At Georgia Tech, the spread option has sprouted more options
Ninety-five yards and a cloud of dust. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
We know Paul Johnson’s offense, right? A-backs go in motion. B-back gets the bulk of the carries. Quarterback throws passes that can’t be caught by man or bird.
OK, scratch that. We knew Paul Johnson’s offense. But the spread option as currently deployed by Georgia Tech is forcing us to reassess.
Option football is based on the triple option, wherein a quarterback keeps the ball and runs himself, hands it to the back bursting up the middle or pitches it to a man on the flank. With Joshua Nesbitt as on-field administrator, options were essentially reduced to two: He’d keep the ball or hand it to his up-the-gut B-back.
In 2009, Nesbitt and B-back Jonathan Dwyer carried 514 times; the top four A-backs carried 181 times. Last season Nesbitt and backup quarterback Tevin Washington — Nesbitt broke his arm in November, you’ll recall — and B-back Anthony Allen rushed 512 times; the top three A-backs rushed 151 times.
It’s not as if that way was a bust. In its first three seasons under Johnson, Tech finished fourth, second and first among FBS schools in rushing. But that was a different sort of rushing, and here’s how you can tell: The B-back has always been the featured ballcarrier in Johnson’s offense — Dwyer had consecutive 1,300-yard seasons, and Allen topped 1,200 last year — but in 2011 the starting B-back hasn’t yet had a 100-yard game. David Sims has carried 30 times, which matches the number of carries allotted to the A-back crew of Orwin Smith, Embry Peeples and Roddy Jones.
Granted, this could be a function of opposition. Western Carolina, Middle Tennessee and Kansas might not have had anybody capable of defending the perimeter. It could also be that, in Washington, Tech has a quarterback whose favored option isn’t to run it himself.
This isn’t a knock on Nesbitt. He was a tremendous college player who would take any dare. But Washington isn’t as powerful as Nesbitt, and the new man is less apt to carry four defenders five yards for a needed first down. When in doubt, Nesbitt trusted himself to make a play. Washington seems to trust his mates a bit more.
As a consequence, we’re seeing a rushing attack predicated less on power than on speed and deception, and the results have been breathtaking. (Indeed, Tech has trotted out a T-shirt bearing the pertinent numbers from the Jackets’ destruction of Kansas.) It’s tempting to call this a true triple option, except that Washington has added a viable fourth way.
The forward pass is no longer a forlorn hope. Nesbitt left Tech having completed 43.1 percent of his passes as a starting quarterback, and without Demaryius Thomas to outfight defenders that percentage would have been far worse. Washington completed four passes against Kansas — for a total of 164 yards.
The Jayhawks cheated toward the line to try to stop the run, and the A-backs ran past them. And — key difference — Washington hit them in stride. Said Johnson: “Those are the plays we haven’t completed the past couple of years. He’s throwing them where they can catch them. That’s the idea.”
Well, yes. And now a defense has to defend not only the keep and the handoff, but the pitch and the throw. In sum, it has become a spread option in the fullest sense.
On sheer talent, there’s no current Jacket who’s a match for Nesbitt or Dwyer or Allen or Thomas, but that’s not the point. This is a crew that fits a specific scheme — and the line, it must be noted, is doing some road-grading — and that scheme has worked wherever Johnson has taken it.
We shouldn’t expect it to keep working quite so well. (Through three games, Tech leads the nation in total offense – by 74 yards a game over No. 2 Oklahoma State.) Neither should we expect it to stop working. Johnson knows his business, and he recruited these players for a specific purpose. Tech’s not going to average 675 yards over 12 games, but it’s clear the Jackets are onto something. And that something, if not exactly new, is more than a bit different.
By Mark Bradley
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296 comments Add your comment
Tim
September 21st, 2011
1:13 pm
Could it be…am I FIRST? Not that I really care. Just thought it would be fun to get a response from MB. Writing from Zambia!
Mark Bradley
September 21st, 2011
1:18 pm
Kudos, Tim
Matt Ryan's Dad
September 21st, 2011
1:22 pm
Would be nice to beat up on UGA this year and put the final nail in Mark Richt’s coaching tenure there. McGarrity might even walk down on the field and fire him right there on Grant Field.
Matt from MN
September 21st, 2011
1:22 pm
Secundo!!
DILLIGAF
September 21st, 2011
1:23 pm
If you buy one of those tee shirts, do you get two tickets to the game, a hot dog and a coke?
@wbarker
September 21st, 2011
1:23 pm
I love to see this offense perform and the numbers they are putting up, but I’m afraid I won’t ever be completely sold until we can win a bowl game. Go Jackets!
DC
September 21st, 2011
1:24 pm
Mark throws out the bait…lets see if any UGA fans takes a bite….
DC
September 21st, 2011
1:24 pm
testing testing 1…2…3
Wreck 'Em
September 21st, 2011
1:25 pm
“But Washington isn’t as powerful as Nesbitt, and the new man is less apt to carry four defenders five yards for a needed first down.” That line made me chuckle, because Nesbitt was a beast. However, Washington CAN throw, with much more accuracy, and definitely adds a nice, new dimension to the offense. Imagine what this kid will be like in his senior year – I’m excited.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
1:25 pm
Whats up homies? Good luck Saturday!
cantondawg
September 21st, 2011
1:26 pm
I played at Georgia Southern under Erk Russell and had to face this offense everyday in practice. Tech is just beginning to run it like it should be run. When you have a QB willing to pitch it to the slotback then this offense becomes very dangerous. If the QB learns to pitch the ball 10-20 yards downfield this offense becomes unstoppable. Also, people don’t realize how good of a passing offense the spread option is. You won’t have the attempts or yards but there’s usually lots of big plays by faking the option and then pulling up and hitting a receiver streaking downfield.
Herschel Talker
September 21st, 2011
1:26 pm
MB:
There is one good thing to come from CPJ’s spread offense.
After the Jackets run all over Georgia the last game of the season, Mark Richt will be shown the exit door. Richt is too clueless to adjust to a complicated offense like that.
CPJ will be doing a huge favor to UGA by pushing Richt and his years of incompetence out the door.
HT
Chris
September 21st, 2011
1:27 pm
Johnson is definately throwing some new wrinkles in this year as well. The counter plays are being used a lot. We’re also not throwing the lollypop sideline passes that were low completion percentages. Washington appears to be making better reads and distributing the ball properly. The offensive line is changing the line of scrimmage, so Washington is running straight down the line to option. If they can continue to push the defensive tackles, the video game numbers will continue.
Johnny rocket
September 21st, 2011
1:27 pm
kansas and middle tennessee are two awesome teams!!!!
Jason
September 21st, 2011
1:27 pm
I said two years ago when we get a qb who can pass, watch out. That time is here. Maybe the doubters will wake up when we thump unc by 20
cantondawg
September 21st, 2011
1:28 pm
The offense is a nightmare for defenders. I guarantee you that there are alot more injuries when facing this offense than other ones because of all the cut blocking the lineman and backs do.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
1:29 pm
You can really tell that this is a Tech forum, and not a UGA one. I’m reading coherent sentences with proper grammar. THWG!
GT Trumpet
September 21st, 2011
1:30 pm
This is a tremendous team to watch. Can’t wait to see how we fare against one of the best defenses we will play all year this week!
Bill
September 21st, 2011
1:31 pm
Navy lost by 3 to SC. E carolina scored 37 against SC.
Coastal and SC are two awesome teams!
Bill
September 21st, 2011
1:32 pm
Forgot to mention SC beat Ugag. HAHA What a overrated piece of junk uga is.
GT Letterman
September 21st, 2011
1:33 pm
Mark, I grew up watching all of these options we are seeing at Tech run brilliantly by the players playing for Erk Russell at Georgia Southern in the ’80s. It was amazing then, and very successful – measured by 4 national titles in the first 8 years the program existed after being restarted.
We will not win every game, but it is great to be in every game and win a lot of them. Go Tech.
GT Trumpet
September 21st, 2011
1:33 pm
And to anyone who wants to say that since we beat only a cupcake team, those stats mean nothing. You must remember this: Georgia Tech destroyed a cupcake team worse than anyone has ever destroyed a cupcake team. That says something.
cantondawg
September 21st, 2011
1:34 pm
HT,
Why don’t you go root for Georgia Tech? You’re about ther sorriest a%% UGA fan ever.
Wreck 'Em
September 21st, 2011
1:36 pm
Word, GT Trumpet, WORD.
Ted M
September 21st, 2011
1:36 pm
So if you going to forecast the Jackets season, with no duty to stand by your original prediction, what would it be? Perhaps 10-2?
Quisp
September 21st, 2011
1:39 pm
If Cantondawg played at Georgia Southern, why is he not Cantoneagle?
cantondawg
September 21st, 2011
1:41 pm
Mark,
Is there any way YOU can put an ignore button on Herschel Talker posts. Dude has been beating the same dead horse everyday for two years.
StingerSplash
September 21st, 2011
1:42 pm
cantondawg,
Nobody was better at the downfield pitch than Raymond Gross. No. Body.
MB, I also think what you’re seeing is the evolution of the line and the perimeter blocking, allowing the QB to make one defender guard two people. If it’s two on two, you keep it and it’s two on two because somebody got around a block.
