T-Day game thoughts
Greetings, all-
I think this is going to be quick, because it appears I’m the last one in Bobby Dodd Stadium and I’d like to get home. But, anyway, a few takes from the T-Day game.
1. Don’t get too worked up over Tevin Washington’s performance. True, it was pretty lousy. He threw three interceptions and led the offense to one touchdown in 10 possessions. First, he’s played better over the course of the spring than he did Saturday, and he was, as Paul Johnson put it, running for his life. If you were at the game and got on the Synjyn Days bandwagon because of the way he played, there’s probably a pretty good chance you would have been of a 180-degree different mindset last Saturday.
It doesn’t say very hopeful things about the quarterback position that the two top guys swapped dreadful scrimmages in consecutive weeks, but, as I said, Washington has been better than he was Saturday.
(I don’t think this means that Vad Lee should start, by the way. As I’d mentioned before, he’d have to be pretty spectacular in fall practice, and really in just the first couple weeks of it before they start preparing for Western Carolina, to win the job, and that doesn’t seem likely. Possible, certainly, but not likely.)
Johnson said something interesting after the game after saying those two and the two incoming freshmen, Lee and Demontevious Smith, will all have a shot in the fall.
“Sometimes winning the game is not losing it, being able to manage it and do those kinds of things.”
2. Johnson likes the B-backs. Preston Lyons ran 11 times for 50 yards, Richard Watson ran hard with 6 carries for 48 with a touchdown, David Sims was 7 for 33. Charles Perkins seemed to have the misfortune of running smack into the line multiple times and was 7 for 11.
But, as he’d said the other day, Johnson thinks the B-back spot is the deepest and that any of them could play.
"O.K., fellas, let's make sure we get our share of the calls today..."
3. Inside linebacker Quayshawn Nealy doesn’t look like a backup. He was, to me, the most impressive player on the field Saturday. He had 7.5 tackles, a fumble recovery, a sack and he tipped a Washington pass that was intercepted. He is playing behind Daniel Drummond and Julian Burnett, though. Defensive coordinator Al Groh said it’s a little early to say he’s ready to be a capable backup, saying that Nealy relies too much on his speed and needs to learn to take on and defeat blocks.
“But he’s really bought into it and certainly done better with it and seemed to have some success with it today,” Groh said.
Non-sequitur fact: Nealy said he was named by his aunt, who got the name from a television show. He and I are sort of similar in that way. I think my mom named me after W.S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame. No joke. (My first name is Gilbert, which, as I like to say, is why I go by Ken.)
4. Kicking game – not so hot. Justin Moore missed from 49, David Scully from 47 and Andy Elakman from 28. Last week, Moore, the only kicker on scholarship, missed two inside 40. I asked Johnson if he learned anything new Saturday about his kickers, and he said no, which I don’t take to be a good thing. It sounds like Moore and Scully will be competing for the job in the fall. No preferred walk-ons are coming in as freshmen, by the way.
5. A link to Johnny Crawford’s excellent slideshow.
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Saban
April 23rd, 2011
6:25 pm
Jackets win 10 this year. Dawgs win 4.
Saban
April 23rd, 2011
6:26 pm
Good game. Johnson is a fox. He hid a lot more than was on the field.
rdr
April 23rd, 2011
6:29 pm
could be a long year.
.
April 23rd, 2011
6:35 pm
if Days did not do enough to impress CPJ and this is the best you are going to get out of Tevin, than move Sims back to QB. Sims is built like Nesbitt.
YOu know, there is nothing new about using two QB’s when running the option anyway with all the tackling and pounding going on.
Lumpkin Bumpkin
April 23rd, 2011
6:55 pm
Where is this link you speak of?
Lumpkin Bumpkin
April 23rd, 2011
6:57 pm
As for football. If the defense keeps playing at this high level, do you think that more high profile linebackers and defensive linemen will want to play at Tech because of our 3-4 scheme? If we can make 0 to 3 star athletes look good I can only imagine a blue chipper or two out there
Old Gold and White Fan
April 23rd, 2011
7:09 pm
Who the heck is Tony Zeno and why haven’t we heard anything about him before today. He’s got 4.3 speed and was down right impressive today! How’s his spring gone so far. Haven’t heard of him before and haven’t read anything about him from anyone. He’s a PLAYER!
Ramblin Man
April 23rd, 2011
7:21 pm
There was some really bad play from the o-line still and that needs to get fixed fast, but overall I witnessed some good play from the defense and a few trick plays that were a nice wrinkle on the O. Always hard to get to excited or bummed after a spring game though. You want to see the O score but then that means the D is messing up and vice versa. Still time to fix the wrinkles and who knows maybe some of these incoming freshman can impress enough to compete on the line.
Private School
April 23rd, 2011
7:25 pm
Zenon was redshirted last year, but came in with B.J. Bostic and that group. I think he is originally from LA, but was displaced by Katrina to Albany. He went to a private school there and is small in size, so he wasn’t heavily recruited. There used to be some film on Youtube of him. Tech offered him at the last minute when they a had a couple of spots open, so maybe they found a gem.
