A look at Georgia Tech’s wide receivers
Switching from the safeties, we take a look at Georgia Tech’s wide receivers:
THE WIDE RECEIVERS
- Returning starters: Kevin Cone, Stephen Hill, Tyler Melton.
- Others to watch: Quentin Sims, Daniel McKayhan, Jeremy Moore.
- Key losses: Demaryius Thomas, who is now with the NFL’s Denver Broncos.
- Key fact: Four Tech receivers, not including A-backs or B-backs, caught passes last season for 1,355 yards.
- Key question: Thomas was responsible for 1,154 of those yards. Who will replace that?
- Key question 2: Who will become quarterback Joshua Nesbitt’s go-to guy, not only for those long threats but when crucial first downs are needed? Hill and Melton will likely be the starters. Hill seems to be the player everyone thinks will be the next Thomas, but until the games start it’s hard to say. All of the wide receivers have similar builds, though none are close to Thomas’ 6-3, 230 pounds.
- Outlook: It depends upon expectations. If it’s expected that someone is going to come in catch 1,000 yards of passes, as Thomas did, then you will likely be disappointed. If it’s expected that the receivers are going to combine to catch more than 1,500 yards, then you will likely be happy.
- Your turn: What say you about the wide receivers?
For a look at the safeties, go here
For a look at the offensive line, go here
For a look at the running backs, go here
For a look at the defensive line, go here
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Delbert D.
June 28th, 2010
5:11 pm
one tech fan – Yeah, they lost to Delaware. And Ball St. Navy was outmanned on defense in most of the games; evidenced by scores such as 74-62, 59-52, 48-45, 46-43 and 46-42 (those last 3 were wins over Pitt, Duke and Notre Dame.) They also gave up 44 to Wake and 41 to Rutgers.
Delbert D.
June 28th, 2010
5:14 pm
Doug – I’m looking forward to the QB breakdown. Any inside info on Nesbitt’s offseason work on passing would be appreciated.
Dennis
June 28th, 2010
5:42 pm
I just want to see some shorter routes. It seems all we could do last year was throw deep.
ACC champs
June 28th, 2010
6:07 pm
if you go back and look at some of last year’s games, Nesbitt was throwing plenty of short passes to Anthony Allen and Embry Peoples as well as others. CPJl can adjust.
UGA BIGGEST DAWG
June 28th, 2010
6:23 pm
I HAVE VERRY LITTLE TWO DUE TODAY BUT DOES TECHIE BLOGS AND TALK BOUT GERGIA AND WATCH MILEY CIRUS LATER- SHE REALLY STIRRS ME UP
Brian Jones TECH FAN
June 28th, 2010
6:57 pm
DELBERT D if you knew anything nesbitt had a cast and walking boot on his ankle all summer not much he could do but work out and throw. Guys we are not a passing offense nore do we have the o line to pass like CPJ wants to. Settle down O line will be young but better and who needs to pass when you can run the ball. Perkins will play and play alot so will BJ Bostic and he will be fastest kid on the field everytime he steps on the field.
Delbert D.
June 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
Brian Jones – With all due respect, we’re still in the 1st week of Summer. The boot was on during Spring training, right? Never mind that, I haven’t been down to the Flats to monitor his progress.
Reality Stinks
June 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
QB Breakdown
GT has no QB they have running backs behind center
4 wins against UGA whatever if Richt loses 3 in a row he wont be there you can bank on that we dont wait a decade to decide, just as Jim Dummy
Stay Thirsty My Friends
one tech fan not drinking the kool aid
June 28th, 2010
7:49 pm
Delbert, I noticed a few of those games were overtimes, not going back to look at how many , but they lost 4 games,(point being bad defenses are an M.O. of PJ teams).I am afraid the ACC is going to be much better this year, that will be bad news for PJ.
Our Defense is still very suspect to say the least, new scheme , two biggest playmakers gone, and nothing I have seen as far as blue chip recruits. But this about receivers we are banking on a 3 star kid who had originally committed to UCF to be a star? Beleive expectations need to be tempered.
Reality Stinks
June 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
one tech fan not drinking the kool aid
I agree expectations need to be tempered. I dont think UGA is going to have that great of a season. Personally I expect to have 4 losses this year, thats reality.
