Yellow Jackets promise more accountability after slow start
When you get beat by 28 points, it’s a good opportunity to do some soul searching. That’s what Georgia Tech will be doing after its poor showing against Clemson last week.
Expect more accountability from the Yellow Jackets as the team prepares for Bowling Green.
“We’ve got to do a better job coaching and coaching the little things,” coach Paul Johnson said on his weekly radio show. “We tell the players that what you see on film is real. That goes for the coaches, too. If what they’re seeing isn’t being done right, we need to be accountable, too.”
Johnson pointed to the struggles on offense.
“We’re not in sync,” Johnson said. “You watch the tape and this doesn’t look like any offense I’ve run.”
Johnson pledged to be more involved in more areas.
“I’m going to take a more involved role in all of it,” he said. “I promise you I’m going to be more involved, not just with the quarterbacks, but with everybody.”
The players understand that changes must be made.
“Really look at ourselves in the mirror and see how we want to end the season,” defensive lineman Desmond Branch said. “This season is in our hands.”
That introspection started Saturday and Sunday. It took place in the locker room with the players. It took place in the coaching office. It took place in the head coach’s office.
“We all know we can play better,” junior A-back Nathan Cottrell said. “We’ve got to dig down and look at ourselves and see what we want to be.”
“We’ve shot ourselves in the foot,” Branch said. “In the first half (against Clemson) we hung with them.”
That’s of little consequence now. What’s really required is a short memory.
“It’s going to be hard to flush three losses, but we’ve got to do it,” Branch said.
Cottrell said: “It comes down to fundamentals. We’ll come back on Monday, buckle down and get them corrected, get the mistakes down to zero.”