E. Smith, 1st round!?!? Dude, come on. Let's see if he gets 1000 in a season which would qualify as decent college starter before we anoint him.
I said his ability to break tackles and fall forward was like Emmitt Smith.E. Smith, 1st round!?!? Dude, come on. Let's see if he gets 1000 in a season which would qualify as decent college starter before we anoint him.
According to PFF, Georgia Tech’s lead running back Jordan Mason led the charge by forcing 19 missed tackles during the game. He averaged 4.95 yards after contact against the Hurricanes. He had seven carries that went for at least ten yards.
19 broken tackles on 20 carries. A god send for this OL.
Speaking of Mason-Griffin-Gibbs, I really like the split back set we've run a few times. It allows us to get our most talented players on the field, it gives us some more creative option potential, and it gives us the ability to help our blockers more.Give it another year for the OL to adjust and grow in the new system, and Mason-Griffin-Gibbs (in any order) will have the entire ACC sucking wind by the 2nd quarter next year.
I feel like I remember reading practice reports saying he had good hands. He was even playing some A-back before he ended up taking overt as B-back last year I could be wrong, though.The only negatives he really has are pass catching (not sure if he’s bad but he’s rarely used in this way), speed, and vision. His vision on the second level is good but he often has trouble reading blocks to get through the line. I’m not sure if he’s bad at it because of lack of experience at doing it (something he was asked to do as a B-Back) or if he just lacks the talent to do so. I’m really hoping he continues to develop. He’s got a lot of potential.
To me this is the biggest improvement that Coach Pat has made so far. Two backs give us not only more options in the running game for the defense to be looking at, but also help shore up the weak OL pass blocking and/or give us enhanced ability to do a little bit of play action passing.Speaking of Mason-Griffin-Gibbs, I really like the split back set we've run a few times. It allows us to get our most talented players on the field, it gives us some more creative option potential, and it gives us the ability to help our blockers more.
No way. Only ultra elite backs are going in the first round anymore (think Bama RB or Travis Etienne) and I love Macon, but he isn't elite. He's a solid college back but not sure if he has the top end speed or receiving skills to even get drafted.A future first round draft pick, power and balance
Ran some sweet triple out of it this week.To me this is the biggest improvement that Coach Pat has made so far. Two backs give us not only more options in the running game for the defense to be looking at, but also help shore up the weak OL pass blocking and/or give us enhanced ability to do a little bit of play action passing.
In short, the two back formation forces the DL to be a little less aggressive, I believe.
That move he made to get outside was amazing. They had that totally shut down otherwise.Ran some sweet triple out of it this week.
Very good pitch too. I feel like in the past we might've had a QB that would've just ate the ball and turtled there.That move he made to get outside was amazing. They had that totally shut down otherwise.
Graham already pitches it better than TQM did in year 2 of that offense lolRan some sweet triple out of it this week.
Yep. Dude is a baller. He could have been very effective in CPJ's offense, but I think our current offense is also evolving to fit him really well. Looks like maybe CGC and CDP were serious about tailoring the offense to fit the players.Graham already pitches it better than TQM did in year 2 of that offense lol
He juked a defender out of his socks to pull that off though. Look at our slot receiver being covered by the safety. Play action needs to be part of our toolkit.Ran some sweet triple out of it this week.
he's got a young JoeHam look right now. Still raw and making Frosh mistakes but there's a ton of potential there and he's very unselfish. I'm glad PJ ignored him last year so he's got an extra year in this offense.Yep. Dude is a baller. He could have been very effective in CPJ's offense, but I think our current offense is also evolving to fit him really well. Looks like maybe CGC and CDP were serious about tailoring the offense to fit the players.
As am I. It still pisses me off that we could have Nesbitt starting for 4 years, but lost an entire year for a few wildcat plays in 2007.he's got a young JoeHam look right now. Still raw and making Frosh mistakes but there's a ton of potential there and he's very unselfish. I'm glad PJ ignored him last year so he's got an extra year in this offense.
That looked like we missed a block or something there. 2 guys ran free to the mesh, so JG had to keep it even though the DE read would dictate a dive. It looks like the dude that JPM juked should have been the pitch read, so that could have been an even bigger play if we'd run it smoothly.Ran some sweet triple out of it this week.