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<blockquote data-quote="Papa Doc" data-source="post: 194718" data-attributes="member: 1712"><p>CobbTech you are <em>mostly</em> correct. CPJ was hired to counter fan complaints about his predecessor's anemic offenses which couldn't average more than 19 points per game even with Calvin. Those teams had good to great defenses built around great D-line play, but fans complained about lack of scoring. Each head coach recruits and builds his team around his core belief. CPJ believes his offense can outscore other teams and keep the ball away from them in the process. That leads to recruiting strategies tilted toward the offense. A review of the roster shows where scholarships are used to create depth. CPJ always weights it toward the offense. Is that bad? Maybe or maybe not. </p><p></p><p>It is frustrating as a fan because if the O struggles, has injuries and turns the ball over, GT loses. The D really can't consistently win games for the team, only occasionally and inexplicably (FSU). If CPJ was a defensive minded coach and weighted it the other way, I think fans would feel the same frustrations as they did in the past. The venerable Coach Dodd frustrated the heck out of my dad with his philosophy of winning by putting his best players on D and playing for 3-0 wins. "You can't lose, if they don't score." I really don't think today's fans are yearning for a return to that style of play. </p><p></p><p>Why can't GT get enough talent to have a great players on both sides to balance the roster? That frustrates GT coaches, too. In case we choose to ignore it, CPJ is not the first coach to struggle here. Coaches would much rather have great players always say yes to their offers and qualify. GT is tough gig for coaches. We brag about the academics, rightly so. We joke about "do the math", rightly so. But fielding a balanced team year in and out with smart, great players, well the probabilities are against it. Being able to concentrate limited numbers of qualified athletes to one side of the ball or the other increases the probabilities of limited success. Experiencing up and down years with wins and losses is predictable. "Do the math."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Papa Doc, post: 194718, member: 1712"] CobbTech you are [I]mostly[/I] correct. CPJ was hired to counter fan complaints about his predecessor's anemic offenses which couldn't average more than 19 points per game even with Calvin. Those teams had good to great defenses built around great D-line play, but fans complained about lack of scoring. Each head coach recruits and builds his team around his core belief. CPJ believes his offense can outscore other teams and keep the ball away from them in the process. That leads to recruiting strategies tilted toward the offense. A review of the roster shows where scholarships are used to create depth. CPJ always weights it toward the offense. Is that bad? Maybe or maybe not. It is frustrating as a fan because if the O struggles, has injuries and turns the ball over, GT loses. The D really can't consistently win games for the team, only occasionally and inexplicably (FSU). If CPJ was a defensive minded coach and weighted it the other way, I think fans would feel the same frustrations as they did in the past. The venerable Coach Dodd frustrated the heck out of my dad with his philosophy of winning by putting his best players on D and playing for 3-0 wins. "You can't lose, if they don't score." I really don't think today's fans are yearning for a return to that style of play. Why can't GT get enough talent to have a great players on both sides to balance the roster? That frustrates GT coaches, too. In case we choose to ignore it, CPJ is not the first coach to struggle here. Coaches would much rather have great players always say yes to their offers and qualify. GT is tough gig for coaches. We brag about the academics, rightly so. We joke about "do the math", rightly so. But fielding a balanced team year in and out with smart, great players, well the probabilities are against it. Being able to concentrate limited numbers of qualified athletes to one side of the ball or the other increases the probabilities of limited success. Experiencing up and down years with wins and losses is predictable. "Do the math." [/QUOTE]
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