Johnson isn’t buying excuses…from anyone
Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson doesn’t buy “being on the same page.” He’s also not spending money on “playing faster,” “simpler schemes” or anything else that he’s hearing right now as reasons given by anyone, including his players, as to why his team seems different this season than last, when it won the ACC championship.
He’s aggravated at his team, all right. He said that he’s “up their tail right now, and I’m going to be until they reach their potential. I’m not trying to be their friend, I’m trying to be their coach.”
But some of his aggravation is focused on the Chicken Little perception that the offense isn’t as good as it was last year and the defense is falling apart.
The truth is the team is in almost the same spot as it was last season: 2-1 in the ACC. The biggest difference between this season and last is this year’s schedule is backloaded with Clemson, Miami and Virginia Tech, whereas last season most of the tough conference games were played in late September and early October.
He stopped his Tuesday press conference for a few seconds while someone tried to answer how many yards per carry the team averaged last season, compared to this season.
The answer: 5.2 last season to 5.6 this season.
The average points scored: 29.6 this season to 33.8 last season.
It’s not that bad. Though he’s not happy.
While the defense played better last week against Wake Forest, he said people shouldn’t be patting themselves on the back. There are still lots of issues: notably, a lack of big plays and trouble converting on 3rd downs.
In two blogs later today, we will take a look at these two areas and what is causing them.
But for now, Johnson is trying to bring out the best in the team.
“If we get beat by a team that is more talented and is clearly the better team, but we go out there and try hard and we do the right things, then it doesn’t do any good to yell at them,” Johnson said. “But, I don’t believe that to be the case to this point. I don’t think we are playing up to our potential and it is up to me to make them play up to their potential. Do I want to be the heavy all the time and the bad guy? No. I would love for somebody else to do it, but I don’t see anybody else doing it so therefore it is up to me.”
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furman b
October 6th, 2010
4:10 am
first
Rockdale Jacket
October 6th, 2010
5:07 am
PJ knows better than anyone else what his team`s potential really is. As a fan, I do believe that this team does not have the ability to win more than
eight regular season games at most given that we still have Clemson, VT, Miami and UGA left on the schedule. I will be happy with 7-5 in a year with a new defense and loss of four standout players from last year
Wait a second Rockdale
October 6th, 2010
5:47 am
I will not be satisfied with 7-5. I understand where you are coming from. And I understand losing four great players from last year. However, you just don’t forget how to run the offense. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s time for the Offense to gel and do what it’s suppose to do. We have the talent, not Dwyer talent, but solid. Hill is a good talent, just needs to settle down. Move Allen to A-back!!! Ok I will stop Venting lol. Go Jackets!!
SanDiegoJacket
October 6th, 2010
5:52 am
It is so refreshing to hear Coach Johnson talk about our team vis-a-vis Mark Richt. Our coach, coaches. He knows what he needs to do to get our players coached up to their potential. What a refreshing concept. I’m sure that this week we’ll be better. Like has been said, we have a tough road ahead of us, but of the 4 biggies, I’ll bet we win at least 2 of them. Third downs have definitely been a problem. We will get better as the season goes along.
THWG every day in every way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SanDiegoJacket
October 6th, 2010
5:53 am
Enter your comments here
Born2Buzz
October 6th, 2010
6:12 am
Hey Rockdale, did you read the blog? PJ will not be happy with 7-5 and he doesn’t want to hear excuses like losing 4 talented players and running a new D. Man, I love our coach.
GT71
October 6th, 2010
6:37 am
He says the right things, he does the right things. CPJ, whether the team goes 7-5 or 5-7, will be CPJ.
And that’s the reason he was hired…and the reason he’ll be here a long, long time.
I hope.
Paddy
October 6th, 2010
6:46 am
I love to hear this guy talk. You always know where you stand. And NO Coach Speak!! I love old school coaching.
Alabama Jack
October 6th, 2010
6:53 am
Beats Pepper Rogers standing on his head and his habit of trying to interview opposing coaches for his coaches show before every game.
GT Fan...
October 6th, 2010
7:02 am
Rockdale Jacket is actually a GA fan folks. “I’ll be happy with 7-5…” Come on dude. Of course he would, GA already has 4 losses.
