This is interesting. In a preview of the Orange Bowl, SI.Com's columnist asked Coach Stewart about preparing for Georgia Tech. Here is what he had to say:
How do teams prepare for Georgia Tech's triple-option? I asked Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Greg Stewart, who faced the offense this season and when he coached Georgia Southern. Here's what he had to say:
"Their fullback [Dwyer] is unbelievable and the coach has been doing it forever, so he knows all the tricks of the trade and they're very impressive.
"You have to try and stop the fullback [Dwyer]. They want to be in second-and-four, second-and-five, the whole game. You want to put them in third-and-seven or more. You want to keep making them do what they don't want to do. You have to put as many as possible on the fullback and stand him up.
"[With Thomas] you have to keep one underneath and one on top of him. Then you have to try and stop the triple option. A lot of people play him man-to-man, but that doesn't work."
As we look back at that game, how much closer would it have been if: 1) JSU had Ryan P. for the game; 2) Tech did not get a cheap touchdown set up by a whistle from the crowd causing a busted play for JSU; 3) JSU tried to get overly aggressive on the first play resulting in a touchdown.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/cory_mccartney/01/03/ga.tech.iowa/#ixzz0bkIE1JTF
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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