Know your opponent: Chantrant discusses the changes at Georgia Tech
Rich at Chantrant lives in Atlanta so he is usually up to date with the goings on at Tech.
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What wonderful news
I hate to admit I agree with it also. I am afraid there is enough talent in the Atlanta area to keep this thing going also.
The triple option is not unstoppable.
You have to play smart, assignment football. Unfortunately, FSU’s defense is not known for either.
I was interested in how to defend the triple option and thought about putting something together on it. But, why re-invent the wheel. Here’s something off of the UGA SBNation section.
There’s also a couple of decent links in that article as well.
The circle of blogging
T. Kyle actually got us our start at SBN. I sent him a good bit of those links. They are really enjoyable reads.
This game scares the hell out of me!
Their offense will run more smoothly than last year, with more wrinkles in it than last year, with more weapons at the RB position, and a healthy QB for all 4 quarters. Our defense will arguably be worse than last years, and if we are getting killed by misdirection plays in our own scrimmages, I would hate to see what a well-oiled machine could do to our D. The only positives I see are that this game is at home, and our many of our players have one game under their belt where they have seen the option attack. I hope and pray Mickey pulls something out of his ass for this one, we will also have to rely on our Offense to control the clock.
Just looked at the depth chart
They also lose 4/5 of their OL.
Good call
Now, will the replacements be any good? Many felt their OLine was HORRIBLE last year… a scary thought for ’Nole fans.
Good thing that's just someone's opinion
I don’t recall many defenses stopping gt’s option attack.
I wish I could find Mickey’s post game interview, but I thought I remember him saying something like “The defense we played was completely new this year, we never played any of it before.” Mickey was doing funny stuff that was completely ineffective, like doubling the center. I doubt he will try those tricks again this year.
Yeah, I remember that.
and I remember it sounded like poor excuses.
Was that the post game interview where Mickey hung our Defense out to dry?
provided zero explanations, took no responsibility, and couldn’t answer why half time adjustments weren’t made ( and no Mickey Josh Nesbitt gettting hurt is not an adjustment). He basically left our players to get fend for themselves with the media.
A healthy QB for all 4 quarters
Why? I do agree that Nesbitt for 4 quarters would’ve destroyed us last year, but that’s what happens when your QB (the most valuable player on the field) works within a system that has him get clobbered up to 25 times per game. There’s a reason we don’t run our Quarterback dozens of times per game. Live by the sword, die by the sword. Imagine a baseball team that scraps for runs and has their ace pitcher attempting to steal 2nd and 3rd every time he gets on base. Do you cry and blame the loss on the fact that Johan Santana caught a cleat in his face in the 5th inning? No. Maybe you chalk it up to a high risk/high reward strategy.
If you want to guarantee that their QB plays all 4 quarters this year, send me the link to his offseason bionic upgrade surgical procedure.
But... he busted his own ankle, it wasn't even a hit that did it.
I understand the analogy though and agree somewhat. I’d agree more if we hit him.
True.
It wasn’t like we Aaron Brooks’d or Joe Hamilton’d him. I just turned common American surnames into verbs describing violence.
But I think the theory holds a little water, because an option QB getting hurt on any running play is the risk you take.
However, we got lucky more than once last year with gimpy ankles. Think VaTech: Happened twice. Hmmmm…Tyrod Taylor NOT rolling his ankle against us….is that a hyper hypothetical, perhaps??? haha.
I didn't want to be "that guy"
You know, the spelling Nazi. It is a blog after all, not an r&w paper.
It's on 10th St
..in downtown Atlanta. I stones throw from Cent Olympic Park….
"We're not maxed out, ... The best is still ahead of us."
Bobby Bowden
I thoguht it was interesting how LSU prepared for GT for their bowl game
I can’t find the article where i read it, but LSU practiced without a ball and a play wasn’t called dead until all potential rushers were tackled. It seemed to have worked well.
That is how most teams will prepare for opponents who run the option.
Defending the option is all about responsibility. It isn’t about being overly aggressive or making the high light tape. A lot of teams who run the option practice without the ball as well. I was at the GTech game and they spent a lot of time in warms ups running plays without the ball. Running a good option offense is all about buying into a system and being disciplined. You have to carry out your ball fakes, you have to sacrifice yourself on the dive, you have to be patient.
Stopping the option is all about having a system. The Tackles are responsible for stopping the dive portion of the option. That includes tackling whomever it is on the dive fake. The ends are responsible for the quarterback and forcing the pitch. The ends need to stay parallel to the line of scrimmage and not be overly aggressive. You can move down the line to force the quarterback to pitch the ball but you can’t get caught sticking your nose inside every play or you will get burned. The end has to knock the snot out of the quarterback on every opportunity when defending the option. Force him to pitch it too soon. Make him think twice about coming down the line and do NOT let the quarterback get outside of you.
The corners have to turn the ball back inside but maintain leverage and keep the option from getting outside. Forcing it back to the inside allows your help to come up from the safety and backer position. The next key to stopping the option is having guys who can tackle in the open field. If everyone does what they are supposed to, you are left with a one on one match up in open space. If whomever is responsible for the pitch man gets caught in the wash or tries to get creative in his path to the ball, the system fails.
Obviously, these are large generalizations about playing the option. The key point is that there has to be a system. It can’t be 11 guys trying to prove or demonstrate their athletic abilities and be the hero. There is no hero when defending an option. As soon as you get out of position or fail to stop your assignment, your opposition will exploit it. If your tackles are weak and get pushed outside or don’t require a double team (meaning that the O-Line can get to the second level) you are going to see a ton of plays up the middle. As soon as your ends start sticking their nose inside on the dive, your LBs are on an island having the QB and the pitch man come at them. That is the beauty of the option. It allows you to identify your opponent’s weakness and continue to exploit it until they make the adjustment. Once the adjustment is made, they change it all up.
One of the major questions about GTech’s on line is if they fit the mold of their previous line. They were extremely agile, strong, intelligent line men. If I recall correctly, they weren’t huge but were extremely efficient. Most importantly, they were disciplined and they took advantage of our overly aggressive style of defensive play. With the amount of speed we had on defense and how aggressive we were, almost to a fault, the option was a perfect offense to play against us.
Just my two cents. If this is completely wrong just let me know.
by TrueCubbie on Mar 30, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
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