Ramblin Man
April 23rd, 2011
7:25 pm
Old gold,
Zenon has been talked about more than once over the spring. Redshirted last year and has good hands to go along with that speed. I don’t see him beating out Smith, Bostic, or Jones but he will see playing time this year.
Ramblin Man
April 23rd, 2011
7:38 pm
The good news for me was I overheard that some prospects were impressed with the whole experience and that Nick Tompkins is a lock and several defensive guys walked away impressed with what Groh had to say and how they would fit in.
K
April 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Don’t mean to offend anyone, but 2 notices: 1. Didn’t think it would take too much to actually have a real American flag raised during the national anthem. Boy Scouts or ROTC members would probably loved to have done that. 2. Do not understand why the Coach and players cannot put their hands over their hearts during the national anthem. Just little things, I know, but sometimes little things do mean a lot!
Old Tech Dude
April 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
Should I wait a week or so before I panic? Defense looked vastly improved – mostly because the offense was offensive. If we don’t get the OL fixed we are in trouble.
Lumpkin Bumpkin in a word – nope. We will always have to take the 3 star or less and get more out of them. But IMHO the stars system is over rated hype designed to generate web hits for the respective sites.
All in all not much to get excited about and our kickers – good grief.
Old Blind Dawg
April 23rd, 2011
9:37 pm
I get it now. I could never figure out why all the tech trolls spent so much time over on our blog but it is clear now there ain’t nothing going on over here LMAO
GTFan
April 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Washington sucked today and sucked last year. He’s god awful and I hope he gets pushed to second string. Not jumping on the Days wagon, but anyone is better then Washington.
@Old Blind Daw,
You UGA fans are so boring and so stupid with your comments. You put me to sleep reading it.
GT 07
April 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
I was there..Had a good time but the O line really looks bad. I think Shaq Mason and Erinn Joe will compete for playing time!
gt4ever
April 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
Old Tech dude,
We are In DEEP do do…..
Ken Sugiura
April 23rd, 2011
10:47 pm
sorry about that lumpkin.
http://bit.ly/ezQRR7
tony zenon is an a-back who’s gone a little under the radar. he does have some potential.
i think the line will get a little better. there were some injuries, like ray beno.
Old Blind Dawg
April 23rd, 2011
11:17 pm
GTFan LOL better to be boring than delusional. GT won’t compete for the ACC in the next 10 years and most likely will only luck up and beat the Dawgs once in the same time period. But hey you do have good looking women running all over the campus LMFAO.
Old Blind Dawg
April 23rd, 2011
11:20 pm
Just punch me in the snoot like old turkey neck suggested.
Wreckmaniac
April 23rd, 2011
11:26 pm
I’m just glad the offense didn’t hang 50 on the defense . Defense has been the problem all along so why would anyone think this was a bad day ?
Wreckmaniac
April 23rd, 2011
11:27 pm
Old blind dawg: How would you know what the women look like ?
30,000 empty seats in a 55,000 seat stadium
April 23rd, 2011
11:39 pm
50,000 empty seats in a 55,000 seat stadium,
WOW….. you guys suck.
706 > 404
April 23rd, 2011
11:41 pm
What an ABSOLUTE JOKE……
I used to give you nerds the overall doubt when you played Virginia, Wake Forrest, Kansas, etc……
But I just don’t know anymore.
I truly think you dorks have reached rock bottom of the A-She-She.
SUCKAS!!!!
supersize that order, mutt
April 23rd, 2011
11:42 pm
and 70,000 empty seats in a 92,000 seat stadium last week. Which is really worse?
the real Old Gold
April 23rd, 2011
11:52 pm
Days will start. Washington will be at GA Southern next year to replace Shaw. And that’s fine with me.
Stinger
April 24th, 2011
12:07 am
This team will beat the dawgs by 30 points. YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST. Our defense will kill smurf Murray and the offense will average 58 per game, so look out .
Old Blind Dawg
April 24th, 2011
12:31 am
Wow Stinger 30 points average 58 a game. Did Turkey Neck find some magic excelsior for his undersized slow footed below average players or have you simply lost your mind?
You heard it here second GT won’t score 58 points in its first 3 ACC games. Your defense looked stout because your high school offense sucks. Your QB’s had more interceptions and fumbles in a mock game than Murray had all year. Yeah your prolific offense just needs a few tweaks LMFAO.
techster
April 24th, 2011
7:51 am
Nealy was the player of the day. Seemed to me JC Lanier and McRae looked bigger and stronger and had more push than did the starting ol. Not sure about Days yet. Very raw and looks for lanes to run instead of to pass as Johnson said in post game. He does have some taent though and really I think we will have to go with him unless one of the freshmen come in and play. Defense is promising with talented secondary and better inside linebackers. Still need another Ouside linebacker. Wonder if Nealy could play there? Offensive line needs a lot of work as well as the receivers.
We are in TROUBLE
April 24th, 2011
8:44 am
Is it just me, or did I miss the big play where an A-back, B-back, QB, or WR has a break away run for 50 yards? Did anyone notice the majority of our completed passes were to the A-backs, B-backs? I think Hill is a dud.
