SI.com: Iowa stifled Paul Johnson's offense

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I saw this article on the front page of SI.com, Paul seems to have forgotten our defense only gave up seven points in that game.

ATLANTA -- His mannerisms become more flippant, his tone slightly dismissive. Paul Johnson has clearly had it with discussing Georgia Tech's offensive struggles in the Orange Bowl.

"Are you worried other teams will view what Iowa did as a template in defending the triple option?" I asked.

It was a valid question, considering the way the Hawkeyes devoured Johnson's offense, yet the coach pounced on it much like Adrian Clayborn and Iowa's defense did in beating the Yellow Jackets 24-14 while holding them to 143 rushing yards on that January night in Miami...



Georgia Tech ready to prove triple-option doubters wrong again - Cory McCartney - SI.com
 
Any team that has a DE like AC can shut down their offense. And an All-American LB like Angerer. And a couple of DTs like Klug and Ballard. And a couple of safeties like Sash and Greenwood.
Thats all you need.
I think Johnson might be on to something........
 
Well the problem is we made a one dimensional team, even more one dimensional....I don't know if I will ever see a team just quit running plays to one entire side of the field just to get away from ONE player like Georgia Tech did in the second half....It's still mind boggling

All those GT fans said, "You see we don't HAVE to block Clayborn...we just option him...it can't be prevented.." and what they found out was you HAVE to at least try to block Clayborn (but they couldn't) and they couldn't option him because he was soooo quick...And the fact that Nesbitt was giving up 1-3+ yards as he came down the line...you can't do that and win.
 
HawkForce said:
Well the problem is we made a one dimensional team, even more one dimensional....I don't know if I will ever see a team just quit running plays to one entire side of the field just to get away from ONE player like Georgia Tech did in the second half....It's still mind boggling

All those GT fans said, "You see we don't HAVE to block Clayborn...we just option him...it can't be prevented.." and what they found out was you HAVE to at least try to block Clayborn (but they couldn't) and they couldn't option him because he was soooo quick...And the fact that Nesbitt was giving up 1-3+ yards as he came down the line...you can't do that and win.
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It's hard for Nesbitt to not give up 1-3+ yards every time he came down the line as his guards were being pushed into his lap by Ballard and Klug.
 
Lame that SI doesn't permit comments. I gave them this feedback in their survey.
 
But when I tried to change gears, to discuss the defensive changes or the keys to the Jackets defending their ACC crown, Johnson couldn't let it go.
"Just out of curiosity, all those people that are worried about [our offense], how many games did Iowa give up over 14 on defense?" Johnson asked.
"Michigan," I say. "Northwestern, Ohio State ..."
"That [Ohio State] was in overtime," Johnson replied. "A lot of people struggled against them."
For the record, five teams scored at least 14 points on the Hawkeyes.


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Paul Johnson asked how many teams scored more than 14 on our DEFENSE. The writer goes on to say 5 teams scored more than 14 on the hawkeyes. But, that was not the question. How many on our DEFENSE was the question. How did Stanzi's pick 6's add to opposing teams scores was not differentiated.
 
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