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Georgia Tech’s defense faces a quandary this week against Clemson and mobile quarterback DeShaun Watson.

If the Yellow Jackets rush just four men in an attempt to pressure Watson, the odds aren’t good that anyone will get to him in time. Even coach Paul Johnson has said twice in the past week that four may not be enough.

“We haven’t been a really good four-man rush team in a long time, probably since Derrick Morgan and those guys,” he said. “They were pretty good at rushing the passer.”

Give Watson time, and Clemson’s offense will be even harder to stop.

If defensive coordinator Ted Roof decides to blitz, it will likely require Tech’s linebackers and safeties to play man-to-man coverage. One mistake could result in a big play, which Roof said happened a few times in last week’s loss to North Carolina.

“We blitzed a lot this past Saturday,” Roof said. “When we blitz, guys have to stay in their lanes. At times, a guy would get out of his lane and go the wrong way. Times when if he had stayed in his lane it would have closed out a big scramble.”

It’s always better for a coach to know that he can pressure the quarterback when he needs to with just four men, and it’s something the Jackets haven’t been able to do, as Johnson said.

The Yellow Jackets have nine sacks this season, five by the defensive line. But only two of that five have come during the three-game losing streak that the Jackets (2-3, 0-2 ACC) will try to snap against the Tigers (4-0, 1-0).

“We have to figure out our way out of it and work our way out of it,” Roof said.

The group should get a boost with the return of defensive tackle Patrick Gamble, who has missed the past two games with a head injury, and the return of Adam Gotsis, who missed most of the loss to the Tar Heels after being ejected for targeting. He has two sacks this season, Gamble doesn’t have any.

“(Gamble) Could have a big impact,” Roof said. “He was starting to play really well. … We lost him and then we lost Gotsis and that put is in a precarious position. It’s the next man up. It wasn’t one person or one position group. We win or lose as a team.”

Clemson has given up just six sacks this season and just four of those have been against Watson because he isn’t a statue for a target. He is the team’s second-leading rusher at 46.5 yards per game, including a career-high 93 yards in last week’s win over Notre Dame. He is also completing 69 percent of his passes for 738 yards and nine touchdowns.

If Tech doesn’t have what Roof called “rush lane integrity” on Saturday, Watson could burn the Jackets just like Williams, who led the Tar Heels with 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Rush lane integrity is coach-speak for players needing to get the same amount of push against the line. If the ends get up field too fast the tackles don’t, lanes will open. The same is true if the tackles get up field faster than the ends.
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Thread title fail. Should be: Rush Lane Integrity.
 
What the hell is Roof talking about? Staying in their lanes? Geez, our guys were getting stood up and pushed all around the field.
 
We're gonna have to do something different. Teddy getting super conservative at this point in the season is going to be a disaster. Our defense actually works better when we stunt, blitz and mix it up rather than attempting the dig in, toe to toe mentality. But you're right, at least half the outcome of this game is squarely on Ted Roof's shoulders.
 
Yeah I don't like the conservative Teddy. I like the aggressive Teddy. Give me the Teddy I want. Give me the Teddy I need!

too much?
 
I would rather be aggressive and get beat by some big plays than let Watson stand back and nickel and dime us all day with passes. We are at a point this season where it doesn't make sense to be conservative. On the road against a top 10 team, I think you have to go after him and maybe get a sack or a holding call or a tipped throw that gets intercepted. We can't just let him get comfortable and give their offense confidence.
 
I'd like to know what footballnuts' thoughts are on the subject.
 
jacket67 said:
I would rather be aggressive and get beat by some big plays than let Watson stand back and nickel and dime us all day with passes. We are at a point this season where it doesn't make sense to be conservative. On the road against a top 10 team, I think you have to go after him and maybe get a sack or a holding call or a tipped throw that gets intercepted. We can't just let him get comfortable and give their offense confidence.
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+1
 
I'd like to see more violent misdirection all over the field on Saturday.
 
I am totally shocked that our undersized defensive line can't reach the quarterback with four. Surely, I should have accounted for this in my game plan from game 1.
 
GT1992 said:
Not for you wussy. Go to the game with cypt.
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I'm saving the money and the time as a birthday gift to myself. Let me know when you've attended more than one game in 4 years before you talk öööö.
 
Akinji07 said:
I'm saving the money and the time as a birthday gift to myself. Let me know when you've attended more than one game in 4 years before you talk öööö.
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$50 for the ticket and Cypt's driving. How much money is that?
 
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Did somebody say blitz???
 
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