Johnson addresses Tech defense
Notes from coach Paul Johnson’s news conference Tuesday morning. He answered questions about the defense, Vad Lee and depth chart changes.
1. Johnson called playing Clemson at Death Valley “a huge challenge.” Also, he praised receivers Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Hopkins and quarterback Tajh Boyd and said running back Andre Ellington could be the best running back in the league.
2. Wide receiver Anthony Autry is at the top of the depth chart with Jeff Greene. Autry started the year as the No. 4 or 5 receiver on the depth chart, behind Greene, Jeremy Moore, Darren Waller and Chris Jackson, although Jackson was out four games because of an NCAA suspension regarding credit hours. Johnson said Autry earned the promotion through his effort and will start so long as he has a good week of practice.
“The most impressive thing to me about Anthony is, when he’s gone in there, he’s flown around, he’s played really hard,” Johnson said. “I don’t think he’s afraid of the moment.”
The rotation will be three or four players.
2. Johnson was asked about a comparison with last season, when Tech had lost two games before playing Clemson.
Johnson: “I think the parallel is they’re ranked again. They’ve got a good team. We had ’em at home last year, night game, our crowd was great, everybody was into it. They helped us. They turned the ball over some early, we kind of got some momentum going and just kind of hung on and built on that. Certainly, we’ll have to play better than we’ve played this year on Saturday if we’re going to have a chance to beat them.”
3. Johnson said he checks in more on the defense when it has played as it has. He said he mainly looks to see if the defense is being asked to do more than it’s capable of doing.
Johnson: “The last couple games, we haven’t done it very well but I don’t think we’ve asked them to do anything out of the ordinary. There have been some communication issues, but even having said that, the bottom line is we’ve got to tackle better. We’ve go got quit giving up the big plays. We’ve got to take better angles over there. You’ve got to do some of that stuff. Every time the ball breaks the line of scrimmage, it doesn’t have to be a touchdown.”
Johnson said there is a line to walk in having a hand in the defense and also letting coaches do their jobs, that he doesn’t want the coaches to feel as though they’re being handcuffed.
“My position has always been, give people the leeway to do what they need to do and I’ll evaluate it when it comes time to evaluate it,” Johnson said.
4. Johnson on if defensive coordinator Al Groh has made the in-game and between-game fixes that he expected when he was hired.
Johnson: “Well, at times. But I think like anything, I’m not going to sit here and try to defend how we’ve played the last couple weeks. It’d be stupid because we’ve played terrible, but I don’t think the man forgot everything he knew in the last two weeks. But ultimately, we’re responsible. We’ve got to get it on the field. It doesn’t matter what you know, it’s what happens. So we’ve got to do a better job of getting it on the field.”
5. Johnson said he talks with the team about leadership and accountability “all the time.” The first priority is doing your job, he said.
“You can be a rah-rah guy all you want,” he said. “If you’re not doing what you’re supposed to do, probably not a lot of people are listening.”
In talking about accountability, he brought up players watching the game from the sidelines, including scout-team players and redshirts.
Johnson: “There’s got to be some energy on that sideline. Just because you’re not playing doesn’t mean you stand over there like a corpse. It’s from everybody involved. Coaches, everybody. You’ve got be upbeat right now. We’re the only ones upbeat so you’ve got to be upbeat until you can do something to get everybody else back upbeat. We created the problem, so we’ve got to fix it.”
6. Johnson acknowledged that Synjyn Days is working full-time at A-back, but said he’s still the No. 3 quarterback. He said that he is trying to get more time for quarterback Vad Lee and that coaches are trying to bring him along “as fast as he can come.”
Saturday, Johnson said he stuck with Tevin Washington against Middle Tennessee State because it became apparent to him that the offense was going to have to maximize its scoring opportunities.
“I just felt like the way the game was going, Tevin gave us the best chance to try to win the game,” Johnson said. “So that’s why [Lee] didn’t play more. Most games, we’ll try to have a plan to get him in. As it warrants and as it progresses, he’ll play more and more.”
I’ll post more later, as well as practice notes. A request – let’s try and be a little better than posting under someone else’s handle. Come on.
In case you missed it…
Johnson: ‘You want fans that care’
Fitting MTSU loss into Tech history
After debacle, Tech braces for Clemson
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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Big P Ro
October 2nd, 2012
3:23 pm
First First First
Big P Ro
October 2nd, 2012
3:24 pm
First time it has ever happened
Big P Ro
October 2nd, 2012
3:25 pm
Defense has got to play better. Offense really hasn’t been the issue. Have there been breakdowns on O? Yes. Missed reads / blocking assignments. D has been the reason we’ve lost all 3 of our games this year.
bob
October 2nd, 2012
3:25 pm
maybe last week was an attempt by pj to lull clemson into complacency
Teddy Roosevelt
October 2nd, 2012
3:26 pm
Cool story Hansel.
Ken Sugiura
October 2nd, 2012
3:38 pm
well done, Big P Ro. I like how you answer your own questions, CPJ/DRad style.
interesting theory, bob. i’ll have to ask next time i see him.
I Believe
October 2nd, 2012
3:41 pm
CPJ will get them go’n. Defense hopefully will play better. I support the coaching staff and players. NUFF SAID.
TDone
October 2nd, 2012
3:47 pm
I have been quiet about the debacle of the past two weeks until now. My take on all of this is that we got exposed and to a degree, this is good. We violated what I call the 11th Commandment, which is “Thou shall not get caught.” We got caught the past two, now it’s time to put our big boy pants and play ball. Being Tech fans, we have experiences losses like the past couple of weeks, and we probably will again in future. So it’s all in how you choose to get well.
Ramblin Man
October 2nd, 2012
3:51 pm
I hope we see more effort. I freely admit I have been blaming Groh for the defensive problems and I will shut up if I see a better showing.
Wrecking Ball
October 2nd, 2012
3:54 pm
Energy should come not only from players but also from fans. Past two games, BDS was dead (from what I could hear on tv). And not only when it was clear we were going to lose, that’s kind of understandable, but even when we ran up those 36 points on Miami and the game looked like we were going to be ok, still the noise levels were higher when we had the ball, with clear “defense” chants. wtf, people? I wanna ship a speaker to Atlanta and install it in the stadium, so they could hear the racket that goes on in my living room when I watch the jackets.
ramblingbuzz
October 2nd, 2012
3:54 pm
3. Johnson said he checks in more on the defense when it has played as it has. He said he mainly looks to see if the defense is being asked to do more than it’s capable of doing.