Tech fans want to get mad about everything I say. Like you said PJ teams havent had great defenses, nor will Tech be a major factor if PJ continues to recruit Nesbitt type QB’s. Just facts
Richt keeps losing to FL he is in trouble just facts
SILLY UGA FANS
June 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
reality stinks,
The problem with your posts is that you base them on opinion with little to no facts and think ever GT fan should just say because he thinks it it must be true. Like your earlier post, are you saying he had trouble recruiting for Navy so therefor his defense sucked or are you saying that his Ga. Southern NC team had bad defenses. Comparing either team to GT is stupid and you give him no credit for firing the DC and finding one who will hopefully fix the D problems. Your dislike for Nesbitt also makes no sense. UGA wanted him when he was #2 in Ga. and #16 in the country as a passing QB. He has done a great job at GT and hopefully will have a great senior season. I don’t care who you put back there for GT over the last two years as QB anybody would have struggled at QB in passing with the bad pass protection. GT fans love Nesbitt despite this because he guts it out every down and you know he will give 100% and attempt to improve.
Now if we could gets refs on our side for the WR who cares who’s throwing the ball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doKelJl0BCA
15 wins in 50 years
June 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
Silly, UGA did recruit Nesbitt, but not as a QB , Nesbitt wanted to go to UGA. Kid grew up following the Dawgs, He wasn’t elite 11 ,Nesbitt a great football player .
Tokyo jacket
June 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
Blue Pants, Jackson will play RB. He played WR and scat back in high school. He’s the quintessential A-back – half WR, half RB.
Reality, I appreciate you admitting that UGA will lose 4 this year. I think only 3 for UGA because of your schedule.
Tech on the other hand is more of an unknown. They might be like Miami last year: good team, but wicked tough schedule. We’ll know the most about GT after the UNC game. If we’re 3-0 after UNC w/ 500 passing yards, we’ll be in great shape as a team. If we win at UNC, there’s NO reason we shouldn’t be 7-0 when we go to Clemson (whom we’ve beaten 6 of 7). But, if we lose at UNC, we could easily unravel early. I’m thinking no more than three losses this year.
Stinger
June 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
We have 4 receivers better than any receiver on UGAY’s team. That’s a fact.
Tokyo jacket
June 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
By the way, I will be STOKED if Nesbitt gets 1,500 yards to WRs this year. Remember, 1,700 pass yds and 900 rush yds to be the only player in FBS history to 5,000 yds passing and 3,000 yds rushing.
Nesbitt for Heisman!
SILLY UGA FANS
June 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
15
What were they recruiting him as then?
Another bad call killing GT passing game. The passes look nice and on target though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmDiugA-eGI&feature=related
SILLY UGA FANS
June 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
tokyo jacket,
Or a loss at UNC might be what wakes the team up like UM did last year. The UNC game scares me because we ran all over the field on them last season just like we did UM the season before and both were suppose to have the D to stop GT the season we walked all over them. I agree though if we can get by UNC there is no reason to not have another great season being that they will have one of the best defenses we will face.
15 wins in 50 years
June 28th, 2010
8:54 pm
An athlete, would’ve been on the other side of the ball.
SILLY UGA FANS
June 28th, 2010
8:54 pm
I stand corrected the last pass could have used more touch to give Hill a chance to cut.
Tokyo jacket
June 28th, 2010
9:21 pm
Silly, I agree with you. My point was that we’ll know a lot more with a win than a loss at that point. I think momentum is one of the most important things in college football. If we win at UNC, we really should be 7-0. A loss puts us at 6-1 driving up to Clemson really not necessarily knowing what to expect.
superDawg
June 28th, 2010
10:36 pm
stinker you drew the short straw in life boy.
superDawg
June 28th, 2010
10:38 pm
you might be a girl or something else as far as I know.
Old Gold
June 28th, 2010
11:05 pm
As AJ Green becomes CMR’s new wife…Mr Hill will rule….Dawggies are pretty mad over the man on man affair in Athens…losts of CMR molesting ugay players!!!!!!!
superDawg
June 28th, 2010
11:13 pm
old gold hell is waiting for you.
superMuttsmakemelaugh
June 28th, 2010
11:23 pm
Woof, woof, woof. Good doggie, now go learn some new tricks.
superDawg
June 28th, 2010
11:45 pm
I only know one and your it.
Big Dog Dawg
June 29th, 2010
4:04 am
You don’t have a wide receiver on your roster. What a joke.
SEC has won the College World Series seven (7) times since The SEC expanded to 12 teams in 1990, including the reigning College World Series Champions LSU and including Georgia.
Georgia tek has been the dead last worst team in America in the NCAA tournament, including again this year LOSING.
ACC has Weak Forest who 2 years after the ACC was formed in 1953, Weak Forest won the CWS in 1955.
55 years in a row, and counting now, the ACC has NOT won the College World Series.
Rosenblatt stadium closes after this season. The ACC won 1 time.
South Carolina, who beat UCLA last night, beat Clemson and knocked Clemson out of the CWS this year. It is what The SEC does to the ACC.
