Oldgoldandwhite
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I would love to see us with some real talent in certain spots. It would be a sight to behold.
I know there are many that are over CPJ and this offense , but really why should we switch to a scheme that just about every other team runs.
Fuentes even said that. "We play ten other teams and this is the only TO team we play. If we played the TO every week, we'd be ready. But we don't. It's unique."
So, WHEN IT WORKS ... it's a big competitive advantage for us.
Having said that, CPJ has all but guaranteed he'll be here another year. "We're close ...", says the Man.
If GT winds up going to maybe the Music City Bowl i bet Paul Johnson will get another two seasons.Fuentes even said that. "We play ten other teams and this is the only TO team we play. If we played the TO every week, we'd be ready. But we don't. It's unique."
So, WHEN IT WORKS ... it's a big competitive advantage for us.
Having said that, CPJ has all but guaranteed he'll be here another year. "We're close ...", says the Man.
If GT winds up going to maybe the Music City Bowl i bet Paul Johnson will get another two seasons.
If we win the remainder of our games, it would be worth it!Will probably get a 7 year contract with a $32 million dollar buyout.
If you go back over the years, I think you would generally be surprised to find that, in many of our biggest wins, we did not throw the ball a lot. Below are the wins I quickly found by GT over ranked teams during the CPJ era. In the majority of the big wins, we actually had fewer pass attempts than even our season average. 10 or less pass ATTEMPTS in 8 of our 12 wins over ranked opponents.
2008
#16 FSU - 6 pass attempts
#13 UGA - 6 pass attempts
2009
#4 Va Tech - 7 pass attempts
#25 Clemson (ACC title game) - 18 pass attempts
2011
#6 Clemson - 9 pass attempts
2014
#18 Clemson - 11 pass attempts
#8 UGA - 16 pass attempts
#8 Miss St. - 12 pass attempts
2015
#9 FSU - 10 pass attempts
2016
#18 Va Tech - 7 pass attempts
UGA - 10 pass attempts
2017
#17 Va Tech - 8 pass attempts
I am not saying you cant win with more passing, I just don't see a strong correlation.
For me, passing efficiency is more critical, and that has more to do with how is throwing it and who is catching it than the fundamental scheme. And in our good years, we have been top 5 in passing efficiency. As you and I agreed before, TM for CPJ = Reggie Ball for Gailey in a lot of ways.
I was just thinking today, we are probably going to finish at the exact worse case scenario for those that hate CPJ and his system - winning just enough games for him to stick around another year.
I nor anyone i know hates CPJ, i do hope he is not around next year.I was just thinking today, we are probably going to finish at the exact worse case scenario for those that hate CPJ and his system - winning just enough games for him to stick around another year.
I nor anyone i know hates CPJ, i do hope he is not around next year.
Despite the "we must pass more to win" crowd, did I mention that most of our biggest wins have come when we actually move the ball on the ground well and throw LESS?
I'll be honest, I thought we would get beat. Lane Stadium on a Thursday with VT coming off a BYE? Not sure what happened but Fuente really doesn't have an excuse for that one. However, I still get a feeling CPJ has almost 0 room for error this season. 6-6 and he might stay, and I think beating UNC, and 2/3 of UVA, UM, and UGA means we definitely keep him. I'm not an insider or a big booster or anything but that's just my gut feeling at this point.
I also think we have to see what Auburn, UNC, and Louisville and some other schools end up doing. It might be a rough market come November to pull a decent hire.
Exactly. People have short memories. To throw the ball all over the place, you have to have a QB to do it.I don't understand people who say this offense is boring when it clicks and hits it groove. It is literally like watching a magic trick with the ball ending up 5 yard beyond the line of scrimmage each snap.