Johnson: “The last couple games, we haven’t done it very well but I don’t think we’ve asked them to do anything out of the ordinary. There have been some communication issues, but even having said that, the bottom line is we’ve got to tackle better. We’ve go got quit giving up the big plays. We’ve got to take better angles over there. You’ve got to do some of that stuff. Every time the ball breaks the line of scrimmage, it doesn’t have to be a touchdown.”
Sure would like to know what these commuincation issues are that CPJ and DRad have referred to. But I guess you would have to be part of the coaching staff or team to know what that euphemism refers to.
FL Jacket
October 2nd, 2012
3:56 pm
Great for Anthony Autry…he is the quintessential “ball-hawk” and could have made a great Safety as well. Nice to see someone come in and take the position through their hard work.
Vad: He
October 2nd, 2012
3:58 pm
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Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
3:58 pm
@ Wrecking Ball……I like your idea. When I am home and watching on TV, it gets really loud here too, and I live alone. LOL
ramblingbuzz
October 2nd, 2012
3:59 pm
Johnson: “Well, at times. But I think like anything, I’m not going to sit here and try to defend how we’ve played the last couple weeks. It’d be stupid because we’ve played terrible, but I don’t think the man forgot everything he knew in the last two weeks. But ultimately, we’re responsible. We’ve got to get it on the field. It doesn’t matter what you know, it’s what happens. So we’ve got to do a better job of getting it on the field.”
Doesn’t sound exactly like a vote of confidence in Groh. And I like the fact that he says it doesn’t matter what you know, it’s what happens. Hope he is having this kind of “lay it all out there” discussion with coaches and players. IMO that may be the only way he turns this team around.
GT Fan
October 2nd, 2012
3:59 pm
IMO, Vad has done well when his # has been called, and well enough for it to have been called more.
In fact, I think after TW’s horrendously underthrown, FOR SURE TD pass that was INT’d & returned to GT’s 15, Vad should have finished the game from that point. MTSU’s ensuing TD put them up by 2 TDs again at 42-28.
A stronger throw by TW, and GT ties the game at 35. Instead, any wind that might have been in GT’s sails was gone after that INT. VAD should’ve been in from then on, IMO.
ramblingbuzz
October 2nd, 2012
4:04 pm
GT Fan…..Gotta agree the ball was late and under thrown. Washington is a good game manager and has worked hard I think. But I just don’t think he has the physical gifts to make the spectacular plays. Would like to see Lee left in a game for a quarter or half instead of just a seres here and there.
Ken Sugiura
October 2nd, 2012
4:06 pm
ramblingbuzz – I think what Radakovich was referring to was during the week, i.e., coaches trying to make sure players are motivated and ready to play. Johnson said something Saturday about how he tried a number of different angles to communicate to players that they had to bring energy/couldn’t overlook MTSU, but that it evidently didn’t work, for which he took responsibility.
What Johnson was referring to today was communicating from sideline to huddle. It’s one reason why Groh went up to the box, to remove distractions that he might encounter on the field.
George Stein
October 2nd, 2012
4:13 pm
I don’t believe Groh has forgotten anything, either. On the contrary, perhaps he hasn’t learned anything new. What he is doing on defense isn’t working, so something else must be done. Perhaps with different process, the results will change.
ezekiel
October 2nd, 2012
4:15 pm
Josh Nesbitt and Jaybo Shaw played well in Johnson’s system their first year and picked up the offense quick. Why is it taking Vad Lee so long to learn? Or is Johnson just holding him back? Talk more Georgia Tech football at: http://GTSportsTalk.com
05Jacket
October 2nd, 2012
4:17 pm
I this that Vad Lee has the best upside of any quarterback we have. He is more physical, a better, runner, and a better passer.The problem is that he does not yet have the instinct to make the reads in the tripple option. Tevin is a really good, solid quarterback but he is not a playmaker. That being said I think Tevin’s ability to run the triple option and make the right reads puts him slightly above Vad on the depth chart in my eyes.
ramblingbuzz
October 2nd, 2012
4:17 pm
Ken…..thanks for the insight.
Ga Tech Old Timer
October 2nd, 2012
4:27 pm
Big P Ro – I disagree that this is all on the defense. Who threw the ball “away” while practically laying on his back in the Va Tech OT – not the defense. In the Miami game – who couldn’t gain a first down from mid way of the fourth quarter until Miami took over the ball on downs in that OT – not the defense. And, in the MTSU game – who threw all the interceptions, made all the fumbles, didn’t open holes for the runners and didn’t keep their defensive line out of the backfield all day – not the defense. Yes, the defense has played like a sandlot team these last two games – true enough with their missed tackles, no push into the offensive backfield and playing out of position – but the offense has stunk up the joint with pi$$ poor line blocking, fumbles, the inability to sustain any kind of momentum – with the exception of the second and third quarters against Miami. Not only has the offense stunk – but so has Johnson’s play calling and inability to adjust during the game or at the half – and the same goes for AG. Johnson says he left Washington in the game against MTSU because he gave us the best chance to win. Wrong! Once the game became a passing game to catch up or go ahead – VAD was the better option because of his obvious ability to pass better and more accurately than Washington. Not only that – but with the offensive line playing like they wish they were somewhere else enjoying a day off – Washington was running for his life. With that being so obvious – why not play the speedier guy at QB to give us more time to throw or more speed to avoid the rush. Sorry, but these losses can not be hung on one unit of the team. Offense, defense, special teams and coachs ALL share in these losses. You can’t point a finger at any one without all of them sharing equally in the blame.
George Stein
October 2nd, 2012
4:31 pm
If you think it’s the past two losses that are driving the negative response to the defense, you haven’t been paying attention the past two years.
Al Bundy
October 2nd, 2012
4:41 pm
My money says the team will be motivated and ready to play Saturday. I say we win a close game and ruin Clemson’s season again. Go Jackets!
