Matthew Jordan Practicing at AB

[dressedcheeseside]

Last I heard it is still 3 yds.

GT's 3 yd box includes a cloud of dust.

 

[iceeater1969]

Sure seems like a qb at a back could clearly view the wr and other ab
if open make a quick pass for big gain_along side or if not open eat the ball for short gain.

 

[Carober18]

this conversation has been had, particularly with bj bostic if i remember. It goes how you think it goes (though i find it entertaining, so certainly carry on).

 

[InsideLB]

Sometimes OC's call trick plays to kind of loosen up their offense pyschologically and get them having fun on the field. In the right situation the flood gates can really open after.

I remember going to the cold Miami whiteout game. It was wild watching the teams warm up. I remember seeing Nesbitt dancing and watching guys flying around in warm ups and it seemed palpable that we were extremely confident. I told my buddy who was there "man I might be crazy but we look fired up as hell....I think we are going to kill these guys".

PJ later said he could tell in warm ups we were going to have a good game by how the team was. He called a trick play early in which Bebe threw a pass if I remember correctly....maybe to Nesbitt? Not a huge gainer but it just sort of told the team that we were going to do whatever we wanted that night. And we did. Kind of an interesting use for a gimmick play.

That trick play OSU used vs Bama was crazy because Bama had great coverage and the OSU WR who threw the pass threw a laser right where it needed to be. At that point I felt OSU would pull away and they did.

 

[MidtownJacket]

Sometimes OC's call trick plays to kind of loosen up their offense pyschologically and get them having fun on the field. In the right situation the flood gates can really open after.

I remember going to the cold Miami whiteout game. It was wild watching the teams warm up. I remember seeing Nesbitt dancing and watching guys flying around in warm ups and it seemed palpable that we were extremely confident. I told my buddy who was there "man I might be crazy but we look fired up as hell....I think we are going to kill these guys".

PJ later said he could tell in warm ups we were going to have a good game by how the team was. He called a trick play early in which Bebe threw a pass if I remember correctly....maybe to Nesbitt? Not a huge gainer but it just sort of told the team that we were going to do whatever we wanted that night. And we did. Kind of an interesting use for a gimmick play.

That trick play OSU used vs Bama was crazy because Bama had great coverage and the OSU WR who threw the pass threw a laser right where it needed to be. At that point I felt OSU would pull away and they did.

Interesting point on the secondary use of the trick playing reminding the team that they were going to be opposing their will on the willful opposition.

 

[Techster]

Sometimes OC's call trick plays to kind of loosen up their offense pyschologically and get them having fun on the field. In the right situation the flood gates can really open after.

I remember going to the cold Miami whiteout game. It was wild watching the teams warm up. I remember seeing Nesbitt dancing and watching guys flying around in warm ups and it seemed palpable that we were extremely confident. I told my buddy who was there "man I might be crazy but we look fired up as hell....I think we are going to kill these guys".

PJ later said he could tell in warm ups we were going to have a good game by how the team was. He called a trick play early in which Bebe threw a pass if I remember correctly....maybe to Nesbitt? Not a huge gainer but it just sort of told the team that we were going to do whatever we wanted that night. And we did. Kind of an interesting use for a gimmick play.

That trick play OSU used vs Bama was crazy because Bama had great coverage and the OSU WR who threw the pass threw a laser right where it needed to be. At that point I felt OSU would pull away and they did.

BeyBey to Lucas Cox. Cox would have had a HUGE gain if DT would have hit him in stride.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

We have a team that can physically impose it's will now. I think our trick plays out of the gate are in the rear view mirror. Bread and butter train to the endzone. Sooner or later they'll have to cheat guys up to stop us and that's when you bust 'em big on the counter and switched blocking stuff.

 

[4shotB]

We have a team that can physically impose it's will now. I think our trick plays out of the gate are in the rear view mirror. Bread and butter train to the endzone. Sooner or later they'll have to cheat guys up to stop us and that's when you bust 'em big on the counter and switched blocking stuff.

well said. When you can dominate on the LOS, trick plays are a waste of time and energy. Just keep hitting the dive play for 5 yards a pop by driving the D line off the ball. then, when the D gets a bit gassed late in the game, all plays have the potential to go the distance as the other team's D wilts and gives up. I enjoy bludgeoning an opponent to death much more than a fumblerooski or flea flicker or statue of liberty or tackle eligible type of play. I guess that's just the sadist in me speaking. or my Nordic heritage....it's better to assault, pillage and plunder (metaphorically speaking of course) a village than win via siege or negotiation. i want to see the opponents and their supporters wailing and gnashing their teeth in the aftermath. and then, I like to retire to a post victory cocktail, cigar and steak (medium rare, of course as any fine steak should be prepared). Or perhaps, cut the grass after the game is over if that's what my wife tells me to do. (If I do the latter, I want you all to know I sort of grumble under my breath on the way out the back door so she can kind of hear me....I don't just run out there like some sort of lapdog or something because I have principles and stuff like that.)

