ATLANTA- The camp aspect of Georgia Tech's preseason ended on Saturday with the Jackets football scrimmage in Bobby Dodd Stadium. Head coach Paul Johnson was very positive about the scrimmage even though they held back a few players for precautionary measures.
"We got through it without anyone getting hurt so that was good, that was my biggest goal," Johnson said. "We had a lot of guys out, there were four offensive linemen sitting out, not anything serious, but we had a lot of guys out."
The Jackets passing attack looked sharp in the scrimmage on Saturday led by senior wideout Brad Stewart.
"I thought Brad Stewart made some plays and had a couple of nice catches and nice third down plays," he said. "Jordan Mason made a really good catch over on the sideline off a blitz."
Johnson said that TaQuon Marshall may have had his best day throwing the ball yet.
"Today was probably the best day TaQuon has had throwing the ball. He threw the ball well," Johnson said.
The backup quarterbacks got plenty of work on Saturday as well with the return of James Graham as the third string quarterback and newly minted number two quarterback Tobias Oliver. Johnson said Oliver didn't really benefit from the gold non-contact jerseys while Graham was a little rusty after missing four days of practice this past week.
"James played a lot at quarterback and struggled. It probably wasn't fair to him because he had been there one day," Johnson said. "(Tobias) did better. I think he needs experience. He is a good runner and probably being in a gold jersey takes away from Tobias because he is more of a slasher. The way we play if somebody one-hand touches him they are down and TaQuon as well, but even Tobias more. That is his game."
This weekend the position coaches will try to narrow down their units and then the staff will meet together on Monday to decide who will be with the scout team and who will be in the two-deep for Alcorn State. Johnson said there may be some switching around as preparations continue for game one.
"We will sit down Monday morning to decide (who is on scout team) and there will be some guys who will rotate, but I think we know who the first teams are," Johnson said.
CPJ said that Jordan Mason is sticking at B-back now, apparently they like his versatility there.
CPJ said the OL did well with the older kids, but some of the younger guys struggled. He joked that Parker Braun didn't miss an assignment.
CPJ said none of the kickers stood out, but they didn't kick much today.
CPJ said that he was unsure who stood out on D, wanted to review the D.
CPJ said he wouldn't single anyone out in the secondary, said they are about the same, working hard, but there is not one guy that is a lock-down corner, but they are all capable.
CPJ said that Juanyeh Thomas was playing strong safety today and he was drinking from a fire hose against GT's type of offense. Said that is a really hard position to play against his offense.
CPJ said that Campbell can move back and forth, Kaleb Oliver and Malik Rivera got a lot of reps at FS this week when Campbell was playing stinger.
CPJ said that Steve Dolphus is still trying to play with his cast and his hand is hurting him and he can't catch with it, but he is trying to compete. Said he expects the cast to be cut off this week.
CPJ said there were plenty of negative plays, said that CNW blitzed a lot since it was a scrimmage.
CPJ said that Jerry Howard is doing okay.
CPJ said that Kyle Cerge-Henderson is the starting NT right now.
Several OLs out today: Will Bryan (knee), Andrew Marshall (ankle), Brad Morgan (head), Kenny Cooper (foot), Mike Minihan (knee).
Scrimmage Line-ups
OFFENSE:
QB- Marshall, Oliver, Graham
BB- Benson, Howard/Mason, Malloy
AB- Searcy/Cottrell, Jarrett, Jackson
AB- Lynch/Cottrell, Gant/Smith/Whatley
WR- Stewart, Carter, Hawkins-Anderson
WR- Camp, Dolphus, Harris
LT- Quinney, Hamp Gibbs
LG- Braun, Hansen, Maye
C- Lee, S. Morgan/Lagod
RG- Clark, Austin Smith, Tufele
RT- Ivemeyer, DeFoor
DE- Saint-Amour, Owens/Q. Griffin
NT- Cerge-Henderson, Adams/Martin/Chimedza
DE- Branch, Glanton, Brooks
STING- J. Johnson, C. Thomas
MIKE- Mitchell, Quez
WILL- Curry, Jordan-Swilling
JACK- Alexander, Henderson, Dingle/Domineck
CB- Kerr, Swilling
FS- Campbell/Rivera, Oliver
SS- Carpenter, Thomas
CB- Simmons, Walton/King
They rested a bunch of guys to protect them as well.