BigTimeTECHFan
October 2nd, 2012
4:41 pm
Can’t wait for the Clemson game, I’m so fire up for Sat game, ready to see a fire up Jacket team put it to Clemson. Still will be close game because Clemson will be fired up from last year.
I atually think last week was a perfect time to stick Vad Lee in, Tech would have been sparked just by the change. Tech needed a spark
GT Joe
October 2nd, 2012
4:43 pm
Glad to see folks starting to call for Vad (other than me). TW’s limitations are becoming painfully obvious to everyone, except CPJ.
Shocked that CPJ still felt Tevin gave them the best chance to maximize scoring opportunities against MTSU.
It’s very hard for a tactician-type coach (CPJ) to overlook pure execution and go with pure athleticism. Maybe he doesn’t run your vaunted offense crisply, but he can make plays. Time to let him.
GT Joe
October 2nd, 2012
4:45 pm
Bigtime: yes, MTSU was the PERFECT game to start Vad. But I guess CPJ was giving TW his last chance to redeem himself after the Miami botch (and VT INT).
Maybe CPJ will shock the CFB world by starting Vad Lee at Clemson. Dabo won’t know what hit him.
Uh, GTFan...
October 2nd, 2012
4:48 pm
…yes, the pass was underthrown, but the interception was the receivers fault, TOTALLY – don’t hang stuff on TW that is not his fault since he has enough “faults” that are mostly legit.
And yeah, bring in Vad, he looked great on that last drive, running for about 40 yards as the clock expired – Tech really needs more players that play well when the game is over –
As I have said before, if the kid could play, he would play more…thanks ezekiel, for pointing out what some refuse to see in Vad…
As I said on Monday...
October 2nd, 2012
4:49 pm
…the Clemson game is a lock for GT, whether Vad plays or TW plays – Tech has their number, just like Miami has Tech’s number…
I believe that FSU...
October 2nd, 2012
4:50 pm
…already ruined Clemson’s season…
The Old Coot
October 2nd, 2012
4:50 pm
Johnson said he mainly looks to see if the defense is being asked to do more than it’s capable of doing.
Obviously that isn’t a lot.
Tech is going to get smoked Saturday.
The Old Coot
October 2nd, 2012
4:53 pm
PS: Motivation is fine until the first snap and someone hits you in the mouth.
Then the best athletes win.
Born2Buzz
October 2nd, 2012
4:54 pm
I still support CPJ. Al Groh, not so much…ok, not at all.
You are right George Stein, it’s not just the last 2 games, it’s every game under his tenure. In game 1 under AG, South Carolina State’s first 2 drives were 17 plays, 53 yds, FG and 11 plays, 53 yds, Missed FG. I knew right then and there we were in trouble.
His teams have NEVER been able to get off the field on 3rd down. NEVER.
It’s the sad sad truth folks.
fuzzybee78
October 2nd, 2012
4:56 pm
GT Joe,
you and I have clashed on this blog over VL early and often.
I will give you this– I would like to see CPJ put a package together of plays VL knows and runs well and turn him loose. But if PJ thought VL was RG3 hed be playing like ezekiel said.
Now you give me this, The D is at least half our problem!
GT Joe
October 2nd, 2012
4:58 pm
Uh: “pass was underthrown but the INT was the receivers fault”. WHAT? LOL. Okay.
Incredible how many free passes Tevin Washington gets. It’s getting comical.
Regarding Ezekiel’s comment: yeah, CPJ is clearly holding back on Vad, I suppose due to loyalty to Tevin (being a 5th year senior, hard worker, all around nice guy). I compare Tevin to Jaybo: both are unspectacular athletes that run the offense well. I compare nesbitt to Vad: both are spectacular athletes that may not run the offense perfectly, but can overcome with athleticism, and have much higher ceilings.
GT Joe
October 2nd, 2012
4:59 pm
Yes. D is half our problem. The other half (tevin) is an easy fix. The D is not.
low hanging fruit.
JM
October 2nd, 2012
5:01 pm
Go Jackets!
Evidently, GT Joe...
October 2nd, 2012
5:02 pm
…you failed to see the pass bounce off the receivers chest…just as you cannot fathom that even being a “spectacular” athlete, Vad just cannot play CONSISTENTLY at the college level in practice, thus limiting his value in games…
GT Joe
October 2nd, 2012
5:03 pm
Again, easy to say Vad isn’t playing “because he isn’t ready”. According to who? CPJ. Can CPJ be wrong? Yes. Do you think CPJ leans toward the kid who runs his offense perfectly? Yes. But using that thought process, Jaybo would have started over nesbitt. And what a joke that would have been. Oh wait, we are living the joke now. (tears).
GT Joe
October 2nd, 2012
5:04 pm
Evidently, you are present at all the practices. news flash: game performance ultimately trumps practice performance. Next.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
5:08 pm
@ old coot…..I am still waiting for you to give any evidence whatsoever of Johnson throwing a player under the bus. You can’t, can you? That’s because it has never happened.
fuzzybee78
October 2nd, 2012
5:09 pm
It would sure be nice for a Gomer Pile “Surprise -Surprise-Surprise” out of our STeams and Coach W earn that check , fire us all up and get Clemson to thinking “here we go again”!!!
Mr. Magoo
October 2nd, 2012
5:09 pm
Anyone Tech fan that criticizes the crowd at BDS while they sit in the Bark-o-lounger at home should do some soul searching!!
Utter Denial
October 2nd, 2012
5:12 pm
CPJ has not hired a quality staff, nor has he recruited kids that can play well, even at the low level of the ACC and Sunbelt conference.
GT fans, it is what it is ……… Jackets are in for avery long season and it might turn really ugly, post Clemson game.
Bleacher Creature
October 2nd, 2012
5:16 pm
With 6 generations of Tech Grads which includes 57 graduates, and 7 Football players, I can say in my 50 years on this earth, this staff has sunk to the level of Bill Lewis enthusiasm and alumni support.
I agree with several of my brothers when I say we should have made the move last week and saved recruiting, moved forward and understand this current staff is not up to the level we need to compete in the ACC or any other BCS conference. We live in the 4th best state in country for High School talent, and we are not getting very many of these guys and with former coaches’ players now gone our talent level is not where it needs to be.
The Coach Johnson experiment has not worked and the fan base or lack of support is showing in attendance and contributions.
