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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Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:15 am
I don’t think I would be proud if I had engaged in an illegal activity for 43 years. It doesn’t matter how many other people are doing it.
Stumpknocker
April 19th, 2012
10:16 am
“Ed…B’ham…WnE”……..all Weenies….cut from the same rag.
ty webb
April 19th, 2012
10:17 am
so a tech player gets a BUI a year ago, and it just comes out now. Seems tech’s beat writers take as much interest in tech football as their fans.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:17 am
Buzzed…but I don’t believe otherwise. Also, I think your understanding of ED’s point is about as clear as your understanding of irony. Was ED criticizing Tech for having a less strict recreational drug testing policy than UGA or was he whining about UGA having such a strict policy? Even though ED didn’t mention UGA by name, I am assuming both you and ED are fans of UGA. My assumption is based on dwag troll logic that says recreational drug use at other schools somehow gives those schools a competitive advantage. It is UGA that implemented the policy they have, not the NCAA.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:17 am
Stumpknocker, don’t forget dwafgan and superDwag, All trash.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:19 am
@ ty webb…..like I said earlier, the court date was yestahday. Blame it on the Hall County courts for delaying it so long.
dawgfan your hilarious
April 19th, 2012
10:20 am
your team has more arrests in one year than gt has in 10 or 20 year span and you have the nerve to even show your face on this blog with a smart a##”d comment?
can you not count? never mind that is a rhetorical question!
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:20 am
UGA fans should demand a more lenient drug testing policy from Adams and McGarity. Send them an e-mail and tell them how you really feel.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:20 am
Ken, if you are reading this….PLEASE do something about the filters blocking the correct spelling of the word “yestahday”
ty webb
April 19th, 2012
10:21 am
supersize,
say what you will, but uga player’s indiscretions are news well before court dates.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:21 am
Yestahday…all my troubles seemed so fah away…
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:23 am
The AJC hates UGA. UGA needs a journalism school to better stack the deck in their favor.
ty webb
April 19th, 2012
10:23 am
“your team has more arrests in one year than gt has in 10 or 20 year span”
they also have more head to head victories against gt in the last 10 or 20 years.
hey supersize
April 19th, 2012
10:23 am
if i were you i would not spout off so much. after all we all know your a racist.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:25 am
ty webb
April 19th, 2012
10:23 am
“your team has more arrests in one year than gt has in 10 or 20 year span”
they also have more head to head victories against gt in the last 10 or 20 years.
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It’s only because you have a stricter drug testing policy.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:25 am
@ ty webb…..how do you know this wasn’t in the news last July? I don’t remember everything (or much of anything, for that matter) that was reported nearly a year ago. And maybe UGA indiscretions are reported so quickly because they apparently happen so frequently in Athens.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:25 am
I AM A RACIST???? Where the hell do you get an idea like that? I have NEVER made a racist remark on these blogs.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:26 am
hey supersize
April 19th, 2012
10:23 am
if i were you i would not spout off so much. after all we all know your a racist.
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Your an idiot, too.
George Stein
April 19th, 2012
10:27 am
Drummond should be removed from the team. We don’t know for sure why he was suspended two years ago – though there are rumors – but this is not something to be taken lightly. It’s his second strike, and it’s time to stop acting as though it’s not a big deal.
Dawgfan, you come here daily and lecture us about how irrelevant we are. Why would you be surprised there was not coverage of wrongdoing?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:27 am
LOL @ HT……on “fah away”
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:27 am
LOL @ HT again
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:28 am
I believe in yestahday…
hey supersize....
April 19th, 2012
10:28 am
yes you have. next time you do it… i will point it out to you.
see… that is your problem. your think your so righteous you cant see the forest through the trees.
YOU ARE A RACIST!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:29 am
HT, you’re on a roll this morning……or maybe, for the benefit of the trolls, I should say, “your on a role”
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:30 am
@ hey supersize….., you will be waiting till the cows come home to read or even hear (if you knew me) say a racist remark. You’re a damn liar, and a effin’ POS
their they go again...
