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<blockquote data-quote="ilovetheoption" data-source="post: 487091" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p><strong>UVA O Vs. GT D</strong></p><p></p><p>Offensively, UVa runs a bog-standard NCAA power spread.</p><p></p><p>We're going to line up in the shotgun, we're going to do read option. We're going to do veer invert. We're going to run a lot of just old fashioned "power". We'll do some tunnel screens, we'll occasionally go downfield. We'll criminally underutilize the Tight End.</p><p></p><p>Offensive Coordinator Robert Anae is essentially a homeless man's Urban Meyer. THAT SAID, it works alright, because we've got some pieces.</p><p></p><p>The OL is all within an inch of 6'5 and within 5 pounds of 310. At the risk of downtalking my team, they're decidedly "meh". They're neither dominant nor awful. They'll beat up on weak teams, they'll get chewed up by great DL's.</p><p></p><p>At RB, Jordan Ellis is the guy. 5'10, 225, and I'd put him at "slightly above meh". Like, he's a rock solid back. Runs hard, has a little speed, gets the yards he's supposed to get, and sometimes a little more. There are 5 guys just like him in the ACC. He's maybe SLIGHTLY better than like a Cade Carney at Wake Forest? If he gets going, he can easily tote the rock 25 times for 135 and wear your defense out.</p><p></p><p>At WR we've got some guys. Oz Zaccheus is a little waterbug wr. 5'8 but kinda thick. He'd be a MFER of an A-back, and we use him like one. End arounds, spot passes, tunnel screens, occasionally sneak him behind the defense. He owns a lot of records at UVA, but just through being "good" for 4 years. He's never been "great". Opposite him we've got Hasise Dubois, who in addition to sounding like a character in a southern gothic novel, is a solid big power possession WR. Tavares Kelly is a little waterbug who will be Oz when Oz graduates, Joe Reed is a great return man and meh wide receiver.</p><p></p><p>I think you get the point. Our offense is like if you were playing a football video game, and created an entire unit whose overall ratings was between 75 and 80. There are no standouts, there are no anchors. It's just a bunch of solid guys, who play solid football, and do what they're supposed to do reasonably well.</p><p></p><p>Then you get to the QB, and he's an interesting character. Bryce Perkins = Josh Nesbitt. In my impression, he's almost an identical player. Same size, same toughness, same quiet leadership. Perkins is MAYBE a little faster. Nesbitt had MAYBE a little more power. But Nesbitt was plenty fast, and Perkins has plenty of power. </p><p></p><p>Also similar as passers: strong enough arm, and accurate enough to hit WR's when the offense is keying on the run, but marginal enough as a passer that you couldn't construct offenses around their passing. Both guys were going to be runners first, and passers as a changeup. </p><p></p><p>If you ever wanted to know what Nesbitt would have looked like in a different offense, watch UVa this year. Perkins is the straw that stirs UVa's drink. IN any given game, he's going to throw for about 200 yards, complete about 60% of his passes, throw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and run for another 75 and a touchdown.</p><p></p><p>Seriously, look at his game log: <a href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3675812/bryce-perkins" target="_blank">http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3675812/bryce-perkins</a> </p><p></p><p>He's REMARKABLY consistent. I'm not going to do the research/math, but I'd be willing to bet he's got one of the smallest standard deviations in performance among P5 QB's. You're just going to get what you're going to get from him.</p><p></p><p>The teams that have beat UVa have largely been the teams that have been able to control him. I know that's SOMEWHAT of a "no duh" statement, given that he's the QB, but really UVa's offense goes as Bryce Perkins goes.</p><p></p><p>So, with that said, I don't think that GT can control him. You guys have gotten gashed by mobile QB's this year, and Perkins is the best one you'll face, IMO. I think he's going to get his, and I think UVa's going to get theirs, which means I think this game is going to be a shootout.</p><p></p><p>So, who wins the shootout?</p><p></p><p>I have a heart vs head situation going here. My heart says "while I think GT's Oline rolls UVa's Dline, I STILL don't think TQM is really all that great of a ball distributor, and should really be playing A-back, and so uva will turn up the heat, force him to make reads, and he'll miss enough of them that GT misses some turns, and Perkins runs rampant and makes Brant Mitchell miss enough times and badly enough that some member of this board gets arrested for making threatening calls to his family's house after the game. Wells misses his first kick of the year, and UVA sneaks by like 38-41 or something."</p><p></p><p>Seriously, there's a VERY real possibility that Perkins jumps directly over Mitchell's head on the way to the endzone.