Johnson: ‘A lot that I saw that I didn’t like’
Post-practice notes. A couple new items, but mostly stuff from the news conference post.
1. After reviewing the Virginia Tech game video, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson was not especially impressed with much of anything, including the coaching staff.
Asked about the play of the B-backs, Johnson replied, “There was a lot I saw that I didn’t like. Not just at that position. There were several positions.”
The Yellow Jackets lost 20-17 in overtime to the Hokies Monday in Blacksburg, Va. They will play their home opener Saturday against Presbyterian College.
The wide receivers, Johnson said, were “not great, but they were no worse than a lot of the guys.”
Speaking Wednesday at his weekly news conference, Johnson also didn’t show much enthusiasm about the special teams, noting that two punts were nearly blocked. Following practice, offensive line coach Mike Sewak said he was disappointed with the offensive line and defensive coordinator Al Groh offered that the defense’s play “was O.K., but it wasn’t good enough.”
Johnson accepted responsibility with his staff.
“My take on [coaching] is, if one or two guys is not doing what you’d like, then they’ve got an issue,” he said. “If it’s more than one or two guys, then we’ve got an issue. We’ve got to work and make sure we help those guys play better.”
2. No players were injured Monday to the point they will miss the Presbyterian game, Johnson said. A-back Orwin Smith, who was taken out of the game with a shoulder injury, will be available. Further, offensive tackle Morgan Bailey, who suffered an ankle sprain in the preseason, has been cleared to play.
Safety Fred Holton, who missed the game with an undisclosed injury, is still out. Cornerback Louis Young, who did not play because of a suspension but also has a hand/arm injury, and inside linebacker Daniel Drummond, who was also suspended and has a high ankle sprain, both will probably not play. Drummond’s suspension carries into the first half of the Presbyterian game.
Johnson said that B-back David Sims, who is still recovering from a stress fracture in his shin but played against Virginia Tech, may sit.
3. Johnson said on his radio show on 790 the Zone Wednesday night that freshman wide receiver Anthony Autry would get playing time Saturday and indicated that wide receiver Darren Waller would probably start. He also said that an appeal for wide receiver Chris Jackson, who was held out of Monday’s game because of an academic matter concerning his credit hours, was denied and that he’ll miss four games.
4. Kicker Justin Moore was suspended for the Virginia Tech game for breaking a team rule, Johnson said. Moore, who took field goals and extra points last season, was beaten out for the position by David Scully and likely would not have played had he traveled with the team.
5. Johnson called quarterback Tevin Washington’s interception in overtime ill-advised, but accepted that he was trying to make a play. Washington threw the ball into the end zone on a 3rd-and-6 play as he was being tackled. What bothered Johnson was that Washington escaped the pocket sooner than he would have liked, rolling left to escape pressure.
“A guy was wide open but we couldn’t see him because we bolted out of the pocket,” Johnson said.
6. While Johnson is superstitious, he won’t banish the new uniforms that the team wore on Monday. He said that the design was received well by recruits, a particularly important focus group.
“To me, it’s a lot about what the kids like and what the recruits like, he said.
The new set has white, navy and gold jerseys with two pants, white and gold. The 2011 uniforms may also be worn.
“Who knows?” he said. “This week, we may have some different ones.”
In case you missed it…
Tech-Presbyterian game came together at last minute
Clean injury report after Hokies game
How Johnson changed mind on fourth down
Georgia Tech defense rises, succumbs
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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MC
September 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
BigTimeTECHFan maybe he didn’t see him because the VT defense was all up in his face. Get a real passing attack with some real pass block schemes how about it.
Frustrated Jacket
September 6th, 2012
12:05 pm
I have been a Jacket since the day I was born, from my grandfather, to father and now myself. So, I’m certainly not a dawg in disguise. AND, I bought in to the flex option, even the AG hire to run the 3/4. But let’s be honest at this point. We are getting blown up talent wise. And CPJ was honestly out coached Monday night. I kept thinking he’d make adjustments to offset the VPI attack but there was none. And there was none because we are sorely lacking the firepower to do so. It pains me to say it but CPJ may not be the answer and its not because of his offense but rather the recruiting or lack there of to run the offense. After Monday it felt like we are yet again back to Bill Lewis, Gailey type mediocrity. No Tech die hard wants that! It’s not that we CAN’T recruit but rather that we DON’T try. O’Leary brought in great recruits. Hell even after stumbling out of the gate Curry had the black watch with Swilling, players HE recruited. I don’t know what to think at the moment except that without better athletes we’re destined to relive years past. Sure we may get a surprise now and then with a little luck but are we building a powerhouse? Painfully No! In fact it seems to be going the opposite direction. I know many of you don’t agree with WnE and I do tire of the negativity at times myself. But unfortunately he does make some points that are hard to argue with. I read this every day but this is my first post. There just simply has to be a better way than what we are doing at the moment. VT did not look good. We were just simply shut down. What happens in death valley against Clemson??? I’m simply saying or suggesting that it might be time to reconsider the choices we’ve made.
