5 guys you will be watching close in Spring Practice?

[DrJacket]

Listed at 5'11" and 167. Not sure what the reality is. With all the talk about "big" and dominating receivers (at or about the 6'3" and 215 lbs.+ level ), he's a smaller receiver.

Except that we're not sure he's even a WR these days...

 

[forensicbuzz]

Harrell would have been the break-out guy last year if he didn't get hurt. I didn't include him because I think he's already arrived. In my mind, he's not a question (same as Jabari).

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

Team roster lists Tre Jackson as a sophomore.....I coulda sworn he kept his shirt last year though....am I wrong (as usual) or is the roster?

 

[Skeptic]

How "small" is Searcy? I was thinking 5-10 - 5-11. I thought he was bigger than the Austin twins?

I really am going by an endorsement by Boomer as to his skills, and the roster report of 160 pounds. Never saw the kid personally, though. Hope the roster is wrong and he is 6-4 and 230. Probably not.

 

[Skeptic]

You made me suddenly start thinking about this. I wonder if the "right handedness" of the throwing, assuming that is a real thing, occurs not so much because of there being a better receiver on that side but because we seem more effective running to that side which causes the defensive backs to cheat toward the run thus leaving man to man coverage on the receiver, or in some cases, no coverage at all.

I really don't have a theory, since Waller occasionally lined up on the left -- as he did on that busted pass play against Georgia that had Thomas running for 21 yards to set up the field goal -- but almost always on the right. As did Smelter and Hill and Thomas, but as I recall Thomas was on the left more than the others. (On that Georgia play, by the way, Waller curled back a bit but when he saw Thomas break out, he got a really good push block on the D back that gave Thomas a few extra yards. Nicely done.) I do wonder because that deep throw from right side to right side is at a much more narrow angle and in my mind makes it much harder for a QB to judge speed and angle and convergence and Thomas has missed some of those throws. ... but then there are geometry classes at Tech, right? I'd be interested to hear what others think, or maybe I am just blowing smoke.

 

[deeeznutz]

Wasn't Bay Bay Thomas' fateful drop against UGA on a smoke route to the left side? God I hate even thinking about that game, but talking about our star WR usually lining up on the right side caused that play to flash in my mind.

 

[UgaBlows]

It definitely happened on the left sideline, probably the singlemost sickening play of my life

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

It definitely happened on the left sideline, probably the singlemost sickening play of my life

For me it would be the BS pass interference call against us in the last seconds of the game vs. the mutts in '97.....cause we got robbed.

 

[DaddyBill]

@Whiskey_Clear The roster is incorrect. Tre' did redshirt last season so while he is academically a sophomore, he will be a redshirt freshman eligibility-wise this fall.

 

[deeeznutz]

For me it would be the BS pass interference call against us in the last seconds of the game vs. the mutts in '97.....cause we got robbed.

Or any of the calls from the 07 game (there was a particularly bad PI call on Morgan Burnett in the end zone...UGA WR clearly pushed off and Burnett was falling away from the play because of it). Bright side of that one was it guaranteed Gailey was gone, so a net positive?

 

[Skeptic]

Wasn't Bay Bay Thomas' fateful drop against UGA on a smoke route to the left side? God I hate even thinking about that game, but talking about our star WR usually lining up on the right side caused that play to flash in my mind.

You had to go and remind us. Because that is where he was. That moment when he realized the ball was gone remains frozen to me. Arggh.

 

[ClydeBrick]

For me it would be the BS pass interference call against us in the last seconds of the game vs. the mutts in '97.....cause we got robbed.

My God, what we can forget. bury in our memory.

That chicken came home to roost for Mr. Bobo in his last call for the mutts as OC.

These recent posts are bringing back some awful stuff.

Here - feel better:

 

[Skeptic]

My God, what we can forget. bury in our memory.

That chicken came home to roost for Mr. Bobo in his last call for the mutts as OC.

These recent posts are bringing back some awful stuff.

Here - feel better:

We all needed that. Didn't you just love the sense of panic setting in on the Georgia announcers after the short kickoff? And did anybody ever figure out what Richt was ranting about after the FG? Or care? Now I am going to sit down and watch Youtube on the TV. Thanks.

 

[slugboy]

1. Step Durham
2. Lance Austin -- see how the younger DB's are doing--we'll need them
3. KeShun Freeman --interested how he's bulked up
4. Anthony Harrell -- what can he do at LB?
5. CJ Leggett -- what will B Back look like?

Could easily fit in 5-10 more high interest guys.

 

[awbuzz]

Wasn't Bay Bay Thomas' fateful drop against UGA on a smoke route to the left side? God I hate even thinking about that game, but talking about our star WR usually lining up on the right side caused that play to flash in my mind.

Don't recall it being a smoke, but was 4th down a few yards downfield... IIRC

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Painful memory that is slowly being erased by the fact that it was also a pass on the left side to Waller that gave us a touchdown last season against the mutts and put us back in the game.

 

[ChasonBaller]

Another sleeper one is DJ White.

We all know what he brings to the table...but with another year like last DJ has a chance to leave quite a legacy at Georgia Tech.

Where do you project him getting drafted next year as of now?

 

[GTech63]

IIRC it wasn't a smoke route. It was back shoulder right in the hands uncontested drop. Certainly not what you would expect from a future NFL star. one of those we are snake bit moments. The world is a law of averages. We still a couple of more like past year coming. But it helps to overcome the average with talent.

 

[Techster]

Wasn't Bay Bay Thomas' fateful drop against UGA on a smoke route to the left side? God I hate even thinking about that game, but talking about our star WR usually lining up on the right side caused that play to flash in my mind.

Simple stop off the go route. Was enough to pick up the first down which is exactly what we needed. He makes that 9/10 times...unfortunately he didn't make that one.

 

[Skeptic]

Simple stop off the go route. Was enough to pick up the first down which is exactly what we needed. He makes that 9/10 times...unfortunately he didn't make that one.

It was an unfortunate object lesson that even the best receivers sometimes want to run before catching. At least he was not satisfied with a first down and wanted more. Here, less was more.