</p><p></p><p>My head says "GT's Oline rolls UVa's Dline, and that's sort of the beginning and end of it. Perkins turns it over some, because A) that's what perkins does, and B) that's what GT's defense does, and GT sneaks by like 38-41 or something"</p><p></p><p>As we know in life, we all like to pretend we follow our heads, but we all follow our hearts:</p><p></p><p><strong>Final Score: 41-38 UVa</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilovetheoption, post: 487091, member: 1414"] [B]UVA O Vs. GT D[/B] Offensively, UVa runs a bog-standard NCAA power spread. We're going to line up in the shotgun, we're going to do read option. We're going to do veer invert. We're going to run a lot of just old fashioned "power". We'll do some tunnel screens, we'll occasionally go downfield. We'll criminally underutilize the Tight End. Offensive Coordinator Robert Anae is essentially a homeless man's Urban Meyer. THAT SAID, it works alright, because we've got some pieces. The OL is all within an inch of 6'5 and within 5 pounds of 310. At the risk of downtalking my team, they're decidedly "meh". They're neither dominant nor awful. They'll beat up on weak teams, they'll get chewed up by great DL's. At RB, Jordan Ellis is the guy. 5'10, 225, and I'd put him at "slightly above meh". Like, he's a rock solid back. Runs hard, has a little speed, gets the yards he's supposed to get, and sometimes a little more. There are 5 guys just like him in the ACC. He's maybe SLIGHTLY better than like a Cade Carney at Wake Forest? If he gets going, he can easily tote the rock 25 times for 135 and wear your defense out. At WR we've got some guys. Oz Zaccheus is a little waterbug wr. 5'8 but kinda thick. He'd be a MFER of an A-back, and we use him like one. End arounds, spot passes, tunnel screens, occasionally sneak him behind the defense. He owns a lot of records at UVA, but just through being "good" for 4 years. He's never been "great". Opposite him we've got Hasise Dubois, who in addition to sounding like a character in a southern gothic novel, is a solid big power possession WR. Tavares Kelly is a little waterbug who will be Oz when Oz graduates, Joe Reed is a great return man and meh wide receiver. I think you get the point. Our offense is like if you were playing a football video game, and created an entire unit whose overall ratings was between 75 and 80. There are no standouts, there are no anchors. It's just a bunch of solid guys, who play solid football, and do what they're supposed to do reasonably well. Then you get to the QB, and he's an interesting character. Bryce Perkins = Josh Nesbitt. In my impression, he's almost an identical player. Same size, same toughness, same quiet leadership. Perkins is MAYBE a little faster. Nesbitt had MAYBE a little more power. But Nesbitt was plenty fast, and Perkins has plenty of power. Also similar as passers: strong enough arm, and accurate enough to hit WR's when the offense is keying on the run, but marginal enough as a passer that you couldn't construct offenses around their passing. Both guys were going to be runners first, and passers as a changeup. If you ever wanted to know what Nesbitt would have looked like in a different offense, watch UVa this year. Perkins is the straw that stirs UVa's drink. IN any given game, he's going to throw for about 200 yards, complete about 60% of his passes, throw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and run for another 75 and a touchdown. Seriously, look at his game log: [URL]http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3675812/bryce-perkins[/URL] He's REMARKABLY consistent. I'm not going to do the research/math, but I'd be willing to bet he's got one of the smallest standard deviations in performance among P5 QB's. You're just going to get what you're going to get from him. The teams that have beat UVa have largely been the teams that have been able to control him. I know that's SOMEWHAT of a "no duh" statement, given that he's the QB, but really UVa's offense goes as Bryce Perkins goes. So, with that said, I don't think that GT can control him. You guys have gotten gashed by mobile QB's this year, and Perkins is the best one you'll face, IMO. I think he's going to get his, and I think UVa's going to get theirs, which means I think this game is going to be a shootout. So, who wins the shootout? I have a heart vs head situation going here. My heart says "while I think GT's Oline rolls UVa's Dline, I STILL don't think TQM is really all that great of a ball distributor, and should really be playing A-back, and so uva will turn up the heat, force him to make reads, and he'll miss enough of them that GT misses some turns, and Perkins runs rampant and makes Brant Mitchell miss enough times and badly enough that some member of this board gets arrested for making threatening calls to his family's house after the game. Wells misses his first kick of the year, and UVA sneaks by like 38-41 or something." Seriously, there's a VERY real possibility that Perkins jumps directly over Mitchell's head on the way to the endzone. My head says "GT's Oline rolls UVa's Dline, and that's sort of the beginning and end of it. Perkins turns it over some, because A) that's what perkins does, and B) that's what GT's defense does, and GT sneaks by like 38-41 or something" As we know in life, we all like to pretend we follow our heads, but we all follow our hearts: [B]Final Score: 41-38 UVa[/B] [/QUOTE]
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