GT TN
October 2nd, 2012
5:16 pm
I love how people get on here and talk like they know what they are talking about. Most of you never played a down of high school football and have never been to a practice. You think you know more than the coach that spends time with these kids. How many times have you gone to watch practice? You have no experience at coaching other than on your couch. Do you think CPJ can do your job better than you? You must; all of you think you can do his job better than him. Anyone that says its the O’s fault knows nothing about football. CPJ is trying to be a HC and take the blame. If would have told you before the season that GT has scored over 36 points in 3 games and 28 against MTSU; you would have said the worst Tech could be is 4-1. If CPJ would have played VAD when we were down 7 and he had thrown the int everyone would have been asking what was he in there for. The backup QB is always the favorite.
fuzzybee78
October 2nd, 2012
5:23 pm
@BC, I feel you pain and frustration, I want to see the O next season before giving up –
@ GT TN, AMEN BROTHER!
Al Bundy
October 2nd, 2012
5:28 pm
Make a call to Coach Klein at South Central Louisiana State University (SCLSU Mud Dogs) and ask him if we can borrow his green book of plays.
WnE
October 2nd, 2012
5:30 pm
re:
FL Jacket
October 2nd, 2012
3:56 pm
Great for Anthony Autry…he is the quintessential “ball-hawk” and could have made a great Safety as well. Nice to see someone come in and take the position through their hard work.
_______________
More of your “glass-half-full” phony optimism!
Autry didn’t “earn” the spot (take the position), he is simply a desperation move by CPJ to make up for poor recruiting at the WR slot.
Waller has been a bust at 6-5 225lbs and is not a game changer at WR, the other T-Fr. WRs, Summers & Henry (?) are not ready for big-time CFB, GT got lucky that S.Hill was a world class long jumper/track athlete, other that that CPJ-recruited WRs have been woeful.
Why can’t CPJ just go and sign another Bay-Bay, after all he did “help” him get drafted in the first round?
Autry is 6-2 173lbs. soaking wet, and he isn’t ready to play BCS-level FB either, he jsut happens to be the last guy standing that will probably screw up LESS than the other WRs.
For school that is always bragging about their recently drafted WRs, it sure does seem that we have a HUGE PROBLEM “developing” our WRs…………WHY is that?
Paul in NH
October 2nd, 2012
5:30 pm
Johnson said there is a line to walk in having a hand in the defense and also letting coaches do their jobs, that he doesn’t want the coaches to feel as though they’re being handcuffed.
“My position has always been, give people the leeway to do what they need to do and I’ll evaluate it when it comes time to evaluate it,” Johnson said
———
Translation: If GT doesn’t improve on D, there will be a retirement announcement from the DC before Christmas.
Old Blind Dawg
October 2nd, 2012
5:31 pm
I see GT keeping the Clemson game close unless Clemson hits some big plays quick and sucks the life out of the GT defense.
I suspect this is a very fragile group of young men and getting burned early and quick could derail all the positives the coaches put into play this week.
If they can avoid the “here we go again” mindset they should be fine.
Anybody know what the over / under is? Neither team seems to have a very stout defense so it could be huge I’d guess over 70 possibly 80
Paul in NH
October 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm
The line is Clemson -10.5 with an o/u of 74
gives an expectation of 42-32
Rooty Tooty
October 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Based on what I saw Saturday, our receivers were waiting for the ball to come to them rather than going and getting the ball. Can’t blame it all on TW.
Rooty Tooty
October 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
The interception late in game, that was the receivers fault. He didn’t catch the ball.
fuzzybee78
October 2nd, 2012
5:47 pm
BC scored 31 on Clemson last week. They hired Vanables?? from OU to fix the D but despite that I think the loss of Coples and others in talent has been at best a wash, they may be statistically worse.
Coaching only goes so far. I would say success on the field is about 3 parts talent and 1 part coaching.
Bleacher Creature
October 2nd, 2012
5:49 pm
I really wanted to see this group be successful. I had all the confidence in Paul Johnson’s offense. However as my Great Uncle told me years ago, if a coach is an offensive minded coach who involves himself in the offense( ie playcalling) then the defense will suffer as he will take all the great athletes and put them on offense leaving the defense a step behind. The same can be said for defensive coaches, except that usually defenses win championships.
Me, and My family donate, buy tickets in bulk, buy extra tickets when requested, but in the last 3 weeks I really have a hard time staying for the games after pre-game alumni gatherings and luncheons which are absolutely wonderful. I find myself not interested and I that is the first time in a long time I can say that “when toe meets leather” my hold my breath and close my eyes.
BLT
October 2nd, 2012
5:52 pm
Wrexie, just curious…how would know how much a young man weighs “soaking wet”? Go away weirdo!
Oh yeah, I agree with you on one thing. The line diffenently starts “behind” you, BUT not for the reasons you think.
I was suprised...
October 2nd, 2012
5:55 pm
…by the size of the crowd at the UM game – all those gold seats in the lower level of the east stands were actually disguised as people that day; it was back to normal last week with most of the people disguised as gold seats…
I know the published attendance was 39K, but, as someone said yesterday, the “actual attendance figure” might have approached 25K…there are a lot of GT people who, do, and feel, the same as Bleacher Creature…
Wow, to GT Joe's last post...
October 2nd, 2012
5:56 pm
…just, WOW…
MC
October 2nd, 2012
6:11 pm
If Vad Lee gave this team the best chance to win do you think PJ wouldn’t play him at this point? PJ knows the seat beneath him is about to get red hot. Give the man that much credit. If Vad Lee had the capability to drive the train he’d be driving it.
TechApp fan
October 2nd, 2012
6:18 pm
If Tech ever does get far enough ahead again to allowTW to rest, will Lee be required to just run the option or will PJ call some predetermined dives/pitches/keepers, pistol/shotgun (or what ever you call that)?
Will we even know?
superDawg
October 2nd, 2012
6:20 pm
ss tell us your predictions for tek again.I would love to see them..
GT Lee
October 2nd, 2012
6:23 pm
stupordwag your tean just gave up 44 to Tenn; shouldn’t you be on the dawgblawg whining about Grantham and how the O bailed him and his 11 1st round draft oicks out?
