King Injury Factual Updates

[Chas_Jacket]

It’s very hard to go undefeated in college football. VERY HARD. Miami’s defense is too bad for them to end the season undefeated. So who is going to beat them? It’s us, Wake, or Cuse. Two of those seem feasible and one seems unlikely. Night game at Bobby Dodd with a healthy team and I like our chances. Magic seems to happen on that field at night…let’s get everyone back and see what happens. Go Jackets!

Hate to burst your bubble but it is a noon game

 

[bke1984]

Hate to burst your bubble but it is a noon game

Yeah that doesn’t help. But I still stand by my point if they’d come at night it would have been a huge vantage.

We can still beat them if healthy and we control the clock.

 

[Ramble1885]

Unless our team plays its best game of the season in every phase - by far - I fear we are going to lose by a wide margin versus Miami.

Like a Geoff Collins margin

And it wouldn’t be Key’s fault, just a bad set of circumstances.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

If Haynes King plays against Miami, we win. Period.

Could be but I offer a contrarian opinion. Whether King plays or not will not matter. Miami is going to win that game and it will not be close.

 

[forensicbuzz]

Could be but I offer a contrarian opinion. Whether King plays or not will not matter. Miami is going to win that game and it will not be close.

Suprise! Surprise! Surprise! You've been a negative nellie all season long. No reason to change now.

 

[BuzzStone]

I see the Miami game as one we need to keep the ball out of the air and run the clock as much as possible. Miami is beatable this year but they come back the longer the game is. Limit possessions and make the most of them. As a tough runner Pyron gives us a good option to get back to our roots a bit and run some interesting run plays out of several different formations. 5-7 minute drives that kill the clock. That is our best chance going up against a very good Miami team.

 

[stinger78]

I see the Miami game as one we need to keep the ball out of the air and run the clock as much as possible. Miami is beatable this year but they come back the longer the game is. Limit possessions and make the most of them. As a tough runner Pyron gives us a good option to get back to our roots a bit and run some interesting run plays out of several different formations. 5-7 minute drives that kill the clock. That is our best chance going up against a very good Miami team.

Regardless of how much we hold the ball, Miami is going to score. We can’t just play keep-away, we’ll have to score often.

 

[Sean311]

If HK plays. We win this game. Defense gets alot of turnovers.

 

[Ramble1885]

If HK plays. We win this game. Defense gets alot of turnovers.

IF he plays though. Key kept saying it's day-to-day but it's been FOUR WEEKS. I get that Key likes to keep injuries close to his chest as a way to keep his opponents on edge but it's made me nervous!

 

[GTJacketClaw]

IF he plays though. Key kept saying it's day-to-day but it's been FOUR WEEKS. I get that Key likes to keep injuries close to his chest as a way to keep his opponents on edge but it's made me nervous!

The spread the line opened at and the movement makes me think Vegas knows something we don't. I think HK is back baby

 

[1979jacket]

Ward and their offense is very talented. I like the improvements we have made on defense, but talent overrides better scheme. The defense does seem to know where to be this year but if you can't tackle or get pressure on the QB, it will spell trouble. On offense, even if King is back he will be rusty. With him we have some chance, without him we have none. I hate betting against Tech but we have our hands full this week.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

I see the Miami game as one we need to keep the ball out of the air and run the clock as much as possible. Miami is beatable this year but they come back the longer the game is. Limit possessions and make the most of them. As a tough runner Pyron gives us a good option to get back to our roots a bit and run some interesting run plays out of several different formations. 5-7 minute drives that kill the clock. That is our best chance going up against a very good Miami team.

Is Pyron fully healthy though? It's obvious something wasn't right during the VT game though nothing has been said about it.

 

[BuzzStone]

Is Pyron fully healthy though? It's obvious something wasn't right during the VT game though nothing has been said about it.

I hope so. If not we have a good third option who will have to air it out more than I think we need to.

 

[bigrabbit]

The spread the line opened at and the movement makes me think Vegas knows something we don't. I think HK is back baby

Agreed, and I expect him back.

 

[RamblinRed]

If HK plays. We win this game. Defense gets alot of turnovers.

Our D is one of the worst in the country at getting havoc plays and especially in getting TO's.

GT's D is T123 in TO gained with 6. It is T128 in INT's with 2 (and most of Miami's TO are INTS).
GT's D is also T126 in sacks with 11 in 9 games (1.22 per game).
Basically our D doesn't force TO's and doesn't get to the QB with any consistentcy.

Ironically because the offense hasn't turned the ball over alot our TO margin is 0 (6 takeaways, 6 giveaways).
Miami's D is really good at gaining INT's, it has 13 on the season, T7 nationally. So we have to be careful when we pass the ball.

Miami's O is elite - ranked 2nd in OFEI nationally.
Against Power conference opponents they have scored on 64% of their non end of half possessions, including touchdowns on 52% of possessions. (39 TD and 9 FG on 75 possessions).

To have a shot you need a +2 or 3 TO margin and likely fewer than 10 possessions in the game.

 

[CEB]

I see the Miami game as one we need to keep the ball out of the air and run the clock as much as possible. Miami is beatable this year but they come back the longer the game is. Limit possessions and make the most of them. As a tough runner Pyron gives us a good option to get back to our roots a bit and run some interesting run plays out of several different formations. 5-7 minute drives that kill the clock. That is our best chance going up against a very good Miami team.

Regardless of how much we hold the ball, Miami is going to score. We can’t just play keep-away, we’ll have to score often.

I think you’re both right. I’d like to score on 7 of our 8 drives, the eighth ending in victory formation.

 

[stinger78]

I’m thinking you think we lose, Red?

 

[78pike]

Ward and their offense is very talented. I like the improvements we have made on defense, but talent overrides better scheme. The defense does seem to know where to be this year but if you can't tackle or get pressure on the QB, it will spell trouble. On offense, even if King is back he will be rusty. With him we have some chance, without him we have none. I hate betting against Tech but we have our hands full this week.

I've never understood the old "he will be rusty" line when someone returns from injury. To me it sounds like someone making excuses in case he doesn't play well. I mean he has been playing quarterback his whole life. Just because he hasn't played in a few weeks I doubt he has forgotten how to play his position. In addition, he will have gotten plenty of reps in practice before he plays. If he is going to be rusty would't that show up in practice as well? And if he looks bad in practice why would the coach decide to start and play him? That would seem to indicate that he is not ready to play and any coach worth a damn would not play him.

 

[Ramble1885]

 

[bobongo]

Our D is one of the worst in the country at getting havoc plays and especially in getting TO's.

GT's D is T123 in TO gained with 6. It is T128 in INT's with 2 (and most of Miami's TO are INTS).
GT's D is also T126 in sacks with 11 in 9 games (1.22 per game).
Basically our D doesn't force TO's and doesn't get to the QB with any consistentcy.

Ironically because the offense hasn't turned the ball over alot our TO margin is 0 (6 takeaways, 6 giveaways).
Miami's D is really good at gaining INT's, it has 13 on the season, T7 nationally. So we have to be careful when we pass the ball.

Miami's O is elite - ranked 2nd in OFEI nationally.
Against Power conference opponents they have scored on 64% of their non end of half possessions, including touchdowns on 52% of possessions. (39 TD and 9 FG on 75 possessions).

To have a shot you need a +2 or 3 TO margin and likely fewer than 10 possessions in the game.

Tech is #39 in the country in scoring defense, allowing 21.78 points per game:

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