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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Midseason awards
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’re seven games through the season, but only halfway through the ACC schedule. Tech is 3-1 with four ACC games left.
For their work to this point, these guys get my midseason awards:
Offense: B-back Jonathan Dwyer — Five 100-yard rushing games already. Leads the ACC with 684 rushing yards. Averaging 6.3 yards a carry. Also has a 79-yard TD catch and a 52-yard kickoff return.
CPJ said Tuesday that Dwyer is playing too many snaps. He wants to get Dwyer some rest, but injuries and lack of depth have made that impossible.
Others considered: LT Andrew Gardner, WR Demaryius Thomas
Defense: DE Derrick Morgan — This was an almost impossible decision given how loaded the defense is. Morgan gets the nod because he plays the run and pass equally well. The sophomore leads the team with 6.5 sacks and 9 tackles for loss. His 29 tackles rank fourth on the team.
Others considered: S Morgan Burnett, DT Vance Walker, DE Michael Johnson.
Special teams: Another tough one, but for a different reason. Is it Scott Blair because of his strong punting, his improvement on field goals, the touchdown-saving tackle against Clemson? Or maybe a guy like Jake Blackwood (11 tackles), who blew up a Clemson kickoff return.
I’m going to leave it open and see what you all think.
Rookie: A-back Roddy Jones — The redshirt freshman has scored 3 TDs. He’s averaging 5.7 yards per carry and a whopping 31.5 yards on four catches. He’s also the new punt returner. CPJ said he likes the way Jones runs north and south.
Others considered: QB Jaybo Shaw, LB Kyle Jackson
What do you think of these selections?
On an unrelated note, this site dedicated to Al Groh is pretty entertaining.