If you really, really want to see just how deadly this offense can be – take a look at 85 and 86 Georgia Southern.
Worm
September 21st, 2011
1:43 pm
Does it work in Bowl games?
Crittenton = OJ
September 21st, 2011
1:44 pm
Huge LOL @ that tshirt. I guess everyone needs something to be proud of…
cantondawg
September 21st, 2011
1:46 pm
Quisp,
I’m both an Eagle and a dawg..I’ve been a Dawg fan all my life and played 3 years for the Eagles. Depending on the forum, i use both names.
ramblingbuzz
September 21st, 2011
1:49 pm
I keep hearing about how good UNC’s defense is but that defense gave up 468 yd to UVA last week.
cantondawg
September 21st, 2011
1:50 pm
Stinger,
I’ve said that many times myself. Raymond Gross would run 30-40 yards downfield and would pitch the ball just as he was being hit by the defender. I was there during the Gross years and i can tell you he was the hardest person to tackle. He wasn’t extremely fast but very shifty. He was a prototypical option qb and the absolute best at pitching the football to the slotback
GIVE ME A BREAK
September 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
Tech wins 45-17. We’ll be there. Come on out.
Bill
September 21st, 2011
1:58 pm
Canton dawg
Shouldn’t you be canton eagle since you played at gsu?
Richt`s Hammer
September 21st, 2011
1:58 pm
I can`t defense this. Oh well pass the biscuits.
rduck
September 21st, 2011
2:00 pm
It’s a long season but so far the Jackets are really playing well. The defense needs to step it up a notch and special teams are still “iffy”, but these kids are playing as a team and are very cohesive right now. I admit that we haven’t played a killer schedule yet, but we needed these games to get the new kids’ feet wet. This weekend will be a true test to see just how far along they have come and just how far away we are. But so far, the play has been very good. Less TO’s and more explosive plays due to the hard work of blocking for one another til the whistle blows. BTW… For those fans of UGA that want to brag about playing to ranked teams to start the season… How’d that work out for ya? Go Jackets!!!
Jersey GT
September 21st, 2011
2:01 pm
Wow didn’t know that ramblinbuzz. unc gave up that many to uva?
makes me think this will be another romp.
Line is 7. We tripld the 14 line last week. Im guessing a triple again and a 42-21 win
wreckbuzz
September 21st, 2011
2:02 pm
I think the notion that Paul Johnson couldn’t recruit and would have trouble when Chan Gailey’s recruits left is dead. See below the starters/regular rotation guys on offense for 2011.
Paul Johnson recruits:
QB – Tevin Washington
BB – David Sims
AB – Orwin Smith
AB – Embry Peeples
AB – Tony Zenon
WR – Stephen Hill
WR – Jeff Greene
OT – Ray Beno
OT – Phil Smith
OT – Tyler Kidney
OG – Will Jackson
OG – Omoregie Uzzi
C – Jay Finch
Chan Gailey recruits:
AB – Roddy Jones
WR – Tyler Melton
Could it be that maybe Paul Johnson is such a good coach that he took a roster full of players who weren’t a great fit for his offense and won a share of the ACC Coastal in 2008, the ACC title in 2009? But now he has players that are scheme specific and can throw it up to full throttle. Now we are seeing what Georgia Southern’s big brother looks like.
GoldJacket
September 21st, 2011
2:03 pm
As we start playing better defenses, there won’t be as many pitch opportunities. I think we’ll start to see more b-back dives. I also believe that the offense has improved a lot from the first couple seasons, and the blocking has improved off the edges to open up the a-back pitch early and often
juvenal
September 21st, 2011
2:07 pm
said 3 years needed to play another QB some……
Saint Simons
September 21st, 2011
2:08 pm
GT then SC
(((((((((( 45-42 )))))))))) hahahahahahaha
Paul H
September 21st, 2011
2:08 pm
Does it work against actual football teams?
ed
September 21st, 2011
2:09 pm
ONLY TECH WOULD MAKE A T-SHIRT FOR BEATING KANSAS.
ALMOST AS BAD AS MAKING A RING FOR BEATING YOUR ONE AND ONLY RIVAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT TEN YEARS.
GT, YOU ARE A JOKE.
BY THE WAY, CCG IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD THESE DAYS.
NO GO OUT AND FILL UP THAT GIANT ERECTOR SET OF A STADIUM FOR MIGHTY UNC SATURDAY.
db
September 21st, 2011
2:09 pm
My wife wears many hats. The one she has donned lately is she’s a football coach. She saw the Jackets at practice before the season started and noted they looked small.
She said, I be they will be faster and will be able to run past people. Man was she on the money.
We’ve got the size where we need to, and we have the speedsters in all the right positions.
Coach PJ, if you’re ever in need of an assistant coach or strategist, ring me up. I am sure we can work a deal.
Go Jackets!
Dawglasville
September 21st, 2011
2:10 pm
I am not one to harsh anyone’s buzz… no pun intended, really. Northeast Illinois had 450 something yards against Kansas the week before they played Tech and scored 42 points. Tech may win every game. Tech did everything they were suppose to do these three games. I actually love the option (hate the Dawgs can’t stop it) but I think Tech will have a much better idea where they are at after this weekend. (For the record, I think they will win and I think 10-2 is very possible).
sore loser =
September 21st, 2011
2:10 pm
ED
SanDiegoJacket
September 21st, 2011
2:10 pm
I’m so proud of my Yellow Jackets!! What a joy to watch this team and know at any time someone is going to get loose and fly down the field. I also respect Paul Johnson who’s scheme is a perfect fit for TECH where our 2/3 star players are coached up to become the best 2/3 star players they can be. And I’m proud of TECH fans who know a MNC is not probable every year, but we get good wins and maybe some day the stars will be aligned and…….. As I’ve always said, ” what do TECH students and Ugag students have in common???? They both can get into the University of Georgia!!”
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA, EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY!!!!!!
SanDiegoJacket
Saint Simons
September 21st, 2011
2:11 pm
(((((((((( 77th ranking )))))))))) I’d say that’s a lot closer than that preseason # 11. BWAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
reality
September 21st, 2011
2:11 pm
jackets, you are all setting yourself up for a big fall from your current state of euphoria.
Cracked Me Up
September 21st, 2011
2:12 pm
“As I’ve always said, ” what do TECH students and Ugag students have in common???? They both can get into the University of Georgia!!””
Tech longtime fan
September 21st, 2011
2:13 pm
Mark go back to the GS days and look at T Hamn he was the perfect one for this offense, run pitch and pass. Tech has finally got it going correct and will keep it as long as the line keeps doing there assignment. GS would pass 10 to 15 times a game. Nesbitt did a good job with what he had, never forget that. CPJ knows how to coach and he would be successful at any college.
Saint Simons
September 21st, 2011
2:13 pm
Tech’s “high school offense” sure is putting up big time college numbers here in year 4! Fun to watch the rabid dawg nation chew their words.
1979 Dawg
September 21st, 2011
2:14 pm
wait til yall play somebody!
ed
September 21st, 2011
2:14 pm
sore loser??? I believe my team has beat your team 9 out of 10.
KB
September 21st, 2011
2:16 pm
T-shirts for beating Kansas? Are you kidding me? Bush league move. Let’s at least try to act like we belong in the Top 25.
GT Trumpet
September 21st, 2011
2:16 pm
10-2 will be an incredible year, no matter how you slice it. Especially if we are able to beat VT again and go to the ACC Championship.
spider
September 21st, 2011
2:17 pm
dont fumble the ball when you go out to BYU, becasue they will cheat and make sure you dont get the ball back.
doyojob
September 21st, 2011
2:17 pm
Great video of the 85 championship. Watch the passing and how everyone is open. There is also a play on there where Ham pitches it way down field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhrp2Gjnv4
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
2:18 pm
HEY ED ITS OK IT WILL GET BETTER. YOU WILL GET TO KEEP RICHT NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THE YEAR AFTER THAT, AND THEN THE YEAR AFTER THAT.
Go Jackets!
gymnastics school
September 21st, 2011
2:20 pm
love to read what the humbled dawgs write on here.
Ed says
September 21st, 2011
2:20 pm
We’re 1-2 and on our way to our, uh, fourth, uh no, third, uh no second, yea second NC. Go Puppies!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
2:21 pm
ed, the shirts were done by Russell Athletics, not by Tech, and they did not commemorate the win over Kansas; they were made in honor of all the records that were broken in the game, NOTABLY the 12.1 yards per rush record, which eclipsed the one set by Bama back in ‘73. Also, Tech did not make a ring for beating the mutts; the ring was made by the CFA Bowl people, and the Tech players chose the inscription. At least Tech doesn’t retire the number of an otherwise unknown player who happened to score the winning TD against Tech when the mutts ended the 8 game drought in 1957.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
2:22 pm
ED SINCE YOUR TEAM IS 9-1 AGAINST TECH, WHY IS CMR ON THE HOT SEAT?
Ugag clearly could not get it done with Moreno, Stafford, and Green. They are the Clemson of the SEC.
