A post in another thread about GT always being tough for a defense to play gave me the idea to see what everyone’s thoughts are on stopping GT’s run game. The poster (can’t remember) also cited the high probability of injury.
Therefore I have an idea. GT doesn’t recruit all that well. Their OL isn’t ever that big, and they don’t have very good athletes anywhere but QB, RB, and FB. So, we should have our 2nd-3rd string DL and secondary scheme against them all year leading up to the game and prevent our starting DL from injury. LBs don’t usually get injured as often because they don’t see as much of that BS cut blocking. ie play your best run stoppers (Hicks was cited at the media day) and Etheridge. Don’t even worry about suiting up your starting DBs. Just play your best freshmen and sprinkle in some guys with experience in the 2nd string. So in summary, play the most important starters at the LB spot because they make the calls and are less likely to get injured, but give everyone else a bye week.
Therefore I have an idea. GT doesn’t recruit all that well. Their OL isn’t ever that big, and they don’t have very good athletes anywhere but QB, RB, and FB. So, we should have our 2nd-3rd string DL and secondary scheme against them all year leading up to the game and prevent our starting DL from injury. LBs don’t usually get injured as often because they don’t see as much of that BS cut blocking. ie play your best run stoppers (Hicks was cited at the media day) and Etheridge. Don’t even worry about suiting up your starting DBs. Just play your best freshmen and sprinkle in some guys with experience in the 2nd string. So in summary, play the most important starters at the LB spot because they make the calls and are less likely to get injured, but give everyone else a bye week.
