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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Defense ahead of offense
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have been to all but two Georgia Tech football spring practices (I was in Augusta at the Masters), and people often ask me how the Yellow Jackets are going to be this fall. I always say the same thing: I don’t know. And that has the benefit of being true.
But I think I can go a little bit farther. The defense appears to be ahead of the offense, based on the most recent scrimmage I saw (the second) and the goal-line 11-on-11 work I saw on Monday. When Darryl Richard is playing (he has missed some practices because of class conflicts), the defensive line looks pretty good, as it should.
The offense has looked best when Josh Nesbitt runs it, and he hasn’t done that very much. Paul Johnson told me Monday that he hopes to be able to play Nesbitt on Saturday in the spring game. But even with the long layoff between the spring game and the start of practice in the summer, it makes no sense to take any chances with Nesbitt or any other player.
I have accepted an invitation to speak to a group of Tech fans who meet each Monday at Frankie’s on the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road. I look forward to meeting some of you there.
Mike
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