Ed is typical
September 21st, 2011
2:22 pm
dawg fan
techfan
September 21st, 2011
2:22 pm
My favorite thing is watching a guy like Orwin Smith, a 2 star recruit according to Scout, put up 157 yds rushing, and 108 yds receiving with two TD’s in a game. Not bad for a 2 star nobody.
Ramblinwreck83
September 21st, 2011
2:22 pm
The UGA homers are back. Let us know when UGA totals over 700+ yards of offense. Not sure if they ever have. You fans better worry about your own team. 1-2 looks very similar to last season. It also shows that UGA should of never been ranked to start with. The only team in the SEC to be ranked in the preseason Top 25 but have a losing record last season. What a joke.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
2:24 pm
ED I WONDER HOW MANY OF THOSE 2008 RINGS THAT TECH RECEIVED WERE SOLD ON EBAY?
Smart move Fred Gibson. UGA is a joke.
Mr. Obvious
September 21st, 2011
2:25 pm
Meanwhile, At UGA, Damon Evans was giving the “Spread Option” to pretty, intoxicated, dimwitted, ivory-toned girls
.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
2:28 pm
LOL @ Mr. Obvious
ed
September 21st, 2011
2:30 pm
IM DONE HERE. IM GOING GO FINISH MOWING MY NEIGHBORS LAWN.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
2:32 pm
ed, would you come rake the leaves in my yard when you’re finished that?
ed
September 21st, 2011
2:34 pm
I DONT RAKE LEAVES FOR NERDS.
Paul H
September 21st, 2011
2:37 pm
- Ring for beating UGA once in 10 years: Check
- T shirt for beating Kansas: Check
Can’t wait to see what’s next!
GT71
September 21st, 2011
2:39 pm
Here’s how good the offense is: the NCAA will make the cut block illegal and a 15yd penalty.
They must even the playing field and ‘distribute the wealth’ with rule changes and arrogant penalties to successful schools.
Mark my words.
Ol'JacketFan
September 21st, 2011
2:40 pm
I’m sitting here with the replay of the SC/Navy game on, it’s fun to watch a “High School” offense against a SEC defense
Go Jackets!
J
September 21st, 2011
2:40 pm
i was at GSU during the adrian peterson era and i can tell you that this offense can obliterate any team when run correctly. I saw one game where we beat the opponent 82-3. I’m hoping Tech gets running full force with this!
juvenal
September 21st, 2011
2:41 pm
backsliding, Super….
J
September 21st, 2011
2:43 pm
Paul H – i could care less about your sorry a$$ UGA team
SEC WEST
September 21st, 2011
2:44 pm
Maybe UGA should sell some seats with free t-shirts, cokes, and hotdogs. They didn’t sell out last week and with a state full of UGA fans that is much more hilarious than the engineering school not selling out its stadium with about 1/12th the fan base. Shoot, we sell out our spring practice game here at BAMA. Maybe UGA should be in the East with Vandy. I hear they struggle to fill the stadium too.
Vince Lombardi
September 21st, 2011
2:44 pm
Navy almost beat South Carolina with the same spread option.
I guess Navy is a lot better than Uga.
Johnson's option
September 21st, 2011
2:45 pm
Ed, go eat hot pockets and play the Wii in your parent’s basement. Since you make observations with no substance,I am sure that is what you do for a living.
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 21st, 2011
2:45 pm
Amen Brother Mark!!!
You’re spot on once again. Josh tried to why to much on his own last year.
But, he had a lot of passes that were drop last year. They were very good throws too.
Curious George
September 21st, 2011
2:46 pm
J @ 2:43 pm:
So, just how much do you actually care about Paul H’s “sorry xxx UGA team” since you apparently have room to care LESS about them than you do now?
GT
September 21st, 2011
2:47 pm
Ok dawgville
So what your saying is Kansas and Northern Illinois are about even.
Wisconson, who some have said is the best team, beat N Illinois 49-7, a difference of 42 points. We beat kansas 66-24, a difference of 42!!!
So what have you to say about that oh wise one?
BG
September 21st, 2011
2:48 pm
Tech has yet to play a good team.
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 21st, 2011
2:49 pm
UGA has yet to beat a good team.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
2:50 pm
BG,
Dog, homie, bro,
Tech has taken care of business and apparently the NCAA coaches and Associated Press think they are a good team.
JB
September 21st, 2011
2:52 pm
WOW….almost 2 hours and 86 hits…..That’s got to have the Nalley Auto Group salivating to buy more Ad space.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
2:54 pm
juvenal, I know, I know. But hey, this is the first day most of the mutt trolls have even had the ballzzz to come back on here since Boise State. I guess I had gotten so comfortable with actually talking about football that I slipped back into my old patterns. Just like if you have a real dog and it starts to stinking, you lose your patience. Well, I lose my patience with the smelly mutts on here.
JB
September 21st, 2011
2:55 pm
I’m sitting here watching the Tech/ Iowa bowl game on replay. I just love watching farm boys out play the best coach in America.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
2:55 pm
JB,
I’ll take #24 team in the country and 86 hits.
You can have your 1-2 record and 39412 hits.
When looking evaluating a football season, I dont think Alumni care anything about how many hits a web article has.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
2:55 pm
Can’t let this one pass me buy, juvenal —–
BG, SC and Boise State have yet to play a good team too.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
2:56 pm
No, wait, I take that back…..SC played Navy, so they HAVE played ONE good team
Ol'JacketFan
September 21st, 2011
2:56 pm
Tech fans know the level of competition the team has faced this season and know that level is about to go up, Tech has done to the first 3 teams exactly what a good team should do, beat them and beat them handily. Watching these games I see a team that is exactly that, a TEAM, They are executing the offense at a high level and the defense is starting to gel. If this team continues to execute and do their indivudual assignments both offensiveky and defensively it’s going to be a fun season!
Go Jackets!
JB
September 21st, 2011
2:56 pm
And he has still lost to TWO horrible Georgia teams the last two years. Give me the stats again. That’s ALWAYS FUN.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
2:57 pm
JB,
I am watching the Ugag/SC game. I just love how Ugag chokes games away.
JB
September 21st, 2011
2:58 pm
Chan , looks like nobody “outside the club” cares about Tech.
GT 93
September 21st, 2011
2:58 pm
wow you mean navy lost to sc at sc by the same amount as uga lost to sc in athens? those dogs sure have good reason to trash this offense. #1 in the land rednecks.
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 21st, 2011
2:59 pm
Tech’s record of 12.1 per carry is mammoth regardless who you’re playing. Teams (GA too) play cupcakes all the time and have not touched that record in almost 40 years. THAT is why the bookstore is selling T-shirts. Maybe GA can use it for show and tell in one of its sports history classes. It’ll go great with the coloring books.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:00 pm
JB, it’s obvious that you care something about Tech, or you wouldn’t be on here posting.
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:00 pm
Chan, don’t think our fan base is spouting greatness at this time. I’m just keeping myself busy reading all the old post from Chan’s last year….You know, staying above the fray with class.
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:02 pm
Supersize, I care very much about Tech, being a Georgia native. The fishing is to good here not to cast a time or two,,,LOL
BamaFan
September 21st, 2011
3:02 pm
I love the triple option, and I have been following Tech football since Coach PJ got the job and installed the offense. The biggest difference I see this year is the improvement in the OLine blocking.
I think Tech will score plenty of points in bowl games as the players master the offense. But Tech cannot expect to simply outscore quality bowl opponents (or good conference teams like VT and FSU). It needs a solid defense, which it does not appear to have.
Too much
September 21st, 2011
3:02 pm
JB
Quit embarassing yourself and go back to your redneck chip blog
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:04 pm
JB, well, while you’re watching old game replays, why don’t you look at the 2008 Tech – GA game, or the 2010 GA – UCF game. If you enjoy looking at low points of other schools, then you should enjoy your own low points also. And you might even thrown in just about every GA – Florida game and that awesome “black out” game against Bama.
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:04 pm
What time do you guys play Thursday?
bob
September 21st, 2011
3:04 pm
Techs wins were against teams that could not beat Buford High School.
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:05 pm
Quit Supersize, I’m tearing up.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:05 pm
bob, so were Boise State’s and USC’s
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 21st, 2011
3:06 pm
BamaFan, we’ll know more after we take on UNC, sure enough, but the defense bowed up BIG TIME after the half against Kansas. Coming into the game they had a pretty balanced attack, but we stuffed their runs and made them pass…which we then began to disrupt with a better rush and a lot of swatted balls. I think those swats need to become INT’s, but scheme and execution are coming along as the young defensemen get more game experience, it would seem.
Robert Barron
September 21st, 2011
3:07 pm
Let this be a lesson to some of you willing to toss Tevin under the bus after the spring game.
Synjin is the better runner.
But he cannot run the offense nearly as good as Tevin.
This explains why Paul Johnson is the coach and you “expert evaluators” are watching from the stands.
Synjin does make a very good 2nd string QB.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
3:07 pm
JB
*fishing is TOO good here. Get off of your moms couch and get a job.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:07 pm
JB, you make fun of the Thursday games Tech plays (and forget the WC game; who knows why that one was on a Thursday), but do you also make fun of LSU for playing Miss State on a Thursday? Or any of the other national powers who DO play occasional Thursday games? Why do the mutts REFUSE to play on Thursdays? Is it because all those tractor drivers don’t like driving at night?
