Days could miss Tech spring game
Greetings
Some notes from post-practice interviews Wednesday.
1. Quarterback Synjyn Days may not play Friday night in the spring scrimmage. Days injured his left wrist on the final play of practice Wednesday. Days and fellow backup Vad Lee had been receiving most of the practice reps and were slated to get most of them in the scrimmage.
Coach Paul Johnson was not specific regarding how Days’ snaps will be allocated if he can’t play. It could be more for Tevin Washington or for early enrollee Dennis Andrews or walk-on transfer Tim Byerly, or all three, as well as walk-on Darryl Dickey.
“As far as the game goes, it’s not a concern as much as it is he’s made a lot of progress this spring,” Johnson said. “You’d like to see him have a chance to play.”
2. Guard Shaquille Mason may not play either with an undisclosed injury. It was hoped he would return for Wednesday’s practice, but he didn’t participate. That would leave the offensive line with 10 available bodies for Friday, including walk-ons. If someone gets hurt Friday, the likely option would be to flip-flop players from team to team.
3. Johnson on inside linebacker Jabari Hunt-Days: “I think he’s had a good camp, a good spring. I think he’s improved, I think he’s worked hard. He’s doing some good things.”
On the likelihood he’ll see playing time in the fall: “Oh, yeah, definitely. He’s going to have to. He’s going to play.”
4. Asked if any A-backs had made progress closing the gap with Robert Godhigh, who has been the top performing A-back in the spring with Orwin Smith out, Johnson said “I think Deon Hill’s done some good things.”
Johnson also mentioned Tony Zenon and B.J. Bostic but said there’s not a lot of separation.
5. Wide receiver Jeremy Moore has pushed his way into the first group, splitting reps with Jeff Greene and Chris Jackson.
“He’s probably been the most consistent, probably had the least amount of efforts and played hard,” Johnson said. “He’s made some catches. He’s done some good things, made some plays.”
Efforts are demerits for not giving full effort on a play.
“I think you’ve got Jeff and Darren (Waller) and Chris and Jeremy competing and we’ll see how it comes out,” Johnson said. “They’ve all got to learn to play harder.”
6. The most improved player on defense? Johnson said several players have improved and added that “(defensive end) Anthony Williams has caught my eye.”
7. Asked the same question, Washington said named outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu, inside linebacker Quayshawn Nealy, nose tackle T.J. Barnes and also the secondary.
“I think those guys are a lot hungrier this year, more physical with our receivers,” he said. “Those guys come out and just compete every day, try to make plays on the ball, put the defense in a position where they feel like nobody can come out and throw on them.”
“Jeremiah, he’s always 100 miles an hour,” Washington said. “Sometimes you want to tell him to slow down. … He’s got a high motor. He’s always going.”
Washington said Barnes’ focus and attention to detail have improved.
“As far as with the defensive line, if they’ve got a stunt on, he’s making sure he’s in the right gap, making sure he’s doing his job, just trying to take a lot of personal responsibility for what he has to do.”
8. In case you weren’t aware, the spring game is Friday at 7:45 p.m. Free to the public. Parking information here.
Thanks for reading. I’ll have another post up later this morning.
Hope you all can make it out to the spring game Friday night.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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FL Jacket
April 19th, 2012
4:37 pm
LOL @ dwagfan
Ask Embry Peeples about CPJ’s intensity…
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-l847wmhF4YQ/TXglD1XJl7I/AAAAAAAAA44/rdPcM7F3LzM/Paul+Johnson.jpg
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
4:37 pm
lmao @ BLT
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
4:38 pm
By rule of the Tech student-athlete conduct policy, Drummond was suspended for 10 percent of his team’s games.
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The punishment is per the policy. Keeping this from the coach was not a good choice to make.
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
4:41 pm
YES Super that was the Original Point. You can’t suspend players for POSSIBLE games.
I still have not heard a UGa Troll explain WHY most of the UGa team was not suspended for the Tech game after rushing the field/ leaving the sidelines during the UGa V Auburn FIGHT. Hell if the SEC enforced their rules i think Delbert D, SuperSize, Me, and Lee at QB could have beat the UGa players not suspeded for the game.
