tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458652727224854796.post8327405562280825123..comments2023-08-20T04:19:36.882-04:00Comments on Dancing in the Endzone: What's all the buzz about?Noops Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819292230528215117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458652727224854796.post-50778195925253084922009-04-21T11:19:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:19:00.000-04:00Yes I get your point.
My point is, and apparent...Yes I get your point. <br /><br />My point is, and apparently I didn't state it clearly, that the reason for the hype is that not all of the playbook was in last year. His offenses have improved year 1 to year 2 everywhere he's been, so I think that is the reason for the hype. All skill players return, so one would hope they would do better than maintain. <br /><br />One (well this one anyway) would also hope that as they become more comfortable with the offense, they turn the ball over less. You are dead right, and I think any coach and certainly coach Johnson, would agree that statistics are meaningless. The most important statistic is the score.Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458652727224854796.post-1660115479863192962009-04-21T11:10:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:10:00.000-04:00I agree with you completely Melanie. Georgia Tech...I agree with you completely Melanie. Georgia Tech's offense was surprisingly effective in Paul Johnson's first year, but was it an indicator that Tech's offense will be one of the best in the nation this coming season, or enough to carry them to an ACC title, BCS game, or national championship? <br /><br />I think all are very possible scenarios, but I just ask, "Why all the hype?" Plus, a team can move up and down the field all they want, but if they can't score when in the redzone (and turnover the ball), they will lose, as the Chick-Fil-A bowl showed us. <br /><br />Once again, no one knows how any team will fare next season. That's the fun in sports. For Georgia's sake I hope our coaches and team learn a lesson from the Tech game in 2008.Noops Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819292230528215117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458652727224854796.post-25748931082643273462009-04-21T10:19:00.000-04:002009-04-21T10:19:00.000-04:00Because they DID do pretty well last year: In the...Because they DID do pretty well last year: In the first season with a new offense, new coach, new DC and the second youngest team in the nation. Look at how poorly Rich Rod did at Michigan last year in his first season by comparison. <br /><br />Tech's highest scoring games came at the end of the regular season. FSU, Miami, UGA. The statistics in the UNC game show a more closely played game than the score indicates. But if you lose the turnover battle 3-0, a win is quite improbable.<br /><br />The LSU game was awful. But a rewind of game tape shows that, statistically, they only put up 10 less yards than LSU. Fumbles and poor special teams play were the biggest factors in the game. And the fact that they were caught thinking they were better than they were.<br /><br />BUT statistics can say pretty much anything you want them to say. A loss is a loss, and the only thing that matters in the end is who has more points.<br /><br />Nothing in sports or life is a given. But I think, based on Coach Johnson's past history of seeing an improvement in Year 2 of the installation of his offense in every team he has coached, it would be statistically safe to assume the offense will be okay this year. Of course, one has to imagine that the top-notch DC at this level have seen it now and know how to stop it. So this entire comment is now moot.Melanienoreply@blogger.com