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 21st, 2011
3:07 pm
JB is obsessed with GT.
How else do you explain recording a GT game and watching it 2 years later?!?
…or you’re just talking trash, cause that is all you can do.
Brad
September 21st, 2011
3:07 pm
bama
the biggest difference is being able to throw a pass. that’s a big reason for the difference. blocking has been good but passing is key. it streches the field and if the secondary comes in for a run, the a back blows past him like whats happened all season. unc has a new coach in the past 2 momths. they gave up 468 yards to va, 170 rushing. so you can more than double what they did and that gives us 400 rushing and another 125 passing for 525 and a 20 point win
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:09 pm
Chan, ya’ll hiring?
Ol'JacketFan
September 21st, 2011
3:09 pm
@BamaFan, I agree with you, but a great defense can take a mediocre offense a long way and I think the reverse is also true. I would love to see Tech be able to pair a top 10 offense with a top 10 defense. The O line is really playing well and add in the blocking being done by the back/recievers one can see why this offense is clicking. In the 2nd half of the KS game last week I think we started to see signs the D is coming together. So far CAG has kept the D very vanilla and yet it’s easy to see the athleticism of the LBs and DBs. As the season progresses we’ll know more about where the D is going to be. I do know we have only 5 seniors on the starting 22 so the future is also looking real good!
Go Jackets
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:09 pm
JB, when are the mutts ever going to play a Thursday night game. Every other school in the country does except UGA. Did you mock LSU for playing Miss State last Thursday? Why are the mutts afraid of Thursday games?
Gibbs
September 21st, 2011
3:09 pm
Wow JB do you not realize who played last Thursday you idiot? You must be some loser 17 year old Ga fan.
GT45
September 21st, 2011
3:09 pm
Bradley, a somewhat positive article about Tech? What is your angle? Can’t find anything negative to say so far? Was it not you who were one of the many saying Tech was doomed, because all of Chan’s recruits were gone? I want to see what you write if Tech slips. You just don’t have anything to write positive about your beloved dogs. Like most gagger fans, you probably have a hard time finding a reason to get up out of bed in the morning!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:10 pm
What is with these damn filters?
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
3:10 pm
JB
We arent hiring, but I head UGA is looking for some coaches. Try the school up 316.
Tommy
September 21st, 2011
3:10 pm
hey jb, lsu miss st last thursday idiot!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:10 pm
JB, why won’t the mutts play Thursday night games? All those farmers don’t like driving their tractors at night or something like that?
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:11 pm
Can anybody say “wrapped tight”. You guy get to play a football team Saturday. Is the game there? If so, I know Johnson will be concerned with crowd noise for a change.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:11 pm
JB, what’s wrong with playing on Thursdays?
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
3:11 pm
*heard
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:12 pm
Why won’t the mutts play on Thursdays? Every other school in the SEC does
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:12 pm
I kind of like them Super. I wish the Dawgs would try it sometime. I think it’s good for recruiting.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
3:12 pm
LSU played last Thursday. Are they any good?
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:13 pm
UGA is the only SEC school to refuse to play them
Jackets 2011
September 21st, 2011
3:13 pm
I think all Jacket fans are feeling much more confident about our team’s capabilities than we were to start the season.
I’m hoping also that our D can provide more help than in 2009 and 2010 when we always had to outscore the other team and got few stops.
The 2009 UNC game was one of the few where the D came through: two picks by Morgan Bennett and a fumble recovery.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:15 pm
I guess it’s part of that “we are so much better than anybody else we can do what we want” attitude. And it’s that very attitude that causes the fans from every other school to hate the mutts so much.
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:15 pm
You sure about that Supersize?
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:16 pm
sure about what, JB?
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:16 pm
LOL supersize…….We are so much better….LOL….. Pot, meet kettle.
juvenal
September 21st, 2011
3:17 pm
Super, Navy quip was at least witty, got to avoid the reflexive use of real life comparisons, as a lot of dauugs lack one….JB, you usually avoid the neener-neener playground school of debate as well, thanks…but didn’t LSU just play last Thursday?
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:17 pm
That Dawgs are the ONLY SEC team that won’t play on Thursday’s.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:18 pm
JB, it’s not Tech who thinks every running back we have is Herschel Walker 2, 3, 4, whatever. And it’s not Tech who claims year after year that we are going to win it all. That’s the mutts who do both those things year after year after year after year.
George P. Burdell
September 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
Yeah reality we know. At least ours will come in late September/early October rather than at 9:15 p.m on September 2nd.
Jackets 2011
September 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
The Dawg’s game vs Ole Miss could be like our game vs Kansas last year.
Houston nutt is under the gun to produce.
They’ll probably go all out to try and save their season.
Georgia should win but you never know what a desperate team like Ole Miss might do.
juvenal
September 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
get a good team, win a good game on a thursday, a lot of kids watching-hate being up past my bedtime on a school/work night, but the ATL has a beautiful skyline at night……
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 21st, 2011
3:20 pm
Oh I see what’s up on now…georgie beat somebody and now it’s cool to make fun of Tech again, huh? So cute. See you in November…if your coaching staff makes it that long.
NiquePhotog
September 21st, 2011
3:20 pm
I think UGA was too scared to schedule a Thursday game because it might end their sold-out streak. Now that the mutt fans have given up on their team and broken that streak, I believe it’s a possibility next year.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:21 pm
Well, JB, all I know is that LSU, Auburn, Bama, Miss State, Ole Miss, USC HAVE played Thursday games. I THINK Florida has too, but I’m not sure. I honestly don’t remember if UT has or not, and Vandy and KY? Well, who really cares anyway? I DID read somewhere 2 or 3 years ago, that the UGA powers that be said they would not schedule any Thursday night games in Athens.
reebok
September 21st, 2011
3:21 pm
please quit telling me that the 3-0 start doesn’t mean anything because we beat weak teams. first, MTSU vs G-Tech was a lot of people’s trendy upset pick of the week in week 2. 2nd, Kansas beat us last year and we CRUSHED them this year. Tech might not beat North Carolina…that’s a good, big, physical team…but Tech is off to a great start and doing exactly wahat a good program should do in the soft part of the schedule…and I am looking forward to being at Bobby Dodd on Saturday…GO JACKETS!
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:21 pm
juvenal, I usually do. If fact, supersize and I had a special moment on here about a week ago ( sorry supersize, I know, not in front of my buds on here), but got attacked pretty early, just messing with this board…. The testosterone is a little higher than usual on here because of your 3 big wins.
Jackets 2011
September 21st, 2011
3:22 pm
Georgia won’t play on Thrusday because they do not want to put their drunk fans on the road at night.
On Saturdays, they can sober up a little before hitting the road.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:22 pm
JB, Auburn, Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State, and USC HAVE played on Thursdays. I THINK Florida has, but I am not sure. Not sure about UT, Vandy, or UK either. And I’m getting sick of these stupid filters blocking this response
mike
September 21st, 2011
3:23 pm
Chan, the fact that CMR has beat GT 9 of 10 and is on the hot seat just speaks volumes about GT.
reebok
September 21st, 2011
3:23 pm
regarding the dogs versus ole miss, i have a friend who is a serious ole miss alum, he says the team has basically quit on nutt and he’s just playing out the season…i expect the team from athens to roll over the rebels.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:23 pm
JB, I DID read somewhere a couple of years ago that the UGA powers said that they would not schedule a Thursday night game in Athens.
tony martin
September 21st, 2011
3:24 pm
Enter your comments her
When the dirt dobbers play a team coached by someone who knows how to defend the option game whether closed or spread you will see that the high risk of this offense is still not like power football, and the ability to score in the 2 minute drill.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
JB??? We had a SPECIAL MOMENT??? Remind me. I have obviously forgotten
And I DID read a few years ago where the UGA AD said no Thursday games in Athens
Tommy
September 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
Purdue needed a blocked fg to beat mid tenn and they were losing most of the game. I believe they are in the big 10. yep they are.
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
reebok, I’m hearing the same thing. We got big problems in Athens ourselves. You guys look like you’ve got a pretty good team, all school yard stuff aside. Good luck Saturday.
Stinger2
September 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
How did this blog which was intended to describle the GT offense variations turn into a silly back and forth over why UGA does not play Thursday night games?
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:27 pm
Yea Super, we were just talking football, and you said it sure is nice to have a conversation without all that crap. Yea, it was a special moment……
JB
September 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
I’m gone. Good luck Saturday against Carolina.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
tony martin, can you name me one coach who “knows how” to defend the option? It’s not in “knowing how”, it’s in execution. Iowa is the only team a CPJ coached Tech team has faced that actually executed what they knew. But even then, IF Nesbitt could have passed, it MIGHT have turned out differently. After all Tech still had a CHANCE to tie it up with 6 minutes left in the game, and then Nesbitt threw the ball to the ground. Regardless of that, no other team other than Iowa has played disciplined enough defense to actually contain the option.