If he really is a Tech fan then get rid of him with that kind of “Chan Gailey / Dave Braine” thinking.
If GT finishes 7-5 that will SUCK!! I, for one, will not be okay with 7-5. Too much talent, and too much coaching to be losing 5 games. Again, this ain’t Chan Gailey coaching the Jackets anymore! Gotta get the kids’ heads out of their arses and get’em focused; one game at a time. If PJ can do this then they will be fine.
lilhomer
October 6th, 2010
7:03 am
besides, Shreveport…I20 West and drive about 12 hrs….
Tokyo jacket
October 6th, 2010
7:10 am
I agree with him. There have been a lot of people on here who say he blames the players (probably UGA impostors). But, he very clearly said that it’s his responsibility to get the players ready to play to win. I really respect him. I think we’ve got good things in line for the rest of the year. I still think we can win the ACC and beat UGA in Athens to knock them out of bowl contention.
How much would you LOVE to tell your UGA friends that Tech has a longer bowl streak the next time they talk about some of the crappy bowls we went to during the Gailey era?
db
October 6th, 2010
7:14 am
Sounds exactly what the doctor ordered. There is no greater motivator than a ticked off coach! Go Jackets!
Munson's Toupee
October 6th, 2010
7:55 am
BEAT GEORGIA!!!
ThatStingHurts
October 6th, 2010
7:56 am
To Stephen Hill: Every time I dropped a pass, it was because I was thinking about it. Just grab the @#%*# ball …..with your hands !
reebok
October 6th, 2010
7:57 am
the man is old school. i love it. GO JACKETS!
Buzz ME
October 6th, 2010
8:07 am
You tell em CPJ and don’t ever go soft like Richt. All you UGA’ers out there know you would love CPJ
Stinger
October 6th, 2010
8:18 am
Johnson is not the Genius that everyone thought! This team is the worst since the Bill Lewis stuff years ago! It’s starts at the top with Johnson! He needs to coach them up and not blame the players for the coaching blunders!
Old Gold
October 6th, 2010
8:20 am
Johnson will leave faster than Bill Curry !
michael
October 6th, 2010
8:22 am
never be satisfied. we should be undefeated up until now. and i think we all thought the same thing.
5150 P.O.A.D
October 6th, 2010
8:26 am
Johnson nothing but Big Talk!
cltgtfan
October 6th, 2010
8:27 am
I was so glad to hear Johnson was upset at the play in Wake. Many of the articles talked about us playing better against Wake, but I thought it was the worst offensive game of the season. We were letting undersized Wake Forest get guys in the backfield on almost every play. A Wake Forest defense that is awful held us to our lowest yardage of the season and we were lucky to win. Johnson should be in their backside, because they looked awful. It is the execution that is lacking right now, part of that is talent related, but the overwhelming part is mental. That is why I love the fact that he is all over the players to improve that part of it.
Go Jackets!
Ben
October 6th, 2010
8:32 am
It’s simple. His recruits just aren’t as good as the ones Gailey recruited. You were living off those guys. Now you have navy caliber players and you’re playing like it. Next year will be even worse.
Astropig
October 6th, 2010
8:33 am
It says something that expectations for this team and this program have risen so much since Johnson arrived. When Chan Gailey was here ,there would have been long late night parties at beating Wake. Instead , the team and its fans are kicking themselves for not beating them even more soundly.
This , by the way , is a good sign…
TI
October 6th, 2010
8:35 am
The season is always, beat Georgia and it will be successful.
Mark
October 6th, 2010
8:43 am
No the big difference is we lost to a bad kansas team and barely beat a horrible wake team. We are not even close to being as good as last year. Last year’s team would have beaten kansas and wake by a cumulative 80-20
joe schmoe
October 6th, 2010
8:45 am
I, like cpj will not settle for 7-5. These guys are killing themselves on the field with dumb plays and mental mistakes. Go our there playing 100% and get after the ball!
Mark
October 6th, 2010
8:45 am
Also, last year we covered the spread in every game we were favored in except for ga. We were favored over ku, lost. Favored over Nc State lost. Favored by 10 over wake. Won at the end by 4. Let’s see if they play better against the cavs.
