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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 89275" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>I think we're way past the point of trying to correct the media. This was something that needed to be done when CPJ first got here to get ahead of the media/negative recruiting narrative about this offense...unfortunately, marketing and the SID dropped the ball. Our coaches meet with the media before every game to talk about our offense so that the announcers sound halfway knowledgeable about our offense and players. THAT is the time to correct the media and sell them on our positions. We're just doing a poor job of it.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, the BB should be called the primary or feature back, and the ABs should be called slot or X back (X being X-factor for their multiple roles receiving and running). People may not think that matters, but go back ten years and call a QB a dual threat and it doesn't mean the same thing as it does today. Dual Threat QBs ten years ago meant "Athlete trying to play QB...can't pass the ball consistently". It's superficial, and it probably means nothing to us because we're GT fans and we know the offense, but to laymen who just wants to watch football they see a funky offense with funny names for their positions...that's why they fall back on what the announcers and media say to our detriment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 89275, member: 360"] I think we're way past the point of trying to correct the media. This was something that needed to be done when CPJ first got here to get ahead of the media/negative recruiting narrative about this offense...unfortunately, marketing and the SID dropped the ball. Our coaches meet with the media before every game to talk about our offense so that the announcers sound halfway knowledgeable about our offense and players. THAT is the time to correct the media and sell them on our positions. We're just doing a poor job of it. IMHO, the BB should be called the primary or feature back, and the ABs should be called slot or X back (X being X-factor for their multiple roles receiving and running). People may not think that matters, but go back ten years and call a QB a dual threat and it doesn't mean the same thing as it does today. Dual Threat QBs ten years ago meant "Athlete trying to play QB...can't pass the ball consistently". It's superficial, and it probably means nothing to us because we're GT fans and we know the offense, but to laymen who just wants to watch football they see a funky offense with funny names for their positions...that's why they fall back on what the announcers and media say to our detriment. [/QUOTE]
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