...the number of future NFL players in this game is astonishing..

1:32:48 What a game changing play! A trap block by the guard on 3 tech. Then Def End #58 stayed put so the read was a give to B Back Dwyer. 8 in the box vs 7 blockers. minus D end who got optioned, minus the other D end who is backside too far to stop a quick hitting give. So now 6 D vs 7 blockers, without a single double team, its already big play! But when Lone Safety plays the outside pitch, that's at least a 50 yard play and its enough to score here. Such an expansive run playbook, there's the base option but there's pulling guards and angle blocks like good old Power O. It looks like the faster lighter Bulldog defenders with NFL futures in pass defense got tired out and suddenly, its 30 yard runs.

Talent here includes: Matt Stafford, Aj Green, Daniel Ellerbe (one phenomenal 2012 Ravens season), D tackle Geno Atkins, Steelers RB Dwyer, All pro WR Demarius Thomas with only ONE CATCH because its flexbone option, safety Morgan Burnett, edge defender Justin Houston. There's more, but Jesus Christ its like an all star game! Geno Atkins from 2011-2015 was Aaron Donald level, lost 2014 to injury, back to all pro or at least all conference to 2018. I gotta see this game again.

@fredball8240

4 жыл бұрын

..and DE Michael Johnson who went on to star for the Cincinnati Bengals

@Nicolas-xd7sd

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Johnson who was a star in the NFL, Derrick Morgan a 10 year veteran, Vance Walker played some in the league as well.

That 2008 UGA team was so overrated. SI's number one team to start the season. UGA had no run defense and that spells disaster. Something that woud haunt Richt his entire UGA career...stopping the run.

@WalterWhiteFootballSharing

3 жыл бұрын

Overrated; because they didn't beat the super teams of Florida and Alabama. If you're not in the championship game, you ssssuucck. SI's looking at the talent on this Georgia team. There's total STARS like AJ Green and Geno Atkins, who dominated the 3 tech position for 8 years, the Aaron Donald/Warren Sapp #1 DTackle. Stafford is the QB. Knowshon. Ellerbe. Justin Houston. So maybe Richt's staff sucked at using this talent. And the Defense created NFL stars where pass rush and coverage is king, where slower run defenders are cheap and easy to find.

@WalterWhiteFootballSharing

3 жыл бұрын

2000's NCAA was still a running league, only 2015- present has the pass become king. When Saban has to admit the old ways of Run the ball and play defense is finished, it's finished. I love the run, when I first started building an archive of recorded great games...I used to only watch recorded games with at least 200-300 rushing yards combined. Now that's stupid. It's way more schematically interesting to appreciate pass game vs coverage, the run game is great, Power/Counter will ALWAYS be my favorite plays, but now, Mills is # 3 smartfootball.com/offense/the-science-of-the-post-going-deep-with-mills#sthash.sbIfdROx.dpbs

@danielmoore411

3 жыл бұрын

UGA had a ridiculous schedule that year. Arizona State on the road, turn around and played Bama at home. 4 consecutive games on the road including LSU and Florida. Not a chance they weren’t eating 2 losses there. They ended up eating 3.

@danielmoore411

3 жыл бұрын

As it pertains to this game, Tech just wanted it more. Dawgs were a worn out team after that blowout loss to Florida.

@erics2739

2 жыл бұрын

Georgia is always wasting talent / and or ovverratted lol

1:21:13 GT's Tony Clark LIGHTS UP Brannan Southerland

This was the day the myth of "SEC speed" should have died.

Georgia Tech doesn't run a triple option offense it's more like the veer offense.

@WalterWhiteFootballSharing

7 жыл бұрын

Flexbone. It's a little more multiple then the Wishbone that reigned in the 70's. However; Veer IS Triple Option. www.coachwyatt.com/veerexplained.html

@WalterWhiteFootballSharing

7 жыл бұрын

The Wishbone had 3 Backs behind QB; the most common play optioned a D tackle with a FB give or keep; then an outside QB run in which he could run or pitch to a trailing back while the lead back was a Lead Blocker. Paul Johnson's Flexbone flexes those two Backs wide to a position where today's H-Back would go; you know; sort of like the TE who goes in motion on so many spread offenses? From there they are pass threats as well as used as pitch backs. But what really makes GA Tech unique is use of the old Run and Shoot principles. That 4 WR Spread offense that people shit on in the NFL for years and years. smartfootball.blogspot.com/2008/12/paul-johnsons-flexbone-meets-run-and.html

@WalterWhiteFootballSharing

7 жыл бұрын

grantland.com/features/chris-brown-victor-cruz-new-york-giants/ Chris Brown of Smart Football is where I learned all this back in 2011; and went into his archive old site I linked above. Anything newer than 2008 is at www.Smartfootball.com. Most of it is College and Im a 20 year NFL guy I can honestly say Smartfootball is what got me here watching old games from 2008 in May.

@robynbennett793

4 жыл бұрын

The triple option is just one play, they ran maybe 20% of the time under coach Johnson. Over all it's a flexbone playbook with a host of plays. Calling it the triple option offense is like calling it the sprint draw every time a team lines up in the I-formation. Theres more depth to it than that. The option style offense is controversial either way you look at it, I'm no coach or expert, I cant defend or denounce it, it has its uses but it lacks versatility and with defenses getting better and faster its fading in what popularity it had left but it's still not without a level of effectiveness. That's why even pro style offenses still have a few scattered various option plays in the old book, they just dont run em much.

the triple option is just a broken wishbone offense

35:53 most blatant horse collar in history.. and of course, no flag