April 19th, 2012
10:30 am
sup and his bbf. dadt. tooo funny, some older guys come out of the closet and some dont eh guys?
ty webb
April 19th, 2012
10:31 am
supersize,
yeah, maybe that. But at least all UGA “news”(good/bad) is usually reported fairly quickly…tech’s, not so much. I guess the interest for Tech, just isn’t there.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:31 am
lol @ Supersize.
sup you are so tough
April 19th, 2012
10:32 am
you make me shiver in my boots.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:32 am
hey supersize….
April 19th, 2012
10:28 am
yes you have. next time you do it… i will point it out to you.
see… that is your problem. your think your so righteous you cant see the forest through the trees.
YOU ARE A RACIST!
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I’d say you’re barking up a dead horse’s ass.
George Stein
April 19th, 2012
10:33 am
Then perhaps you have your answer, ty webb.
u 2 are so cute
April 19th, 2012
10:33 am
do you finish each others sentences too? now THAT is funny!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:34 am
@ ty webb, so who’s responsible for reporting things on public record. If Tech doesn’t report them, they are still on public record, and the media is at fault if they are not reported, not Tech. How many indiscretions at UGA do you think would be reported by UGA if the media didn’t report them first? And don’t tell me that the media in Georgia ignore things like that that happen at Tech; they jump on them everywhere, no matter what the school….it sells papers and it garners viewers or listeners (TV and radio).
high tech.....
April 19th, 2012
10:35 am
ill pass on that part of the anatomy. leave it for you 2.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:36 am
how pathetic, that ONE troll won’t even use the same name from one post to the next. Get a life, bubba.
crickets......
April 19th, 2012
10:36 am
nail head hammer!
next time
April 19th, 2012
10:38 am
i suggest that the 2 of you get a room. you embarrass yourselves
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:38 am
the only embarrassment here is you, TROLL
i am outa here
April 19th, 2012
10:40 am
just remember sup you started it with your self righteous crapola. ssdd for you and your bbf high tech.
next time pick on somebody who cant defend himself and youll look smarter for it.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:40 am
I am really disappointed in the intelligence level of today’s trolls. Usually, ty webb has something witty to say, but he is off his game today. The rest of you, especially the troll that changes his name every time he posts, need to go back and read some of the posts from OkieDawg and dawgfan. Come back to this blog when you learn how to troll correctly.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:41 am
Thanks.
lucky21
April 19th, 2012
10:41 am
2 years Drummond was caught taking steroids
Hashbrown Dawg
April 19th, 2012
10:41 am
Finally somebody put those two in their place.
George Stein
April 19th, 2012
10:43 am
That’s the rumor, lucky21, but if you have proof, someone broke the law.
George Stein
April 19th, 2012
10:45 am
They aren’t ELITE TROLLS, HighTech.
HighTech
April 19th, 2012
10:47 am
lol @ George. Certainly not.
Ramblin Man
April 19th, 2012
10:49 am
Drummond needs to wake up. Suspended his freshman year and gets a BUI after serving that suspension. Hopefully he grew up in the last 10 months. That starting spot is going to turn into a #2 or #3. That being said it’s a BUI. Yes it is dangerous and stupid, but who here does not drink while out on the lake?
Dawgfan I cannot defend or blast GT or UGA for the way they handle misconduct. What I can say is that more players from the SEC get in trouble than any other conference. I will also add that UGA has a history of having trouble with players and the law and that I am sure the stiffer penalties set by the conferences and schools have more to do with that and less to do with them trying to display a no nonesense kind of stance.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 19th, 2012
10:53 am
would somebody please tell me where I have been self-righteous?
George Stein
April 19th, 2012
10:53 am
Doesn’t make it better, Ramlin Man. I think he should be allowed to stay in school but kick him off the team.
dawgfan
April 19th, 2012
10:54 am
“your team has more arrests in one year than gt has in 10 or 20 year span”
That is an exaggeration and a lie. I’ll grant you that we’ve had more arrests than you, but Tech has had its fair share too and often times the charges are much more serious. If you want to go back 20 years we can talk about one of your lineman that beat a girl up at a restaurant and then was suspended for TWO whole games by Bobby Ross. What a classy move down on the Flats. Tech has plenty of dirty laundry for us to go through if you really want to go there Techie. Let me know and I’ll be happy to oblige.
Georgia Tech=A joke and a bunch of lying hypocrites.
Thanks.