Oh ok.. apparently we just gotta relax.

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http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092915aaa.html

Those surprised by Georgia Tech’s offensive struggles in the past two games have company in the Yellow Jackets’ locker room, where head coach Paul Johnson’s advice to players might also help fans: calm down.

If Tech (2-2, 0-1 ACC) is to re-discover the offensive rhythm it left at home for two tough road trips to Notre Dame and Duke, the Jackets will need to do what they’re supposed to do Saturday in Bobby Dodd Stadium against North Carolina (3-1, 0-0) rather than improvise.

Johnson has said the “eye in the sky” doesn’t lie, but that doesn’t mean the Jackets can explain what cameras saw.

After dissecting tape of the 34-20 loss in Durham, Johnson’s primary solution was as satisfyingly simple as the results/reasons were not.

“When they watch it, they can’t believe it,” the coach said, chiefly referencing offensive players and special teams mistakes. “They can’t tell you why they did that. We’ve just got to relax and play.”

Special teams mistakes led to 22 points surrendered, and Tech’s offense operated at far below normal efficiency in averaging 3.9 yards per play, 2.9 per rush, 1.9 per third-down run and 1.1 per third-down pass.

Rather than over focus on what some might consider multiple problems, Johnson is boiling Tech’s ailments down into one easy salve.

A variety of issues that began cropping up early at Notre Dame continued to plague at Duke. The offense is moving in fits and starts in significant measure because the Jackets are blocking poorly – newer and older players alike – and too often not even targeting the right defenders to block.

It may not be a shock during the incorporation of multiple young players at all three running back spots and the wide receiver positions to see some rough spots, but Tech’s four returning linemen and even quarterback Justin Thomas also have been out of sorts.

That has been surprising.

Offensive line coach Mike Sewak concedes that players may be out-thinking themselves.

“We show them tape and tape . . . maybe too much information . . . too many cooks boiling the soup,” Sewak said. “We’re trying to do the same, just do the basics . . . The older guys should not make the mistakes they’re making. If they’re doing it, sometimes they’re over-evaluating . . . “

Sewak's comment is pretty much what I said yesterday about how we're going to hear "We need to make things simpler."
 
JT5 said:
Everybody has to just play, stop thinking so much, just do their job, me included, and just play fast.

I've heard this one before too.
 
Johnson going all Johnny Cochran on us. "The eye in the sky, doesn't lie".
 
I don't think that's the same as a saying we're going back to the basics or making things simpler. To me, that would imply coach would call less option and call more called plays (dive, keep, pitch) - like we saw with Vad.

This is stressing getting back to fundamentals of how you're supposed to carry out your job.
 
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I could maybe relax if we had something... anything... that resembled an O-line laden with upperclassmen.
 
I don't think that's the same as a saying we're going back to the basics or making things simpler. To me, that would imply coach would call less option and call more called plays (dive, keep, pitch) - like we saw with Vad.

This is stressing getting back to fundamentals of how you're supposed to carry out your job.

What CPJ said on the radio show was that guys were "trying to do too much" or freelancing away from the called play instead of just doing their assigned job, JT included. Sounds a lot like what was said about the defense after the UNC game last year, and it seemed like the D pretty much got their act together after that game.

The problem is compounded for this year's offense by injuries and young guys, but hopefully if they can at least get back to doing what they're supposed to do and fixing the obvious mistakes, we can start getting better. We won't win every play or every block, but if we can get back to not hurting ourselves so much, we'll improve and the young guys will get better.

Hopefully that'll start this week against UNC.

JRjr
 
What CPJ said on the radio show was that guys were "trying to do too much" or freelancing away from the called play instead of just doing their assigned job, JT included. Sounds a lot like what was said about the defense after the UNC game last year, and it seemed like the D pretty much got their act together after that game.

The problem is compounded for this year's offense by injuries and young guys, but hopefully if they can at least get back to doing what they're supposed to do and fixing the obvious mistakes, we can start getting better. We won't win every play or every block, but if we can get back to not hurting ourselves so much, we'll improve and the young guys will get better.

Hopefully that'll start this week against UNC.

JRjr

Interesting. Thanks. I haven't had an opportunity to listen to this week's show.

For the X's and O's guys on here, is the freelancing that CPJ talking about done within the system or are guys doing their own thing?

Just curious.
 
How would PJ recommend, in retrospect, to have taken into account Duke's SS Cash up on the LOS ready to blitz through the Line, virtually untouched, and who ultimately blew the play up if not for freelancing way from the call? All the while two guys on Cash's side of the LOS ended up doing face plants?
 
How would PJ recommend, in retrospect, to have taken into account Duke's SS Cash up on the LOS ready to blitz through the Line, virtually untouched, and who ultimately blew the play up if not for freelancing way from the call? All the while two guys on Cash's side of the LOS ended up doing face plants?

Someone's not relaxing!
 
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