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JT was not an option QB prior to coming to GT and he had to learn the ropes from somebody. And that somebody is Coach Cook. Because of JT's play making abilities and tools (speed, moves, accuracy, quick release) I think that the rapid rate at which he learned the decision making aspects of our offense is sometimes overlooked.
It is amazing how often JT made the right read in his first year as a starter. And that goes for pre-snap reads as well as during the play. Think how often he handled the ball deftly, securely, and even made some slick pitches and fake pitches. Perhaps more amazing than his playmaking abilities was simply his mastering of an offense that requires precision technique/footwork and split second decision making.
I also thought Justin did a good job generally of throwing the ball away and living to fight another day. Sure he had some he'd like to have back. But in general I thought he did a much better job than most young QBs who have crazy scrambling abilities.
So a shout out to Coach Cook for doing a great job with Justin! I'm betting CC would say Justin makes his job easy so it's a two-way street. The BB's also had a great year and that is also a Coach Cook position, so a congratulations for a job well done again! Note that JT is not CC's first star QB pupil. His QB when he was OC at Cal Poly was pretty damn good.
When CC came on board there was talk of how he might influence the offense, particularly with respect to HUNH. Turns out our defense was too thin to run any HUNH--though it's well documented we practiced it and players said it got them in better shape. While we always huddled last year we did use some change of pace that defenses found disorienting as they were getting shredded. This is the first year I recall us doing that but please correct me if I am wrong.
Additionally I may be mistaken and am far from an expert on pass routes, but it appeared to to me that we were running some different routes at times this year, and I was wondering if that was a Coach Cook effect. Can anyone provide a better analysis of our routes/were they much different? Might also have been PJ making adjustments based on the WRs we had.
Anyway I just wanted to draw attention to another member of our staff doing a great job. Thanks Coach Cook!
It is amazing how often JT made the right read in his first year as a starter. And that goes for pre-snap reads as well as during the play. Think how often he handled the ball deftly, securely, and even made some slick pitches and fake pitches. Perhaps more amazing than his playmaking abilities was simply his mastering of an offense that requires precision technique/footwork and split second decision making.
I also thought Justin did a good job generally of throwing the ball away and living to fight another day. Sure he had some he'd like to have back. But in general I thought he did a much better job than most young QBs who have crazy scrambling abilities.
So a shout out to Coach Cook for doing a great job with Justin! I'm betting CC would say Justin makes his job easy so it's a two-way street. The BB's also had a great year and that is also a Coach Cook position, so a congratulations for a job well done again! Note that JT is not CC's first star QB pupil. His QB when he was OC at Cal Poly was pretty damn good.
When CC came on board there was talk of how he might influence the offense, particularly with respect to HUNH. Turns out our defense was too thin to run any HUNH--though it's well documented we practiced it and players said it got them in better shape. While we always huddled last year we did use some change of pace that defenses found disorienting as they were getting shredded. This is the first year I recall us doing that but please correct me if I am wrong.
Additionally I may be mistaken and am far from an expert on pass routes, but it appeared to to me that we were running some different routes at times this year, and I was wondering if that was a Coach Cook effect. Can anyone provide a better analysis of our routes/were they much different? Might also have been PJ making adjustments based on the WRs we had.
Anyway I just wanted to draw attention to another member of our staff doing a great job. Thanks Coach Cook!
