Better Article on GT WR Worries

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This was good article on the situation regarding GT's current WR core and their worries about Johnson's offense. Not a whole lot of new information that wasn't mentioned in the AJC piece, but it is much better in that it did give a lot more quotes and even some bites from Tenuta about Johnson and their current situation.

http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=157739
 
mem said:
This was good article on the situation regarding GT's current WR core and their worries about Johnson's offense. Not a whole lot of new information that wasn't mentioned in the AJC piece, but it is much better in that it did give a lot more quotes and even some bites from Tenuta about Johnson and their current situation.

http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=157739
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You are right...that is a much better article than the one in the AJC.
 
Raise your hand if you're surprised that someone wrote a good article, and then the AJC hacked it to include only the parts that would incite and enrage its readers the most.

I'm much happier with our WR situation after reading that.
 
Our WR worries should be centered around the inability of the current WR corps to be productive and catch the ball, and not how they see themselves fitting into the offense. Prima donnas need not apply, wide outs were probably the worst performing unit on the field last year...where do they get off???
 
I question those who question the ability to run the option in the ACC (see last part of article.)

As I recall, it worked pretty well when Little Joe was around. If you have the players to run it, it will work; if not, then it won't. But you can say the same for a run-and-shoot offense.

If we were blessed with an immobile but pin-point accurate passer and a stable of great receivers then I doubt we would spend much time worrying about the run.

I am disappointed to read more indications that Tenuta may be out. I am still hoping we can keep him, but he might not want to stick around and Johnson may not think it is a good idea to keep a rival around.

Maybe they should both go see Remember the Titans together.
 
If we were blessed with an immobile but pin-point accurate passer and a stable of great receivers then I doubt we would spend much time worrying about the run.
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Truer words were never spoken, and the implications were never clearer.
 
LieutenantDanielKaffee said:
Our WR worries should be centered around the inability of the current WR corps to be productive and catch the ball, and not how they see themselves fitting into the offense. Prima donnas need not apply, wide outs were probably the worst performing unit on the field last year...where do they get off???
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Just chill out a bit....you can get onto James Johnson who had a rough year holding on to the ball...while playing injured. Maybe Greg Smith...although this was really his first year with lots of OT.

However this was the first year for Earls, Donley, and Bebe....they were pressed to action quickly. Heck...Earls should not even have come back this season after the scare he had...but he did. Next year is year two of solid playing time....that is when I expect to see their improvement.

You want your receivers to think highly of themselves...you want them to think they will be great...
 
Yadda yadda. Kelley Campbell caught a TD pass with one hand and a freshly broken jaw that'd been wired shut in the locker room the previous quarter, vs FSU in 1999.

..as a true freshman, "one star" recruit.


Unless I'm mistaken, our recruiting philosophy on WRs over the last 4 years has been to recruit size and speed above catching ability, then hope they learn to catch, as opposed to recruiting guys who can catch and hoping they bulk up. The WRs we've got are actually better for a PJ offense than the one we ran last year, whether they realize it yet or not.
 
beej67 said:
Yadda yadda. Kelley Campbell caught a TD pass with one hand and a freshly broken jaw that'd been wired shut in the locker room the previous quarter, vs FSU in 1999.

..as a true freshman, "one star" recruit.


Unless I'm mistaken, our recruiting philosophy on WRs over the last 4 years has been to recruit size and speed above catching ability, then hope they learn to catch, as opposed to recruiting guys who can catch and hoping they bulk up. The WRs we've got are actually better for a PJ offense than the one we ran last year, whether they realize it yet or not.
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you'll be happy to know the Melton boy is just the opposite -small and can catch,may be slow too after acl injury
 
I believe that most of the passing will be off of play action, not a lot of dropback passing. If the run is working and there is good play action we will have a lot of very wide open receivers. We have got to have guys that catch it. Speed and size are still going to be a plus, but not like it used to be.
 
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