ATLANTA- Georgia Tech wrapped up the first eight days of camp with a 90-plus minute scrimmage in Bobby Dodd Stadium. It was the first time the team practiced in the stadium and head coach Paul Johnson had a mixed reaction to what he saw.
"It went about like the first scrimmage of fall. There were some positives and negatives, but way too much penalties," Johnson said. "We ran 94 plays before we put everyone else in (fourth-string) so probably around 100."
The Jackets' veteran heavy offensive line committed several penalties and got the ire of coach Johnson after the scrimmage.
"Most of the penalties were on the offense, way too many. Most of them were on the offense and they were not false starts," Johnson said.
Backup quarterback Lucas Johnson went down in the scrimmage with an undisclosed injury. Paul Johnson was unsure of the extent or seriousness of the injury, but Tobias Oliver was able to get second team reps in Johnson's place.
"Tobias did okay, but Lucas got hurt. He just got hurt and walked off the field," Johnson said.
After moving James Graham to wide receiver earlier in the week, a serious injury to Lucas Johnson could reverse that decision however, Graham is seriously in the mix at wide receiver after injuries to Adonicas Sanders and Steve Dolphus.
"We are rolling guys Malachi Carter is playing a bunch and James Graham is in there a bunch so there are a lot of guys battling there," Johnson said. "(James) is an athletic guy."
Overall, with just over a week under their belts, Johnson said they are making progress, but there is still a lot of camp to go.
"We've got a long way to go. There have been some positives, but we have a long way to go. Pad-level and penalties, you can't start every drive with penalties. Too many missed assignments with the first team offense. Especially upfront, for those guys, that's ridiculous," he said.
Team is off on Sunday, their first break of camp.
CPJ said that TaQuon Marshall was okay, they let him get one live series, said he did okay. Said they threw it a lot and he looked fine throwing.
CPJ said he isn't going to waste James Graham, he has to help them win to play, he isn't going to just play him.
CPJ said the ball wasn't on the ground in the scrimmage.
CPJ said they missed one FG and hit all the PATs and other FGs.
CPJ said Quez Jackson may play some, but he wasn't someone he would pick out of the crowd right now.
CPJ said he was really happy for PJ Davis and Freddie Burden who are playing in the new football league for the Atlanta team.
They are rolling a lot of guys but here is sort of what the two-deep was today per my sources.
QB- Marshall, Johnson/Oliver
BB- Benson, Howard, Malloy/Mason
AB- Searcy/Cottrell, Jarrett
AB- Lynch/Cottrell, Gantt/Mason
WR- Camp, Hawkins-Anderson/Graham
WR- Stewart, Carter
LT- Bryan, Quinney
LG- Braun, Clark
C- Lee, S. Morgan/Lagod
RG- B Morgan, Hansen
RT- Marshall, Iveymeyer/DeFoor
DE- Saint-Amour, Merriweather/Owens
NT- Cerge-Henderson, Adams/Martin
DE- Branch, Chimedza
STING- Johnson, C.Thomas/Bonds
MIKE- Mitchell, Quez
WILL- Curry, Jordan-Swilling
JLB- Alexander, Henderson
CB- Kerr, Walton
FS- Campbell, Oliver/Showell
SS- Carpenter, Rivera/J. Thomas
CB- Simmons, Swilling
Jaytlin Askew also appears to be injured, he did not practice on Friday either. They had a bunch of guys out.
"It went about like the first scrimmage of fall. There were some positives and negatives, but way too much penalties," Johnson said. "We ran 94 plays before we put everyone else in (fourth-string) so probably around 100."
The Jackets' veteran heavy offensive line committed several penalties and got the ire of coach Johnson after the scrimmage.
"Most of the penalties were on the offense, way too many. Most of them were on the offense and they were not false starts," Johnson said.
Backup quarterback Lucas Johnson went down in the scrimmage with an undisclosed injury. Paul Johnson was unsure of the extent or seriousness of the injury, but Tobias Oliver was able to get second team reps in Johnson's place.
"Tobias did okay, but Lucas got hurt. He just got hurt and walked off the field," Johnson said.
After moving James Graham to wide receiver earlier in the week, a serious injury to Lucas Johnson could reverse that decision however, Graham is seriously in the mix at wide receiver after injuries to Adonicas Sanders and Steve Dolphus.
"We are rolling guys Malachi Carter is playing a bunch and James Graham is in there a bunch so there are a lot of guys battling there," Johnson said. "(James) is an athletic guy."
Overall, with just over a week under their belts, Johnson said they are making progress, but there is still a lot of camp to go.
"We've got a long way to go. There have been some positives, but we have a long way to go. Pad-level and penalties, you can't start every drive with penalties. Too many missed assignments with the first team offense. Especially upfront, for those guys, that's ridiculous," he said.
Team is off on Sunday, their first break of camp.
CPJ said that TaQuon Marshall was okay, they let him get one live series, said he did okay. Said they threw it a lot and he looked fine throwing.
CPJ said he isn't going to waste James Graham, he has to help them win to play, he isn't going to just play him.
CPJ said the ball wasn't on the ground in the scrimmage.
CPJ said they missed one FG and hit all the PATs and other FGs.
CPJ said Quez Jackson may play some, but he wasn't someone he would pick out of the crowd right now.
CPJ said he was really happy for PJ Davis and Freddie Burden who are playing in the new football league for the Atlanta team.
They are rolling a lot of guys but here is sort of what the two-deep was today per my sources.
QB- Marshall, Johnson/Oliver
BB- Benson, Howard, Malloy/Mason
AB- Searcy/Cottrell, Jarrett
AB- Lynch/Cottrell, Gantt/Mason
WR- Camp, Hawkins-Anderson/Graham
WR- Stewart, Carter
LT- Bryan, Quinney
LG- Braun, Clark
C- Lee, S. Morgan/Lagod
RG- B Morgan, Hansen
RT- Marshall, Iveymeyer/DeFoor
DE- Saint-Amour, Merriweather/Owens
NT- Cerge-Henderson, Adams/Martin
DE- Branch, Chimedza
STING- Johnson, C.Thomas/Bonds
MIKE- Mitchell, Quez
WILL- Curry, Jordan-Swilling
JLB- Alexander, Henderson
CB- Kerr, Walton
FS- Campbell, Oliver/Showell
SS- Carpenter, Rivera/J. Thomas
CB- Simmons, Swilling
Jaytlin Askew also appears to be injured, he did not practice on Friday either. They had a bunch of guys out.
