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Why Paul Johnson opposes replay technology for coaches

Paul Johnson on the use of video for coaching purposes during games: "I think it takes away from coaching."

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Paul Johnson on the use of video for coaching purposes during games: "I think it takes away from coaching."

By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

May 11, 2016

Paul Johnson is a leader at a school that lives on the cutting edge of science and technology.

In at least one aspect of his job, though, the Georgia Tech coach finds technology to be an unwelcome intrusion. At the ACC spring meetings Wednesday, he had plenty of company. The league’s football coaches soundly voted against the use of video for coaching purposes during games.

Johnson's reasoning? "I think it takes away coaching ....."

Read more about Wednesday's vote on myajc.com.

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