"We got through it without anyone getting hurt so that was good, that was my biggest goal," Johnson said. "We had a lot of guys out, there were four offensive linemen sitting out, not anything serious, but we had a lot of guys out."
The Jackets passing attack looked sharp in the scrimmage on Saturday led by senior wideout Brad Stewart.
"I thought Brad Stewart made some plays and had a couple of nice catches and nice third down plays," he said. "Jordan Mason made a really good catch over on the sideline off a blitz."
Johnson said that TaQuon Marshall may have had his best day throwing the ball yet.
"Today was probably the best day TaQuon has had throwing the ball. He threw the ball well," Johnson said.
The backup quarterbacks got plenty of work on Saturday as well with the return of James Graham as the third string quarterback and newly minted number two quarterback Tobias Oliver. Johnson said Oliver didn't really benefit from the gold non-contact jerseys while Graham was a little rusty after missing four days of practice this past week.
"James played a lot at quarterback and struggled. It probably wasn't fair to him because he had been there one day," Johnson said. "(Tobias) did better. I think he needs experience. He is a good runner and probably being in a gold jersey takes away from Tobias because he is more of a slasher. The way we play if somebody one-hand touches him they are down and TaQuon as well, but even Tobias more. That is his game."
This weekend the position coaches will try to narrow down their units and then the staff will meet together on Monday to decide who will be with the scout team and who will be in the two-deep for Alcorn State. Johnson said there may be some switching around as preparations continue for game one.
"We will sit down Monday morning to decide (who is on scout team) and there will be some guys who will rotate, but I think we know who the first teams are," Johnson said.
CPJ said that Jordan Mason is sticking at B-back now, apparently they like his versatility there.
CPJ said the OL did well with the older kids, but some of the younger guys struggled. He joked that Parker Braun didn't miss an assignment.
CPJ said none of the kickers stood out, but they didn't kick much today.
CPJ said that he was unsure who stood out on D, wanted to review the D.
CPJ said he wouldn't single anyone out in the secondary, said they are about the same, working hard, but there is not one guy that is a lock-down corner, but they are all capable.
CPJ said that Juanyeh Thomas was playing strong safety today and he was drinking from a fire hose against GT's type of offense. Said that is a really hard position to play against his offense.
CPJ said that Campbell can move back and forth, Kaleb Oliver and Malik Rivera got a lot of reps at FS this week when Campbell was playing stinger.
CPJ said that Steve Dolphus is still trying to play with his cast and his hand is hurting him and he can't catch with it, but he is trying to compete. Said he expects the cast to be cut off this week.
CPJ said there were plenty of negative plays, said that CNW blitzed a lot since it was a scrimmage.
CPJ said that Jerry Howard is doing okay.
CPJ said that Kyle Cerge-Henderson is the starting NT right now.
Several OLs out today: Will Bryan (knee), Andrew Marshall (ankle), Brad Morgan (head), Kenny Cooper (foot), Mike Minihan (knee).
Scrimmage Line-ups
OFFENSE:
QB- Marshall, Oliver, Graham
BB- Benson, Howard/Mason, Malloy
AB- Searcy/Cottrell, Jarrett, Jackson
AB- Lynch/Cottrell, Gant/Smith/Whatley
WR- Stewart, Carter, Hawkins-Anderson
WR- Camp, Dolphus, Harris
LT- Quinney, Hamp Gibbs
LG- Braun, Hansen, Maye
C- Lee, S. Morgan/Lagod
RG- Clark, Austin Smith, Tufele
RT- Ivemeyer, DeFoor
DE- Saint-Amour, Owens/Q. Griffin
NT- Cerge-Henderson, Adams/Martin/Chimedza
DE- Branch, Glanton, Brooks
STING- J. Johnson, C. Thomas
MIKE- Mitchell, Quez
WILL- Curry, Jordan-Swilling
JACK- Alexander, Henderson, Dingle/Domineck
CB- Kerr, Swilling
FS- Campbell/Rivera, Oliver
SS- Carpenter, Thomas
CB- Simmons, Walton/King
They rested a bunch of guys to protect them as well.
