The King Maker (see all posts from)

We're going to look at several vantage points for the Johnson Offense, and maybe I can show you why they should be able to score on Thursday.

I'm still working on this wager, because I need to see what the Miami DC did for the UNC defense last season. WHY DID UNC HOLD GT TO 7 POINTS?

Bear with me, boys!  :)

There are two things we MUST look at:

#1 How Did UNC stop GT?

#2 How did Clemson Stop GT in the 2nd half?

We need to also look at the potential from the Miami Defensive Ends.

Ok: Good.

But it puzzles me, because they have 61 returning letterman, and they are top heavy on Upperclassman.

It's a big factor, thanks!

Excellent Chad, and noted.

Did you see that Nesbitt threw the ball 6 times in last year's meeting, late in the season? The ran the ball 56 times!

That being said, your points are the very points that have me working hard on this play.

Two weeks isn't enough for Telemaque and "Ray Ray", but it is enough for the Front seven.

Chad: Last year, UNC was better on defense than Miami AGAINST THE RUN.

UNC stunk VS the pass.

UNC had 4 Defensive Tackles that weighed OVER 300 pounds each and they had oversized Defensive ends that were able to lock down the edge.

It's probably more a flaw in design than anything else. Tech may have attempted more passes in that UNC game becuase UNC was vulnerable against the pass.

Their DE's only had 7 sacks between them last year, and the entire UNC team only had 22 sacks.

So the uptick in passes was partly due to a weak UNC secondary and a powerful RUN Stopping D-line.

Does that make any sense?

Beatdaodds: They did and still do have a stout Run Defense. Here are the numbers from that game (And thanks for the help here!):

GT ran the ball well: 6.0 yards per carry and 326 yards.

They were 10-23 passing for 97 yards.

Dwyer had an 85 yard run in that game so the rushing stats are squewed. They had tough sledding, but sill held the ball for 31 minutes even with 3 turnovers!

It was the 3 turnovers that killed them.

UNC was 4-14 on 3rd down.

So the sledding was tough, but that UNC defensive line was and is better than the Miami line.

*GT was stopped on downs twice in the first half and missed TWO Field Goals in the first half!

THEN:

*Two Fumbles and an interception in the second half.

GT stopped themselves in a way......

Chad: If you look above, I saw the same thing just now.

Nesbitt is horrible passing!!!!!! I saw him in the Clemson game. It's pretty hopeless.

I was going to ask you about the UNDER. If a person like Miami, then they would like the under, IMO.

The crux of the wager lies in the status of that Miami D-line. Is Moncur totally healthy at DE? They are very thin there.

BeatDaOdd: The running stats were squewed and your memory is definitely correct.

What's up with Dwyer this year! He's looking a bit less scary!

I'll tell you, the Miami/FSU game showed a complete flip/flop from last year. FSU went from 53 carries for 350 yards to running for just a little over 100 this year.

It's killing me!

EVERYTHING hinges on the Miami DE's....The safeties are going to be beaten, but the lynch pin is the DE's....I think one of the GT tackles is VERY light....., but that's part of the allignment.....

I hear ya, Docwatson: I'm pretty sure GT can cover if the turnovers are kept to a minimum.

The two games that really hurt the Jackets (offensively) were both caused by turnovers, onside kicks, punt return fumbles...so the LSU debacle and the UNC loss can be reduced in significance.

This Miami Defense can be worn down.

I did fail to mention Philips and Campbell, and that's something I should have included.

I was zoning in on the "rotation" and the fact that Campbell was listed as the third option behind Telemaque and "Jo Jo".  I just didn't see Campbell as an experienced man, even as a Junior.

That being said: He is a Junior and should know his reads, even if he has no real experience against the Flex.

I like Philips! He should have been mentioned. As you stated, he's not experienced in real time play, but when he plays he does well.

I have a statement by Philips going up in the next post in the forum play.....

pregame.com/.../616376.aspx

In the Spring Campbell was buried behind Jo jo and Vaughn T. .........

Saclunch, did Campbell face GT last year? I can't find the tackles stats from LY......

Thanks, Saclunch.

It's a bitch finding defensive stats...the public and the maintstream stat collectors dont focus on defense at all! Bitches!

I've slowly developed a theory that you can get the edge on Vegas by focussing hard on the defenses. This is an aspect that the public cares nothing about...smae goes for a few other stat columns..

Well gentleman!

Miami Certainly destroyed the Tech Defense, but they also did a great job on the Tech offense.

It looks like Miami might be able to do a ton of damage in the ACC. It's clear that Tech has a very poor secondary.

I'm sorry. I thought there was more heft in that GT attack. My reasoning didn't hold up as well as I'd expected.

Miami Hurricane: They looked great!

It is, however, the first time that this particular group actually showed it could stop a good offense, so things are definitely looking up!

The new Miami DC is a good one! He's shown that he can completely out-scheme the Tech offense into nothingness.