We are in serious trouble this season. Days and Washington are not ACC level QB’s. Our field goal kicking is atrocious! What else do I need to say…
Stinger
April 24th, 2011
8:47 am
Old blind dawg, you are as ignorant as you are blind. You will be lucky to field a team by the end of summer unless you have an early release program arranged with the Clark County Sheriff Dept. One more word out of you and I will punch you in the face until you are deaf too. You have already proved that you have no brains.
distant echo
April 24th, 2011
8:57 am
It maybe unfair to say this, but to my untrained eye, though I’ve watch Tech football for fifty-three years and bleed lately a great deal of gold & white blood, Washington reminds me of good ole reggie. I pray PJ will not hang his hat on Washington out of hardheadedness the way Gaily did with good old reggie.
WTGW?
Prediction
April 24th, 2011
9:05 am
We will lose 50% of our games due to missed FIELD GOALS!
Do you realize how many games last year where Blair was the only one putting points on the board?
Help from GT Soccer Team
April 24th, 2011
9:12 am
CPJ needs to contact GT’s soccer coach and ask for a walk on to help with our kicking game.
distant echo
April 24th, 2011
9:19 am
PJ, doesn’t seem to think extra points, field-goals, kick-offs, & punts are important enough to his game to offer scholarships to those specialists. He’s so offensive-minded, PJ can’t seem to bring himself to actually coach these units. As I recall, one assistant said they all have imput. Sounds like a bunch of blindfolded monkeys using darts. I don’t care if GT leads the nation in rushing if they’re gonna loose games by one point or threee points. Its part of the game, Coach and recruit it!
distant echo
April 24th, 2011
9:22 am
“Help from GT ….. Team” please, no help from the kickball team.
Fan
April 24th, 2011
9:26 am
Offense lacks play makers and I don’t see much coming in…Lee maybe? Defense should be sound. Kicking game is not to promising. We’ve got to recruit better players. The talent level has definitely decreased in the past few years. I see more of the same as last year. I hope not.
Lee?
April 24th, 2011
9:29 am
I don’t see how we can afford to keep Vad Lee off the field this Fall. He is the only playmaker we’ll have at the QB position.
S.C.
April 24th, 2011
9:34 am
We’ll be asking true freshman to step up on the O-Line next fall. Write it down.
CPJ is Getting Lazy
April 24th, 2011
9:41 am
My observation is that CPJ seems to be getting lazy. It seems he’s counting on Al Groh do all the work on the Defensive Side, building GT’s D into an iron curtain.
Then, he can afford to relax with his responsibilities of putting major points on the board. Heck, if our defense has shut out games, CPJ would only have to put 1 field goal on the board to win.
Wait a minute – can we make a field goal?…
A Fan
April 24th, 2011
10:08 am
Zenon is a special player and good kid. He played on my son’s team in high school and was a good leader. He will make good grades and if given the chance will break long runs. I would think it would make great sense to have him returning kicks. He has 4.3 speed.
IMGeorgia
April 24th, 2011
10:16 am
GT lacks a true NG. Someone like a MT. Cody or the kid UGA signed this year John Jenkins. You need a skilled 340 pound guy in the middle of the DL or it is going nowhere fast. TJ Barnes does not count because he lacks the skills for the position. Walls is under sized and can’t take on more than one guy like a 3-4 NG should.
WnE
April 24th, 2011
10:24 am
Wow!
I can’t believe how far GT has fallen due to coach Kung Fu Panda’s poor Recruiting!
The FACT that Charles Perkins is MIRED in a 4-way race with an Ivy League transfer, a former QB, and Richard Watson (come here I need you) should tell the GT fanbase that Perkins is NOT a Dwyer-esque talent and that the Recruiting Services were spot-on to NOT give him that 4th star and keep him as a 3*.
Perkins graduate EARLY from HS so not only has he had a RS yr. he also had Spring Practice LAST YR. and yet he cannot distance himself from that slate of unimpressive RBs.
It looks like the GT-run of NFL-caliber RBs might be coming to an end, Tashard Choice, Dwyer, and A. Allen have spoiled GT fans in recent yrs., BTW, 2 of those 3 were transfers and not home grown and ALL 3 were initially contacted and Recruited out of HS by “you-know-who”.
Does anyone HONESTLY believe that CPJ has recruited an NFL Caliber B-Back or A-Back during his 4 yrs. at GT?
At this point the Charles Perkins-types and the Zack Laskeys of the world aren’t gonna cut it in a Off. that can’t pass worth a lick.
If we were 6-7 with an NFL caliber RB in Allen, what are we gonna be with a worse passing game and NO NFL-types at either B-Back or A-Back?
Those two 340+ pound NGs up in Muttville are licking their chops (barring injury) waiting for next Nov.
Thanks to CPJ’s poor Recruiting GT has a lot of question marks going into next season.
Just MAYBE Coach Stubborn should have let Dontae and those other players “get on that plane” and kept their schollies, GT sure could use that extra depth right about now.
Old Blind Dawg
April 24th, 2011
10:32 am
Stinger why the venom? When the truth makes you see red you retort to simplistic insults and show a total lack of reasoning. You seem to think writing childish drivel somehow makes GT a better team NOT. Oh yeah bring it on and I’ll smack you in the face just like Old Turkey Neck suggested.