Cole
October 6th, 2010
8:46 am
PJ is in denial about his recruits.
Ha ha
October 6th, 2010
8:46 am
“The season is always, beat Georgia and it will be successful.”
That is so unbelievably pathetic.
And I’m a lifelong Tech fan.
gt45
October 6th, 2010
8:53 am
Still have gager fans imposing on the Tech blog! Amazing! Best be worrying about who your next coach will be!
joe schmoe
October 6th, 2010
8:57 am
Got to love the UGA imposters infiltrating the blog… classic and typical unclassy
michael
October 6th, 2010
8:57 am
this just in, paul hewitt has been named as the replacement for mark richt and bill lewis will step in as the replacement for paul hewitt.
BartBuzz
October 6th, 2010
8:59 am
I can’t believe all the doomsday talk. Yes, our record could and probably should be better. But look at it this way. It’s better than being 1-4 with a bunch of 4 and 5 star players. Coach Johnson is a competitor. The season is far from over.
juvenal
October 6th, 2010
9:03 am
someone stealing 5150 again….the last time GT won 20 in 2 years?….still, got to get tiring, endless neg-posting ’bout cmr…
Chuck Allison
October 6th, 2010
9:03 am
Tech needs less rap music and more running stadium steps.
DawgGoneFishing
October 6th, 2010
9:07 am
Hey: CMR is 1-1 against CPJ and 7-2 against Yech since 2001.Go figure SanDiego Yacket.See you in Athens????
Curlygreg
October 6th, 2010
9:17 am
I don’t think yards and points are the problem this year. It’s turnovers, including not converting on 4th down. Combined with a weaker defense and a tougher schedule: 6 – 6.
Tech Tony
October 6th, 2010
9:29 am
He’s aggravated at his team, all right. He said that he’s “up their tail right now, and I’m going to be until they reach their potential. I’m not trying to be their friend, I’m trying to be their coach.”
I think this CPJ quote is the difference between our school and the 1-4 school down the road.
dobearsbare
October 6th, 2010
9:38 am
DawgGoneFishing, that’s 8-1 since 2001. And it’s funny how posters on the Tech blog complain about Georgia people posting here when they’re doing the exact same thing. Goose/gander, etc., etc.
30-24.
Donnie025
October 6th, 2010
9:40 am
ALLL DA WAAAY TURRNNT UP!!!! ALLL DA WAAAY TURRNNT UP!!!!
Buzz
October 6th, 2010
9:42 am
Mark quit betting on the Jackets then!!! What I am the most frustrated with is our offense and the lack of a different formations. I would love to see Nesbitt in the shot gun formation and have the pass/run option!!! Especially when we get behind!!!
Carpets of Dalton
October 6th, 2010
9:42 am
I don’t know about you, but I think winning is stylish.
GTJeff
October 6th, 2010
9:43 am
THIS is the kind of talk I have been waiting for from CPJ this year. Hopefully he can execute.
juvenal
October 6th, 2010
9:45 am
besides, when we get chan paid off, we may have different priorities 4 the $…….we post there, we use our regular alias…
1-4 Powerhouse Soon to be 1-5
October 6th, 2010
9:47 am
I love the way UGA fans prove our point.
Chris
October 6th, 2010
9:49 am
This is the difference between Tech UGA right now. Richt is making excuses and trying to be the nice guy. He’s trying to find the positive even after 4 straight losses. Johnson is never satisfied. Even after a win he’s furious and expects more form his team.
Ramblin Man
October 6th, 2010
9:54 am
Stay on them CPJ. This team can make a turn around.
juvenal
October 6th, 2010
9:57 am
both teams are in transition(read Matt & Doug’s excellent O-line post, note the use twice of R-Fr, soph once)-i like the probability of which direction ours is going better, especially with great improvement with academics….
Yellow Fuzzee
October 6th, 2010
10:03 am
Go punch em in the face
RambleOn84
October 6th, 2010
10:09 am
Need black helmets…
Deuce Coupe
October 6th, 2010
10:20 am
Anthony Allen averaged 9.7 yards per carry at A-back last year and is producing 5.4 yards per carry at B-back this year.
