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<blockquote data-quote="BCJacket" data-source="post: 817168" data-attributes="member: 2332"><p>90% - Yep. Wins, stats, eyeballs all way up.</p><p></p><p>Admittedly, there's a lot of 'gold koolaid' in me. But I have a sneaking suspicion (or delusion) that we might actually be pretty good this year.</p><p></p><p>Nate Burton was quoted in a recent AJC article saying that he's confident in the pass rush from the front 4 helping the secondary this year. On paper, this is the most talented D-line we've had since... '09? Some of them are young. I'm skeptical (but hopeful) Clayton is going to finally put it all together in year 5. But the potential is there.</p><p></p><p>Burton also stated "we have a good offensive line". That's a bold statement. But again, on paper, this is the biggest, deepest and most talented OL we've had since... the O'Leary era? (2014 was a special group, the sum was way better than the parts.) As bad as the OL has been, I actually think Key has done a decent job given what he's had to work with, especially after injuries and unexpected departures. He now has the personnel he needs. I'm excited to see what 'the best OL coach in the country' can do with a depth chart of legit P5 players.</p><p></p><p>If Tech is <em>just </em>above average on the lines, instead of awful: Our RB group might be the best in the ACC. Sims has the talent to be a top 3 QB in the league. We have talent at WR, just need one or two to breakout. We have guys that can block at TE, we could use more receiving there. But that's surmountable, especially given Gibb's receiving skills out of the backfield. On D, our secondary is talented, deep and experienced. Any pass rush from up front and the secondary will look way better. LB is a question mark, but we have talent there. If the transfer, Eley, lives up to his ability, he can help bridge to some of the younger talent. The UT transfer kicker, Cimaglia, is a proven commodity. I have to imagine the coaches will have fixed the blocked-kick issues. So our kicking game might not be <em>terrible </em>again<em>.</em></p><p></p><p>Barring too many injuries, our starting 22 might be about as good as any in the ACC, outside of Clemson. I'm not sold on UNC and Miami. UNC has Howell, who is great, but they lost a lot of production around him. They have question marks at RB and WR. They return all 5 starting OL, but PFF rated them <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-ranking-all-127-fbs-offensive-lines-through-cfb-week-13" target="_blank">102nd</a> in D1 OL last season. (Tech was 123rd. So, not judging. But, no one is picking <em>us </em>to win the ACC.) UNC was 90th in DFEI last season 2 spots <em>worse</em> than Tech's bad D. They lost their best player to the NFL and return basically everyone else. And I'll believe 'da U is back' when I see it.</p><p></p><p>Granted, with this schedule, a 'good team' might still go 7-5. But I'm hopeful it'll be a fun year. Tech will be much improved, pull an upset or two. Surprise some folks. Be competitive in every league game. Give us reason to be really excited about the future.</p><p></p><p>The only team that might be more improved in the ACC would be FSU. They were almost as bad last year and have more talent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BCJacket, post: 817168, member: 2332"] 90% - Yep. Wins, stats, eyeballs all way up. Admittedly, there's a lot of 'gold koolaid' in me. But I have a sneaking suspicion (or delusion) that we might actually be pretty good this year. Nate Burton was quoted in a recent AJC article saying that he's confident in the pass rush from the front 4 helping the secondary this year. On paper, this is the most talented D-line we've had since... '09? Some of them are young. I'm skeptical (but hopeful) Clayton is going to finally put it all together in year 5. But the potential is there. Burton also stated "we have a good offensive line". That's a bold statement. But again, on paper, this is the biggest, deepest and most talented OL we've had since... the O'Leary era? (2014 was a special group, the sum was way better than the parts.) As bad as the OL has been, I actually think Key has done a decent job given what he's had to work with, especially after injuries and unexpected departures. He now has the personnel he needs. I'm excited to see what 'the best OL coach in the country' can do with a depth chart of legit P5 players. If Tech is [I]just [/I]above average on the lines, instead of awful: Our RB group might be the best in the ACC. Sims has the talent to be a top 3 QB in the league. We have talent at WR, just need one or two to breakout. We have guys that can block at TE, we could use more receiving there. But that's surmountable, especially given Gibb's receiving skills out of the backfield. On D, our secondary is talented, deep and experienced. Any pass rush from up front and the secondary will look way better. LB is a question mark, but we have talent there. If the transfer, Eley, lives up to his ability, he can help bridge to some of the younger talent. The UT transfer kicker, Cimaglia, is a proven commodity. I have to imagine the coaches will have fixed the blocked-kick issues. So our kicking game might not be [I]terrible [/I]again[I].[/I] Barring too many injuries, our starting 22 might be about as good as any in the ACC, outside of Clemson. I'm not sold on UNC and Miami. UNC has Howell, who is great, but they lost a lot of production around him. They have question marks at RB and WR. They return all 5 starting OL, but PFF rated them [URL='https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-ranking-all-127-fbs-offensive-lines-through-cfb-week-13']102nd[/URL] in D1 OL last season. (Tech was 123rd. So, not judging. But, no one is picking [I]us [/I]to win the ACC.) UNC was 90th in DFEI last season 2 spots [I]worse[/I] than Tech's bad D. They lost their best player to the NFL and return basically everyone else. And I'll believe 'da U is back' when I see it. Granted, with this schedule, a 'good team' might still go 7-5. But I'm hopeful it'll be a fun year. Tech will be much improved, pull an upset or two. Surprise some folks. Be competitive in every league game. Give us reason to be really excited about the future. The only team that might be more improved in the ACC would be FSU. They were almost as bad last year and have more talent. [/QUOTE]
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