A sorely disappointed Jacket
Dooley
September 6th, 2012
12:08 pm
Lets get the Remax agents ready. The train wreck has started….not going to be pretty.
MC
September 6th, 2012
12:11 pm
Imagine what Clemson is going to do to this team. They’ll score half a hundred on that secondary.
Ga Tech Old Timer
September 6th, 2012
12:18 pm
Frustrated Jacket -
I feel your pain! Check out my post at 10:35A and 11:44A.
atl xmen
September 6th, 2012
12:20 pm
its the players..you simply dont have the players any longer to be very good…this type of offense will not bring in the better recruits that you would need to win 10 games like you guys hads when gailys players were here. this offense only attracts the 3-4 star guys that div 1aa schools are wanting. this offense worked fine with dyer and nesbitt and bey bey, even though you still lost to the better teams in the college football at least you were winning 10 games and competeing for the acc..now your team is trying to win more than 7
MC
September 6th, 2012
12:23 pm
WOW! Looking at the GT schedule there may only be 5 wins there after watching the game Monday night. UNC, Virginia, Clemson, Miami, and UGA are sure losses. Maybe even BYU. Another PJ recruiting year and you can stick a fork in GT for the next 10 years.
MC
September 6th, 2012
12:24 pm
I bet Chan Gailey is laughing his azz off.
BigTimeTECHFan
September 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
GA Tech is awesome,1 fluke lose doesn’t change that
yeller bug
September 6th, 2012
12:41 pm
One data point and an emotional opinion does not make a straight line. Come on guys! VT is a good team and we were one play away from beating them. Neither team played great and yes the whole team has room to improve including the coaches—-the fundamentals of open field blocking were poor by many and that is a coaching issue. CPJ was as one above put it, very vanilla and it didn’t seem like he adjusted to how Bud Foster was defending the TO—he simply gave up on it in the 2nd half, but we had a chance to win and just didn’t come through. Now if we lose to UVA, Miami and UNC this year and have another 6-6 or 7-5 record, then you have some justification for serious concern, but let’s see where we are at the end of September before we make a legitimate statement on the status of our football program.
Ga Tech Old Timer
September 6th, 2012
12:43 pm
MC –
I seriously don’t think Chan is laughing at our situation – after all he’s the one who played Reggie Ball and you know where that got us AFTER the win over 19th ranked Auburn in 2003 when RB was a freshman. Chan was exactly like CPJ with regard to his QB choice – he played Ball without questioning his over-all performance from game to game. Win or lose – poor play or exceptional play – both coaches wear/wore blinders and refuse/d to change. The time to be thankful for Tevin stepping up to take Nesbitts place when he got hurt at VT is long past.
GT Fan
September 6th, 2012
12:56 pm
BigTime ….
I saw the highlights on espn.com …… Hill (#31) was so wide open he wasn’t even in the picture.
There was NO pressure when TW first rolled left, leaving D.Hill uncovered in the right 3rd of the endzone. 4 VT defenders around TW, 7 in the vicinity of the INT.
What a horrible decision to even throw the ball by TW. He was almost on his rear-end (around the 18 yd line – i.e. 35 yd FG), falling backwards, when he decided to “throw it out of the back of the endzone” as he stated.
Another sickening play to watch was GT’s DB on the 4th & 4 play. 9 yards deep at the snap – 5 yds beyond the 1st down marker!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
12:57 pm
@ Old Timer…….I don’t have any problem at all with what you said (contrary to what Jack G said). I may not agree 100% with it, but it was at least intelligently written and from the heart. And, believe it or not, I DO agree with a great deal of it. You approached the situation with logic, quite the opposite of the way most bloggers here approach it. Keep it up !!!