You make all this noise about BASEBALL in the ACC and at Georgia tek, but the facts are that The Georgia Bulldogs OWN Georgia tek in baseball and especially in the NCAA Tournament and College World Series.
Georgia has been to 6 College World Series and won 1. Georgia tek has been to only 3 CWS and has never won.
South Carolina of The SEC beat UCLA last night 7-1.
This runs South Carolina’s CWS record to 21-17 with a 1-game lead in the Best of 3 CWS Finals.
Clemson runs its CWS record to 12-24, typical for ACC teams.
Georgia tek plays CUPCAKES in the ACC, then when NCAA Tournament time rolls around, it is The SEC who wins The College World Series while Georgia tek LOSES their NCAA Tournament Games. You run up your record playing in the ACC and then FLOP ON YOUR COLLECTIVE FACES.
195-148-2 Georgia Bulldogs’ Baseball record beating up Georgia tek.
In only 3 years in the College World Series Georgia tek has won 4 games total.
Georgia has won 10 games in the College World Series in 6 appearances.
NCAA Baseball Tournament Record UGA is .638 win % tek only .535 win %
SEC owns ACC in Baseball.
SEC owns ACC in NCAA Baseball Tournament
SEC owns ACC in College World Series.
SEC owns ACC in National Championships Baseball.
UGA owns Georgia tek in Baseball.
UGA owns Georgia tek in NCAA Baseball Tournament.
UGA owns Georgia tek in College World Series.
UGA owns Georgia tek in Baseball.
Only 10 teams in all of baseball have LOST more NCAA Tournament Games than Georgia tek’s 53 LOSSES.
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dekalb fan
June 29th, 2010
8:29 am
Stephen Hill will dominate at the WR position. Hill was a 4-Star recruit coming out of High School by Scout.com. Hill will surprise many with his production but there are many more who know the kid and are fully aware of what he is capable of that will not be surprised. When he leads GT in all statistical categories for receivers in ‘10 then everyone will say “I knew he had it in him, I predicted it”. If CPJ goes to Hill as he went to Thomas, you will see some eye-popping statistics. We have already seen his flashes of brilliance. I do agree that the ball will have to spread more in the passing game, but every offense has a Go to Man, that will undoubtedly be Mr. Hill.
SILLY UGA FANS
June 29th, 2010
9:49 am
small puppy,
Wow you really need to stop drinking when trying read stats. If you had said that LSU is the flagship team for the SEC in CWS then you would have been correct instead of somehow saying the SEC dominates the CWS. I will grant you that GT has faltered in the regionals more than once and blew it in 94, but to say the ACC is weak is stupid as are most off your comments.
Leaves Turn Option Churns
June 29th, 2010
10:48 am
Here’s how I see it:
Hill will be solid, won’t replace Bebe this year, but will have some big plays
Melton – Dude can block, period. Real team player. Very soft hands. Can run the quick screen/stiff arm play pretty well. Not fast enough as a deep vertical threat. Still is strong & can be ok possession guy. But does our offense have WR routes that suit him?
McKayhan – Aside from Moore, the guy with the most potential. Has wheels to get open on vertical routes. Good KO returner. Better athlete than people know. Could be poised for a breakout season, imo.
Moore – Still needs to get bigger and stronger for blocking & possession receiving. Not a factor this year, but as soon as he has the size he’ll be solid.
Sims – Pretty good blocker, team player. Has size but has yet to show reliable hands/natural receiving ability. If he does it would be huge for GT.
Cone – An enigma. Seems to have size/goods but erratic blocking/knowing what to do. Could this be the year he puts it all together. Good ST player.
Leaves Turn Option Churns
June 29th, 2010
10:51 am
Whoops, one more:
Corey Earls moving back to WR. Definitely has the wheels to get open on vertical routes. Should be pretty strong by now….Can he block well enough to get PT? Does he have the hands to haul those balls in? We’ll see.
BobinBuford
June 29th, 2010
11:10 am
Big Dog:
Seems to me that UGA, from the “mighty” SEC went 0-6 against teams from the “weak” ACC this year in baseball.
NOTSO FAST
June 29th, 2010
1:04 pm
Somebody will have to be great if they beat out Hill.
Delbert D.
June 29th, 2010
5:49 pm
There are no wide receivers in baseball. I’m not so sure about the American League or the Japanese leagues.
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SAINT SIMON
June 30th, 2010
8:27 am
UGA 30 – GT 24!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGA 73 – GT 66!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!
WE RUN THIS STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!
still rollin
June 30th, 2010
12:00 pm
I agree that recruiting a really good receiver will be tough. what we would be able to recruit is someone who is good at many things but is able to catch the long passes when needed. If they can block when they need and catch a few 40 yard passes a game, all will be good.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
July 6th, 2010
2:48 pm
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