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Monday, October 15, 2007
Tech’s passing, catching, far from fancy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I wrote a story a little while ago about dropped passes, topic of hot discussion Sunday on The Hive.
I don’t know exactly how to define them, which was a key question in the cyber-chat. But I can say with confidence that Tech is dropping too many.
No, Taylor Bennett is not throwing the ball superbly this season, not by a long shot. But way too many catchable balls are not being caught. How many superb catches re being made? Hardly any.
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but the passing game has to improve significantly.
Looking way ahead, I’ve thought about Tech’s offensive line for the future. Obviously, LT Andrew Gardner may be a preseason All-America candidate next season. From there, they’ll return some pretty impressive experience even though they’ll lose Kevin Tuminello, Matt Rhodes and Nate McManus in the middle.
Cord Howard and A.J. Smith have gained valuable experience at RT. Howard played some guard last year. He needs to stay eligible.
Trey Dunmon almost certainly will start at center, and Dan Voss may be a starting guard. Howard could be the other guard, and A.J. the tackle, although Clyde Yandell may get a shot at right tackle next season as a redshirt freshman. Nick Claytor will be a prime backup at minimum, and if Jacob Lonowski’s shoulder heals up, he’ll be in consideration.
Funny, but a lot of Tech fans have worried for quite some time about Tech’s offensive line depth, and whether they’ve recruited enough there. I don’t see that as a problem area.
