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<blockquote data-quote="redmule" data-source="post: 140192" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>I agree that Griffin and Devine should be listed more as 1A than 2. Also, I expect we will see more mix and match rather than two distinct O-lines even though the possibility is there. If I'm the coach, I look more for match ups depending on the DL we're up against. I'll bet the faces of the nine experienced O-Line players are the last thing that flits before CPJ's and Sewak's eyes as they drift off to sleep each night. Probably JT's, too.</p><p></p><p>To me, CPJ's offense is all about the QB and the OL. With those two pieces in place, RB's and WR's become a commodity. Nice to have good ones, but even just decent ones will be very serviceable. And I do think the RB's and WR's we have in the pipeline can be good ones.</p><p></p><p>Which gets to the overall point that I've been making in several posts these last few months. Kind of suddenly, we are getting deeper and more talented at most positions in comparison to our history over the last 25 years, and we've had some success in that time. Have a couple more close VT games and three or four of the close uga games where we ran out of gas go our way since 1990, and things look a lot different. We would then be a consistent Top15, uga would have endured at least one more coaching transition, we have been to a couple more Orange Bowls, and we have many more fannies in the stadium. I like where we are, and think we are going to be seeing something on North Avenue that hasn't been seen since us old farts were youngsters. I think an early tell next year will be if our pass defense picks up where it left off with the number of interceptions. That will, I think, be the best indicator of the health of our Defense; whether last year was a fluke or a beginning. Don't forget, we lost Thomas, Attachou, and Watts (our best DB, DL, and LB) to the NFL and got better overall by the end of the season. Interestingly, we lose a DB, DL, and a LB this year also. I mean no disrespect when I say that the losses of the 2013 D were more substantial than the losses off the 2014 edition, so maybe the odds favor continued improvement in the D. I think the offensive talent and depth is a couple of good recruiting years ahead of the defense. We'll have to see if this year's defensive recruits can close that gap.</p><p></p><p>The last 35 days of the regular season this year, we play FSU, UVA, VT, Miami, and uga. For most of the last 25 years, that would be a Murder's Row given our thin late season depth and their recruiting advantages. And it may yet prove to be our undoing. But this year, I think they will find a more capable Tech team waiting for them in November. Lots of good players with three and four years of experience in the system, fewer nagging injuries, better rested. UVA, VT, and Miami have gotten into the habit of late season collapses. Let's hope it continues, and we ride that momentum into Thanksgiving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redmule, post: 140192, member: 1338"] I agree that Griffin and Devine should be listed more as 1A than 2. Also, I expect we will see more mix and match rather than two distinct O-lines even though the possibility is there. If I'm the coach, I look more for match ups depending on the DL we're up against. I'll bet the faces of the nine experienced O-Line players are the last thing that flits before CPJ's and Sewak's eyes as they drift off to sleep each night. Probably JT's, too. To me, CPJ's offense is all about the QB and the OL. With those two pieces in place, RB's and WR's become a commodity. Nice to have good ones, but even just decent ones will be very serviceable. And I do think the RB's and WR's we have in the pipeline can be good ones. Which gets to the overall point that I've been making in several posts these last few months. Kind of suddenly, we are getting deeper and more talented at most positions in comparison to our history over the last 25 years, and we've had some success in that time. Have a couple more close VT games and three or four of the close uga games where we ran out of gas go our way since 1990, and things look a lot different. We would then be a consistent Top15, uga would have endured at least one more coaching transition, we have been to a couple more Orange Bowls, and we have many more fannies in the stadium. I like where we are, and think we are going to be seeing something on North Avenue that hasn't been seen since us old farts were youngsters. I think an early tell next year will be if our pass defense picks up where it left off with the number of interceptions. That will, I think, be the best indicator of the health of our Defense; whether last year was a fluke or a beginning. Don't forget, we lost Thomas, Attachou, and Watts (our best DB, DL, and LB) to the NFL and got better overall by the end of the season. Interestingly, we lose a DB, DL, and a LB this year also. I mean no disrespect when I say that the losses of the 2013 D were more substantial than the losses off the 2014 edition, so maybe the odds favor continued improvement in the D. I think the offensive talent and depth is a couple of good recruiting years ahead of the defense. We'll have to see if this year's defensive recruits can close that gap. The last 35 days of the regular season this year, we play FSU, UVA, VT, Miami, and uga. For most of the last 25 years, that would be a Murder's Row given our thin late season depth and their recruiting advantages. And it may yet prove to be our undoing. But this year, I think they will find a more capable Tech team waiting for them in November. Lots of good players with three and four years of experience in the system, fewer nagging injuries, better rested. UVA, VT, and Miami have gotten into the habit of late season collapses. Let's hope it continues, and we ride that momentum into Thanksgiving. [/QUOTE]
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