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
4:42 pm
E…………O………………..Wheeler
LU………..SHUSH
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
4:43 pm
as long as no one runs a route more than 15 yards deep!!!!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
4:43 pm
@ UOAD…..good point
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
4:44 pm
CPJ may not be able to kick a player off the team in opposition to policy, but a head coach can bench a player or otherwise encourage him to transfer. Not saying this is what needs to be done, but there are other options a coach has when it comes to disciplining a player. As long as the player’s dad is not an announcer for ESPN, the coach has some discretion.
dawgfan
April 19th, 2012
4:48 pm
“Just take a look at the video of the two coaches on their respective sidelines during the 2008 Tech – UGA game”
Take a look at a video of the Tech sideline during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 games and then we’ll talk.
BLT
April 19th, 2012
4:49 pm
dawgfan, HighTech was referencing Craig James and his son. Hopefully you picked up on that. No, I don’t mean pick thru the poo.
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
4:50 pm
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GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
4:50 pm
dwagfan go take a look at CMR’s poo and tell us how much corn you find
dawgfan
April 19th, 2012
4:51 pm
“I still have not heard a UGa Troll explain WHY most of the UGa team was not suspended for the Tech game after rushing the field/ leaving the sidelines during the UGa V Auburn FIGHT.”
Oh that’s an easy one: Most of the team did not rush the field/leave the sidelines during the UGA v. Auburn “fight.” That isn’t true and you made it up. There were only a couple of players involved in that incident. You are really good at pulling things out of your backside.
BLT
April 19th, 2012
4:52 pm
dawgfan, let’s just skip the talking. Get back to your job behind CMR (or if you prefer CMR’s behind). The dawgnation is waiting.
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
4:52 pm
you know an awful lot about things coming out of peoples’ backsides, dwagfan
BLT
April 19th, 2012
4:53 pm
dawgfan, you should know!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
4:55 pm
dwagfan, I can assure you that CPJ was every bit as intense in the 2009-2011 games as he was in 2008, and that CMR was every bit as laid back. That’s their respective styles, and there’s nothing wrong with either of them. But for you to say that CMR is more intense than CPJ is just foolish.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
4:56 pm
so dwagfan, were ANY of the players who were involved in that fight suspended for the Tech game? If not, WHY NOT?
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
4:56 pm
dWagfan your are full of CRAP. It was all over the TV It is on youTube. The Majority of the UGa team rushed the field. Ben”FAT PIG” Jones and Cordy”POS”Glenn should have not played in the TECH game or at least Half the game according to Special Education Conference rules. You are a mutt THAT DOESN’T WANT TO PLAY BE THE RULES OR ACKNOWLEDGE the TRUTH.
WnE
April 19th, 2012
4:57 pm
CPJ may not be able to kick a player off the team in opposition to policy, but a head coach can bench a player or otherwise encourage him to transfer. Not saying this is what needs to be done, but there are other options a coach has when it comes to disciplining a player. As long as the player’s dad is not an announcer for ESPN, the coach has some discretion.
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High Tech, no need to beat around the bush.
CPJ needs to come out and publicly say that even though the School & GTAA has a set policy regarding this incident, Drummond deceived me and my coaching Staff, and for a prior Offender (1-yr. NCAA suspension), then that means he is dismissed from GT’s FB Program based on MY rules.
“I can’t have players in my FB Program deceiving me & my coaches”.
CPJ isn’t handcuffed by the school, no AD or School Prez would force a HC to keep a deceiver on his Team.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
4:57 pm
wow, dwagfan sure loves to talk about backsides, doesn’t he? Got a fetish there, bubba? Is that why you’re such an expert on CMR’s poo?
dawgfan
April 19th, 2012
4:58 pm
WnE syuck it my backside so deep he drew corn
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
4:59 pm
and speaking of poo…..HEEEEERS WnE
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
4:59 pm
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DYNAMICBIGBOY
April 19th, 2012
5:00 pm
Why didn’t your article on Drummond have his picture and the fact that he was suspended for an entire year earlier due to steroid use?
