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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 820831" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>I wanted an offensive guy minded coach. I was a fan of his as well, but there were others I would have been fine with. I actually made a long post about Tony Elliott and why he would be a great fit for GT and the city of Atlanta.</p><p></p><p>Coming off of CPJ's spread option, I thought it was important to find an offensive coach with a different system that could put up big numbers because the new coach would have been compared to CPJ's offensive success. The modern college football game has changed. You need a high powered offense to compete...there's a reason why Saban bent his coaching philosophy towards the offensive side. There's also a reason why most college searches these days center around offensive minded coaches.</p><p></p><p>I also pointed out that in all of Stansbury's stops as an AD, he never had to hire a head coach for football. GT would be his first coaching hire for a head football coach. </p><p></p><p>I really liked CGC's defensive record at UF and Miss St, and his reputation for recruiting and relationships with players. I was nervous about his record at Temple, a school with good success for new HCs before CGC got there. You are what your record says you are...and his few seasons looked mediocre. He's not the DC of Florida or Miss State anymore...he's the head coach and responsible for the entirety of a program.</p><p></p><p>I want CGC to succeed, because rooting against CGC is rooting against GT. I will never root against any of our coaches...and I really hope none of you do. </p><p></p><p>My hope is that the NIU loss is wakeup call for CGC that all the other stuff is secondary to winning. He has the players to win now, so there's no more of this "biggest transition in college football history" BS he said the first two years. This roster can win 6+ games. </p><p></p><p>I've watched the tape of the NIU game, and I'll tell you I saw some things that make me very optimistic if our staff and players execute. </p><p></p><p>Offensively, we are running the ball really well, and our run blocking is very good. Our RBs, for the most part, make it to the LB and DB level without getting touched. We had almost 300 yards of rushing, 200+ of which came from our RBs. Our pass blocking needs a lot of improvement, but we are better than we have been. We are scheming our receivers open. Honestly, we should have had 4+ TD passes against NIU, and over 300 yards in the air. That's on our QBs...our OL is giving them enough time, and our receivers getting open...BUT our QBs are either not seeing the receivers or they make bad throws. I said in another thread that we should have had at least 27 more points against NIU. After rewatching the NIU game, I think we could have easily scored 35+ more points. Unfortunately, if you don't execute, none of that matters. The scoreboard matters...not "what ifs". </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the reason I felt optimistic about CGC when he was hired has not come to fruition here. His defense. Yes, we held NIU to barely 300 yards, but we are still making fundamental errors. Our DBs are taking the wrong angles, our LBs and DLs are running into each other and not maintaining gap discipline taking each other out of plays. We still can not get penetration into the backfield consistently....which should have not been a problem against NIU. The speed in our defensive backfield is pedestrian. The reality is, we have 2 safeties that are better suited to play LB than they are at safety. You saw it on NIU's first TD when their RB erased our safety's angle and went by him for TD. Our defensive backfield is terrible about communicating and switching coverage responsibilities...which is why we saw two upperclassmen DBs openly arguing with each other on the football field after a busted play. As a coach that has prided himself on the DB play, our DB play has been very poor since Day 1 of the CGC era.</p><p></p><p>Going forward, in the immediate future, I want to see progress against KSU. Honestly, from a talent standpoint, this should be like a varsity team playing against a freshmen team. By halftiime, there should be ZERO doubt who the better team is...and it better be GT. If it's not GT, I think my days defending CGC will be over. I'll support GT, and I'll root for CGC to succeed because it means GT is succeeding...but I will never again waste any time trying to talk another GT fan into thinking CGC can get the job done. We have roster that can compete for Coastal, but if a coach can't utilize it to take out KSU early, then it's time to make other plans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 820831, member: 360"] I wanted an offensive guy minded coach. I was a fan of his as well, but there were others I would have been fine with. I actually made a long post about Tony Elliott and why he would be a great fit for GT and the city of Atlanta. Coming off of CPJ's spread option, I thought it was important to find an offensive coach with a different system that could put up big numbers because the new coach would have been compared to CPJ's offensive success. The modern college football game has changed. You need a high powered offense to compete...there's a reason why Saban bent his coaching philosophy towards the offensive side. There's also a reason why most college searches these days center around offensive minded coaches. I also pointed out that in all of Stansbury's stops as an AD, he never had to hire a head coach for football. GT would be his first coaching hire for a head football coach. I really liked CGC's defensive record at UF and Miss St, and his reputation for recruiting and relationships with players. I was nervous about his record at Temple, a school with good success for new HCs before CGC got there. You are what your record says you are...and his few seasons looked mediocre. He's not the DC of Florida or Miss State anymore...he's the head coach and responsible for the entirety of a program. I want CGC to succeed, because rooting against CGC is rooting against GT. I will never root against any of our coaches...and I really hope none of you do. My hope is that the NIU loss is wakeup call for CGC that all the other stuff is secondary to winning. He has the players to win now, so there's no more of this "biggest transition in college football history" BS he said the first two years. This roster can win 6+ games. I've watched the tape of the NIU game, and I'll tell you I saw some things that make me very optimistic if our staff and players execute. Offensively, we are running the ball really well, and our run blocking is very good. Our RBs, for the most part, make it to the LB and DB level without getting touched. We had almost 300 yards of rushing, 200+ of which came from our RBs. Our pass blocking needs a lot of improvement, but we are better than we have been. We are scheming our receivers open. Honestly, we should have had 4+ TD passes against NIU, and over 300 yards in the air. That's on our QBs...our OL is giving them enough time, and our receivers getting open...BUT our QBs are either not seeing the receivers or they make bad throws. I said in another thread that we should have had at least 27 more points against NIU. After rewatching the NIU game, I think we could have easily scored 35+ more points. Unfortunately, if you don't execute, none of that matters. The scoreboard matters...not "what ifs". Unfortunately, the reason I felt optimistic about CGC when he was hired has not come to fruition here. His defense. Yes, we held NIU to barely 300 yards, but we are still making fundamental errors. Our DBs are taking the wrong angles, our LBs and DLs are running into each other and not maintaining gap discipline taking each other out of plays. We still can not get penetration into the backfield consistently....which should have not been a problem against NIU. The speed in our defensive backfield is pedestrian. The reality is, we have 2 safeties that are better suited to play LB than they are at safety. You saw it on NIU's first TD when their RB erased our safety's angle and went by him for TD. Our defensive backfield is terrible about communicating and switching coverage responsibilities...which is why we saw two upperclassmen DBs openly arguing with each other on the football field after a busted play. As a coach that has prided himself on the DB play, our DB play has been very poor since Day 1 of the CGC era. Going forward, in the immediate future, I want to see progress against KSU. Honestly, from a talent standpoint, this should be like a varsity team playing against a freshmen team. By halftiime, there should be ZERO doubt who the better team is...and it better be GT. If it's not GT, I think my days defending CGC will be over. I'll support GT, and I'll root for CGC to succeed because it means GT is succeeding...but I will never again waste any time trying to talk another GT fan into thinking CGC can get the job done. We have roster that can compete for Coastal, but if a coach can't utilize it to take out KSU early, then it's time to make other plans. [/QUOTE]
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