GT Fan
September 6th, 2012
12:59 pm
Thanks for your opinion, MC. Very insightful. You should be working for one of the Vegas sportsbooks.
Born2Buzz
September 6th, 2012
1:03 pm
At least it sounds like CPJ and I were watching the same game.
Did anyone ask him if we were going to see Vad Lee or Synjyn on the field in game #2.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
1:05 pm
Whoever compared the loss Monday night to a Bill Lewis era game is just stupid. Bill Lewis’ teams after that collapse against FSU embarrassed themselves week after week. I didn’t see anything Monday night to be embarrassed about. We had the game won against a top 15 team and blew it in the end. Do you seriously think Tech is the only school in the country ever to have done that? If so, then you really are ignorant. And to those claiming that VT has figured out the TO…..well, duhh, if you watched the game, the majority of Tech’s offensive plays were not even run out of the TO lineup. The option was, in fact, not used that much at all during the game. Dive plays CAN be run out of the TO, but not all of them Monday night were. Regardless of what formation they were run out of, Johnson (or TW) ran them too many times. Most of the pitches made Monday were also not out of the TO lineup, nor were any of the passes. Frankly, I would have like to have seen more TO plays, because they generally do work and produce yardage. What the whole game boiled down to, however, was those final 44 seconds, when the prevent defense gave up the initial yards, and too many men on the line, plus a BADLY missed tackle, put them in FG position. I am disappointed and pissed about the outcome, but I am certainly not embarrassed, nor should any member of the team, coaching staff, or Tech fan be.
GT Fan
September 6th, 2012
1:09 pm
Right on Old Timer …… besides, in 2010, when Nesbitt got hurt, what did GT’s QB depth chart look like? Who were the 3rd/4th string QBs??
I don’t think PJ had anyone but TW who could manage the O. Hadn’t Jaybo transferred already?
Unfortunately, IMO, I think PJ is sadly predictable. Tells the media how great many of his players are, and that they will play then come game time they remain on the sideline. Remember last year when he told how great Zenon was, yet TZ didn’t see the field even close as much as PJ’s praise would’ve suggested.
I think we saw the 4 A-backs on Monday that will get 99% of the snaps in 2012, injuries withstanding, (Bostic, Hill, Godhigh, Smith).
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
1:14 pm
@ GT Fan, I too see a certain level of “predictablility” lately in CPJ. What happened to the daring, unpredictable CPJ of years past? This fake punt approach to 4th down plays never works anymore, so why not go ahead and really fake it, or just punt the damn ball.
UGA = Yawn
September 6th, 2012
1:18 pm
GT Old Timer – well stated. MC – no.
Ga Tech Old Timer
September 6th, 2012
1:21 pm
Yeller Bug -
While I agree with some of your points – please let me say this. As you pointed out “the whole team has to improve including the coaches – the fundamentals of open field blocking were poor….”. This is CPJ’s 5th season at Tech – along with most of his coaching staff. Over the past 2 years, blocking / tackling / fumbling the ball / running routes / defense in general / special teams and coaching have increasingly come into focus or question because of the obvious lack of discipline, technique or knowledge in each of the areas named. (The first two years can be dismissed because even though we lacked the expertise – other programs were trying to figure out what we were doing and we got by using the element of surprise – note the conversations about our offensive run production now versus then.) My point is this – for the past two years we’ve been building this concern about how the coaches coach and the team plays – and nothing changes or gets any better. We come close to beating Georgia or come close to beating Clemson or come close to beating VT. It’s time to stop coming close. It’s time to stop burying our heads in the sand and acknowledge that we’re in another season of getting close – which isn’t good enough any more. We don’t need to wait until this year is over – or the next or the next – to demand better from our players and coaches. The time is now – with CPJ’s scheme – with CPJ’s players. It’s time for winning and accountability. These comments aren’t based on just one game – they are based on four years of CPJ’s building the program to meet his needs and requirements – and the failures that continue to come despite the catchy quotes and musings of the coach and positive buildup of the program after each fall practice. In MHO, we have plenty of justification for concern NOW – and that’s strictly based on the fact of HOW WE PLAYED and HOW THE TEAM WAS COACHED this past Monday night. It’s not sufficient to say let’s see how well we do for the remainder of the year – we all saw how we did Monday night – and the fact is – WE SUCKED!!