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
5:01 pm
WnE
WnE
WnE
WnE
WnE
What time will you meet us tomorrow? Your Bar tab is on me.
Hoopster
April 19th, 2012
5:01 pm
dawgfan, is it voluntary or do you get paid to be Mark Richt’s shower caddy? WnE, er, buLLdawg, where are you going to be prior to the Spring Game tomorrow night? Tech fans want to meet a fellow alum and share a beverage. Man up!
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
5:01 pm
WnE
April 19th, 2012
4:57 pm
CPJ needs to come out and publicly say that even though the School & GTAA has a set policy regarding this incident, Drummond deceived me and my coaching Staff, and for a prior Offender (1-yr. NCAA suspension), then that means he is dismissed from GT’s FB Program based on MY rules.
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If that’s what CPJ needs to do, I would support him in that. Since we are not there to know the entirety (is that a word?) of the situation, I cannot recommend a specific course of action. I trust CPJ will make the right decision for him and for the Yellow Jackets. However, I can certainly see this playing out the way you describe.
What’s the good word?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
5:02 pm
@ DYNAMIC…….why doesn’t your post have your picture and the fact that you are a troll?
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
5:02 pm
Drummond player last year………….Where do you have PROOF of Roid use?
WnE
April 19th, 2012
5:03 pm
sorry I can’t make it tomorrow, I’ll be pounding dawgfan all night…..hopefully i won’t hit any more corn
Ramblin Man
April 19th, 2012
5:04 pm
We all need to remember that R. Houston sued and GT was ordered by the courts to allow him back in school and on the team.
The real problem here is Nealy is the only returning ILB with real game experience. Guess Days is going to get to crack heads a little sooner
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
5:05 pm
5150 you picking up MY bartab too????!!!!
BLT
April 19th, 2012
5:05 pm
Hey BigBoy, if you want a picture of Drummond google it. The AJC is conspiring against UGA. That’s why they have two people dedicated to UGA sports and a “recruiting” guy that covers all things UGA all the time. That’s answers the second part of your question.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
5:05 pm
Ramblin Man…I’m sure Burnett wishes he could be there.
BLT
April 19th, 2012
5:08 pm
Wrexie, I bet you beat around “bushes” all the time.
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
5:12 pm
LEE I fear You Might DRINK like me and that could be a problem. LOL
I might have to get a 2nd Mortgage on the house if you and I hit the BAR.
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
5:14 pm
LOL at 5150….you sir, are correct
dawgfan
April 19th, 2012
5:17 pm
my butt hurts
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
5:19 pm
LEE Who will Drive?
I think I would like UH UH…………Cote de Pablo or Salma Hayek. There is something about the Dark Black hair and the Spanish Accent that just kills me. It has NOTHING to do with their bra or underpants size.
Ramblin Man
April 19th, 2012
5:19 pm
Dawgfan you need to watch that part of the game again. Over half of the UGA bench runs on the field.
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
5:20 pm
dWagfan stop Licking it so much. The Roids are for you dates to enjoy and inflame.
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
5:22 pm
5150 i think your mortgage broker should drive since he’ll be making out on the deal!!!!!
5150 UOAD
April 19th, 2012
5:23 pm
He is 5′-2″and FAT. He will not be driving.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
5:24 pm
@ BLT…..sure would like at least to meet you tomorrow night. Any idea where you might be at any particular point of the evening?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
5:25 pm
@ GT Lee, I know you have a ride now, but did you hear anything more from Dawg48? Is he still coming tomorrow night?
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
5:25 pm
who cares what he looks like? just need a sober driver to chauffeur us around
GT Lee
April 19th, 2012
5:26 pm
Super I sent him an email and he never responded, so I don’t know
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
5:27 pm
OK, Lee, if you do hear from him and he’s planning to come, give him my number to call when he gets there…..or your number….whichever
WnE
April 19th, 2012
5:27 pm
re:
What’s the good word?
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THWG!