GT Lee
October 2nd, 2012
6:24 pm
team and picks; must have run a drillbit thru my finger today
Ken Sugiura
October 2nd, 2012
6:32 pm
tone down the name calling, please.
MORGANTECH
October 2nd, 2012
6:33 pm
@sdawg Whats the reason you guys get the BEST players ,and only ONE N.C. 32 years ago.tell me again i forgot.
GT1990
October 2nd, 2012
6:48 pm
Why is CPJ still the head coach?????? The whole athletic department needs to be fired! CPJ is a freaking joke! I don’t see GT making it to a bowl game this year. GT FIRE THIS AWFUL COACHING STAFF PLEASE!!!!
Same Old
October 2nd, 2012
7:00 pm
I hope I’m wrong, but I’m thinking we gonna be crying again next week.
If we had only…
GT Lee
October 2nd, 2012
7:08 pm
“You are obviously a schmuck that has never played any sport and wouldn’t understand normal locker-room vernacular”
So what is the locker-room vernacular for someone who stalked a kid on Twitter?
5150 UOAD
October 2nd, 2012
7:12 pm
WnE
Stand Up
Show Up
or
Shut Up
Calling people names but not coming out to the Tailgates is being Chicken.
5150 UOAD
October 2nd, 2012
7:14 pm
I am thinking we do need to see much more Vad Lee & at Clemson would be nice. He will have to face Clemson & Clemson 1 more time after this weekend if he wins the starting job.
5150 UOAD
October 2nd, 2012
7:17 pm
@Clemson
Music City Jacket
October 2nd, 2012
7:18 pm
Glad to hear CPJ is ‘checking in more ofter’ with the Defense. Doesn’t he understand that as the HEAD COACH, it is HIS Defense just as much as it is his Offense. The lack of ability to recruit defensive players (and you don’t have the excuse that our Offense has with WRs, TE, and even some O-lineman) will be the ultimate factor in determining if Johnson era is a success or not. His Offense gives us a chance to win but his lack of attention and accountability (from recruiting to coaching) Defense is keeping the program from being successful.
GT Lee
October 2nd, 2012
7:25 pm
Some good-looking girls must have come into the shoe store this week; Al Bundy’s starting to get positive again!
BLT
October 2nd, 2012
7:51 pm
If I’m a PoS then YOU, Wrexie are the whole friggin bowel movement. I bet you are also runny with pieces of corn. I’ve played football but not college football. I enjoyed it. I never got to the point of obsessing over it. I’m positive I will never obsess over it. Georgia Tech is my team. I pull for them good or bad. I have interest outside of football like normal people. I believe your “vernacular” is very “Sanduskyesque”. Good for you! Now go to the dog blog or return to your bridge. I’m not a keyboard commando but I’ll be glad to have a discussion with you about your posts and my posts in person. BDS is fine, outside the gates, preferrably a few blocks away. Just you and me! What say you tough dude or whatever you are?
joel
October 2nd, 2012
8:01 pm
Clemson OL and DL are too big and fast for our boys. Hope I am wrong but I see a 41- 17 type game.
BLT
October 2nd, 2012
8:31 pm
Sorry Ken, you can delete my last two posts and hopefully WnE’s post directed towards me. You can also ban me. I really don’t care. Too much negativity. There’s other message boards and as I’ve said I don’t obsess over it. Again, I apologize for my posts. It’s hard to be a Tech fan at the moment and someone that has an agenda against Tech is hard to stomach or sit by and passively allow it. In closing:
Go Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets! Beat Clemson!
reality check
October 2nd, 2012
8:34 pm
Tech is slipping from mediocre to terrible because we cant recruit great players. D is pathetic. period. no athletes…has nothing to do with scheme or Al Groh. Bill Belicheck cant coach bad players into a winning team. On Offense, Tevin is a good kid, but he wouldn’t start for any other Div 1 school in the BCS conferences. no WRs. no RBs worth a crap, except maybe Orwin, but again, he’s not a premier back. Ask yourself why one of the top rushing team in the country cant recruit a 5 star running back? I think it’s because the ball is spread around too much. 5 backs split the carries, and the WRs block, and option QBs dont go to the NFL. And what does it say that one of the best rushing teams in the country cant do better than 7-8 wins?
sorry, Tech fans — CPJ won with Gailey’s boys, and it’s starting to be apparent. CPJ should go, and we should start over…somehow, if that’s even possible in the current climate of college football. I love the game, I love Tech, I just cant keep watching them struggle in a weak conference, blow the bowl games to pathetic unranked teams, and get dominated by UGA year in and year out. It’s broken — not sure how to fix it, but doubling down on this coach with his scheme is not the answer.
I had high hopes for CPJ. They disappeared last Sat. Let’s move on.
ole yeller
October 2nd, 2012
8:37 pm
WnE, everyone here is sick of your sanctimonious attitude. Who are to you criticize and try to demeanor other people who have an opinion? Just go away no one cares or wishes to hear your ravings any longer. We get it! You have a dislike for the Tech program and certainly it’s coaches. Let it rest, like I said no one gives a crap what you think anymore.
BravesFan77
October 2nd, 2012
8:48 pm
Question for Tech Fans: Would you rather promote Vad and possibly suffer through additional losses in exchange for a game ready QB next season? or suck it up for 3 maybe 4 additional wins?
Ckb
October 2nd, 2012
9:12 pm
I don’t get all the Vad Lee love. He was in for a series, three and out looked terrible. Complete waste of a possession.
JustinSyder
October 2nd, 2012
9:19 pm
Wow! That was very mature of you WNE. I don’t often see people actually lose their temper on the internet.
GTfan2012
October 2nd, 2012
9:19 pm
KEN,
BAN WNE!!!!! I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ARE SO LENIENT TOWARD HIM. HE CLAIMS TO BE A GT FAN, BUT ALL HE DOES IS INSULT GT COACHES, PLAYERS, AND FANS!!!! YOUR BLOG IS OUT OF CONTROL!!!!!
BIrmingham Jacket
October 2nd, 2012
9:25 pm
My challenged thoughts on this board:
1) The Clemson game will be closer than Vegas +10 GT spread. Dabo is a dummy.
2) Get Vad Lee in, the whole game. Season is over, prepare for the future.
3) Groh is gone. And if he’s not, we’re in real trouble.