Seems like a no-brainer to move him back to A-back and help GT’s offense.
At least try it and see what happens.
Jesse Stone
October 6th, 2010
10:23 am
Deuce, that’s more of a product of playing an outside position. What did Dwyer average at B-Back last year?
Jesse Stone
October 6th, 2010
10:26 am
answer: 5.9 yards. You SHOULD average more yardage at A-Back than B-Back
Matt
October 6th, 2010
10:29 am
There are two things I don’t do, the first is question Paul Johnson, the second is blame our woes on missing players (who are we? UGA). Allen is of course not going to get 10 yds a carry at the B-Back position, thats the nature of the position. The dive isnt going to work everytime. Over 5 yards a carry will score 6 every time you touch the football. The problem has been miscues, blocked punts, pitches to no one, inopportune fumbles (WF had 14 pts off t/o). Get rid of these mistakes and we beat Kansas. NC State may have still won, but it sure would have been closer in the end. The defense has serious issues, but the WF game gives hope that they are making improvements.
joe schmoe
October 6th, 2010
10:32 am
Lol at some of U UGA fans kindergarten attitude, “well they are doing it to us…” too funny.
Collin
October 6th, 2010
10:44 am
Maybe this is as good as they are. Ever think of that?
blazer
October 6th, 2010
10:57 am
no team will be as bad as a Bill Lewis team!!
3-4
October 6th, 2010
10:57 am
Wait a minute. For those of you who are comparing last year’s team to this years. We beat Wake last year…but it took a final drive to do so. Remember?!! We barely beat them last year and it was in Atlanta!!!!!!!!
…so where’s the proof that last year’s team beat down Wake? Heck, we won games last year by less than 4 points on SEVERAL occasions.
But this year, we did lose to Kansas. Last year, we may have barely won, but we won.
Part I: Where’d the big plays go? | Georgia Tech
October 6th, 2010
11:01 am
[...] Coach Paul Johnson said there are two areas that concern him about this year’s team, compared … [...]
West Coast Two Stars
October 6th, 2010
11:14 am
The fish rots from the head down PJ, and so far you stink this year. If the kids aren’t playing the way you want them to, then where do you point the finger?? If the team plays with no heart where do you point the finger ?? If the team cant catch balls where do you point the finger??
blazer
October 6th, 2010
11:14 am
play finch more at center-we move it better when he is in there.
let beno play left guard if will jackson is still out!
hedgepruner
October 6th, 2010
11:15 am
the problem is our offensive line is not blowing defenders off the ball & our defense is terrible at defending the run & pass , especially on 3rd downs..right now Nesbitt is carrying our team & when he scrambles and hits one of our inept receivers with a strike they drop it 75% of the time and Allen is a disapointment at his position he doesnt have the heart & soul of Dwyer , Dwyer could run over or around folks Allen can not…we will be lucky to win 3 or 4 more games …
GT #1 fan
October 6th, 2010
11:19 am
All I want to now is if we beat down the puppies again this year will PJ give out rings? I sure hope so.
RambleOn84
October 6th, 2010
11:22 am
Let’s finally lay this myth to rest:
PJ did not get rings for the guys for beating UGA.
The players were given the rings as a gift from the Chick-fil-A folks for playing in the Peach Bowl. They could get anything they wanted engraved on them. The seniors voted to put the UGA score on it. It was the only time they had beaten UGA in their careers, so it was a big deal to them.
No that this will stop idiots from saying whatever they want, but I thought I’d set the record straight for those that don’t know.
TheAntiMe
October 6th, 2010
11:26 am
Paul Johnson is a meanie. I’ll bet that nice coach Mark Richt from UGA isn’t so mean to his players. Heck, Richt probably even buys them ice cream after every game.
ThatStingHurts
October 6th, 2010
11:29 am
West Coast, you’re an idiot. Who did he blame? Himself. What’s you’re point. (And I don’t agree about catching; there ain’t much a coach can do about that…..except bench a guy.
Pepper Rogers
October 6th, 2010
11:47 am
If CPJ has anymore plays in his arsenal that opponents have not seen, he had better get them out because the Big Boys are around the corner. Also, lets break out the blue jerseys every now and then.
