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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 743402" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I’ll do grades.</p><p>(I’m also watching the Falcons right now and I’m glad I’m grading GT’s coaches and not them. Dan Quinn looks like he won’t make it through the season)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lew Caralla, S&C: A. Over the last 5 years, we’ve gotten worn down by the second half and the other team was still going strong. Yesterday was the opposite.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Chris Weisehan, Tight Ends and Offensive Special Teams: C+. The tight ends showed OK, but the field goal and PAT kicking was awful. I gave him a boost for how he worked with our kicker after the blocked kicks. I’m not sure if he had kickoff returns or Popovich, but that wasn’t great either.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jeff Popovich, CBs and Defensive Special Teams: B. We got burned deep and got lucky a few times. Tackling was solid.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Larry Knight and Marco Coleman, DL: A-. We had a lot of guys out, and played solidly through 4 quarters, and got two strip sacks. The defensive line played well.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kerry Dixon, WR coach: A. Our WRs balled out. They’re athletic and talented, but they showed heart and effort and were in the right places.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tashard Choice, RBs: A. That position group is loaded with talent, but I’m very happy with how they played. Mentally sharp.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nate Burton, Safeties: B+. Riq’s thump tackle was an A++. Tackling was solid. There was some getting burned.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Andrew Thacker, DC and Linebackers: B. The overall defense played really well and held FSU to 13. The linebackers made some great plays and turnover recoveries, but also missed a lot of plays. On one hand, I’m sure a lot of you wonder how I can just give a B after yesterday’s upset, but I think a well prepared and good line backing corps is a source of havoc, and against a vulnerable FSU offensive line we weren’t getting it. We got some sacks. Our blitzes for the most part didn’t get to the QB in time (though they were great in the 4th quarter).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dave Patenaude, OC: B+. I liked most of our play calling, and the QB prep for a freshman QB was impressive. We tend to have gold-colored glasses after a win, but there were a couple of plays that either need drastic reworking or to be pulled from the playbook. The double WR crossing pattern fooled no one. If FSU’s linebacker could catch, a pass went straight to him. The bubble screen where the smallest wide receivers block for the bigger players isn’t fooling any of our competition.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brent Key, OL and Assistant HC: A. Offensive line from last year to yesterday was night and day in comparison. It wasn’t perfect, but they had a tall task and played much better than we had any reason to hope for.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Geoff Collins, HC: A-. I debated B+. You can fairly lay some of the special teams issues at his feet, and he took the blame. But he had his players ready, and they got better as the game went on. There were too many penalties, but that also improved as the game went on. I was happy with his game management and the overall ways his coaches worked with the players.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 743402, member: 282"] I’ll do grades. (I’m also watching the Falcons right now and I’m glad I’m grading GT’s coaches and not them. Dan Quinn looks like he won’t make it through the season) [LIST] [*]Lew Caralla, S&C: A. Over the last 5 years, we’ve gotten worn down by the second half and the other team was still going strong. Yesterday was the opposite. [*]Chris Weisehan, Tight Ends and Offensive Special Teams: C+. The tight ends showed OK, but the field goal and PAT kicking was awful. I gave him a boost for how he worked with our kicker after the blocked kicks. I’m not sure if he had kickoff returns or Popovich, but that wasn’t great either. [*]Jeff Popovich, CBs and Defensive Special Teams: B. We got burned deep and got lucky a few times. Tackling was solid. [*]Larry Knight and Marco Coleman, DL: A-. We had a lot of guys out, and played solidly through 4 quarters, and got two strip sacks. The defensive line played well. [*]Kerry Dixon, WR coach: A. Our WRs balled out. They’re athletic and talented, but they showed heart and effort and were in the right places. [*]Tashard Choice, RBs: A. That position group is loaded with talent, but I’m very happy with how they played. Mentally sharp. [*]Nate Burton, Safeties: B+. Riq’s thump tackle was an A++. Tackling was solid. There was some getting burned. [*]Andrew Thacker, DC and Linebackers: B. The overall defense played really well and held FSU to 13. The linebackers made some great plays and turnover recoveries, but also missed a lot of plays. On one hand, I’m sure a lot of you wonder how I can just give a B after yesterday’s upset, but I think a well prepared and good line backing corps is a source of havoc, and against a vulnerable FSU offensive line we weren’t getting it. We got some sacks. Our blitzes for the most part didn’t get to the QB in time (though they were great in the 4th quarter). [*]Dave Patenaude, OC: B+. I liked most of our play calling, and the QB prep for a freshman QB was impressive. We tend to have gold-colored glasses after a win, but there were a couple of plays that either need drastic reworking or to be pulled from the playbook. The double WR crossing pattern fooled no one. If FSU’s linebacker could catch, a pass went straight to him. The bubble screen where the smallest wide receivers block for the bigger players isn’t fooling any of our competition. [*]Brent Key, OL and Assistant HC: A. Offensive line from last year to yesterday was night and day in comparison. It wasn’t perfect, but they had a tall task and played much better than we had any reason to hope for. [*]Geoff Collins, HC: A-. I debated B+. You can fairly lay some of the special teams issues at his feet, and he took the blame. But he had his players ready, and they got better as the game went on. There were too many penalties, but that also improved as the game went on. I was happy with his game management and the overall ways his coaches worked with the players. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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