HighTech
September 6th, 2012
1:35 pm
I remember with Gailey getting blown out by the teams we come close to beating. Some mistakes were made in the game but there were some terrific plays, too. This game could have gone either way. If Tevin had not completed the 4th down pass on the last drive, the outcome would have been the same except we would have left the stadium sooner. We started celebrating too early with 44 seconds left, but you have to give VPISU credit for making plays when they had to. To look at a hard fought game like this and say WE SUCKED is chicken little delusional or trolling.
WnE
September 6th, 2012
1:52 pm
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Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
1:05 pm
_______________
I’ll bet you never thought it would come to this did you?
You were sitting at home Monday Night with :44 seconds to go and thought of the ways you were going to come on these AJC Blogs and tear into WnE.
And then it happened.
The CFB Gods awoke from their slumber, took a look at the Recruiting Rankings and then made the necessary adjustments to make sure that CPJ and his gimmicky offense got the result they deserved.
No matter what you guys (SuperSz, FLJacket, 5150, GTBob, Paul in NH, et al) write, it is very easy to see that many of MY OPINIONS were “sitting just below the surface” for many GT Fans and have been waiting to rise to the surface.
When you go 2-6 in your last 8 games and one of those wins is vs. Dook, then the “WnE inside of everyone” comes out and folks start to analyze at a high level and put CPJ & his gimmicky offense under a microscope.
It is pretty easy to attack one guy (WnE), it is much harder for you to try your crap with a few dozen others that think like me, but don’t post for fear of being vilified by the likes of you and your scumb@g pal 5150.
How does it feel being that close to “silencing WnE” only to have it snatched away in such heartbreaking manner by VT?
I hate it when GT loses, but knowing what sort of angst that you must be dealing with makes me handle the loss a little better.
CPJ will not win more games in Sept. to November until he starts winning more Recruiting Battles in Feb.
Academics is not the crutch that many GT fans make it out to be, in recent years, Heisman Trophy winning QBs like RG-III, Cam Newton (despite laptop issues), Tim Tebow were all Academic Qualifiers for GT, academics isn’t keeping GT from have a pro-style passing team with pro-style Recruits.
Whether or not you like it, SuperSz, CPJ is the only one to blame.
CPJ told you this was his deepest & best OL , WnE said they couldn’t pass block in obvious passing situations.
Guess who was correct.
CPJ told you this was his deepest & most talented 2ndary, WnE told you this 2ndary was shaky & that I-Johnson was over-rated.
Guess who was correct and guess who missed the critical tackle on the 4th & 4 that led to an additional 15-18 yds and game-tying FG position, that would be I-Johnson, the same guy that Ol’ WnE said was over-rated.
Am I 100% correct, no, but I am 98-99% correct.
The truth is, I just don’t miss on much as it relates to GT FB & CPJ.
I know GT FB, I know CFB and I know what the 3ff I’m talking about
You can take that and “stick it” SuperSize!
macrotech
September 6th, 2012
1:58 pm
WnE…Super was at the game supporting his team! YOU were home giggling because…well…that’s what you do. What has uga’s win/loss looked like the during the same time span against ranked teams? Dang it…guess y’all need to get rid of CMR!!!
macrotech
September 6th, 2012
1:59 pm
For the record…I don’t think anyone believes that you’d be silenced…even had we won. If anything, you are consistent!
WnE
September 6th, 2012
2:00 pm
re:
macrotech
September 6th, 2012
1:59 pm
For the record…I don’t think anyone believes that you’d be silenced…even had we won. If anything, you are consistent!
_______________
You mean consistently ACCURATE!
WnE
September 6th, 2012
2:04 pm
Sorry MacroTech, but 3-14 vs. the meat of our schedule is horrible and at least 3 of the local Sports Talk Radio shows talked about that stat on Tuesday & Wednesday.
The same 3-13 stats i was talking about since last yr.s bowl loss.
A 4-1 record vs. a mercurial Clemson team won’t offset that 3-14 record anytime soon.
