Spring Practice 2016 News & Notes

[Eastman]

Would love for us to test our luck with some 5 stars starting with someone from Savannah. No one is a sure bet. I am always amazed to see so many pros that come from little known colleges.

 

[tech_wreck47]

 

[tech_wreck47]

http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/1/2/4/124...59817651&hwt=9557afa9aee9f9e9ec109aa0251b0aee


Coach roof

 

[tech_wreck47]

http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/geot-spring-central-2016.html


Brant Mitchell and Lawrence Austin

 

[JacketFromUGA]

Funny that Brant is a Leader on defense. Shows how many seniors we lost for next year.

 

[Dottie1145]

Funny that Brant is a Leader on defense. Shows how many seniors we lost for next year.

He was our best LB last year IMO

 

[tech_wreck47]

Funny that Brant is a Leader on defense. Shows how many seniors we lost for next year.

A lot of that leadership comes from his position. He's pretty much the QB of the defense.

 

[TheSilasSonRising]

Can not believe a GT S/A is exposed to cursing on the field! What would Robert Lee say?

 

[SteamWhistle]

So do we go back to the 4-3 instead of 4-2-5 this year?Mitchell Vic and PJ at LB. Then Griffin Gray and the Austin twins in the secondary.

 

[GTHomer]

So do we go back to the 4-3 instead of 4-2-5 this year?Mitchell Vic and PJ at LB. Then Griffin Gray and the Austin twins in the secondary.

The offensive formation should dictate the defense we play. At least one of the linebackers should have the ability to cover a tight end.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

He was our best LB last year IMO

PJ had nearly twice as many tackles in a down year. Marcordes had more tackles, too.

 

[Skeptic]

IMO the backside line men stay on there feet, slow the D down and get downfield to block. The belly flopping in past years IMO is for the birds. or maybe Porpoises. The Orange Bowl year there was a lot more drive blocking when we turned around a poor start.

I hope to hell coaches figure out why our O line was so bad last year. All the talk about missing assignments has to reflect on poor coaching. Last year should not have happened IMO with the returning O line we had. It is a lot more complex than the limited substitution days when I played, but the fundamentals are still the same.

I must have been out of town and missed that "poor start". I don't remember specifically but after scoring on the first possession after the interception we scored again one or two possessions later. (And of course in the ACC championship game we rolled up and down the field against FSU in the first half with either 26 or 27 straight running plays.) The blocking assignments for the most part changed at halftime, when Johnson makes his major adjustments, and they kept running the same plays, as a Tech lineman said, because MSU never adjusted anything. Poor or not poor coaching -- I think I just invented some English -- is a debatable issue and fair game for a board. But let's not cherry pick to make a point.

 

[AE 87]

So do we go back to the 4-3 instead of 4-2-5 this year?Mitchell Vic and PJ at LB. Then Griffin Gray and the Austin twins in the secondary.

Imo, we should run a 3-3-5 where we typically rush 4 but the rushing linebacker changes based on offensive alignment. However, we've recruited to a 4-2-5, so we got to make it work.

 

[SteamWhistle]

Imo, we should run a 3-3-5 where we typically rush 4 but the rushing linebacker changes based on offensive alignment. However, we've recruited to a 4-2-5, so we got to make it work.

I just can't see us not having all 3 of them on the field at the same time.

 

[AE 87]

I just can't see us not having all 3 of them on the field at the same time.

I suspect that you may not watch as much football this Fall as you expect then.

 

[Dottie1145]

PJ had nearly twice as many tackles in a down year. Marcordes had more tackles, too.

More playing time broski

 

[ATL1]

The base is the nickel thanks to all the spreads but one of the nickel backs could end up being David Curry who is more of a hybrid player.

 

[SteamWhistle]

I suspect that you may not watch as much football this Fall as you expect then.

Haven't missed a game since I watched my first one 8 years ago. Don't think that will change any time soon.

 

[gtg936g]

The DL has the depth and experience now. We have to be able to move the pocket with 4. If we can't we might as well plan on each game being a shootout. Our secondary has talent, but we just cannot expect them to cover and contain for any length of time.

 

[tech_wreck47]

Imo, we should run a 3-3-5 where we typically rush 4 but the rushing linebacker changes based on offensive alignment. However, we've recruited to a 4-2-5, so we got to make it work.

You better have a stout defensive line to run a 3-3-5, and super fast physical linebackers.