I'm loving the Bulletin Board Material out there

[JelloYacketDeleted062020]

We've got great Bulletin Board material for some of our biggest opponents next year:

1. The CJ Spiller love fest is only going to make our team want to get Diesel about 200 yards that game. Not to mention, the defense is going to want to shut him down mercilessly. I'm already forseeing a huge Cedric hit in the first quarter.
2. This whole "VT and UNC have figured out the option" stuff that is going around. The safety for VT is practically asking for us to burn him numerous times. If that kid thinks he's going to be able to read our offense and who's getting the ball, I see an in-game adjustment crushing him. "But coach, we knew the A-back was going to block me - where did that WR come from?"
3. FSU's confident talk about handling us because they are using "10 minutes per practice" on the option.

I like the way this is shaping up for us...nothing better than giving us a little chip on our shoulder for the big games.

 

[msm5]

3. FSU's confident talk about handling us because they are using "10 minutes per practice" on the option.

I actually think this is a good idea. Not only do you get more reps, but they are spread out to let long term memory sink in. Not saying it will or won't work, but I think it's a good idea.

 

[BuzzMD]

I actually think this is a good idea. Not only do you get more reps, but they are spread out to let long term memory sink in. Not saying it will or won't work, but I think it's a good idea.

+1. For them to be already giving us 10 minutes of practice a day, for an offense they will only see once is showing us respect, imo.

 

[PerfectOption]

FSU can practice all they want, but they'll never be able to match the speed or see the perfection of the offense that we run. Can't wait till Sept. 5th!

 

[Wreck02]

I actually think this is a good idea. Not only do you get more reps, but they are spread out to let long term memory sink in. Not saying it will or won't work, but I think it's a good idea.

It's a good idea to do it but not to tell everyone you are.

I do like the respect, however.

 

[GTCrew]

FSU can practice all they want, but they'll never be able to match the speed or see the perfection of the offense that we run. Can't wait till Sept. 5th!

No offense, but we are not Nebraska 1995. Two teams we faced late last season had extra time and a clue and they severely limited our scoring.

We will face some of the best D Coordinators in the business this year and we still have question marks on the line and a lot of unproven depth.

Mickey at FSU is working overtime to stop us so it seems unlikely that we will find 2009 to be as easy as the 1st half was in 2008.

Miami, Miss State and Georgie came in totally unprepared in 2008. Won't happen in 2009.

VT will once again make Josh beat them. If Josh is injured before or during this game our odds of beating them are severely reduced. The odds of Josh being totally healthy that far into the season remain to be seen.

In fact, I believe that is what most teams will try to do.

Opposing DCs know Dwyer cannot be allowed to run free. They have to stop the dive first and foremost.

They also know that they have to stop the A-backs on the corner. Obviously Roddy can turn the corner on Miami and Georgie, so you have to play the pitch and force Josh to take it upfield inside of the containment.

Particularly if Allen is as good as advertized, Josh has to be considered the weakest link. He has not proven that he can win a game through the air and he has not proven that his body can take the beating. You have to pick your poison and it has to be Josh. Will a healthy Josh crush you with his running ability? Yes! But so will Dwyer, Allen, and Roddy. And DC's will know that Josh is GT's least replaceable player (see particularly the FSU game).

His play and health will make or break the season.

 

[midatlantech]

Josh is the weakest link because of durability issues. You can flat out bet that Mickey Andrews will get Josh hurt this year and he will not be the starter for weak 7.

Here's hoping to a great offense that gets out quickly and allows Josh plenty of bench time AND allows our backups plenty of playing time.

Unfortunately, we start out with a tough schedule and I don't see this happening.

 

[JWE37]

Opposing DCs know Dwyer cannot be allowed to run free. They have to stop the dive first and foremost.

Well I agree that you can let us get 10 yards a pop on the dive. However, we only ran 3 or 4 run plays against VT last year and BeBe didn't play at all. You cannot scheme to take away certain players and make "Josh" or the QB beat you. We have counter options, load options, and different formations that don't even have a dive threat. So to focus on stopping the dive when we don't fake a dive would be stupid.
The best defensive strategy against us is to play aggressive, physical assignment football and not give up the big play. Let us get our 4-5 yards per play and eventually we will make a wrong read or fumble. That is what Uva and UNC did. And it worked out as we repeatedly shot ourselves in the foot and only made 1-2 "big plays" in either game.
Focusing on one or two particular elements against us will get you burned when we are at full strength.

 

[WreckTheRest]

No offense, but we are not Nebraska 1995. Two teams we faced late last season had extra time and a clue and they severely limited our scoring.

We will face some of the best D Coordinators in the business this year and we still have question marks on the line and a lot of unproven depth.

Mickey at FSU is working overtime to stop us so it seems unlikely that we will find 2009 to be as easy as the 1st half was in 2008.

Miami, Miss State and Georgie came in totally unprepared in 2008. Won't happen in 2009.

VT will once again make Josh beat them. If Josh is injured before or during this game our odds of beating them are severely reduced. The odds of Josh being totally healthy that far into the season remain to be seen.

In fact, I believe that is what most teams will try to do.

Opposing DCs know Dwyer cannot be allowed to run free. They have to stop the dive first and foremost.

They also know that they have to stop the A-backs on the corner. Obviously Roddy can turn the corner on Miami and Georgie, so you have to play the pitch and force Josh to take it upfield inside of the containment.

Particularly if Allen is as good as advertized, Josh has to be considered the weakest link. He has not proven that he can win a game through the air and he has not proven that his body can take the beating. You have to pick your poison and it has to be Josh. Will a healthy Josh crush you with his running ability? Yes! But so will Dwyer, Allen, and Roddy. And DC's will know that Josh is GT's least replaceable player (see particularly the FSU game).

His play and health will make or break the season.

Finally. Thank you.

 

[floridajacket]

Well I agree that you can let us get 10 yards a pop on the dive. However, we only ran 3 or 4 run plays against VT last year and BeBe didn't play at all. You cannot scheme to take away certain players and make "Josh" or the QB beat you. We have counter options, load options, and different formations that don't even have a dive threat. So to focus on stopping the dive when we don't fake a dive would be stupid.
The best defensive strategy against us is to play aggressive, physical assignment football and not give up the big play. Let us get our 4-5 yards per play and eventually we will make a wrong read or fumble. That is what Uva and UNC did. And it worked out as we repeatedly shot ourselves in the foot and only made 1-2 "big plays" in either game.
Focusing on one or two particular elements against us will get you burned when we are at full strength.

Actually an option team hopes another team plays assignment football. Assignment football means there's one player to stop Dwyer, something that won't happen.

What defenses need, most of all, is to break the LOS. If the play is allowed to develop without interruption, the best the defense can hope for is probably a 5-10 yard gain.

I like how FSU is practicing 10 minutes a game for us. That is definitely respect. But I still feel confident because of confidence in CPJ. Like Meyer and the spread option, he does something different but also very good. I would not, for example, feel confident about Nix running the offense.

And not to mention LSU had every advantage in the book, not the least of which future first day picks on the DL, and we still got a lot of yards.

 

[lonestarjacket]

Actually, even given our success, Les Miles did have a good plan IMO. He stated outright that they knew they could not effectively stop the offense playing assignment football.

Good basketball teams defend your best players and dare you to beat them with your second choice. Sometimes you get burned doing that, but the odds are better than playing a straight defense.

Miles did that by making sure that Dwyer didn't beat them first and taking away the A-backs second. They gave up the pass and they gave up the QB run. And we weren't able to make them pay too much for either. LSU gambled and won.