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
The Dawgs had BETTER roll over the Rebels…if Vandy very nearly shuts a team out 30-0 then stinkin’ Shorter College had better be able to down ‘em! Going .500 after the win in Oxford will feel really good and then we’ll hear how the Dawgs are “back.” Meanwhile Tech will be on ESPN without a loss yet and putting up impressive yardage on UNC and NCSU getting respect everywhere but our home state. This won’t be over until November, but there’s more than enough Hate to last until then!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
awww, JB, how sweet of you to remember. LOL
Buck Belue
September 21st, 2011
3:30 pm
I am the greatest UGA QB ever.
Stinger2
September 21st, 2011
3:33 pm
This blog has turned from GT option offense to a UGA blog.
Who cares why UGA will not play Thursday night games and the UGA Ole Miss game.
Baldb
September 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
Not to shabby for a high school offense.
ATLER (Ramblin Wreck)
September 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
Where’s Ken’s post. Mark Bradley belongs on the ugag blogs!!!!!!
Ol'JacketFan
September 21st, 2011
3:36 pm
and that Iowa team had 3 d linemen who are now in the NFL. Every d coordinator knows how to defend ANY offense, carrying it out in the field for 60 minutes is another story. I don’t care if it is the Pro Set, I formation, Spread, Wishbone, Veer, Wing T or Spread Option in order to stop an offense you have to maintain gap control and leverage at the point of attack. All offenses have the advantage simply because they know what play is called and where the play is designed to go. The defense has to read and react so it has to be a step behind. If the offensive players handle their responsibilities the play will be sucessful, if there is a breakdown then it won’t.
PerimeterCenterJacket
September 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
So….there’s a triple option song now: http://retwedia.com/tape/ehhoxg
mike
September 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
can you ever imagine in a milion years a GT coach beating UGA 9 of 10 and about to get shown the door???
joe hamilton
September 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
man, this years offense be better than a cold heiniken and a little weed.
Billy
September 21st, 2011
3:49 pm
I love this high school offense…it will kick your A@@…….
Billy
September 21st, 2011
3:53 pm
What High School Offense? Go Jackets!!!!!
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
Mike, I don’t know how long a “milion” is
kelly campbell
September 21st, 2011
3:56 pm
Joe. I know man…..those were the days…
RT in NC
September 21st, 2011
3:56 pm
Those numbers surprised me. Nesbitt was a beast when he ran, but I remember seeing dozens of smart pitches over the past couple of years. The point about the quadruple option is well taken. I guess CPJ wasn’t too dumb or stubborn to pass, he was just to smart and flexible to call BAD passes.
Dawglasville
September 21st, 2011
3:56 pm
GT – On your 2:47 post: I have nothing to say. Enjoy your season.
Jackets 2011
September 21st, 2011
3:57 pm
@mike
Richt’s record vs Tech is the only thing that has saved him since he sold himself as the FSU guy who knew how to beat Florida.
Great sales job.
Lousy execution job once hired.
TD TED
September 21st, 2011
4:01 pm
Wow the dow is falling like obuma’s approval
NOLA GT fan
September 21st, 2011
4:04 pm
How ’bout some fans show up this weekend. It was disgraceful last weekend.
Dawglasville
September 21st, 2011
4:09 pm
Jackets 2011 – Johnson has done less in his first 3 years than Richt did in his first 3 years at UGA. It took Richt 9 years to have a losing season. I know that I’m going to get the “more talent” blog but Richt is competing against teams with more talent.
Billy – your “high school offense” doesn’t get you in trouble. Your hgh school defense does.
Supersize – don’t kid yourself that Athens is the only place where optimism flows. Read the first three pages of this blog and see if you don’t see the same pattern.
GT81
September 21st, 2011
4:16 pm
3-0 vs 1-2… hmmmm which would I rather have,,, regardless of opponents
RamboDog
September 21st, 2011
4:20 pm
@Ol Jacket fan…”I’m sitting here with the replay of the SC/Navy game on, it’s fun to watch a “High School” offense against a SEC defense”
Don’t worry old man, you’ll get to see it again at Bobby Dodd in November! Same results, lot of yards for Tech, another loss to UGA…more excuses from Paul Johnson “they haven’t stopped us yet”, etc,etc.
And of course, the silence from all you losers after the game, I always love that!
Ol'JacketFan
September 21st, 2011
4:23 pm
@Rambo, we’ll see, that’s whay the game is played
.
September 21st, 2011
4:37 pm
Mark — You clearly do not understand what a spread offense is. CPJ has just pre-fixed option with “spread” so as to sound like he has modernized the attack to something beyond 1968. Just mixing in spread doesn’t make it spread. This is a triple option that throws every now again, not unlike what Texas was doing in 1970, Oklahoma in 1978 or Nebraska in 1994. You don’t have to appolgize for running the triple-option, it is what it is. But anyone who understands how a spread offense, at a technical level will understand that calling this a ‘Spread Option’ is total BS.
techfan
September 21st, 2011
4:56 pm
I know that I’m going to get the “more talent” blog but Richt is competing against teams with more talent.
Nobody in the SEC has recruited better then UGA since Richt has been there. Several ACC teams have recruited better then GT since Johnson has been there. It’s not exactly comparable.
T3
September 21st, 2011
4:57 pm
@dawglasville: “…Richt is competing against teams with more talent…”
So, the teams Richt is playing…including:
U-LALA
Idaho State
Central Michigan
Troy
Coastal Carolina
Western Carolina
Vandy
Kentucky
All these have more talent than teams GT plays ?
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
Delbert D.
September 21st, 2011
4:57 pm
So, what is the spread option? Isn’t it technically called “zone read”? Lets look at the CPJ/Navy/Georgia Southern offense:
Spread – 2 WRs split out, 2 slotbacks – check
Option – RB dive, QB keep or pass, pitch to RB or quick pitch – check
Dawglasville
September 21st, 2011
5:05 pm
To my Tech friends – I will not comment on Tech football again until you lose and come back to earth. Please enjoy your pep rally.
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
September 21st, 2011
5:07 pm
There is really only one thing that concerns me about the rest of the season, and that’s the passing defense. As our offense scores more and more points, our opponents will almost be FORCED to go to the air in an effort to keep up or catch up. While Tech’s rushing defense has been fairly solid up to this point, I’ve not been particularly impressed with our passing defense. Granted, they have made adjustments or improved performance in the second halves of both the MTSU and the KU games, but they really need to perform better at the START of each game.
Barring significant injuries, I don’t expect us to have too many offensive problems this year. I just hope we can get more stops against our opponents than they get against us. Go Jackets!
duece coupe
September 21st, 2011
5:07 pm
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The Ramblin Wreck is an “explosive” scoring machine.
Delbert D.
September 21st, 2011
5:07 pm
For neophytes, here is a decent site that covers many offensive sets and plays:
http://www.coachteed.com/freedl/offense.html
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Gorilla Biscuit
September 21st, 2011
5:09 pm
Corvette offense and a Pinto defense (just waiting to blow up).
Is Al Groh still alive?
Gorilla Biscuit
September 21st, 2011
5:11 pm
Georgia 48
Ol’ Miss 13
Gorilla Biscuit
September 21st, 2011
5:13 pm
GT 35
UNC ??
Mike
September 21st, 2011
5:13 pm
Western Carolina, MTSU, and Kansas, people. Should any team with aspirations for even a good season not expect to blow these teams off the ball? Could Tech be on to something? Sure. But we still dont know anything about this team yet, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. No one said Johnson couldn’t beat these teams. Johnson’s offense will always be a huge challenge for teams that do not have the talent or discipline on defense necessary to stop it. Let’s at least play some ACC games before crowning the achievements.
Mark, you have written these columns each year about Johnson like this, and they usually follow wins over inferior competition. Each year, Tech has hit a brick wall called “a talented defense” and done nothing against it. Even the 6 and 7 win variety UGA squads have figured it out. Miami has shut it down two years running. Clemson shut it down last year. Johnson has averaged 1 TD a game in his 3 bowls. As good as this offense looks, it still has a ceiling to it that will be too low for Tech fans sooner than later.
Gorilla Biscuit
September 21st, 2011
5:14 pm
Somebody wake Al up.
Mike
September 21st, 2011
5:24 pm
The ACC slate this year should help Tech a lot. If Johnson cant win on this slate, pack it in. 1) Most of the tough games are at home (UNC, Va Tech, Clemson, and UGA). 2) 3 teams are on new coaches (Maryland, UNC, and Miami), and only one seems to definitely be an improvement (Miami). The jury is out on the other two although neither had a bad start. 3) NC St. lost their QB to Wisconsin who lit Tech up badly last year. 4) no FSU on the schedule unless in the championship game.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
5:26 pm
Mike, you’re a fool. Beating Tech and “shutting down” the offense are two totally different things, at least in Tech’s case. UGA hasn’t “shut down” Tech’s offense yet. The only reason they won two out of three was that Tech’s defense stunk and Tech turned the ball over (UNFORCED turnovers, I might add). The same with Clemson; they didn’t shut Tech down last year. Tech bumbled their way to defeat. Miami is debatable, but the first loss to Miami was a total breakdown on both sides of the ball by Tech after playing 2 other games in the previous 11 days. Last year, more of that poor execution, mostly on defense, but definitely not a shut down.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
5:26 pm
Mike, you don’t have a clue. Beating Tech and “shutting down” the offense are two totally different things, at least in Tech’s case. UGA hasn’t “shut down” Tech’s offense yet. The only reason they won two out of three was that Tech’s defense stunk and Tech turned the ball over (UNFORCED turnovers, I might add).