 

[dressedcheeseside]

well said. When you can dominate on the LOS, trick plays are a waste of time and energy. Just keep hitting the dive play for 5 yards a pop by driving the D line off the ball. then, when the D gets a bit gassed late in the game, all plays have the potential to go the distance as the other team's D wilts and gives up. I enjoy bludgeoning an opponent to death much more than a fumblerooski or flea flicker or statue of liberty or tackle eligible type of play. I guess that's just the sadist in me speaking. or my Nordic heritage....it's better to assault, pillage and plunder (metaphorically speaking of course) a village than win via siege or negotiation. i want to see the opponents and their supporters wailing and gnashing their teeth in the aftermath. and then, I like to retire to a post victory cocktail, cigar and steak (medium rare, of course as any fine steak should be prepared). Or perhaps, cut the grass after the game is over if that's what my wife tells me to do. (If I do the latter, I want you all to know I sort of grumble under my breath on the way out the back door so she can kind of hear me....I don't just run out there like some sort of lapdog or something because I have principles and stuff like that.)

Good stuff! lol. Trick plays are not only a time expenditure in practice, but they're risky as hell, too. Most of the time they blow up in your face and do the exact opposite of what you intended.

 

[MidtownJacket]

agreed with the logic here - I love seeing something new and cool but like it a whole lot less than I enjoy watching gains of 2 and 3 yards down the field. Trick Plays are entertaining but also too often result in broken plays and give the other team a sense of relief that the repeated BBack Drive for 3 yards won't offer.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

well said. When you can dominate on the LOS, trick plays are a waste of time and energy. Just keep hitting the dive play for 5 yards a pop by driving the D line off the ball. then, when the D gets a bit gassed late in the game, all plays have the potential to go the distance as the other team's D wilts and gives up. I enjoy bludgeoning an opponent to death much more than a fumblerooski or flea flicker or statue of liberty or tackle eligible type of play. I guess that's just the sadist in me speaking. or my Nordic heritage....it's better to assault, pillage and plunder (metaphorically speaking of course) a village than win via siege or negotiation. i want to see the opponents and their supporters wailing and gnashing their teeth in the aftermath. and then, I like to retire to a post victory cocktail, cigar and steak (medium rare, of course as any fine steak should be prepared). Or perhaps, cut the grass after the game is over if that's what my wife tells me to do. (If I do the latter, I want you all to know I sort of grumble under my breath on the way out the back door so she can kind of hear me....I don't just run out there like some sort of lapdog or something because I have principles and stuff like that.)

Well said!
By the way, does anyone else have trouble finding good steak these days? Even in a really fine restaurant I often hesitate to order it because half the time it just isn't very good.

 

[wishbone]

This thread about MJ's move to AB is actually a fascinating discussion because it highlights the type of athletes CPJ needs to recruit for QB. I was trying to think about any QBs that CPJ recruited that actually ended their careers as a backup QB if they stayed at GT. The only one I can think of Tim Byerly, and CPJ really didn't recruit him more than Byerly recruited us by walking on and earning a scholarship.

I think every QB that CPJ signed out of HS ended up being a big contributor at another position if they didn't stay at QB. There are no career backup QBs at GT.

Don't we have like 12 or 13 QB's on the team?

 

[Techster]

Don't we have like 12 or 13 QB's on the team?

Guys who were the starting QBs for their HS team:

JeT*
Byerly*
Matthew Jordan*
Christian Campbell*
AJ Gray
Taquan Marshall
One of the Austin Twins (forget which one)
Chris Milton
Demond Smith
Jamal Golden
Tyler Marcordes

*Scholarship players who are currently QBs for GT

 

[Dottie1145]

My favorite was the fake field goal, BeyBey was hanging around near the sideline and was wide open for the TD

 

[Dottie1145]

 

[GTNavyNuke]

Nothing like an endorphin rush in the morning, thanks.

Butker could have made that one ........