Anybody have ESPN insider?

How will Georgia Tech replace 1,395 rushing yards, 1,154 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns? It may not be too difficult, actually. The early departures of RB Jonathan Dwyer and WR Demaryius Thomas leave voids, to be sure, but the Yellow Jackets have multiple options to replace them, writes Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
At B-back, Dwyer's position in coach Paul Johnson's triple-option offense, A-back Anthony Allen is expected to get the first crack at replacing Dwyer. The 6-foot, 231-pound Allen, a rising senior, rushed for 618 yards and six touchdowns last season, so he's got the requisite size and experience. But he could be challenged by three other contenders: rising junior Preston Lyons, who rushed for 139 yards in spot duty last season; rising sophomore Richard Watson, who had 37 yards; and four-star recruit Daniel Drummond, who redshirted last season.
Replacing Thomas, who caught 59 percent of the team's passes and had 65 percent of its receiving yards, could be a little trickier. Rising sophomore Stephen Hill, who had six grabs for 137 yards as a true freshman (which, believe it or not, put him third on the team in catches and receiving yards), is the heir apparent. But he obviously does not bring the experience that Allen does in replacing Dwyer. Therefore, Roberson says not to overlook rising junior Tyler Melton, who started opposite Thomas for two seasons (though he only caught five balls for 46 yards in 2009), or rising sophomore Quentin Sims, who had no catches.
 
Only CPJ has that answer. Don't worry about what ESPN says, those guys are less smart about Tech than 99% of the posters on this board. I'd trust the analysis of someone here first.
 
I believe the answer to this question must involve the success of our OL. All 'indications' point to an OL that will be younger at a few positions but have the most 'appropriate' talent for our type of O since CPJ has been at GT. This OL will be mostly 'his' recruits....

This more than anything else 'should' offset the losses of Dwyer, Bebe, Howard, Sellers and Voss more than not.......
 
mmbt0ne said:
How will Georgia Tech replace 1,395 rushing yards, 1,154 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns? It may not be too difficult, actually. The early departures of RB Jonathan Dwyer and WR Demaryius Thomas leave voids, to be sure, but the Yellow Jackets have multiple options to replace them, writes Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
At B-back, Dwyer's position in coach Paul Johnson's triple-option offense, A-back Anthony Allen is expected to get the first crack at replacing Dwyer. The 6-foot, 231-pound Allen, a rising senior, rushed for 618 yards and six touchdowns last season, so he's got the requisite size and experience. But he could be challenged by three other contenders: rising junior Preston Lyons, who rushed for 139 yards in spot duty last season; rising sophomore Richard Watson, who had 37 yards; and four-star recruit Daniel Drummond, who redshirted last season.
Replacing Thomas, who caught 59 percent of the team's passes and had 65 percent of its receiving yards, could be a little trickier. Rising sophomore Stephen Hill, who had six grabs for 137 yards as a true freshman (which, believe it or not, put him third on the team in catches and receiving yards), is the heir apparent. But he obviously does not bring the experience that Allen does in replacing Dwyer. Therefore, Roberson says not to overlook rising junior Tyler Melton, who started opposite Thomas for two seasons (though he only caught five balls for 46 yards in 2009), or rising sophomore Quentin Sims, who had no catches.
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You actually pay for this? All they did was rehash Roberson's AJC blog.
 
JJacket said:
Only CPJ has that answer. Don't worry about what ESPN says, those guys are less smart about Tech than 99% of the posters on this board. I'd trust the analysis of someone here first.
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+1000

If it's written by the 5-head, then there's nothing worth reading
 
Tyler Melton replacing the production of Thomas? Preston Lyons challenging for a starting spot? Yeah thanks Doug Roberson.
 
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