Face the facts Stinger. GT is a cellar dweller in the ACC. Write it down so you don’t forget GT will finish no higher than 3rd in the division and 6th or 7th in the conference. Turkey Neck did well with the recruits he inherited but the program is now racing backwards while the rest of the ACC is loading up.
In closing let me add a few things for you to consider over the summer
1. UGA will field a team and it will once again humiliate GT (a given just like the sun rise).
2. GT’s defense looked superb………..going against what will likely be the worst offense in the ACC.
3. Many GT fans are hanging their hat on Vad Lee……….a huge mistake and an indicator of how far the program has fallen.
I suspect you will come back with either lame immature drivel or some nonsense about academics. Speaking of which do you realize GT has NEVER had a higher APR than UGA?
@Old Blind Dawg(sic)
April 24th, 2011
10:57 am
So, I guess that means with all of the UGA fans hanging their hats on Crowell, that is also a mistake and an indication of how far YOUR program has fallen… Right? Oh, it’s different when it’s your team…
QB Dickey
April 24th, 2011
10:58 am
True sign GT is in SERIOUS trouble. QB Dickey got play time in the spring game. That kid played like he was in pop warner league.
Old Blind Dawg
April 24th, 2011
11:45 am
@@Old Blind Dawg(sic) ah not really. Crowell is probably going to be a stud but we have a roster full of studs. Crowell won’t do much if the OL doesn’t develop and one or two of the WR’s step up. But there is a big difference………..UGA has a bunch of talented kids so the future is bright without hanging it all on one kid. GT on the other hand has limited talent and the fan base (not all but many) are hanging their hat on a 3 Star QB. Have you failed to notice two RB’s currently on the UGA roster that ABSOLUTLY SHREADED the vaunted GT defense? Tell me your wouldn’t love to have just one of the 5 or 6 RB’s on the UGA roster.
If you really want something to use as a measuring stick look at the offers for the kids GT signed………for the most part they weren’t targeted by the big name schools in the SEC or even the ACC but I bet they are just smart as whips
Get a clue GT is a middle of the road ACC team.
Old Blind Dawg
April 24th, 2011
11:50 am
Oh yeah it is different to hang your hat on a 5 Star RB recruit that EVERYONE wanted as opposed to hanging it on a 3 Star QB that most teams recruited as a DB or Athlete.
But hey whatever floats your boat is OK with me. See you guys in November for the annual beat down
"DAWG"
April 24th, 2011
12:46 pm
I watched the game and if this is best that the North Avenue Trade School can muster, then to all you Tech fans good luck. Some fan from tech says 10 games for Tech and 4 wins for the “DAWGS”, you have lost your mind.
FullMetalJacket
April 24th, 2011
3:05 pm
I am most disappointed and concerned with the lack of development at the QB position. I trust CPJ overall and feel he is an excellent coach for us, but I wonder if we need a QB coach dedicated to that position. Tevin Washington seems like the option equivalent of Reggie Ball — no development or improvement and not that good to begin with — and heralded freshmen won’t likely learn the offense in months, much less weeks. Of course, the O-line could help out any QB a lot but they aren’t.
juvenal
April 24th, 2011
3:07 pm
did not get why #2(o yds. AC) played, & Sims did not-also, anybody note we have only 6 on D-line? Ken, think we’ll have any O-line move to the D?
FullMetalJacket
April 24th, 2011
3:09 pm
Turnovers and sloppy passing can not be tolerated because they can not be overcome in the course of a game with even the best offense. I am glad the B-backs are coming on strong, but without better blocking and the threat of an occasional SUCCESSFUL pass play the running game, like last year, will not be sufficient to defeat opponents who are our equal or better.
Rodney Dangerfield
April 24th, 2011
3:35 pm
Lets see:
UGA fans telling Tech fans how they suck *check
UGA fans obsessing on Tech *check
UGA fans hanging their hat on a 5star RB with the intelligence of a bulldog (but he can run!) *check
WREX all down on Tech *check
Yep, another day on the Tech blog.
Ron
April 24th, 2011
4:00 pm
There is such a difference in coaching abilities between Al Groh and Paul Johnson. I am continually more and more impressed with Al Groh. He has a plan and he knows exactly what he wants to achieve with his defense. CPJ just seems to be “Hum Ho” about getting that unstoppable offense.
Take a look at the difference in the way the two talk to the media after the T Game:
CPJ Post Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsH5QHvWpR8
Ron
April 24th, 2011
4:01 pm
Al Groh Post Game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCqAVKEvOAU&feature=related
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
April 24th, 2011
4:31 pm
I have a large dumper.
Stinger
April 24th, 2011
5:17 pm
Old Blind Dawg you really show your ignorance by talking about the talent at UGA, yet UGA is and has been the door mat of the SEC for the past 2 yrs. That doesn’t speak highly of your coaching staff if you have all these wonderful players. The truth of the matter is your coaching staff sucks and your players are the most over rated in the country. Put all this together and it equals (LOSER). LMFAO !!! UGA hasn’t won anything since 1980, what a joke your program is. Get ready for your beatdown in baseball this week. I can’t remember the last time UGA beat us. Do you still have a team? It would be more competitive if you would send your girls softball team to Turner Field to play us. I hope you’re proud of your new recruits. They only broke into players lockers this time. Next time it will be the coaches office. The next time it will be a bank after they flunk out. OMG what a wonderful program you have. You must really be proud. UGA wins 4 games this year at tops. Unfortunately this will be Richt’s last year. I really hate to see him go before he gets your program the DEATH PENALTY !!!! LMFAO. IS YOUR JAW STILL SORE? IF NOT, I’LL PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE AGAIN.