4) Getting Giff Smith back would be huge, as recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach.
5) For all you crazy fans that think Tunuta is coming back, you’re dreaming. He interviewed for HC against PJ. That’s bad Mo-Jo.
6) They’re a plenty of good DCs out there, that could turn this ship around.
7) Stop sulking!!! It’s GT football. You wanna be happy? Join the 30,000 bandwaggoners in the state that have bolted “BAMA” plates to their cars.
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
9:37 pm
It is great to see sanity returning to the GT blogs. We were all mad, disappointed & stunned after the MTSU game. Pretty normal reaction, I’d say. I had been thinking about a post to try & rouse folks out of their doldrums, but I am glad to see it’s not needed. I will say this. For those saying they won’t go the remaining games=SHAME! Let’s get our John Brown hind parts down to BDS @ HGF & don’t do like I did in the 2nd half. Get up & cheer, yell & make yourself hoarse. And if you have made plans to go to Clemons this weekend….GO….WEAR YOUR GT COLORS….WITH PRIDE….win, lose or draw….show Clemons GT does not “QUIT”!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOO JACKETS THWGeorgie
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
9:38 pm
All Georgie leg humping, butt sniffing, stone licking trolls can smack on my John Brown hind parts.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
9:42 pm
Good points Birmingham. The only one I might disagree with is the first one. No one is going to be surprised if it’s not close…or we could compete. A lot of that hinges on Vad playing in my opinion. I did not have the luxury of watching the debacle last week, if you want to call it a luxury. But the fact that CPJ hardly played Lee tells me what I have known for some time now. His head is not breathing clean air (if you know what I mean). I really don’t see him breaking the trend at Clemson and giving him a real shot. Maybe he’ll try something if we fall behind by 3 scores. Of course it will be too late then. It’s been too late now for a long time. Losing 3 OT games in basically the same fashion tells it all. I was really disturbed by the Utah game last year. It now seems like Ground Hog day, deja vu all over again.
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
9:46 pm
IMNTBHO…..all any fan has the “right” to expect from their team. To be competitive! To put itself in a position to win at the end the game! To compete for the conference championship! To actually be the champion every now & again! To be competitive against their #1 rival & beat said rival every now & again! Maybe be “lucky” enough to even be in the mix for the MNC every now & again & maybe actually upsey the applecart & win it! If the fan’s team can just be competitive, all of the rest will fall in place. Like any business, it was not created to give us a job. No college/institution was created to give us a sports team to cheer for….that is supposed to secondary. Do we want/expect more? Do we want/expect to win like Alabama? Many fans answer those questions yes. Will they get their wish? Not likely. Enjoy your team’s successes & hurt for their losses. And live with both. And always have pride in your”s & their achievements. Wear your colors proudly. Selah.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
9:50 pm
What I really don’t understand is how a coach can be so stupid (sorry can’t think of a better work) to not realize that changing your play calling when you’re ahead is not a good idea. The kicker is that this team, as it has been since this guy took over, is strictly built on outscoring the opponent. We can’t and never will be able to rely on the defense to win games under this coach. For once I agree with Bradley. Johnson is the problem. Getting rid of Groh is a good scapegoat that might only buy Johnson some more time. The problem is, he tried that once already…it did not change a thing. Wake up DRAD, go to the root cause.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
9:56 pm
All those that really think TW can shake this thing of mediocrity that he’s been stuck in now for what, 2 years, say aye. Come on, stand up and proudly state AYE, Tevin can be the man, he can be a hero, our leader and inspire us to victory!. I CAN’T HEAR YOU! Oh wait, there’s one guy in the back there. Whatya know, it’s coach. Well, I guess the aye has it.
BeatClempsonGetaRing
October 2nd, 2012
10:01 pm
So will our boys get a championship ring for playing Clems-son close?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
10:11 pm
@ Gr8 2B……..It may come as a big a surprise to you as it did to me, but I was told by someone on the sideline at the Miami game who knows a helluva lot more about football than I ever will that Johnson did NOT change the plays against Miami in the 4th quarter. It looked like he did to me, and it apparently did to you as well. But, according to my “source,” that was not the case, He called the same mix of plays that he had done during that 36 point barrage. The problem was that Tevin quit executing the way he had done during that time. He relaxed, he totally lost his timing, he screwed up. I noticed from the stands that Tevin seemed to be telegraphing what he was doing again at that time, just as he had in the first quarter. Well, that telegraphing means that he wasn’t making snap decisions, which the QB HAS to do in Johnson’s offense. And if I (and others) could see that from the stands, you can be sure the Miami defense could too. And that’s when the collapse began. All he had to do was make one or two first downs late in the game, and it would have been all over. But it wasn’t Johnson’s play calling that prevented it; it was Tevin’s execution. And the 4th down play in OT was NOT what Johnson called at all; Tevin changed it at the snap, and he lost yardage. Like I said, that comes from someone who was on the sideline and saw it all unfold up close and personal. And Johnson was NOT a happy man when Tevin came off the field after that bungled OT play.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
10:12 pm
maybe a cracker jack ring!
@ 1 4 what’s that acronym stand for, I can’t crack the code.
www
October 2nd, 2012
10:12 pm
my mom says tech wins this week.
so let’s hope moms is right.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
10:13 pm
oh wait I think I got. In my nothing but humble opinion. Boy I’m smart.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
10:15 pm
@ Gr8 2B…..Thanks. I had not figured it out, but I didn’t want to ask. LOL
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
10:22 pm
@ Super – ok, I’m no football genius but you have stop covering for coach a little bit here and put some of the blame on him because the Utah game unfolded basically the same way. VT was a heartbreaker and I’ll cut coach some slack there and put that one more on the defensive coach (I’m having trouble even using their names at this point…that’s how much respect I have lost for them).
The thing of it is, if Tevin’s not getting it done in crunch time then the COACH has to put someone else in that might. One time, yeah I understand, you gotta give someone a chance for redemption. But his chances are up… they are way past due. But COACH can’t see that and he hardly plays Lee against a scrub team and instead let’s his guy LOSE the game for us.
This is not rocket science. The COACH is screwing up.