Ga Tech Old Timer
September 6th, 2012
2:11 pm
HighTech –
This game was hard fought only because of missed blocks / missed tackles / missed reads and missed opportunities. Had Tech consistantly played well and coached well on both sides of the ball – and had it’s best QB on the field – this game should not have been nearly as close as it was. Only when you look at the final score and exclaim “Oh my – we almost won – had we only held them of another 44 seconds” or “we didn’t get blown out so I guess we must be pretty good” are you “chicken little delusional or trolling. When you begin to step up and look at the facts do you see that 1) VT could have been and should have been beatable Monday night 2) GT DID NOT play well and yet was still in the position of winning at the end of the game. You’re right – the game could have gone either way. Tevin’s play throughout the game should carry more weight than a clutch pass completion on a fourth down that CPJ wasn’t going to run until he said “screw it” because his kicking team wasn’t ready to go in when called. Missed reads the whole game had a major impact on the game a long time prior to his fourth down pass completion. Yes, there were some good plays by GT – but you can also say that without that fumbled punt attempt in the first half – GT would have never been able to be in the position to win at 44 seconds left in the game. So, it’s not about the if’s and what if’s – it’s about the facts of how the players played and the coaches coached – and in the end – WE SUCKED! When you say “you have to give VPISU credit for making plays when they had to” I agree. I also think GT did not make plays when they had to – and threrfore the difference in the game. It should never be OK to to lose and defend the loss on any level unless everyone involved did their best. We did not play well on many many opportunities that could have made a difference in the game way before the actual end came.
Highly Respected Southern Troll
September 6th, 2012
2:18 pm
Actually, Tech’s biggest rivals are Georgia, Clemson, Virginia Tech, and Florida State. Miami is more like a UNC or Virginia in the grand scheme of things. I’m not taking-up for PJ’s rotten record against VT, UGA, and the bowl opponents, but Miami really isn’t a huge rival for GT. I believe the Jackets are .500 against the Canes since they (UM) joined the ACC and if you asked Miami they would probably say their largest rivals in the ACC are Florida State and Clemson.
ramblingbuzz
September 6th, 2012
2:25 pm
CPJ seems to be constantly critiqueing his players on how well they perform in game situations. While he alludes to the coaching staff and its performance briefly in these remarks, where does the buck stop? IMO, it stops with the head coach. If the players aren’t executing the plays as designed then either the coaching staff needs to improve their teaching methods, recruit players who can more readily learn the techniques, or both. How long does the HC get a free pass on responsiblity for how the team performs? It seems CPJ has had a 4 year honeymoon and is assuming he has unlimited time. This is his team and his recruits. Hopefully we will see improvement during the season, but not much improvement has been evident the past 2 seasons as the seasons progressed.
Frustrated Jacket
September 6th, 2012
2:27 pm
While some may find my comments presumptuous the facts are the facts. I would venture to say I’m just as hardcore as any Tech fan out there. From my first game of over 30 years ago. My statements are meant to suggest, how long will we allow a “trend” to persist before it becomes permanent? We’ve lost six of the last eight, not one bowl win and no significant consistency over above average teams. Does my pointing this out somehow make me a pessimist? I’ve already stated that I have no problem with the offensive or defensive style of play. Those who randomly comment that it’s dated or ineffective are foolish. Of course they can be utilized at the highest level of play. Hell, how often does Alabama put it in the air. They’re most definitely a run first offense with a demoralizing defense. We do not have to sling the ball down field 40+ times a game to win. BUT, and this is the glaring issue, matchups! Talent for talent we are falling short of other teams with greater depth. Now let me say, as much as anybody, I HOPE that I am wrong. But I have a bad feeling about what’s going on on North Ave. Nobody can rightfully argue that they’re glaring indicators going off and I’m just not 100% positive that CPJ is or knows how to address them. And that, namely, is in the quality of player being recruited. The state of Georgia is a hot bed of football talent. So much so that neither of the flagships schools should suffer and yet Tech is coming up well short of expectations. I could use examples but I’m not one to throw any of our kids under the bus. I think they are exceptional kids, good kids. I simply feel that after sitting through yet another year of recruiting under this administration that one has to ask how we’re not only not getting commitments from better athletes but many times not even approaching them with the opportunities. Reluctance to try will leave us many years in the negative if this key area is not addressed quickly. IMHO. But then it is just that, my opinion. As I stated I hope I’m wrong but to blindly follow without question, well that’s pretty damn stupid too.
