Shotgun option play shines in scrimmage
Greetings-
Hope all are well. This is the top of the notebook that will go in the Sunday paper. Brief observations of the scrimmage: Offense played better, defense didn’t tackle well. Synjyn Days ran the ball well but had trouble throwing. Vad Lee looked pretty good but had a bad fumble. Enjoy the weekend.
Last Saturday, in its first open scrimmage of spring practice, Georgia Tech unveiled the work it had been doing in the shotgun. Saturday, the Tech offense rehearsed repeatedly what could be a productive play out of that formation.
In a scrimmage at Bobby Dodd Stadium, a read-option play with a motioning A-back routinely broke for big gains against the Tech defense. Quarterback Synjyn Days used it for several productive runs, as he led the offense to three touchdowns on possessions starting on its 30-yard line. He did have a bad giveaway, throwing an interception under heavy pressure.
“They couldn’t tackle him,” coach Paul Johnson said. “He had a good day. He made a lot of people miss. He needs to improve on his throwing, though.”
The offense has been working on the play over the course of spring practice, quarterback Tevin Washington said.
“[Saturday] was the first day we really got work with it,” he said. “It looked good. I think we did a good job of executing and doing what the coaches asked of us.”
On one touchdown drive led by Days, the offense ran it three times for 46 yards. A-backs Robert Godhigh, Tony Zenon and B.J. Bostic had runs of 27, 21 and 17 yards, respectively, off the play.
“It just worked,” Johnson said. “They blocked it correctly most of the time, and if you get the read right, it’s pretty hard to play.”
As has been the case this spring, coaches gave most of the snaps to Days and backup quarterback Vad Lee, who drove the offense to two touchdowns. Lee threw the ball accurately and mixed in a few positive runs. He did have a little trouble on center-quarterback exchanges and ended one drive in the red zone with a lost fumble.
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:38 pm
All these early commits and 4 and 5 star players that UGA has recruited lately, and still, other than beating Tech (which obviously sucks for Tech), they haven’t really done squat.
OkieDawg
April 15th, 2012
11:39 pm
Super…10-1 in the last 11 years. If numbers do not worry you, then they certainly do not bother me. Laissez les bons temps rouler
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:40 pm
Super…Shaq Mason was unrated before his Senior year yet he’s getting huge PT as a true freshman? Must be pretty decent evaluation…
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:40 pm
Okie, like I said, other than that, what do you really have to brag about? Winning the SEC Least last year? HA !!!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:40 pm
@ FLJ…..ya thnk?
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:41 pm
Okie… is this where I get to bring up 4 WINS againt Florida since the Reagan administration?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:43 pm
Just like in basketball this year, the only thing Tech has to remember for the season is that we beat the dwags, which, if you look at the history of the series, is pretty damn regular. UGA seems to live every year off of beating Tech in football. They sure haven’t beat many of their other rivals lately, WHEN they have had them on the schedule.
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:45 pm
Super…Florida must be HEADS AND SHOULDERS better than UGA if head-to-head record is the only thing you look at…
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:46 pm
@ FLJ……using the logic of the trolls, that would be a definite yes.
5150 UOAD
April 15th, 2012
11:46 pm
FL Jacket that was not fair. UGa has been getting out recruited by Florida almost every year during that time period. UGa just doesn’t have the Talent to compete with the Gators and that is why the record is what it is.
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:47 pm
Sounds like uGA needs more ELITE RECRUITS…
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:47 pm
UOAD, that’s sure not what Spurrier said when he was at Florida. He pointed out several times that UGA gets all that talent, but the Gators got all the wins
OkieDawg
April 15th, 2012
11:48 pm
Good night guys. I love UGA and the State of Georgia and all things Georgia. So in some SMALL way, I must like GT (at least if they play Notre Dame or Ohio State). But a couple of you guys are worthy competitors…Super, Fl Jack, U-TOAD….
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:49 pm
Spurrier also enjoyed playing uGA early because “you could always count on 2-3 players being suspended”
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:49 pm
FLJ, UGA needs some more “mens” who can smack “muoths” too. LOL
And let’s not forget superDwags’s comment earlier tonight about the “pancack eaten” contest, whatever the hell that was supposed to mean
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:50 pm
“worthy competitors”??? Damn, Okie, I salute you for your intelligence. LOL
Have a good night
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:50 pm
Night Okie…we’d play on Towers’ blawg if we wouldn’t get booted after 20 minutes!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:52 pm
FLJ, I don’t know if you saw my post earlier tonight, but we can’t even use the word red neck anymore in its correct spelling. Chip’s influence knows no bounds apparently.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 15th, 2012
11:53 pm
and we sure as hell can’t talk about pan ties, red or any other color
5150 UOAD
April 15th, 2012
11:53 pm
Towers and Bradley still want let me back. PuZZez
FL Jacket
April 15th, 2012
11:56 pm
Why is “yes ter day” blocked?
boykin
April 16th, 2012
12:10 am
1st Tech article in 36 days and ole pee pee boy on top of it! Not givin ya any love bro?
boykin
April 16th, 2012
12:13 am
Who won last yr, Van Halen Boy? GO DAWGS. You a gater?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 16th, 2012
12:13 am
1st Tech article in 36 days??? Troll hard, boykin?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 16th, 2012
12:14 am
FLJ, that’s been blocked for several months….who knows why? You just have to type it the way you did, or “yestahday.”
Supersize that order, mutt
April 16th, 2012
12:15 am
FLJ, sorry you live so far away. It would be fun to meet you Friday night. I am hoping that several of us from the blogs can get together.
Goldenrod
April 16th, 2012
7:57 am
Yes, I will be at Friday night’s T-Day game. I am hoping (but not expecting) a sold out crowd at Bobby Dodd. Coach Paul Johnson and his team are laying it all on the line and GT fans across the country need to do the same for them, including attending the T-Day game.
There are NOT excuses to not attend this game if you live within a 200 mile radius of Bobby Dodd.
WnE
April 16th, 2012
9:16 am
re:
Super…Shaq Mason was unrated before his Senior year yet he’s getting huge PT as a true freshman? Must be pretty decent evaluation…
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FLJ, IIRC Shaq Mason was highly regarded as a NT or interior DL.
The problem is, is that CPJ’s selfishness has him at OG diving at kneecaps rather than helping the TEAM more by playing NT a position that CAG sorely needs.
The “value” to the TEAM of Shaq Mason at NT is far greater than what he does for the TEAM at OG.
It is much better to have a dominant NT than it is to have a dominant OG, Mason’s back-up at OG would make a good starter for what CPJ wants to do on Offense, but the NTs we have (Barnes, Green) are pure garbage and Mason would likely be an “upgrade”.
No trolling, just CFB analysis!
old dog
April 16th, 2012
9:47 am
Hey Teckies,
Judging by Saturday, even y’alls defense will look good against our o-line! We’ll be ok on defense, and we have some skill players. Our o-line ain’t run-blockin’ too good, though. Y’all can tout the cripple option all you want……..better get a real QB!!! A few D players would help, too! Y’all ain’t quite got the talent to give Groh too much crap.