Vegas Jackette
October 6th, 2010
12:01 pm
doesn’t seem like GT can do a whole lot about Allen being a step slower than Dwyer but perhaps switching him at time from B to A back might be interesting. Allen is great with the short passes. Preston Lyons had a good run in the Wake game, hope he keeps that up. But receivers, receiver, receivers you got to catch the ball when Nesbitt throws it in your hands. Nesbitt deserves better than that from all of you. Do like the balance of passing to the array of receivers. No more Bay Bay so no more just going to that one guy. We all know that now.
GT Man
October 6th, 2010
12:04 pm
Our recruiting is better than average. We recruit guys like Vad Lee, who is a run first, pass later type qb. Those guys don’t get five stars. He’s the top qb in NC, and rivals only has him as a three star. We will never be the top recruiter, because we are a tough academic school. If you want to recruit thug five stars from the ghetto, be a UGA fan. Gaily had one good year of recruiting where we had eight four stars. Half of those guys didn’t pan out. Three of them were awesome; Dwyer, Morgan, and Burnett. BTW D Thomas was a three star no name. We need to keep winning, and the recruiting will take care of itself.
juvenal
October 6th, 2010
12:05 pm
the kid at state who couldn’t get into our MBA saya curry is nice too-but we knew that……
AMG
October 6th, 2010
12:14 pm
CPJ is right about stats this year except one major one that proves we don’t run the ball as well this year as we did the last two. Time of possession is almost favoring the opposition this year.it breaks down 30:31 to 29:29. That is NOT a CPJ team. We are also not running the ball as much on third and long as we did the previous two years. The only good news about that is that means the D is a little better as they are on the field more often and giving up less yards in every stat and less points. So though I will not pretend we have a great defense, it has improved.
Panther Joe
October 6th, 2010
12:17 pm
I’ve been following football for many years, and I have to say it’s nice to see a no-nonsense coach on the rise again like PJ. I hope more of them find their way into big jobs.
CarolinaJacket
October 6th, 2010
12:24 pm
I think GT man is right on target. Look at Orwin Smith. He was a two star recruit and he looks pretty good when he gets his hands on the ball. I also think the David Sims is going to be super. He might just become the starting qb next year. As for this year, if we would cut down on the stupid mistake and get some turnovers, we should be in any game we play in. Hopefully, things will get better in these two areas.
joeygt
October 6th, 2010
12:26 pm
cpj has our program on the rise weve won 20 games the last 2 years when have we done that, in cpj system we dont need 5 star recruits we need execution and we can beat anybody bc i have yet seen a team that just whipped us on their own with out us shooting ourself in the foot like usual!!
Reality
October 6th, 2010
12:37 pm
TRUST IN PJ.
Alan
October 6th, 2010
12:45 pm
Georgia Tech winning the ACC last year was an fluke just like Wake winning a few years ago. It will not happen again any time soon, Al Groh will make sure of that.
fan of shorter passes
October 6th, 2010
12:52 pm
Some of the blame should be on the Johnson calling all those long passes. The longer the pass,the more difficult to complete…sorta like some of those laws of physics. (of course that is just my opinion)
Lee the best QB in NC…some of the dogs may disagree….their guy from NC has five stars…even though he is not playing this year.
joeygt
October 6th, 2010
12:53 pm
alan your an idiot you know nothing about football if you think that was a fluke your probaly a ga fan
Georgia Tee
October 6th, 2010
12:55 pm
Give em coach!!!! Go Jackets!!!!!!!!!
joeygt
October 6th, 2010
12:55 pm
cpj does not make nesbitt throw itdown field all the time, nesbitt throws longs passes bc he never has blocking hes having to run for his life and throw the ball up to see if we can make a play on it, which he did alot last years but we has a execellent reviever in thonis last year
Homeboy
October 6th, 2010
1:10 pm
Idea -
We haven’t had another quarterback touch the ball for any length of time. Next year will be a mystery. Move Nesbitt to B back (he’s running it all the time now and can’t pass) and Allen to A back. Maybe a new quarterback can hand off and MAYBE complete some passes to make the offense really work like it is supposed to. Think about it.