chas_jacket
September 6th, 2012
2:34 pm
While i dont think we played a great game, i think to say we sucked is a bit much and degrading to the effort put forth. As noted before, i dont think TW is going to be the one to get the W’s in the big games. If we had started with a couple of patsies, Vad may have had the pt needed to go against VT. While old timer is welcome and has the right to express his displeasure, weenie being a proven uga troll, does not.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
2:39 pm
@ macro…..first, I don’t have any idea what WnE posted, because I never read a word he posts anymore. He’s a worthless troll as far as I am concerned, and his OPINIONS carry no weight with me whatsoever. Secondly, unfortunately, I did not go to Blacksburg; I watched the game at home, like most of the rest of us.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
2:44 pm
Old Timer, you refer to TW not being the best QB available. That well may be true, and I definitely want the best one on the field. But you are basing that on what??? What you have heard or read about Vad? I didn’t think he looked that good in the Spring game. Hopefully he has improved since then and will continue to improve, maybe even taking over the starting job. But I seriously doubt that he was ready to do that Monday night.
FL Jacket
September 6th, 2012
2:44 pm
I still think it’s silly to make the claim we are getting vastly out-recruited when we take the very school that supposedly “out-recruits us” to Overtime at their place…and after we didn’t play all that well.
DOC 51
September 6th, 2012
2:45 pm
Calvin Johnson was basically wasted.At Southern Cal. he would have had 100 receptions per year.Now TW can’t get the ball to anyone.What a waste of receiver talent.You have to be able to hit the ten yard pass ,and get the first down.
rangerdawg
September 6th, 2012
2:46 pm
CPJ is an outstanding coach with much success. GT needs to give him another 5 or 6 years to get his system in place and to recruit players that can execute it. Tech fans and the AD need to be very, very, very patient.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
2:56 pm
DOC 51…..Calvin Johnson played under Gailey, NOT CPJ. And yes, he was wasted even by Gailey. Remember the ACC championship game with WF? Reggie virtually ignored Calvin the entire game.
HighTech
September 6th, 2012
2:59 pm
“Only when you look at the final score and exclaim “Oh my – we almost won – had we only held them of another 44 seconds” or “we didn’t get blown out so I guess we must be pretty good” are you “chicken little delusional or trolling.”
That doesn’t even make sense. “We didn’t get blown out so I guess we must be pretty good” describes a Pollyanna outlook. Chicken Little proclaimed, “The sky is falling!”
I smell dog sh!t. I must have stepped in it. Sorry.
UOAD!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
3:01 pm
@ HT…..other than the final score, how was your trip to Blacksburg? And are you coming Saturday or not? I think you have said that you would not be there.
crackbaby
September 6th, 2012
3:03 pm
Look at all the negative Nellies! Oh the sky is falling!
Georgia Tech almost won that game. They played far better than the naysayers, including “Mr. Accurate” the Didactic Closet Masterbater, predicted.
Georgia Tech is going to win at least 8 games this year and can still win the Coastal Division by winning out in Conference. Va Tech’s last five games are Clemson, Miami, FSU, BC & UVA.
Is it probable? Maybe not but certainly possible.
My concern remains the O-line. They must play much better.
Ga Tech Old Timer
September 6th, 2012
3:04 pm
Supersize –
Unfortunately, I don’t have any information on Vad either – which I think is a bit strange. I was basing my opinion on Days performance over the fall practice and his proven ability to pass and run better than TW. The thing I don’t know about is his ability to read the option better than TW and his ability this year to hold on the the ball this year. I also know nothing about Thomas and where he stands in the pecking order. I do know that CPJ stated earlier last week that he definitely was going to play Days -who got in for only one play when TW went out. My point is – if something isn’t working – try something different. Days plays A-Back and could have had an option run pass in the scheme which would have been a better percentage shot of completion than when thrown by a non QB. Of course VT would have been watching for the pass but it would have made them honest in the defense which might have opened up something else. Just saying two QB’s in the backfield should cause a lot of concern on the defensive coach and open options.
WnE
September 6th, 2012
3:04 pm
re:
Highly Respected Southern Troll
September 6th, 2012
2:18 pm
Actually, Tech’s biggest rivals are Georgia, Clemson, Virginia Tech, and Florida State. Miami is more like a UNC or Virginia in the grand scheme of things. I’m not taking-up for PJ’s rotten record against VT, UGA, and the bowl opponents, but Miami really isn’t a huge rival for GT. I believe the Jackets are .500 against the Canes since they (UM) joined the ACC and if you asked Miami they would probably say their largest rivals in the ACC are Florida State and Clemson.
