Watching this offense evolve over the last two years, I have come to the conclusion that it cannot be stopped if it is executed properly (I know, way to go Jeff, you dug deep for that one.) I just get so tired of people still commenting and writing saying that this offense will not work. I hear the excuse, put them in the SEC and they are mediocre. Well, GT is 4-1 against the SEC with that one loss coming from LSU who had a month to prepare and they flew in a “specialist” on how to stop the option. The only specialist GT needs is one that can help Paul Johnson carry his gigantic balls around.
High School Offense Stats
- GT is second in the nation in rushing yards per game at 314.9 a game and lead the nation in total rushing yards.
- GT is #1 in the country in total 1st Downs for the season with 155.
- GT leads the nation in rushing TD’s with 36.
- GT has three of the top 8 rushers in the ACC
- Oh by the way, GT has the leading receiver in the conference as well, but I thought GT did not pass in this offense.
Ignorance and blind loyalty says the option is a gimmick. I would even say in my own blind loyalty that LSU didn’t stop the option, Tech’s own not so special teams did, thus changing the game plan before there was a chance to install the first one. If you go back and look at the offensive stats at the end of that game, Tech wasn’t so bad.
The scary good thing is that I think we’re only beginning to see the potential of this system. Our best offensive lineman is a walk-on…