zow2 Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) It just so happens, Ga Tech fired defensive coordinator Al Groh yesterday after some historically bad defense. Sounds familiar? Let's just substitute the name "Wannstedt" for Groh. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In coach Paul Johnson’s analysis, Groh did not fall short in his effort or smarts. “What’s inside his head, he’s very knowledgeable,” Johnson said. “There’s no questioning that. The problem was becoming, what’s in there, we weren’t seeing on the field.” Groh’s tenure concluded in a blizzard of points, yards and missed tackles. In Tech’s past three games, losses to Miami, Middle Tennessee State and Clemson, the Yellow Jackets gave up an average of 46 points and 573.3 yards. Opponents converted 31 of 46 third downs into first downs. Improbably, Tech fared slightly worse when opponents faced 3rd-and-7 or longer than 3rd-and-6 or less. Tech gave up more than 40 points in the three consecutive games, the first time that has happened in school history. “I think it’s a call to everybody, the coaches, the players, myself, everybody, that we need to do better, that we’re not giving up on the season and the way we’ve played is not acceptable,” Johnson said. Johnson said he wants to simplify the defense, have players spend more time with their position coaches and conduct more live-hitting drills in practice. “To me, defense is energy and playing fast and enthusiasm and all those things,” Johnson said. “I think it’s hard to get that if you don’t go live some.” http://blogs.ajc.com...-fired-at-tech/ Edited October 9, 2012 by zow2
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