Bobby
October 2nd, 2012
10:25 pm
All I can say is if GT plays with the same lack of intensity and enthusiasm as the last two games, instead of simply needing a new DC, we will also need a new HC for not willing to make necessary changes to improve the team.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
10:30 pm
A thing or two more Super. You say he didn’t change the calls late, but did he pass at all during that stretch? I don’t recall it. Look, this is something I have noticed from the first year or two. The end of the game has a much different feel to it than does the previous 3.5 quarters. The coach gets antsy. His clock management gets questionable, he calls time out at the wrong time. Against VT, he almost punted it away with 3 minutes left when he’s on their end of the field. How does that make sense when he makes so many other 4th down go for it calls that are unbelievably questionable. That’s my point exactly. He folds under pressure and does not make the proper decisions or calls. He’s at his best when he’s got a 3 TD lead (as long as there’s less than a few minutes to play).
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
10:30 pm
@ Gr8 2B……since the Utah game unfolded pretty much like the Miami game did, I ASSUME it went the same way then, but I don’t know; my “sideline source” was not at that game. I know I WAS pissed with CPJ after that game, as I was after the Miami game. But my “source” is not blind or dumb, and he told me what he saw. He has no reason to lie; he is not on the coaching staff, nor in any way connected to Tech. Like I said, because of the similarity, I ASSUME the Utah game was the same thing. Now if you want to go back to the 2009 UGA game and the Peach Bowl against LSU, I didn’t like his coaching in either of those games. That being said, however, I DO believe in Johnson and generally speaking I trust his coaching and like his offense. Why he hasn’t played Vad more, I have no idea, and you don’t either; I am sure he has valid reasons.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
10:36 pm
@ Gr8 2B…..I think you are wrong about the way he called the ends of games in years 1 and 2. I think he showed much more of a killer instinct back then, and his clock management was superb. I agree that it doesn’t always look quite the same now, but then I consider the VT game, and that last drive was a thing of beauty, although I wish it had taken another 30 seconds or so. Regardless, he called the right plays, and Tevin led us down the field and scored. Then the defense gave it away. And actually, if you consider the best games Tech has played under Johnson, they were NOT ones where we had 3 TD leads; they were tight till the end.
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
11:04 pm
In My Never To Be Humble Opinion
yeller bug
October 2nd, 2012
11:05 pm
THe first problem to address is heart. NEVER QUIT. Period. The same statement Bear said about fumbling—better to die a small child than to quit on a football field. Heart also applies to the fans. We need to show up loud and proud. Period. The heck with this childish, selfish—if they start winning then we’ll come…well you’re no fan, just a wannabe, tagalong, bandwagon jumper. We’re keeping the players and coaches thru the end of the year so get on board. If you want to complain then stage a protest after the season. We’ve had some tough losses and yes even shot ourselves in the foot, but big boys (and girls) rally in adversity. We won an ACC championship in 2009—has UNC, NCSU, UVA, Miami, Duke (ok Duke doesn’t really expect to), MD done so? Not sitting on past successes—move forward (hate to use Obama’s slogan as his forward is over a cliff), but you get the point. It is illogical to the engineer, but I would bet that GT would have won the game Sat if BDS was filled with wild, cheering fans. Sargarin’s ratings give home teams a 3 point edge, but with Tech it may be 1.25. Want some scripture: 1 Thess 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up….It DOES make a difference. Hey make constructive criticisms…give your armchair QB thoughts a whirl—that’s what this blog is for, but if you’re not going to the games to support your team, then remember that whatever criticism you lay on someone for not doing their job—you’re also not doing yours.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
11:08 pm
@ Super, ok, I stand corrected on 2009 especially as most of that season was a thing of beauty. But most of the games that year unfolded with us taking control of the game late in the first half and especially in the 3rd quarter with not too much drama late in the game, except for the FSU road game and the Clemson ACCCG of course.
Having “players” on the field that can get it done always makes the coach look like a genius. The VT game really spawned hope for a good season. Now it has slipped away. Regarding not playing Vad, true we don’t know exactly why. But if it’s because he hasn’t mastered the TO as yet, well then that speaks to a coaching weakness in my opinion. A good coach should be able to adapt the strategy to the skills of the best players. I for one am willing to see if Vad’s mastery level (whether it’s 50% or higher or lower) is better than Tevin’s supposed 100%. This whole business about doing it in practice every day is overrated I think. You don’t get W’s in practice. Let’s see what the kid can do give a real opportunity. I don’t think you can judge by practice alone and what I’ve seen in games is not enough to disqualify him.
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
11:11 pm
yeller bug….sorry, but you’re paraphrasing a John Heisman quote. “It is better to die a small child than fumble this football”.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
11:14 pm
@ yeller bug…..1 4 GT beat me to it. John Heisman said that. And 1 4 GT, it was “small boy,” not “small child.”
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
11:15 pm
The only thing Tevin has going for him this week is that it’s a road game against a team he performed well against before. He does NOT need the pressure of the home crowd reactions to his every play. His confidence is most likely shattered right now, another good reason to let Vad go. Personally I would rather see Vad start and Tevin in relief if needed than the other way around. If Vad shows that, hey coach is right, this kid is just not ready for this big spot – well, I think we all could live with that even if we get drubbed. If Tevin starts and we get whipped, how is that going to sit with the faithful?
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
11:16 pm
SS….thanks, my bad….see my acronym?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
11:20 pm
@ Gr8 2B……I don’t disagree with any of that, but there is one thing that NOBODY is considering in the TW vs Vad argument. TW is apparently really liked and respected by his teammates as a leader. It is entirely possible that if he is benched and Vad takes over, that the team will not respond well. Now I know that’s not RIGHT, but it IS possible, and then the O would be as big a shambles as the D is, with no leadership at all. Remember, these are still, for the most part, just kids, and they react to things a lot differently than you and I do. If Vad comes in and suddenly works miracles, then I can’t imagine that they would resent it in the least. But, he certainly didn’t seem to do much at all when he came in in the first quarter Saturday. Was that his inexperience in that kind of position, or was it the MTSU defense, or what? I haven’t got a clue.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
11:22 pm
@ Gr8 2B…..to be honest, I would LOVE it if Vad were to start Saturday. But it has to be handled in a way that does not look like Tevin is being punished. It has to be handled as an opportunity to surprise Clemson, and boy do I think it would ever surprise the Tigers. In fact, it COULD be a game-changing surprise.