____________
You are mostly correct.
FSU is no longer an every year game but is played on the ACC’s rotating schedule just like BC, Md. , Wake , and NC State, so outside of GT fans FSU is not really used as a measuring stick for our FB program.
The truth is, is that most CFB insiders away from the CPJ apologists measure GT FB by how we do vs. UGA, VT , Miami and our Bowl Game, hence the big-4.
The reason is those 4 teams are perceived to have the most NFL talent or future NFL talent and that’s just the way most analysts measure how good your CFB team is.
To borrow a quote from CPJ, “it is what it is”.
juvenal
September 6th, 2012
3:04 pm
agree, FL-i am more concerned about how the pieces are plugged in-again, Ken, Bostic throws instead of Days, Days not in when Orwin goes out & we need big A-back? was Days really moved, or are they just wasting practice reps by splitting them between 2 positions, neither of which he will play? it is useful to consider sports as games if you utilize actual tactical analysis & immediate feedback-”no plan survives the beginning of battle”….wne, beginning to think your big problem is not that you never have anything nice to say about us, but your lack of pith…(some say you are too full of pith)
WnE
September 6th, 2012
3:06 pm
re:
crackbaby
September 6th, 2012
3:03 pm
Look at all the negative Nellies! Oh the sky is falling!
Georgia Tech almost won that game. They played far better than the naysayers, including “Mr. Accurate” the Didactic Closet Masterbater, predicted.
Georgia Tech is going to win at least 8 games this year and can still win the Coastal Division by winning out in Conference. Va Tech’s last five games are Clemson, Miami, FSU, BC & UVA.
Is it probable? Maybe not but certainly possible.
My concern remains the O-line. They must play much better.
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Winning only 8 games vs. this crappy schedule is a good reason for a HC to canned in his 5th season.
HighTech
September 6th, 2012
3:11 pm
Supersize…not going to be able to make it this weekend. It was a good trip to Blacksburg. It was also a good game. The Georgia Tech sections rocked the entire game. No one sat down and everyone yelled and cheered their lungs out. I did not watch two sucky teams like some of the trolls have written. Great atmosphere, disappointing result. I will go back, if I can, season after next.
GTfan2012
September 6th, 2012
3:11 pm
I was at the game, so I know what that frustration feels like. We had the game won. Despite playing poorly on offense. Despite some mistakes in the secondary. However, I am also not ready to give up on this team because of one loss. I saw some very positive things out of the secondary. I saw CPJ using formations that he’s NEVER used at GT before. I think we have the opportunity to bounce back. In successive weeks we have home games against teams that beat us last year (UVA and Miami). If we can come out of September 4-1, I will feel a lot better about this season. Seriously, what kind of fans quit on their team after one game… I think its only the kind of fans who aren’t really fans at all.
GTfan2012
September 6th, 2012
3:14 pm
WnE,
If CPJ wins 8 games this season, there is no way he loses his job, no matter how much you want it to be so. Of course UGA fans would want us to fire our successful coach. Then there would be no chance for us to beat them, vs. the small chance that exists today.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 6th, 2012
3:15 pm
Old Timer, I think we are more on the same page than I initially thought. Hell, I was really hoping that either Vad or Synjyn would have stepped it up a few notches in the off-season and taken over from TW. But apparently neither did. I admire TW for his courage, intelligence, class, etc, etc, and he does know how to run the offense, even though not always up to the level we need. But he needs to be replaced if he has reached his peak. The other two need to be given the chance to prove themselves in real game situations, but I don’t think Monday night was the time to have done that.
TechApp fan
September 6th, 2012
3:15 pm
This is for atl xman. Been reading these blogs for a few years and you seem to have an agenda or perhaps a one track mind. You always seems to suggest that Tech has inferior players or lower league players.
Do you think any Tech fans cares what you publish?
You are a dog….we don’t care.
DOC 51
September 6th, 2012
3:21 pm
The head coach must address three areas(offense,defense,& special teams).CPJ does not have a clue about the latter two.Therefore our team can’t hit on all cylinders.BOBBY ROSS was the last coach to seriously address all three areas.