guilty and didn’t even go on trial. TRY again. You need to worry about LeMay getting a HUMMER on school property.
.
June 26th, 2010
1:51 pm
I have gas……….
Hey POAD
June 26th, 2010
3:54 pm
LeMay got one possibly. Good for him …..boy meets girl.
# 37 ……….. RAPES a girl. He got off due to the Waffle House of Money and Tech grads that own the Awful House.
Man ………. one is one thing and the other is a c-r-i-m-e.
messin with.........
June 27th, 2010
9:03 am
reality is that dogbois will again have a consistently mediocre season with laid back cmr on the sideline.
UGA is Pitiful:
June 27th, 2010
9:38 am
With your easy and louzy schedule, I don’t think you will need any safety’s. I mean, Louisanna Layfette, Vandy, Kentucky, Miss State, Arkansas. What’s your almighty SEC schedule rated, like 150th in SOS! Joke Schedule, Joke Team, Joke City and Joke Fans. THWG! With the exception of UF, and GT, you play NO preseason ranked teams. It’s an embarrassment, but typical UGA football. LMFAO!
UGA is Pitiful:
June 27th, 2010
9:41 am
It was nice seeing you awesome basketball players go high in the 20th round of the NBA draft.
mwh6767
June 27th, 2010
9:43 am
Wow, see the humpers are on Tarrant now. You guys are about 2yrs late on that one. He was cleared of FALSE charges long ago! I’m hearing the reason a judgement on UGA “super-recruit” LeMay is because he was caught getting a hummer not from his girlfriend but from, ahem… one of his team mates, of the same sex variety that is. Interesting. Gotta love the doggies and their never ending quest to bash tech when their own program is in disarray.
GT- stands for?
June 27th, 2010
10:18 am
GT- Gun Toters …………see Ethhyl St and NBA’s Crittendon
GT- Go Taliban- see recent results of TERRORISM trial in Richard B. Russell Bldg (named after a UGA grad)
GT- Go To de Trunk, said Joey Hamilton and Reuben My Man Houston
GT- Gone To Yemen ( pumping gas now are the two Navy jet pilots)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAH Thugs and punks and an empty stadium unless Clemson or NC or UGA play there.
macrotech
June 27th, 2010
2:08 pm
“GT- stands for?”, ‘GT-Go To de Trunk, GT-Gone to Yemen’….wouldn’t that be GTdT and GtY? It’s good to know that you can tickle yourself so easily, though! “AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAH”
Does anyone leave the city of Atlanta on business?
June 27th, 2010
2:43 pm
I reside in N Fulton County and travel all over the USA and on rare trips to Japan, Ireland and Germany.
At dinner with factory types, many of whom are engineers, we talk women, soccer ( I could care less about it ) and we talk politics and now lately, we talk about how the international business community has no respect for our Pres,etc.
On the subject of American football my dinner guests usually know of Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida and Texas, Ohio State and Southern Cal ( the real USC) and University of Georgia. I will be very honest ………..they know UGA because of H. Walker and they know USC because of OJ SImpson and his trial and they know Alabama, because of the current NC and Bear Bryant. They see things in a long term view ……….not one or two years, like most college fans.
Tech? Some Germans remotely acknowledge the school but they always confuse it with Auburn, which has supplied NASA with more astronauts than any school. They don’t recognize Tech as a stellar engineering school or football school. They mention MIT, they mention Cal Poly and one knows a German kid that is in the Poly school in Marietta …………but not Ga. Tech. His parents live in E Cobb.
Tech is neither fish nor fowl. This says it all. When I ask do you know who Bobby Dodd is or do you know who Bobby Ross is or do you know who Eddie Lee Ivory is? they shake their heads in the negative.
When I name two or three ACC schools beyond UVA, they shake their heads. They know UVA because of Thomas Jefferson. They do recognize VaTech because of all the tragic shooting murders up there.
Tech is like Obama …………an urban program that gets no world wide respect.
mwh6767
June 27th, 2010
2:59 pm
Does anyone, Quick question If I go to The sudan or to Congo or Laos etc. and they haven’t heard of the Dallas cowboys or the LA dodgers does that mean by your logic that those teams just aren’t that good or popular? Lets just come out with it little fella, you are just another little dog fan trying to spew some more hate at tech and its fans. Why??? Because its easier for you guys just to poor mouth tech and its fans than to acknowledge that uga isn’t going anywhere, except for another 3rd tier bowl game. YOU ARE PATHETIC.
Delbert D.
June 27th, 2010
7:55 pm
“They mention MIT, they mention Cal Poly..”
Not a very convincing story. It would be more plausible if CalTech were mentioned in the same narrative with MIT. Cal Poly is not classified as a national university because it does not have doctoral programs. Good engineering undergrad program, ranked along with the 3 US military academies.
Sounds like those dinner participants have “file and forget” memories. Herschel Walker, OJ Simpson, Bear Bryant and who was picked as national champions last year. Next time, if there really is a next time, take notes.
macrotech
June 28th, 2010
12:33 am
“Does anyone leave the city of Atlanta on business?”, of COURSE they’ve heard of uga….stop quizzing sweat shop workers!
Carolina Gator Lover
June 28th, 2010
8:20 am
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Carolina Gator Lover
June 28th, 2010
8:25 am
To: here are your facts 11-0-1
I find it very interesting that you have to go back to before most on this blog were born to come up with numbers that try to make UGA look good. Take a look at the last 20 years:
UGA vs. UF 3-17, average score 33-17, UGA vs. GT 15-5, average score 29-20. Face the facts UF has dominated you much more than you have dominated GT!
15 wins in 50 years
June 28th, 2010
9:20 am
Carolina, Much to your Dismay football was played in the Southeaster Conference prior to 1990,
Florida Zero Sec championships. SEC titles since 2000 UF 3 , LSU 3. UGA 2 . Auburn 1, Alabama 1.
Curios, how you know the ages of those who post on this blog?
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Brent
June 29th, 2010
11:54 am
I think Tech’s secondary is going to have a very good year! They’re talented and experienced which should help a lot. And they have a very good DC in Groh. I think Tarrant will fill-in Morgan’s spot rather nicely. He is just as athletic as Morgan was and he has the experience needed for Tech to improve on defense. I think Tech will win 10+ games this year ‘cuz their offense should be just as productive as last year’s with Nesbitt back at the helm and their defense is going to be much better which some people would disagree with ‘cuz of losing Derrick and Morgan, but we return 8 starters and add new DC Groh. And I’m also excited about the newcomers Ayers, Young, Holton, Johnson, and Bostic. These guys are going to help out Tech’s defense maybe not as much this year, but in the next few years they have the potential to be some great players. And I think Tech is going to get better with each year ‘cuz they’re starting to recruit some top level players and they have one of the best coaching staffs in the country. GO JACKETS!!!
SAINT SIMON
June 30th, 2010
8:26 am
UGA 30 – GT 24!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGA 73 – GT 66!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!
WE RUN THIS STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!