Old Blind Dawg
April 24th, 2011
8:13 pm
Oh my Stinger I am just devastated by your come back. Your wit is astounding your complete ignorance is dumbfounding.
UGA hasn’t done anything since 1980 except beat the stuffing out of the bee’s.
Baseball – you moron this is a football blog.
For the record: The two baseball teams have met 345 times since 1898. Georgia Tech has 148 wins, Georgia has 195 wins.
Back to your mom ma’s basement right this minute Stinger.
gt4ever
April 24th, 2011
8:57 pm
Our only saving grace, is that we have a very easy schedule….. If this team wins more than 6 it will be a miracle…
Dawgs 6 wins
April 24th, 2011
9:39 pm
WNE is talking about stars from our ga tech players!! The Dawgs get all the stars, but what do they do with them??? How many stars did ealy and king have for yall great rb? The dawgs will stink again this year!!!!
gtfanfrom1951
April 24th, 2011
9:51 pm
By the time we play Kansas the QB question will be overwith. The defense is going to be the strength of this team.
Old Tech Dude
April 24th, 2011
10:09 pm
GT4 I see a few games I just don’t see us winning and a few that will be close (coin flips). If the OL comes around I see those coin flips becoming more manageable but by no means guaranteed wins. We could be in for another tough year on the flats
I’m more concerned with down the road – like two or three years. We are just not getting the same quality players that VT, FSU, UNC, Clemson and Miami are landing. Anybody that thinks our talent level has gone up under this coach is not tuned in and doesn’t understand the level of play in D1.
sports
April 24th, 2011
10:46 pm
bunch of losers
Dawg48
April 24th, 2011
10:59 pm
So who do you think will be the starting QB at tech this year?
William Casey
April 24th, 2011
11:28 pm
Let’s wait and see. It’s only April. For those doubting Coach Johnson’s offensive ability: GT led the nation in rushing last year in spite of losing the starting QB for last four games. Hung 400+ yards rushing on UGA. I’ll take that. Short of hanging anyone who fumbled, I don’t know what else CPJ could have done last year.
GT fan...
April 25th, 2011
1:47 am
Old Blind Dawg is just plain stupid people…and you can’t fix stupid.
So let this spineless excuse for a man continue posting, ON A GT BLOG, and maybe one day he’ll run out of “intelligent” things to say.
GT fan...
April 25th, 2011
1:58 am
Simple solution for GT in 2011 …… Cut down the turnovers…win more games!
I know it’s easier said than done, but if the Jackets can cut 2010’s 27 TOs (20 fumbles, 7 ints) by 10-15, then the good guys will win NO FEWER than 8 games in 2011. And if they cut them by the higher number, or 2 to 3 more, they’ll win the Coastal Division and play for the Conf Championship again.
GA & Air Force were lost b/c of TOs … there’s 8 wins right there in 2010. LIMIT YOUR TOs JACKETS…WIN MORE GAMES IN 2011!
Option Cautious
April 25th, 2011
8:05 am
If the triple option is so good, shouldn’t we see plays like this over and over and over again?…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqkagxaTmSk
JW
April 25th, 2011
8:57 am
Well, theoretically this should be our capability. The problem is blocking. I can’t wait for our true freshman to come in this Fall and show a burning to start. It should elevate the level of play – one way or another….
Jackets21
April 25th, 2011
9:13 am
Really like what I’ve seen this spring from the b-backs, but the OL and QBs scare the day lights out of me and still don’t have any WRs. Best we can hope for this year is a dominant D, play the field position and time of possession game with a grind it out, power offense, but for that to work you have to have good Ks and looks like we have zilch in that area. Best I think we can hope for is six wins and a 3rd rate bowl in 2011. Just keeping it real.
JW
April 25th, 2011
9:20 am
I completely agree with Jackets21. I am really worried about the OL and QB position we are in. Our offense should be hanging major drives on any opponent. As for the kicking situation, this may very well be the last nail in the coffin for the 2011 season…
JW
April 25th, 2011
9:24 am
Another thing that scares the pants off me is something CPJ said in the post game. He referenced our strategy this year as “winning games by not losing games.” To me that goes against the very meaning of the concept of offense.
Old Blind Dawg
April 25th, 2011
9:42 am
What a glorious day in the making. I have gotten under the skin of a few techies simply by pointing out the obvious.
You clowns need to pay more attention to the wise techies on this blog, some of whom see the truth, GT is spiraling down much like a jet without wings.
I love the thought process some of you use. Our D will carry us based on what they did in the spring game. LMAO the D looked improved because the O truly sucks has no line, no QB’s, no WR’s and less than average RB’s.
I can’t wait for the next football season as it looks very promising. Techies on the other hand enter the next season with a deep sense of dread.