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
5:28 pm
The same can be said about last year’s Clemson game. Clemson didn’t shut us down; Tech fumbled and bumbled their way to defeat
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
5:29 pm
What is with these damn filters that I can’t post responses???
Clemson never “shut down” the Jackets last year either. Tech played lousy on both sides of the ball, but it had nothing to do with anything Clemson did
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
5:31 pm
Miami is debatable, but the first loss to Miami was a total breakdown on both sides of the ball by Tech after playing 2 other games in the previous 11 days. Last year, more of that poor execution, mostly on defense, but definitely not a shut down.
the voice of reason
September 21st, 2011
5:32 pm
Good analysis Mark.The offense is definitly different with Tevin at the wheel.Nesbit was a short yardage beast but never the tecnician when it came to footwork or timing.So far this year,our execution has been sharper, where it goes from here remains to be seen but it is really fun to watch when everybodys on the same page . There is not a prettier play in football than a well executed counter option when the fakes and the blocks go click click click. and the pitch comes out right on time to a wide open back on the corner.Thats what makes college football unique and being a Tech fan great. If we continue to play a litte defense this could get very interesting.
Chan Gailey
September 21st, 2011
5:39 pm
Did anyone see my team come back against the Raiders last Sunday? I’m taking the Bills STRAIGHT to 9-7!!!!!
T3
September 21st, 2011
5:41 pm
@ Mike: “…Even the 6 and 7 win variety UGA squads have figured it out.”
Really? UGAG fugured oout GT’s offense??
Hmmmmmm, I seem to recall GT usign a back-up QB to shred
that $750,000 “”midle school” defense for 500+ Yards last year.
But GT playing with the STARTING QB didnt have ANY trouble
shredding a 9-2 UGAG team for 400+ yards in 2008.
Yeh, you’ve figured out.
Why dont you just TROLL back on over to the Cesspool blog
and help Jabba-the-Mutt figure out who’s going to replace Richt.
a
techfan
September 21st, 2011
5:42 pm
Western Carolina, MTSU, and Kansas, people. Should any team with aspirations for even a good season not expect to blow these teams off the ball?
I don’t think you realize that we were expected to be horrible this year. Some picked MTSU to beat us. Kansas beat us last year. Most Tech fans are happy because not only did those teams not beat us, we destroyed them in record breaking fashion. You really think Tech fans should not be excited that our football team is playing better then most expected?
Paddy
September 21st, 2011
6:20 pm
cantondawg…..if cut blocking caused more injuries than regular blocking, the rules committee would outlaw the cut block. What is your point?
Ramblnwrek
September 21st, 2011
6:28 pm
Lets not forget that this is a fairly young team. I dont know how many seniors we will lose after this year, but it wont be much. And I we will have to wait and see if there are any NFL guys that leave, but my point is most of these guys will be back next year too. And then we will have a few more QBs to choose from.
I see Days getting to be good but he will need a off-season or so to really work on the pitch and to a less extent throw. He has shown he can throw better than Nesbitt but still shows those signs of Nesbitt-isms. I mean how many of us dont know by now that if they see Days come on the field that he is going to keep the ball himself. But I think the by the time Vlad is ready, both he and Days will push each other incredibly to master the QB of the option.
DS_CE91
September 21st, 2011
6:41 pm
I do think we’ll learn something about ourselves this week. I don’t think the offense will be totally shut down, but neither will it be able to cover for an inept defense or poor special teams play. We are going to need all phases clicking to win.
But that’s what if GREAT about fall Saturdays… we get to find out just what have week in and week out!
GO JACKETS!!!!
Ol'JacketFan
September 21st, 2011
6:52 pm
@Ramblnwrek, There are 17 starters returning off this year’s squad. As good as this year is starting off the future looks even brighter!
jfreak13713
September 21st, 2011
6:53 pm
I love the offense when it works. To me its a thing of beauty when functioning as designed but Johnson has to prove that this offense can work against top rated schools?? I have hope but I also have doubts. We will see as the season moves along if this will work or not.
Flounder
September 21st, 2011
7:06 pm
reality – September 21st, 2011 @ 2:11 pm
“jackets, you are all setting yourself up for a big fall from your current state of euphoria.”
I believe MOST GT fans are excited about the recent performances of team, but also remain cautiously optimistic about the rest of the season. We know as well as any that you have to take it one game at a time. Forgive us for a little smile here and there, though … especially after the season and off-season GT just had.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
7:10 pm
RamblinWreck, at the point in the games when Days has come in, why WOULD he pitch the ball? When you’re ahead in a game that much, you play conservatively and protect the ball AND the lead. I’d be willing to be that CPJ hm NOT to pitch it.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
7:12 pm
willing to bet, that is
1 4 GT
September 21st, 2011
7:20 pm
MB & Wreck ‘Em–can ya’ll imagine what kinda NFL safety the “beast” Nesbitt will make when he gets the chance? I checked the Bills website and that seems to be his position on their practice squad. I understand he was a better high school safety than a QB. I know he has the talent and the attitude to play on Sundays & his being with the coach that recruited him to GT should help his chances.
GT GRAD
September 21st, 2011
7:28 pm
Mark Bradley with a positive piece about GT………thanks!
we steal ruin this state
September 21st, 2011
7:32 pm
Cantondawg,
A friend who is both an Eagle and a dawg has said many of the same things you mentioned above. He has said that it would take CPJ several years to get his entire system in place, but when he does, watch out.
In a blog yesterday covering CPJ’s press conference, he mentioned watching film from 2008 and wishing he had the blocking schemes in place at that time, but it was just too much, too soon (paraphrased by me).
I think what we’re seeing this year is the starters now have the experience in this system, and as younger guys come in, it’s only going to get better. Downfield blocking has been impressive thus far.
1 4 GT
September 21st, 2011
7:32 pm
Hey reality Just what the devil do you think being a true fan of your school/team is all about???????
GT9
September 21st, 2011
7:49 pm
12.1
Finch, Uzzi, Jackson, Kidney, Beno
Buzz 2011
September 21st, 2011
7:50 pm
We just scored again Mark!!!
Pencil necked geek
September 21st, 2011
7:53 pm
Boy I just can’t wait til we get into the heart of that ACC schedule. I think that UNC will be a tough one, and Wake we shoul dominate, I really see us only having a couple of teams that can stay on the field with us. Look what we did to Kansas. Think what we could do if we played that level of team every week.
Buzz 2011
September 21st, 2011
7:57 pm
Dawglasville… Guess we won’t hear from you till the end of the year!!!
Gee, we scored again on an 85 yard pass play!!!
1 4 GT
September 21st, 2011
8:03 pm
Naw tony—GT only takes less than 20 seconds to score about 1/2 the time
1 4 GT
September 21st, 2011
8:12 pm
PJ’s option spread, IMO, looks more like the Houston Veer my h/s coach ran than anything else I can recall
secfactcheck.com
September 21st, 2011
8:14 pm
I love the difference in tone and tenor of the UGA comments and TECH comments…
TECH is totally up and optimistic. Football is FUN at TECH. NCAA records are falling. I can not think of another scheme that is more exciting to watch than what CPJ has put together. Literally, any play might go all the way ANYTIME. At TECH it is more about the TEAM instead of individual 4-5 star, NBA’ish player vs player. Coaching and play coming together. GREAT JOB JACKETS!
TECH fans are not bitter. We are not second guessing the leader. What a disturbing scene going on in Athens. Yuck!!!
Rise and Fall of the 3rd Richt
September 21st, 2011
8:21 pm
yes two positive articles from MB about GT, but beware GT fans, if the Jackets continue to win..it will just a matter of weeks before MB will be urging CPJ to be the next coach of ND stating since Kelly isn’t getting it done or one of the soon to be fired coaches in the SEC. Wait and see.
1 4 GT
September 21st, 2011
8:25 pm
If ya.ll wanna see how well this offense works, look @ SC/Navy. SC would not have pulled that game out with most any other coach with the same players. SC needed one of the best COLLEGE coaches ever to get that game away from Navy & the spread offense–they still the PJ version as far as I can see.
Rise and Fall of the 3rd Richt
September 21st, 2011
8:30 pm
oh and another thing, since we should have 3 quality quarterbacks next season wait and see if MOnken down at Ga Southern doesn’t try to take one away again. No telling who he will send to do his dirty work. Maybe CPJ will realize before long Monken isn’t his close friend after all.
Dawglasville
September 21st, 2011
8:44 pm
What is funny, not funny ha ha but funny…sad, is that I came on here as I always have, being respectful and gracious. I predicted that you would beat UNC. I predicted that you could very well go 10-2. You guys are so jazzed up over these 3 wins that it is unbearable to be on here with you. It’s cliché but act like you’ve been there before. Good luck with your season. Our teams will play in November and one of us will be able to crow for the next 364 days. I’ll stay on my the UGA blogs from now on.
