Although the Brigham Young Cougars offense has had some ups
and downs this year, wide receiver Cody Hoffman has been this unit’s only
constant. When BYU needs a big play, the Cougars turn to him, and he usually
comes through. So, why isn’t Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson worried about
him?
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“I think they’ve got a system that they’ve run for a lot of years and the big key is their quarterback,” Johnson explained. “He’s an experienced guy, he’s older and he can really kill you scrambling and running the ball. He’s got a really strong arm, but he has really hurt people when they get out of their rush lanes and when he pulls the thing down and runs. The quarterback and tailback are good players and they’ll be huge on the offensive line.”
Jamaal Williams
and the offensive line got a brief mention, but Johnson’s focus was clearly on
Nelson. Johnson sent more praise Nelson’s way later in the press conference.
“He is pretty
good at [passing and rushing] and will kill you if you don’t contain him,”
Johnson said. “He’s got great speed, is a great athlete and really hurts people
when he gets out of the pocket.”
During the
entire press conference, Hoffman’s name never escaped Johnson’s breath.
Hoffman has
four 100-yard receiving games this season. Two of his best games have come the
last two weeks against BYU’s two top 10 foes. In six of eight games, Hoffman
has a reception of 20 yards or longer. He is on pace to have over 1,000 yards
receiving this season.
Maybe Johnson
has accepted that stopping Hoffman is impossible. Therefore, the only way to
stop him is to stop the quarterback from throwing an accurate pass his way. It
is dumbfounding that any college football coach would not emphasize to his
defense that covering Hoffman isn’t their top priority.
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