Another Perspective
April 25th, 2011
9:49 am
If you take a look at the 1st string offensive performance this past weekend, the O-Line actually gave Washington some time to throw. Unfortunately, Washington doesn’t have the skills to make the big plays with his arm. BUT, fortunately, if Vad Lee were in this situation with time to scan the receivers, he’d make big plays with his arm.
To me, having the true ability to hang big passing gains on the opponent, is the only way we can be successful in 2011.
Ken Sugiura
April 25th, 2011
10:02 am
Juvenal – David Sims played with the gold offense at b-back, subbing for Richard Watson. I thought he looked alright.
Ken Sugiura
April 25th, 2011
10:06 am
JW – I’m not sure Johnson referred to the entire offense, but more to the quarterback position. I think what he was getting at was he wants a quarterback who will run the offense and not fumble.
David
April 25th, 2011
10:22 am
Ken,
What’s the scoop on the offensive line? All we have gotten so far is generalized reviews of an underperforming unit. Who’s hurt? Who is going to play left tackle? Will J.C. Lanier ever see the field, or is he a bust? Isn’t Uzzi a potential ALL-ACC performer? Are any of the red-shirts going to contribute? How about some details?
juvenal
April 25th, 2011
11:11 am
Ken, just saying if #2 can get some snaps, give Sims a blank jersey(who was that? don’t think i’ve ever seen that before)& let him have a series,its not like white was doing that well-& will we EVER see any shotgun? Napoleon had a great offense, but Wellington figured it out…….
Old Tech Dude
April 25th, 2011
11:24 am
David I think the current scoop on the OL is that it is not up to the task. All one needs to do is look at our OL recruits – not impressive if you want to compete at the D1 level.
This staff needs to shift gears and start getting some OL help. Without an influx of serious talent we are doomed to the mid tier in the ACC. Frustrating to say the least.
I like PJ but his stubborn approach is starting to wear on me. Kids want to have a chance to advance to the next level – option teams limit that possibility.
old school
April 25th, 2011
1:02 pm
I was really impressed with B.J. bostic, he scored the games first touchdown and completed about a 30 to 40 yard halfback option pass that lead to a touchdown, He played quarterback in high school for 4 years and they ran a spread offense i mean with that speed of his i am just wondering if cpj has any thoughts on giving him a chance at qb also i was impressed with his cousin Chris Crenshaw at defensive end he was in the qb face all day re going to buys aboth of these gon a few plays he had to be double teamed.
Another Perspective
April 25th, 2011
2:30 pm
Juvenal:
I agree with you. How about another formation. Seems like a no brainer to me. Heck, if not the shotgun, perhaps the pistol. This is what Vad Lee ran in high school. CPJ could still run option plays out of the pistol and it would give Vad a easier transition to our offense this season.
GT Wide Receivers
April 25th, 2011
3:36 pm
I can assure you that our Wide Receivers are begging CPJ to give Vad Lee play time next year. Otherwise the ball will never even reach their hands on those long passing attempts…
GT65
April 25th, 2011
4:03 pm
UGA finished 6-7 last season and lost to Central Florida in a bowl game.
Old Blind: TECH won’t win the ACC in the next 10 years? I doubt that. What I don’t doubt though is that your second-tier SEC East Dawgies won’t win, not only and SEC title, but an SEC East division in the next 10 years.
Honestly, Tech will be in another BCS game before UGA will –if nothing else, because of the strength of the SEC compared to the ACC. I like our chances more than yours.
Old Blind Dawg
April 25th, 2011
4:42 pm
To each his own GT65. I would like to put some money up against all of your assumptions. Time will tell which of us is more astute
Tech Fan 76
April 25th, 2011
4:54 pm
UGA pukes saying Tech can’t win ACC. They shoud know: They have only won the SEC THREE time in the last THIRTY tries. UGA no loads go the the cesspool and crap into your dawg bowl. Tech will be fine!!
Tech Fan 76
April 25th, 2011
4:57 pm
GT65: Yes, 10 years! That is their average. Check the records: 3 SECs in 30 years! Correct me if I’m wrong doggies (assuming that you know how to).
Tech Fan 76
April 25th, 2011
5:01 pm
UGA remember: You are the football school in the mighty SEC. Why can’t you win the SEC; not to mention the Nat Champ? Get off our blog until you can figure that one out.
Tech Fan 76
April 25th, 2011
5:06 pm
Hey guys: Every year we worry about the O line. It will be fine as PJ always makes the yards one way or another. What is exciting the the Defense! Last year we lost because of Fumbles and defense (not including Nesbit that stuff just happens). 20 fumbles; cut that to 10 and a better 3-4 and we will do fine.
Stinger
April 25th, 2011
8:24 pm
This is the scores of the last 5 baseball games between GT and UGA. No wonder Morons like Old Blind Dawg do not want to talk about baseball even though it is baseball season STUPID.
W 6-5
W 25-6 (No,this is not a football score)
W 6-4
W 15-6
W 5-3
Now back to football. That weak GT offense had 600 yds offense with a backup quarterback on your pathetic defense. Your season will be over after the first game Boise State 64 UGA 3. All 3 tailbacks including the thug freshman will be in jail before the first game. You guarterback is a midget and will suck this year. You have no recievers and all your linemen have torn ACL’s. Door Mat for you guys again.