Ray Man
September 21st, 2011
8:45 pm
Tech wins big again , say 41-20. 400+ on the ground.
Georgia gets a huge win at Ole Miss 31-17
Mike
September 21st, 2011
9:12 pm
I see a lot of excuses like “poor execution” and “turnovers”. Could it possibly be that the defenses were good enough to cause those? That the defenses were not fooled by the high school offense? That Tech’s lineman were flat manhandled and the backs didnt have the open field in front of them they enjoy against teams like Kansas and MTSU? I know that’s what happened in the Miami games, and last years Clemson game. I know thats what happened in the bowl games. UGA? Tech got their yardage, but it was tough going and they got stopped far too many times, especially by Soft Willie and a defense that a year before gave up 45 to Johnson. If UGA actually had any DTs last year, it would have been worse. Most of Tech’s yards were up the middle where they had DEs trying to play DT. They still didnt come easy.
This offense is predicated on being able to break the big play. It’s why they beat UGA in Athens a few years ago, and why they havent won the last two. UGA has kept the home run ball off the field, made them grind all the way down, and forced them into mistakes.
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
9:21 pm
Mike you really are dumb, aren’t you? First, NO, Tech’s losses had virtually nothing to do with the other teams’ defenses. ONLY IOWA had a defense that stopped us. All the other losses were do to lousy Tech defenses and self-destruction on offense. THAT’S A FACT !!!
Supersize that order, mutt
September 21st, 2011
9:26 pm
Mike, the big play is not the only reason Tech’s offense succeeds? Just check the MTSU game as an example. This has nothing to do with the level of competition there; it’s just an example of how CPJ’s offense works. In the first quarter against MTSU, Tech scored 4 times, 2 of them were off of big plays, 2 of them were off of LONG SUSTAINED drives. The past 3 years have proven (at least to those with any semblance of intelligence) that Tech can capitalize off each. True there were no (or not many) big plays against Georgia last year, but there WERE LONG SUSTAINED drives. It’s just unfortunate for Tech that two of those drives ended in UNFORCED turnovers that led to UGA scores. Even at the end of the game, Tech was on a long drive that, had TW not thrown a bad pass, would have sent the game into OT.
yellow britches
September 21st, 2011
9:27 pm
YOU KNOW WHAT’S SWEET? REPLACING A BEAR BRYANT ALABAMA TEAM IN THE RECORD BOOK WITH MORE YARDS PER PLAY. NOW THAT SITS WELL.
Mike
September 21st, 2011
9:41 pm
LOL ok, buddy. Gaining yardage without scoring means nothing. When you lose 38-3, 35-10, 28-13, 37-17, 24-14, even 14-7…you got shut down. Their defense stopped you when it needed to and when it counted.
Yes Tech’s D sux, but that’s part of the deal when you fire your coach. Johnson obviously cant coach D, so its up to him to bring in someone who can. Gailey needed a better OC, but he had Tenuta running a far better D than Tech has seen since. Tenuta didnt want to stay though. That’s what I keep telling UGA fans about firing Richt because of a couple of lousy seasons in 10 years. Who’s to say that Dan Mullen, Gus Malzhan or any other pipe dream replacment will bring a D in that can stop anyone? Seen Auburn’s defense this year? Think they really would have won more than 8 games last year without Superman 2 at QB?
Gatorman
September 21st, 2011
11:52 pm
For the last 2 years both fans and sports casters have said regularly, that Tech would be a much better offense with a passing attack. Okay, it seems they have one now but will PJohnson use it if they fall behind or revert to his comfort zone of running all the time. Good teams with good defenses will tighten the lanes to run in, and stop the long drive. However, throw over there heads with some good passes and they cannot do that. Secondly, he falls in love with up the middle runs when the wide pitch wears the defense down. (see last Saturday)
GTT
September 22nd, 2011
6:19 am
Thanks for resisting the temptation of using “stylized offense.”
Sourgrapes
September 22nd, 2011
7:41 am
Dawglisville – You acted with class and dignity, my friend. The same can’t be said for some of the GT fans and that makes me sad.
rtpdawg
September 22nd, 2011
7:48 am
How many Top 100 teams has Tech played so far? 0. There is no talent on the schedule until week 7 or 8 when they play Miami. Lets wait until they beat a good team until everyine starts praising Johnson. It’s easy to beat the worst teams in the nation and run up the score.
Mark
September 22nd, 2011
8:09 am
rtp
unc is ranked you idiot.
Parker
September 22nd, 2011
8:15 am
Wrong RTP
Sagarin has GT 20th
Uga 36th..lol
and Kansas 69.
Oh and our opponent Sat unc is 24th.
YOUR opponent is 75th. real tough.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt11.htm
Reality
September 22nd, 2011
8:15 am
Hey rtpdawg…how is your team and coach doing this year. I wouldn’t be suprised if you lost to Ole Miss.
Parker
September 22nd, 2011
8:20 am
We don’t play wake pn geek. Read a schedule before posting next time.
Jason A
September 22nd, 2011
8:24 am
rtp says “There is no talent on the schedule until week 7 or 8 when they play Miami”.
that’s funny considering we play Md 2 weeks before Miami oh and Md BEAT miami. Dog fans are the dumbest on the planet.
FutureTechorGaSouthernStar
September 22nd, 2011
8:35 am
Tech or Ga Southern ( the real GSU ) should sign St. Pius QB Tray White. He has been running the triple since 7th grade and has always been a winner. St. Pius has had great success and just because you could not sign the other 3 D-I players no need to overlook the QB who can run A back also. Look at his video ! He runs a 4.45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2yuduuhbto
Food for thought
September 22nd, 2011
8:42 am
A victory this week would give Georgia Tech its first 4-0 start since 1990, when it won a share of the national title.
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
8:43 am
I got a little comment I’d like to mention. I’ve been perturbed by the decision to change jerseys to navy numbers. I believe the change was more than jerseys alone. In this article’s photo, the Tech player wears vegas gold pants and side jersey stripes. That’s more of a change from the WC game unis, in which Tech’s pants and jersey side stripes were a darker color of gold. Actually the darker color was so dark that I can’t imagine some people at the game could not see the numbers. Maybe they need glasses. Anyway, the AJC reporting that the change was to be only the jersey numbers was not correct. Now, as an alum, I can get to watch the rest of the home games on tv or computer and not have to boycott.
Food for thought
September 22nd, 2011
8:43 am
That’s funny rtp considering we play maryland 2 weeks before we play miami and they alreayd beat miami.
GT
September 22nd, 2011
8:51 am
Nice article, I think you get it; few people do on Paul Johnson. I heard someone the other day in the Kansas broadcast call CPJ cocky. I don’t think it is cocky as much as the world keeps trying to tell a great coach he doesn’t know what he is doing. It makes them mad when they are so wrong. Spurrier gets a lot more of this and there are people and writers that actually hate the man. In Johnson’s case you have a man that has kind of reinvented football. He can take the humble football player and win with him. He plays against what you give him, including recruits you don’t want, like a marshal arts fighter. Your aggressiveness is his advantage, your cheating on defense for a pass or a run will get you burned. He got humbled last year but never lost his faith in himself. His players appreciate the chance to play college football at this level and never lost faith in him either. NCAA probation for something that is right about college football, like I say most people just don’t get Johnson or Tech. Maybe that too is Johnson’s competitive advantage. Maybe winning that ACC Championship two years ago made people and players forget who they were. I think the problem is fixed this year.
GT
September 22nd, 2011
8:52 am
The less respect Johnson gets the better team Tech has, so lay low on the compliments, the results will speak for themselves.
Nativebird
September 22nd, 2011
9:18 am
So it takes losing seasons and abject failure for this “offensive genius” to realize one must pass as well as run in big time college football? and us Jackets fans are supposed to now be thrilled about this revelation?
GaTerrier
September 22nd, 2011
9:28 am
Wofford (FCS, Southern Conference) has been running the option long before Johnson did at Ga Southern, and more effectively. In recent years, they have gashed South Carolina and recently ran all over Clemson. Based on Fisher DeBerry’s old Air Force base option.
Buzz Belle
September 22nd, 2011
9:39 am
Will be at the game Saturday – should be a great day weather wise – low 70’s. I do think his will be our biggest test so far this season but I also think we will win this one bigger than most think.
gtfanfrom1951
September 22nd, 2011
9:40 am
UGA fired Donnan because he could not beat Tech now the want to fire CMR because he can not win SEC East. Coach D would not last now at UGA. Dodd, Bear, and Coach D had bad years.
cabbage10101
September 22nd, 2011
9:47 am
No doubt that Georgia gets great atheletes each year, but CMR does not coach them up. Tech recruits as a whole may not match UGA”s, but CPJ has recruited to meet his needs and coaches all players up. Anyone who can establish a desire to block in a young man that is used to being the feature back is a heck of a coach. The defense will get better as the year progresses, but I worry about the special teams not being so special. If we can get special teams that do not turn the ball over and not make critical mistakes, this team could be special.