Systemic
October 6th, 2010
1:19 pm
If we can upgrade the talent on D some and let this O line come of age then Tech will be very dangerous and guys like Alan will have a belly full of crow. Oh and here’s another scary thought: for all his toughness J. Nesbitt won’t be the best QB that Tech produces in this system!
But for now I’m kind of like RockdaleJacket. Last year we won a ton of close games (5 by five points or fewer) with 4 NFL guys on the roster, plus some other experienced o lineman. Losing that kind of talent means taking a step back for even the football factories much less Tech (remember how crazy the Doggies sounded when they were talking about how they would somehow be better w/o Stafford and Moreno).
Bottom line: we are inexperienced on the O line so the offense is struggling some. If in a building phase for the program (which is what this year is) Tech could win 7-8 games and beat Georgia, then every Tech fan should be singing their coach’s praises just as much as when he won the ACC.
CJDawg
October 6th, 2010
1:21 pm
Even with a better record, you Ticks are still concerned about Georgia. Go play your games. And get CPJ a bra. You can’t and won’t beat UGA this year. See ya.
Systemic
October 6th, 2010
1:26 pm
You always want to be your rivals, no matter how sorry they are CJDawg. Thanks for meet all my expectations with your post – you’re a real class act.
Go jackets!
Pete
October 6th, 2010
1:29 pm
Coach Johnson believes in ACCOUNTABILITY which he saw DAILY as a way of life at the US Naval Academy. Civilian life in America has evolved into a whining, soft, spoiled lifestyle where the No. 1 priority is to be entertained………….oh, and let’s not forget all the useless electronic junk glued to every young persons body today, also.
This “soft” lifestyle littered with excuses at every turn has overtaken the sports world also.
Thank God for men like Paul Johnson.
I wish our country had political leaders with the same amount of conviction, common sense, and backbone.
Part II: Is their trouble on 3rd down? | Georgia Tech
October 6th, 2010
2:02 pm
[...] Coach Paul Johnson said there are two areas that concern him about this year’s team, compared … [...]
egeagle
October 6th, 2010
2:22 pm
You obsessed Yechies don’t deserve PJ. We at Southern have suffered since he left. He does tell the truth at all times. But as a casual observer, y’all are way off on the number of trolls from other schools. A particular favorite is the one who takes pages to say that UGA is irrelevant. Practically every post here has a reference to UGA. You clowns are more excited about UGA’s record than your own. I also love the irony of PJ working under the legendary Erk Russell. GATA
Honky Talkin'
October 6th, 2010
2:44 pm
CPJ gets the respect from fans and players that CMR does not. Thank God I’m not a Georgia fan. They look comfortable in the SEC cellar.
surfrider
October 6th, 2010
2:53 pm
All me may have to do is somplete 60% to 80% of the passes we are not catching and that could add another 100 yards per game and open up the scoring That’s probably 4 to 8 passes a game we are not taking advantage of. Then the Defense has to stop the mobile passing game and then we could end up a great year.
spider
October 6th, 2010
3:09 pm
can SDSU aztecs cover the 5 points against BYU or better yet can they beat BYU in provo
snapshot
October 6th, 2010
3:14 pm
Great coach. Hope he is at Tech for a long time.
Panther Joe
October 6th, 2010
3:43 pm
Homeboy, you’re a tard. I’ve watched GT’s gamesthis year. The QB was hitting receivers all day last week. When they stopped dropping the ball, GT score 2 touchdowns and then some in one quarter.
Honest and Frank Discussion
October 6th, 2010
3:54 pm
This is why I love CPJ. Even if we go 1-11 5 years in a row I won’t want to fire him.
GDBurdell - PJ wins Macarthur genius award (from teck fans)
October 6th, 2010
4:01 pm
PJ is doing exactly what he did last year, the trouble is that the team isn’t winning games. This proves that the ‘09 season was a fluke (just like Wake in ‘06). Teck is having to use more passing plays to score, and doing it badly which means that the coaches are moving outside of their comfort zone just to get yards. Basically the whole ACC has tech figured out (and has their respective team prepared) and every single game from here on in will be another example of this. AND since UGA had the techies figured out last year, what do you think will happen this time around?