Stinger
April 25th, 2011
10:39 pm
Our football team will be fine. We looked 10 times better than we did 2 yrs ago during the spring game and we won 9 games and ran the dawgs into the ground. There goes Roddy, he’s still running. Our defense looked much improved and we all know that if we eliminate the turnovers we will have a great offense again. It doesn’t matter who plays. Paul Johnson is a winner. His offense will score points. No one can stop us but ourselves. If our defense makes 3 or 4 stops per game, we will win 10 or 11 games and are guaranteed to defeat the hound dogs. Georgia has no receivers, no running backs, no lineman, no defense, and no kicking game, but the root cause of all their problems is NO COACHES. LMFAO
wetblanket
April 26th, 2011
10:18 am
I was wondering if GT won this game
Old Blind Dawg
April 26th, 2011
10:23 am
You know things are bad with GT football when Stinger brings up baseball. Stick to the subject kid. Oh yeah Stinger hangs his entire football argument on ONE victory over UGA in TEN YEARS LMAO.
We LEAD the world in rushing is another empty boast. Who cares? That is a measure for losers. Running up and down the field is not the purpose of the game. For you thick skull-ed techies the purpose is to out score your opponent. You accumulate a lot of yards running because that is ALL YOU DO. How about TOTAL YARDS? How about POINTS PER GAME.
Stinger if you insist on talking baseball give this a thought. UGA’s commanding lead over GT baseball is cast in stone. How many decades will it take for GT to reverse that?
UGA has no kickers – now your ignorance is really shinning through. No running backs LMAO those slugs you see ran for so many yards against the techies they needed oxygen.
I really hope you are around in November and I hope you have an explanation for the beat down UGA will put on GT. Let me guess our QB was hurt or we fumbled which is the one skill Turkey Neck has perfected or we dropped the game winning pass or ……………………
But you do have those high academic standards to point to…………. oh wait GT has NEVER had a higher APR than UGA. Did Reggie complete his degree in mathematics……….you know the degree in which you master 1+1+1+1 = 4 not three God how we loved the math wizard Reggie.
Yup UGA football sucks we lose to GT once every freaking decade. Think about that – let it sink in – once every decade – now that is truly funny.
404
April 26th, 2011
12:43 pm
WnE:
Thanks for caring so much about GT and spending so much time on a GT blog.
Old Blind Dog:
Kind of pathetic for a dawg fan to also spend so much time on GT blog.
404
April 26th, 2011
12:45 pm
What are the odds of Ugag winning the 2011 Fulmer Cup?
Stinger
April 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
I know that I have done my job when I can keep a retarded dawg fan on our blog all day every day. Old Blind Dawg is so obsessed with us that he can’t stay off our blogs. All he can talk about is the past. What have you done for me lately son? No championships, no winning seasons, and another loss to Tech Baseball team tonight. LMAO
Old Blind Dawg
April 26th, 2011
4:14 pm
404 do you know anything about the “Fulmer Cup”?
I have a great deal of free time. I retired at age 42 (waiting patiently for your inane comments) and golf was not an option this week.
I do care about GT first and foremost you are our rented mule. Second I have a brother, a brother-in-law and 4 nephews that graduated from the nerd school. The rivalry runs deep
Stinger accusing me of being obsessed LOL – what about your constant gibberish about baseball on a football blog.
I come here because the UGA blog only offers sound reasoning and optimism for a promising football season. I have this keen desire to see how the cellar dwellers deal with no hope and no change
Stinger
April 26th, 2011
5:11 pm
Another POT SMOKING LAW BREAKING Dawg !!!!!!!! Need I say more. It just never ends. Dawg fans must really be proud. LMAO
Stinger
April 26th, 2011
5:13 pm
I am sorry to hear that you got fired at the age of 42 Old Blind Dawg, but not surprised. You did say fired didn’t you?
Old Blind Dawg
April 26th, 2011
9:57 pm
Hey Stinger – Justin Houston did something dumb – the same exact same thing Calvin Johnson did. You do know Calvin failed his combine drug test don’t you?
UGA thugs LOL should we now discuss Reuben Houston or Jerrad Terrant or Robert Hall or Joe Hamilton? Yup same level of thuggery as driving on a suspended license.
For the record I think cannabis should be legalized but that is a different topic.
Based on your ignorant comments I surmise you are not a GT graduate or student. I would guess based on the stupidity of your typing the closest you have gotten to the GT campus is a booth at the Varsity while munching on a chili dog.
Carry on knucklehead.
Stinger
April 26th, 2011
11:19 pm
Oh, I must have hit a nerve Old Blind Dawg. You did get fired didn’t you, you friggin moron. Now get off the Tech blogs before I whip your azz again you butt licker.
Old Blind Dawg
April 26th, 2011
11:35 pm
I’m sorry Stinger, please forgive me. I don’t want another azz whipping from you. You hunka-hunka!!!!
Old Blind Dawg
April 26th, 2011
11:38 pm
Hit a nerve – surely you jest. All I did was point out your stupidity.
I have experienced far worse – trust me – your childish leaves me laughing. Sleep tight tool………………………..
