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Seems so long ago

Calvin Johnson is just amazing. He's had the nickname Megatron since he entered the league and in a league full of cocky CBs, I've never heard anybody refer to himself as Optimist Prime.
 
WFU1977 said:
Reggie Ball head Tron to O TD's. Thankfully, he was awful that day
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That and Grobe chose to abuse the college pass interference rules as blatantly as I've ever seen. He was willing to trade 15 yards over a completion to Megatron whenever he could. NFL PI rules would have totally changed the complexion of that game.

Mostly though, Patrick Nix was just a terrible offensive coordinator. That team had 2 NFL starters in the backfield (RB and FB), 2 more on the OL and Megatron. I could have QB'd that team to winning the ACC that season (and remember, GT pretty much crushed the ACC all season up until the ACCG - including a complete beat down of VT in Blacksburg).
 
vadimivich said:
That and Grobe chose to abuse the college pass interference rules as blatantly as I've ever seen. He was willing to trade 15 yards over a completion to Megatron whenever he could. NFL PI rules would have totally changed the complexion of that game.

Mostly though, Patrick Nix was just a terrible offensive coordinator. That team had 2 NFL starters in the backfield (RB and FB), 2 more on the OL and Megatron. I could have QB'd that team to winning the ACC that season (and remember, GT pretty much crushed the ACC all season up until the ACCG - including a complete beat down of VT in Blacksburg).
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Good point about the PI. That was damn good coaching.
 
The PI thing was laughably blatant too. We'd have double coverage on Calvin Johnson but choose to just hold his arms down instead of trying to actually play the ball.

The beauty was that GT never adjusted. Instead of running some quick hitters or crossing routes where our DBs couldn't catch up, GT was content to just have Reggie Ball launch Hail Marys.
 
IIRC, Choice was KILLING us in the first half. Second half they just went with the chuck it and pray.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
IIRC, Choice was KILLING us in the first half. Second half they just went with the chuck it and pray.
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Even after losing the other starting WR, James Johnson I believe, after Patrick Ghee knocked him dafuq out.
 
Gattis and Ghee were known for their picks.

Vaughn was known for his hits.
 
PhDeac said:
Gattis and Ghee were known for their picks.

Vaughn was known for his hits.
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From what I've heard Johnson couldn't identify where they were when he finally got his senses about him in the locker room later.
 
Vaughn lit him the fuck up. All 40,000 fans there (otherwise known as "double the Jags attendance") went "OOOOOHHHH" at the same time.
 
vadimivich said:
That and Grobe chose to abuse the college pass interference rules as blatantly as I've ever seen. He was willing to trade 15 yards over a completion to Megatron whenever he could. NFL PI rules would have totally changed the complexion of that game.

Mostly though, Patrick Nix was just a terrible offensive coordinator. That team had 2 NFL starters in the backfield (RB and FB), 2 more on the OL and Megatron. I could have QB'd that team to winning the ACC that season (and remember, GT pretty much crushed the ACC all season up until the ACCG - including a complete beat down of VT in Blacksburg).
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God that was hysterical. Calvin Johnson was such a monster - so much better to just take the 15 yards every time they threw it at him down field...

That year was such a great coaching year. From not asking too much of Riley early on to the defensive schemes - made good talent look exceptional. I guess it was a case of the talent fitting the coaching style - not the coaching style adapting to talent. Seems like we've been trying to fit square pegs into round holes ever since.
 
DCDeac said:
God that was hysterical. Calvin Johnson was such a monster - so much better to just take the 15 yards every time they threw it at him down field...

That year was such a great coaching year. From not asking too much of Riley early on to the defensive schemes - made good talent look exceptional. I guess it was a case of the talent fitting the coaching style - not the coaching style adapting to talent. Seems like we've been trying to fit square pegs into round holes ever since.
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And winning the conference with a WR at RB.
 
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DCDeac said:
God that was hysterical. Calvin Johnson was such a monster - so much better to just take the 15 yards every time they threw it at him down field...

That year was such a great coaching year. From not asking too much of Riley early on to the defensive schemes - made good talent look exceptional. I guess it was a case of the talent fitting the coaching style - not the coaching style adapting to talent. Seems like we've been trying to fit square pegs into round holes ever since.
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Yes. Yes! Thank you, DCDeac.
 
PhDeac said:
Yes. Yes! Thank you, DCDeac.
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No doubt about it. I've heard Grobe mention that Riley Skinner kind of got us away from running the kind of offense (in a good way) that the coaches were most comfortable with and even since then we've looked kind of lost. I think coming into the 2006 season with Mauk being the starter we were going to be a lot like we were with McPherson, but with more running by the QB as Mauk was a good athlete ( not as good as he thought he was, but still good), but they felt Riley couldn't do those things and Riley turned out to be such an accurate passer anyway. I think it shows the limitations of our offensive coaching that Lobo and friends haven't been able to adjust and find an identity for our offense that is effective now in year 4 post Riley Skinner.
 
Funny to think back to Tanner's start at Wake - seemed similar to Riley but maybe a little more talented. Stronger arm, better runner... The Music City Bowl was such a prime example of Riley ball. 2:15 left needing a touchdown to win, kept a superior team within reach all game... And Tanner throws probably the worst 4 straight incomplete passes you can imagine to wide open receivers. Just never developed the pocket presence, confidence, or clutch play that Riley did. If we'd won that bowl game I wonder if the coaching philosophy would have stayed the same.
 
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