Rockdale Jacket
October 6th, 2010
4:01 pm
Back to clarify my comments on the 2nd post early a:m.
The words I left out about my being satisfied with 7-5 or best 8-4
was based on the reality of the remaining schedule. I just don`t expect
us to beat Clemson/VT on the road, nor Miami at home. Thats 5 loses
provided we beat UGA in Athens. Not trying to be negative but I believe
thats the best we should expect notwithstanding CPJ`s efforts to light
a fire and get the team playing better. The schedule is just too tough for
the talent we have.
high school offense
October 6th, 2010
4:12 pm
Is the Josh Nesbitt Heisman site still up?
blackprix
October 6th, 2010
4:19 pm
Coaches should be honest and straight forward. Johnson is doing just that! He believes his team has talent enough to be playing better and he’s going to ride them until they do … that’s what coaches should do!
joeygt
October 6th, 2010
4:24 pm
gd burrell shut up you have no clue seriously!cpj has our program on the rise weve won 20 games the last 2 years when have we done that, in cpj system we dont need 5 star recruits we need execution and we can beat anybody bc i have yet seen a team that just whipped us on their own with out us shooting ourself in the foot like usual!!
DawgGoneFishing
October 6th, 2010
4:30 pm
Thanks for the correction dobearsbare. We are better than I remembered.Or they are worse than they think. GATA.
JASon
October 6th, 2010
6:27 pm
Coach Johnson recruited most of these players. Coach Johnson prepared these players. Make no mistake about it, when the team fails, its on him. He is a shamelessly arrogant man, who is 0-2 in bowl games for Tech.
GTMD75
October 6th, 2010
6:31 pm
The only thing that UGA figured out last year on how to stop GT was to hurt Nesbitt’s ankle. The other thing UGA did well in that game was recovering their fumbles (unlike many games this year and last). It is easy to say that you have figured out our offense when there is not good offensive line play (not an excuse, simply a fact). Heck everyone must have figured out UGAs offense in the SEC because it sure is not working. That logic does not hold-up. You must execute and not make mistakes. UGA is losing like the Jackets because of poor execution and mistakes.
Hair on Fire
October 6th, 2010
6:58 pm
Georgia Tech looked pretty good in the 4th quarter,
out-scoring Wake Forest 18-3 and Nesbitt throwing for two touchdowns.
Technophobia
October 6th, 2010
7:06 pm
How do you tell a UGA poser?? They just can’t get the facts straight.
4 Jacks
October 6th, 2010
7:24 pm
Gotta love coach and the way he just calls it. I have tremendous faith in CPJ and his staff. All good teams have some players, I said players, not just one player who steps up and are leaders, that make all the other guys accountable to each other and themselves to be ready and “up” for the game. This team is woefully short in this area, and you should not need a great Rockne pep talk to be inspired to play. If you can’t get excited and motivated to play 12 or 13 weeks a year, then the problem is within you. Maybe you should find something else to do. I do not mean to throw all the players under the bus, but CPJ has a good staff and his record shows me nothing but success. Maybe it is time to pull some shirts and let the kids play if the upper classmen keep coming out flat. I know these guys carry a load, but so did last years team and the team before that, and they played with a fire in their belly most of the time. It is time for the players to take some responsibility. They are all in this together, or should be.
macrotech
October 6th, 2010
7:29 pm
As a Tech fan, I LOVE that we have a coach that says it like it is! He has bigger things to worry about than the PC nazis out there…he’s committed to winning…it’s obvious…it’s his job…he’s proven to be REALLY good at his job. I’m ALSO enjoying all the pup fans that are hiding behind other peoples tags! Guess they don’t have much to say…and I’m LOVING that as well!!! GO TECH!!!
Big Bee
October 6th, 2010
7:34 pm
CJDawg..you must be concerned about GT or you wouldn’t be on this blog.
Big Bee
October 6th, 2010
7:36 pm
You mean Coach Johnson doesn’t take the team swimming and bowling?
Jefferson
October 6th, 2010
8:27 pm
I’d like to see 9 or 10 wins, but they have to stop somebody.
