Re: I think this year's GT defense may not be much better

since after all they gave up over 350 yards to Marshall and almost 400 to UNC. The bigger question for us is not HOW MANY yards we will be able to cover, but how productive we can be especially in the red zone.

I agree that our defense is better against the run this year. If you exclude the one busted coverage long play for Gurley, we held UGA and Gurley to some low numbers, for example. (40 runs and about 150 yards without that one long run). But how will our line deal with nasty chop blocking and how will our strategy to handle the GT versus of trip option work? That is the key.

And for all they hype I read about Vad Lee, he isn't all that good. So their offense may not be even as potent as last year like you say.

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Nov 11, 2013, 1:40 PM

Well here is a Tech perspective. First, we didn't play Marshall, but we have given up some yards to several teams we shouldn't have. Our first 3 games saw slowly rising levels of competition. Then came a skid of 3 games to decent, not good, ...decent teams. Game seven began a noticeable improvement, particularly defensively. Defensive line became pretty effective against the run. Aggressiveness was obvious. Tackling better. In retrospect I feel pretty good about the quality of some of our opponents that I kind of dismissed earlier (mainly Pitt and Syracuse). I think our biggest weakness is defending the intermediate pass over the middle and on the edges. Special teams are an asset rather than liability like last few years. Pass rush has improved but Taj is scary. I think we have a chance but not ready to predict a W. I'm not a Clemson hater. I want to win but can't help but like your school, team and coach. And, I think you have about the best stadium in the country. As to Vad: He has really good athleticism, great arm but has been tentative. His numbers don't recognize way too many dropped balls that were thrown on the money.

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Can somebody provide a Ga. Tech defensive scouting report?

I don't, I think Brent knows how to handle Johnson***

Unlike previous years, I think we've got a defense that

I think this year's GT defense may not be much better

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Good point - I think I had BYU on my mind and VT playing

Re: I think this year's GT defense may not be much better

Just joining in with the fandom and some exaggeration.

Ga. Tech defensive scouting report.

We've got the VT/GT game to see some strategy on how

Re: We've got the VT/GT game to see some strategy on how

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