Gr8 2B aFuzzyB
October 2nd, 2012
11:26 pm
@ Super and yeller – I will be watching and rooting on Saturday. Unfortunately CT is too many states away for my cheering to make a difference (but I’ll try). I’ve vented enough tonight. Thanks for hearing me out. Need some shuteye. Take it easy.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
11:27 pm
Have a good night, Gr8 2B…….Didn’t know you were in CT. I hope the game is enjoyable. I will actually be there
yeller bug
October 2nd, 2012
11:42 pm
Thanks guys for the correction! Do I lose a turn and can’t post for one blog? Although Bear may have repeated it so it still could be accurate though misleading on origin. Maybe I have a future in politics.
Now for my armchair QB comments—don’t know what to say about our D–any suggestion may be akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I think our talent is OK—but they do appear confused out there. For the O: PLEASE play Vad from the pistol—give him 20 plays, mostly pass plays and get him out there for 3 or more series—do no huddle—TW runs the TO better, but Vad provides a unique attack from the pistol and is both a better passer and runner. He needs playing time. Finally, open up the play book–do some radical things—pitch to Days and throw back to TW, heck, pitch to Days, lateral back to TW (or better Vad) and the throw long downfield. Please CPJ do something besides dive play, option left, option right and punt.
1 4 GT
October 2nd, 2012
11:46 pm
Agreed yeller bug! You’re too honest for politics! Stick to your armchair.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 2nd, 2012
11:46 pm
@ yeller bug…..I like those ideas. I DON’T think Vad is ready to run the TO, but out of the pistol or in some twist on the TO, he could tear it up
yeller bug
October 2nd, 2012
11:49 pm
Good evening Fuzzy Bee—maybe as a Tech school we can get all fans at home on skype and record their cheering and pipe it into the stadium or maybe have some IT students build amplified speakers for cell phones and everyone in the stands call someone at home and let them scream through 100 watt cell phone speakers. Need all the advantages we can have this Sat.
yeller bug
October 2nd, 2012
11:54 pm
@ 14 GT oh I can lie when necessary…when sitting in my armchair playing poker.
Y’all have a good evening!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 3rd, 2012
12:01 am
LOL @ yeller bug
GT
October 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
Not having a defense puts too much pressure on the offense. You make decisions because you are afraid of your own defense, early in the game not at the end.
tay
October 3rd, 2012
5:15 pm
If tech beat clemson (conference rival) that will make up for the va tech loss!
l
October 3rd, 2012
6:21 pm
SYNJYN DAYS SHOULD BE GIVEN START AT QUARTERBACK
Tony
October 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
The bottom line is that Tech over achieved in Coach Johnson’s first two years. We had better talent on offense and defense. Tech just doesn’t have the dominant players that it needs to compete against the better schools. WE do not have the defensive personnel to fit the 3-4 defense schemes. The players are undersized and the front three are giving good throwing q-backs way too much time. That’s why the defense is getting carved like a Thanksgiving turkey. Good luck for the rest of the year Jackets!!
yellow britches
October 4th, 2012
8:56 am
Bleacher Creature is on to something and the guy is credible. When Coach Johnson was hired I thought his stent at Georgia Southern would give him some access to Georgia High School talent. I really do not see any evidence of that. We are getting virtually none of the local four and five star guys. Not all of them can go to UGA, right? The thing is, this year is not an aberration. It is a relentless continuation of a three year trend. We are getting worse, not better and we are regressing with Johnson and Groh’s players. The guys missing tackles are their guys–not Gailey’s. The defensive linemen who can’t generate any rush are their recruits. Cut bait with this crew–please..
WnE
October 4th, 2012
10:21 am
re:
yellow britches
October 4th, 2012
8:56 am
Bleacher Creature is on to something and the guy is credible. When Coach Johnson was hired I thought his stent at Georgia Southern would give him some access to Georgia High School talent. I really do not see any evidence of that. We are getting virtually none of the local four and five star guys. Not all of them can go to UGA, right? The thing is, this year is not an aberration. It is a relentless continuation of a three year trend. We are getting worse, not better and we are regressing with Johnson and Groh’s players. The guys missing tackles are their guys–not Gailey’s. The defensive linemen who can’t generate any rush are their recruits. Cut bait with this crew–please..
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Great post!
I agree wholeheartedly, it seems as if the “Gospel according to WnE” has spread farther & faster than I could have ever imagined.
Keep up the good work.
And than you for your concern for GT FB.
WnE
October 4th, 2012
10:39 am
re:
l
October 3rd, 2012
6:21 pm
SYNJYN DAYS SHOULD BE GIVEN START AT QUARTERBACK
__________
That won’t work!
Our QBs have been poorly developed mainly because of the way that CPJ has organized his Staff.
CPJ has organized his coaching Staff such that the B-BACKS COACH (Bohannon) also coaches the QBs.
What this does is this REDUCES the amount of coaching time that the QBs get in practice and thus de-emphasizes the QB position.
When you de-emphasize the QB position over a long time (like CPJ’s entire GT tenure), then you end up with QBs that don’t play well during crunch time and don’t properly develop their passing mechanics.
This might be one reason WHY Vad cannot overtake TW, at other programs like at Oregon for example it doesn’t take QBs as long as it does Vad or Synjin to “learn” the offense at a level that allows them to play in Games.
I was maybe the only poster or blogger that pointed this out way back in Dec. 2007 that having ONE Asst. coaching BOTH the QBs & B-backs would HURT the development of our QBs.
In CPJ’s feeble mind the B-Backs coach also needs to coach QBs, so they can work on the “mesh”, that right there tells you how much CPJ is committed to the forward pass and it definitely shows on game days.
The so-called “genius” of CPJ gets constantly exposed on THIS LEVEL whereas it looks great on lower, crappier levels of CFB.
I wonder where are all the posters from the old pputzoff-dot-com and gtsportstalk-dot-com that thought it was “genius” to have the B-backs coach also coach the QBs that agreed with CPJ and disagreed with WnE?
They sure are pretty QUIET now………..
How QUIET?
Quieter than a rat pi$$ing on cotton……………that’s how quiet!
Ken Sugiura
October 5th, 2012
8:46 pm
Good point. At least we’re not the Braves.