TazzDawg
October 6th, 2010
8:49 pm
CPJ come to UGA, we could use you to kick some tail! LOL
TazzDawg
October 6th, 2010
8:50 pm
I guess you guys aren’t going swimming anytime soon!
still a awg fan
October 6th, 2010
9:00 pm
I sure wish Coach Richt would stop trying be his players best friend & start being more like Coach Johnson.
THEIR HEAD COACH
gtforever
October 6th, 2010
9:01 pm
Football is about a team that comes together……….. Football is about a team that plays every game like it’s their last…… Football is about a teams Heart, that beats as one….. We are NOWHERE near any of these….. We may not have the best 5 star players, but you really don’t have to, if you have a coach that will coach up and motivate…… From the verbage that I read in the paper, maybe CPJ has finally come out of his shell…. Time will tell..
techengineer
October 6th, 2010
9:16 pm
The B back is out of place Coach. Put a bruiser at B back and put Allen back at the A position… Come on that’s obvious. Allen is not an inside runner.
techengineer
October 6th, 2010
9:17 pm
The D took the week off against Kansas but other than that game they have played as well or better than last year but the offense doesn’t appear to be near as effective.
GDBurdell
October 6th, 2010
9:18 pm
I’ll believe any old BS even if it makes absolutely no sense at all. Just make sure you say in front of some nice yellow and blue signage, and imply that an obvious failing is part of a ’strategy’ that only techies are ’smart’ enough to understand.
Haha UGA is expanding their engineering program, what a nasty year for tecksters this is!
Rodney Dangerfield
October 6th, 2010
9:28 pm
I am tired of excuses too. I want to see this team put together a game where they do not look like the sandlot jackets. Do they run these plays in practice or just in the game? Also do they think they get the five mississsippi rule before the D’line and LBs rush the QB or run blitz?
1990 national championship playa
October 6th, 2010
10:00 pm
Move Allen to a back. Incorporate some shotgun. Nesbitt has no time to throw. We can’t pass block so the shotgun may give him some extra time to set his feet. Bring tenuta back so we can at least blitz and make some plays.
gee
October 6th, 2010
10:49 pm
Allen is fine at B-Back… IF we would give him more carries and Nesbitt would quit making bad reads he wouldnt be looking so bad. Also not to take all of the blame off of him he REALLY needs to run with his head up so he can see cutback lanes and blockers in front of him. He runs into the back of his own men way too often when he should be 10+ yards down the field. With saying that… I like that counter option play when we used to put Dwyer in at A-back sometimes and pitch it to him. Why dont we do that with Allen? It’s time to open up the playbook some and try something new. What we are doing now obviously isnt working too well. Come on CPJ get your head together and get this team playing some Tech Football ASAP or we are finished. GO JACKETS!!!!! THWG
macrotech
October 6th, 2010
11:11 pm
GDBurdell, WHAT are you blabbering about? Is that your response to CPJ’s statement or are you THAT goofed up over ugas’ plight, thus far?
Technophobia
October 6th, 2010
11:12 pm
Gotta echo the comments about CPJ. I have complete confidence in him.
ATL XMAN
October 7th, 2010
9:05 am
what talent?..you have only josh and allen and hill.7-5 is a reach. pj is saying the right things now but when he keeps bringing the div 1aa talent he will have to come up with better stuff. he knows his team is in trouble thats why he is pissed because there is nothing he or his high school offense can do it about it. your team has won 20 games thanks to gailys pro players and the weak acc. when they are all gone look for more losses from tech and pj
macrotech
October 7th, 2010
11:44 am
ATL XMAN, with your AMAZING skills as a prophet…..HOW’D you miss what is happening in athens?! Our team is out of sync. We have PLENTY of talent and CPJ will get everyone in rythm….don’t believe me? Check you crystal ball….it’s proven MOST reliable, thus far!
ATLX
October 7th, 2010
11:47 am
Chan Gailey was never a good recruiter. At best he would have taken Josh, Demaryius, and Jonathon Dwyer to 8-4 seasons. He would have never made it to the ACC Championship or Orange bowl. That’s a fact son.