NCDawg
September 22nd, 2011
10:04 am
Good article, Mark. It will be interesting to see how things go this weekend against UNC. They have the best defense (by far) that Tech will have faced yet. But they have had some great defenders in the previous years, and Tech has still found a way to run the ball successfully on them. The key will be if Tech can complete the passes they have been — if they are successful with that, it will make them hard for anyone to stop. It all boils down to execution. And with Tech’s defense still a bit suspect, they will need to have some long drives to shorten the game as well and keep their defense off the field.
Golden Tornado
September 22nd, 2011
10:32 am
Thanks for the nice and insightful article, Mark. For me, the awful question is, will the triple option work against North Carolina’s big and strong athletes ? We’ll see at noon Saturday.
David
September 22nd, 2011
10:44 am
It’s not a “spread” option. Just saying.
CRO-MAGNON MAN
September 22nd, 2011
10:46 am
Matt Ryan’s Dad:
1 OUT OF 10 DREAMER….IT COULD HAPPEN, IT DOES ONCE ABOUT EVERY 10 YEARS….
Mel
September 22nd, 2011
10:55 am
Why so many Dawg trolls?
Tech '10
September 22nd, 2011
11:12 am
Why do so many people have the caps lock on today..
http://fatkidatcamp.com/2010/08/17/tuesday-funny-71/suddenly-caps-lock/
Tech '10
September 22nd, 2011
11:13 am
with a *?* at the end.
techfan
September 22nd, 2011
11:23 am
will the triple option work against North Carolina’s big and strong athletes ?
UNC hasn’t held Techs triple option to less then 400 yds in three tries. Why do you think they are suddenly going to start stopping it when it seems to be working better then ever?
Rafe Hollister
September 22nd, 2011
11:33 am
What happens when you don’t play Bambi U.?
GT Alum #27
September 22nd, 2011
11:43 am
I’m sure most of our opponents YTD didn’t spend much time working on the PJ spread option. ACC teams already have an idea of what to expect and will be better prepared. However, the addition of a formidable passing game will give them something more to think about this year. I think our main concern as tech fans should be on the defensive side of the ball where I’m not too impressed.
Mark
September 22nd, 2011
11:45 am
Just wait nerds. We know CPJ cannot recruit. When Gaily’s players are gone, Tech is going to crumble. Who wants to play in a high school offense? He’ll never be able to get super stars to play for him, so he won’t ever do squat.
Oh how do I love recalling what the mutts were saying about the tipple option a few years ago.
indigo
September 22nd, 2011
11:52 am
Considering the opposition so far, all of this is premature
beebee
September 22nd, 2011
12:22 pm
Jacket fans out there: If you can make the game, please do and cheer them on!
Wretched UGA fans are all over this thing with there being 10,000 tickets available. As if those sorry guys have NOTHING more football important (1-2) to be concerned with.
Police Blotter
September 22nd, 2011
12:50 pm
Looks like the natives will be ready to rob you on Saturday.
coolbreeze
September 22nd, 2011
2:17 pm
The next TWO games will tell us a lot. Synjyn Days is a better runner than Tevin. And the QB makes the decision whether to keep it or pitch it. If I were CPJ, I’d tell Days to make some tosses in real games, because if anything happens to Tevin, just keepers won’t win anything. And, yeah, the passing D better improve quickly.
Not Disappointed
September 22nd, 2011
3:06 pm
I just want to win! Go Jackets!
William Casey
September 22nd, 2011
4:35 pm
I was at the Kansas game sitting on the goal line at the North endzone. It was apparent on the first play, even before Orrin Smith caught the pitch, that the play was going for a long gain. CPJ is doing something right. I suppose we won’t know if his offense really works until GT schedules an NFL team. Can we agree that it works if it produces 450+ yards and 35 points against UNC? Or will it be, “Oh, UNC is just an ACC team.” GO JACKETS!
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
6:03 pm
Re: Wreck ‘Em’s comment on p.1…yes, Tev can throw, good on QB draws; finaly QB draw used, never saw it w/Nez; Hamilton use to run those for big gains; finally passes since Demarius Thomas left; Tech finaly has recalled how they used to run offenses since Hamilton, and really since Eddie McAshan when I was a Tech- Tev drops back in pocket real quick, gets OL protection from white OL uch as Finch, just like Eddie in pocket got protection from white OL such as Rick Lantz and Scott Engel during ‘71-’72 seasons
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
6:05 pm
“Hamilton used”, not use; my computer is not typing all keys I’m typing, I have to proofread more
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
6:07 pm
and again, “white OL such as Finch”, not “uch as Finch”; I knew I should not have clicked on an mail button that said “Click Here”; I believe I might have gotten hacked
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
6:11 pm
“on an email button”; I believe I’m in store for a reboot all the way back to factory settings for a new IP address to lose these hacker jerks..”Oh goody for me?” wondered Ziggy
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
6:15 pm
these hacker jerks are pretty rough white collar keyboard sadists who must love to play roughouse sitting on soft seats as bookworm bullies
threetrone
September 22nd, 2011
6:18 pm
I’m glad I don’t keep hardly anything at all on my computer in the event I have to reboot. Damn bastards.
What the other guys are saying – ACC Insider - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC - Archive
September 22nd, 2011
10:28 pm
[...] Mark Bradley of the AJC takes a look at the Yellow Jackets’ surprising numbers through the air this season and says that quarterback Tevin Washington’s success is anything [...]
wreckmaniac
September 22nd, 2011
11:58 pm
Can we get “High School Offense” T shirts for Saturday ?
wreckmaniac
September 23rd, 2011
12:08 am
When you’re in the SEC one TD pass is equivalent to 1000 yards on the ground.
Obee
September 23rd, 2011
7:48 am
Bradley: Question
I seem to remember back in the days of Pepper Rodgers that there was a running back named David Sims. Is this kid his son?
gtne80
September 23rd, 2011
10:58 am
3-0 on the way to 6-6
Ernest T. Bass
September 23rd, 2011
2:12 pm
UNC hasn’t held Techs triple option to less then 400 yds in three tries. Why do you think they are suddenly going to start stopping it when it seems to be working better then ever?
Because you dont have the athletes on that side of the ball you used to have.
Not even close.
run Forrest run. LOL
Ernest T. Bass
September 23rd, 2011
2:14 pm
I suppose we won’t know if his offense really works until GT schedules an NFL team.
Not really.
Its a gimmick offense that will work some of the time.
Unless the other team has proper time to prepare and then the surprise factor is gone and it gets totally shut down.
Stinger
September 23rd, 2011
8:39 pm
We’re talking National Championship Baby !!! National Championship !!! This team can not be stopped. We can score at will on any team in the country and YES, that included Oklahoma. The ony way we can be stopped is if we stop ourselves. That is not likely with the discipline and execution this team has.
Brent
September 23rd, 2011
10:02 pm
Slight correction, Mark Bradley. Anthony Allen actually had over 1,300 rushing yards last year. Georgia Tech is the only team in the country to have produced a 1,300-yard rusher each of the past 5 seasons.
Brent
September 23rd, 2011
10:07 pm
Ernest T. Bass – You’re an idiot. The offense is not gimmicky, it’s actually quite mainstream when you look at football at every level around the country. Preparation time really has nothing to do with it, but the lack of time to ready a team for an offense they don’t normally see does make up for even large gaps in talent, given that the offense executes extremely well. In reality, it comes down to talent, and, if GT has superior talent compared to another team, they’ll win. If they don’t, they still might win based on their discipline and execution. Can the same be said about U(sic)GA?
jacket
September 24th, 2011
8:12 am
GIVE ME A BREAK,
I hope you are right, and I think a 45-17 win is quite possible. If so, Tech should be ranked in the top 10 – without question.
I’ll be there today to watch. Can’t wait!
If do right, no can defense
September 24th, 2011
8:24 am
I think it will be a good day for Washington. Carolina may over-commit to the dive and pitch options (they have a great defensive line & fast LBs), allowing Washington to hit them with the keeper, as well as with his passing.
Plays which could work: Veer (keeper), Midline/Iso, Toss sweeps, Draw plays, vertical passes, etc.
Plays which may or may not work: HB dive, Rocket tosses/passes, screen passes, counter plays, etc.
Go Jackets!
Darian
September 24th, 2011
11:36 pm
I gotta say this. Those the hat GT at the end of the year you will see. Coastal division champion. Acc champion. Orange bowl champion. Hmm be careful and we might make it higher. Never know LSU might slip along with others with that SEC schedule. Be very afraid Georgia fans be very afraid.
Darian
September 24th, 2011
11:45 pm
Bye dawg fans.
Darian
September 24th, 2011
11:48 pm
Coastal Division champs. Acc champs. Orange bowl champs. And if you SEC peeps ain’t careful maybe even more. Be very afraid Georgia fans be very afraid.
Buzzman
September 26th, 2011
12:56 pm
The only problem with the triple option is , when a team has time to prepare for it, then they stop us. Look at the last two bowl games, Iowa killed us. Maybe we can sneak up on a bowl game and just show up, that way the other team doesn’t know how to defend us. I live in Clemson, and there already talk about playing Tech. Kevin Steele the D coach has already started preparing to play Tech. The way they are playing know, they will kill us if they stop us. I might have to move.