VT game last year

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I seem to remember last year VT exploited the large gaps between the O line to get to Josh before he could make a move. I haven't watched a replay, but I thought it happened several times. It looked like it was effective and I've wonder why others don't do it. Does anyone remember seeing that last year or am I imagining things?
 
GT to AZ said:
I seem to remember last year VT exploited the large gaps between the O line to get to Josh before he could make a move. I haven't watched a replay, but I thought it happened several times. It looked like it was effective and I've wonder why others don't do it. Does anyone remember seeing that last year or am I imagining things?
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FSU ran the same defense against us last year. It's tough to beat Paul Johnson twice with the same trick.

Also, I read the "Tech Sideline. com" preview and got a chuckle out of this:

"Thomas is averaging 103.3 receiving yards per game. He averages more yards than running backs Jonathan Dwyer and Anthony Allen. Throw out Nesbitt's passing yards, and Thomas is more productive than Josh Nesbitt as well. This guy is a major factor in Georgia Tech's offense, despite the fact that you rarely hear his name mentioned in the national media. Last year Virginia Tech held him without a catch, and they'll need a similar effort this season."

Thomas was in Atlanta last year while VPISU was holding him without a catch in Blacksburg.:laugher:
 
augustabuzz said:
FSU ran the same defense against us last year. It's tough to beat Paul Johnson twice with the same trick.

Also, I read the "Tech Sideline. com" preview and got a chuckle out of this:

"Thomas is averaging 103.3 receiving yards per game. He averages more yards than running backs Jonathan Dwyer and Anthony Allen. Throw out Nesbitt's passing yards, and Thomas is more productive than Josh Nesbitt as well. This guy is a major factor in Georgia Tech's offense, despite the fact that you rarely hear his name mentioned in the national media. Last year Virginia Tech held him without a catch, and they'll need a similar effort this season."

Thomas was in Atlanta last year while VPISU was holding him without a catch in Blacksburg.:laugher:
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Well no crap! You toss out a QB's passing yards, and most WR's will have more yards. That paragraph is full of all kinds of epic FAIL.
 
Wow... the more I read their forums, the more I think that these guys are the UGA of Virginia. Ignorant rednecks (in their case, hillbillies) who know of nothing except the history of their own program.
 
LMAO at that entire post. It indeed is a fail. From VT's POV, Thomas was so scared of big bad VT, that he just stayed in ATL.
 
gtcu17 said:
Wow... the more I read their forums, the more I think that these guys are the UGA of Virginia. Ignorant rednecks (in their case, hillbillies) who know of nothing except the history of their own program.
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I can pull any homeless guy off the street and he can recite Virginia Tech's history to you: "Uh.."
 
stinger78 said:
Well no crap! You toss out a QB's passing yards, and most WR's will have more yards. That paragraph is full of all kinds of epic FAIL.
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Toss out Sam Bradford's passing yards and suddenly Taylor Bennett is looking sooo good right now.........
 
GT to AZ said:
I seem to remember last year VT exploited the large gaps between the O line to get to Josh before he could make a move. I haven't watched a replay, but I thought it happened several times. It looked like it was effective and I've wonder why others don't do it. Does anyone remember seeing that last year or am I imagining things?
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That seemed to happen more often when we dropped back to pass and we've gotten better at blocking those up when we need to (some of it had to do with two linemen going to block one hole and leaving another wide open). One thing we've to correct this on passing plays is throw the concept of a "pocket" out the window and have Nesbitt roll out right after faking the handoff to Dwyer.
 
GTLiebs said:
That seemed to happen more often when we dropped back to pass.....
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I thought it happened on some runs too, but I really don't remember. I recall that the problem was with the guys who came on either side of the center. It didn't give any time to make a read or a pitch. There must be a counter for this otherwise everyone would do it. I just don't know what it is.
 
augustabuzz said:
FSU ran the same defense against us last year. It's tough to beat Paul Johnson twice with the same trick.

Also, I read the "Tech Sideline. com" preview and got a chuckle out of this:

"Thomas is averaging 103.3 receiving yards per game. He averages more yards than running backs Jonathan Dwyer and Anthony Allen. Throw out Nesbitt's passing yards, and Thomas is more productive than Josh Nesbitt as well. This guy is a major factor in Georgia Tech's offense, despite the fact that you rarely hear his name mentioned in the national media. Last year Virginia Tech held him without a catch, and they'll need a similar effort this season."

Thomas was in Atlanta last year while VPISU was holding him without a catch in Blacksburg.:laugher:
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VT must be smarter than GT. They left their jerseys behind, we left our star receiver.
 
GT to AZ said:
I seem to remember last year VT exploited the large gaps between the O line to get to Josh before he could make a move. I haven't watched a replay, but I thought it happened several times. It looked like it was effective and I've wonder why others don't do it. Does anyone remember seeing that last year or am I imagining things?
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Your memory is exactly right. We do like to run the offense with wide splits and VT often lined up two tackles in the gaps on either side of the center. They often beat the center or guard through the gap and hit the QB and/or B-Back early on a lot of plays.

The last couple of weeks we seem to be using the wide splits and blocking very well. I know if Bedford plays he will be on the ankles of at least one D lineman who plays off his shoulder. That guy is nasty - stays really low. Voss is a good OL, but Bedford just fits what we want to do so well.
 
77GTFan said:
Your memory is exactly right. We do like to run the offense with wide splits and VT often lined up two tackles in the gaps on either side of the center. They often beat the center or guard through the gap and hit the QB and/or B-Back early on a lot of plays.

The last couple of weeks we seem to be using the wide splits and blocking very well. I know if Bedford plays he will be on the ankles of at least one D lineman who plays off his shoulder. That guy is nasty - stays really low. Voss is a good OL, but Bedford just fits what we want to do so well.
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+1 Ive really been impressed with Bedford and get worried every game when he goes out with an "injury"
 
Dan Voss has had some really good games. He and Bedford are very close to equal. Bedford's a bit more mobile, Voss is a bit more powerful.
 
gsu_paintballer said:
I was at that game and would not appreciate a repeat of the results.

Thanks.
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That game might have been a blessing in disguise as much as I hate to say something like that. It pretty much put the nail in CCG's metaphorical coffin. Remember the booing at his PSA? If Gailey won that game, DRad might have given him one more season to right the ship, regardless of UGA '07.
 
GT to AZ said:
I thought it happened on some runs too, but I really don't remember. I recall that the problem was with the guys who came on either side of the center. It didn't give any time to make a read or a pitch. There must be a counter for this otherwise everyone would do it. I just don't know what it is.
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I would suggest that there is no need for a "counter" to this, as the cut block should be there if they want to line up in and shoot the gaps. In fact, I'd think it would most likely even be a bit easier to get the guy on the ground at this angle as opposed to having a guy right in front of you who may try to step back and push the o-lineman down when he cuts. The key is making sure the linemen are quick enough to cut the guy before he blows through the gap, and apparently they weren't last year. If that's the case, the only other thing you could do would be to tighten the splits a bit. Just my thoughts.
 
"Your memory is exactly right. We do like to run the offense with wide splits and VT often lined up two tackles in the gaps on either side of the center. They often beat the center or guard through the gap and hit the QB and/or B-Back early on a lot of plays."

"The key is making sure the linemen are quick enough to cut the guy before he blows through the gap, and apparently they weren't last year." This was not the problem!

VT was the 3rd game last year. We were very early in the learning curve. We adjusted our blocking scheme in the next game last years against MISS State with much better results. I remember a couple of highlight moments with Dwyer running untouched for 2 long TDs when FSU tried the VT pinching DT formation last year.

Go Jackets
 
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