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<blockquote data-quote="Jacket4Life9" data-source="post: 289659" data-attributes="member: 2264"><p>A) <strong>if Josh Nesbitt had never set foot on Georgia Tech's campus.</strong> Did his existence factor in on CPJ's hire? I doubt it, but looking back, I believe that without Josh, CPJ would've <u>maybe</u> won 4-6 games in his first season. I think 2008's success was more crucial to his GT career than anyone realizes. Without Josh, that machine likely wouldn't have run. It took a few years for the system to be fully implemented at Tech. It says a great deal about the 2008 teams' athleticism (Josh's especially) to just adapt and rattle off 9 wins. Our defense was better in '08, but our offense did surprisingly well. My point is, Josh Nesbitt being 6'0, 215, on campus with a year of good experience was crucial for CPJ and the program as a whole. Not to knock the kid, but if we had to start Jaybo Shaw as a true freshman in 08, we wouldn't be where we are today.</p><p></p><p>B) <strong>if Demaryius Thomas followed many of his teammates and transferred</strong> due to the new offense coming in. DT was an invaluable piece of the team in 08 and especially 09. His presence and contributions literally made the difference in several games. Without the jump balls and deep TD's, which we have not had the luxury of seeing on the Flats since, we would not have had the 2009 season that we did.</p><p></p><p>C) <strong>DJ Donley stayed on campus. </strong>This kid was a beast. I understand his decision to leave after CPJ's hiring. It was not as evident at the time that a 6'4 200+ receiver is an absolute perfect fit for the spread option offense (Yes, 6'4 200 works in about all offenses). Picture him playing on the other side of DT. Good luck covering those two.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jacket4Life9, post: 289659, member: 2264"] A) [B]if Josh Nesbitt had never set foot on Georgia Tech's campus.[/B] Did his existence factor in on CPJ's hire? I doubt it, but looking back, I believe that without Josh, CPJ would've [U]maybe[/U] won 4-6 games in his first season. I think 2008's success was more crucial to his GT career than anyone realizes. Without Josh, that machine likely wouldn't have run. It took a few years for the system to be fully implemented at Tech. It says a great deal about the 2008 teams' athleticism (Josh's especially) to just adapt and rattle off 9 wins. Our defense was better in '08, but our offense did surprisingly well. My point is, Josh Nesbitt being 6'0, 215, on campus with a year of good experience was crucial for CPJ and the program as a whole. Not to knock the kid, but if we had to start Jaybo Shaw as a true freshman in 08, we wouldn't be where we are today. B) [B]if Demaryius Thomas followed many of his teammates and transferred[/B] due to the new offense coming in. DT was an invaluable piece of the team in 08 and especially 09. His presence and contributions literally made the difference in several games. Without the jump balls and deep TD's, which we have not had the luxury of seeing on the Flats since, we would not have had the 2009 season that we did. C) [B]DJ Donley stayed on campus. [/B]This kid was a beast. I understand his decision to leave after CPJ's hiring. It was not as evident at the time that a 6'4 200+ receiver is an absolute perfect fit for the spread option offense (Yes, 6'4 200 works in about all offenses). Picture him playing on the other side of DT. Good luck covering those two. [/QUOTE]
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