Old Blind Dawg
April 27th, 2011
12:19 am
Hey Stinger what was it you were saying about baseball LMFAO
Stinger
April 27th, 2011
9:27 am
Old Blind Dawg I do believe that you attended UGA. Easy to get into UGA, so you probably were admitted. You flunked out your freshman year and began working for Pulpwood Smith at the Clark County sanitation department. Pulpwood drove the truck and you hung on to the back of the truck as you ran from house to house picking up garbage. You fell off the truck injuring you at the age of 4o and filed for permanent disability. Two years later you were placed on permanent disability and called yourself retired. You are now living on a disability pension and have nothing to do except worship the Jacket nation and stay on our blogs 24/7. The only football games you actually went to was sitting on the railroad tracks along with 20,000 other red necks drinking PBR. You have a Napoleon complex which is a personality that consists of power trips and false machismo to make up for short height and feeling of inferiority. I’d say you are about 5’5” and weigh about 135 lbs, never played any sports but probably played the flute in the high school band. Bottom line, a girly boy.
Why are you talking about baseball? This is a football blog you moron. LMAO
Have a nice day Stupid!
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404
April 27th, 2011
11:36 am
Old Blind Dog:
Thanks again for spending so much of your “retirement” time on the GT blog.
GT Fan
April 27th, 2011
1:36 pm
I sure wish CPJ would take some of Al Groh’s advice and apply to the offensive side of the ball. “We need to be coming up with solutions to new problems or new solutions to old problems. If that book stays the same from year to year, we’re probably losing ground.”
Come on CPJ – let’s see some modifications to our playbook to leverage our current players talents.
Old Blind Dawg
April 27th, 2011
3:38 pm
Believe what you want fools. My time is spent as I see fit and remember your tax money is going into my pocket as disability payments on top of my retirement. You could say I’m living large thanks to my fellow tax payers and that my friends is the absolute truth read it and weep
GT Fan I agree with your assessment – spot on.
Stinger
April 27th, 2011
5:26 pm
Old blind dawg I am starting to feel sorry for you now. Maybe I will throw you a bone every now and then. I probably make more in one year than you did the last 10 yrs. There is one thing that really bothers me. Did you really drink PBR on the railroad tracks or was it Mad dog 20/20?
GT Fan
April 27th, 2011
5:33 pm
I’d back off Stinger. Sounds like Old Bling Dawg is a veteran. After doing 20, veterans get roughly half their salary of active duty plus any disability for random things like hypertension or any other ailments. You can do the math, but if Old Blind Dawg lives another 40 years, that’s well over a million dollars…
Stinger
April 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
You’re probably right GT Fan, I didn’t think about that. He did say that he really lives high on the hog. However; I doubt seriously that he has the intelligence to invest all that money to last another 40 years. I also question anyone that is a dawg fan wanting to live that long. Could you imagine watching those thugs for another 40 years. Do you believe that they could actually win another Championship in the next 40 years? It has already been 31 years.
Old Blind Dawg
April 27th, 2011
9:34 pm
Stinger I didn’t attend UGA and I’m damn sure you didn’t attend college at all. Stop acting like a child and postulating about how much money you have or have not made it is irrelevant to the discussion grow the FU.
GT Fan you are pretty clever – you are close to the truth – 100E back in the day – which is now 152H or 152F but I didn’t put in 20 more like 3. I co-found of a construction company and sold my interest after 17 years retiring when I was 42. It’s really not that complex.
Now let’s get back to talking GT football and how UGA flat out owns them. I come here for fun nothing more nothing less and like I said earlier 6 relatives graduated from the North Avenue Trade School.
Stinger
April 28th, 2011
8:24 pm
Old Blind Dawg I can assure you that I graduated from college in fewer years than it took you to get your degree on line from Devry University. You’re worse than I initially thought. I gave you too much credit. Of course if you had gone to UGA, it would have proved that you were not as smart as a fifth grader. I am questioning that fact anyway.
No one really cares anything about you on this blog. You are obsessed with the Jacket Nation and you wish you were part of it. You are the most childish 42 yr old that I have ever heard of. I am sorry that you were terminated and can’t find another job in this economy; however I don’t care to hear your story day in and day out. You don’t have to worry about me being around during football season. I will be your worst nightmare. Sleep tight until football season.
Winning Spirit
April 29th, 2011
8:52 am
Paul Johnson will produce a National Championship at GT. Write it down!
Denver Dawg
April 29th, 2011
9:12 am
Winning Spirit, put down the crack pipe. Do you also see visions of Tevin Washington becoming college football’s next Cam Newton?…
What a joke!
Stinger
April 29th, 2011
10:23 am
My screen name is Stinger because my real name is really dorky. I am a wanna be bee. I live in my mom’s basement. I love computer games. I am clueless and ungrateful. I have never played any sports but I am great at computer games. I once scored almost 100 points in Madden Football. I would be a great QB in real life but I am afraid I will get hurt.
GT will probably go undefeated next year and kill the mutts. GT will be in the hunt for the national championship. Coach Paul Johnson sends a tingle up my leg every time I think about him.
Stinger
April 29th, 2011
10:34 am
Stinger imposter is playing Madden games what you do with your unemployed idle time? You really are a Jacket wantabee. LMAO