Throughout the first half of the 2016 season, something has been strangely disappearing that has been critical to Paul Johnson’s past successes as head coach of Georgia Tech: time of possession. If the season ended today, Tech would finish with the lowest average time of possession since Johnson’s hiring back in 2008 (per the AJC), a disappointing development in what has become an equally disappointing stretch of this season. The same is true for average possessions per game, which is down this season despite the 2016 offense looking markedly better than its 2015 counterpart so far. The origins of that issue can probably be traced back to the struggles of the defense (which do exist despite the opinions of a certain non-Ken AJC contributor), as Ted Roof’s unit has struggled to force both turnovers and punts.
Technical Tidbits 10/20: Tech experiences uncharacteristic struggles, few solutions
