FSU football: Q&A with Georgia Tech experts at Yellow Jacked Up

Interview

Chopchat:  Who do you prefer at QB for Georgia Tech. What would you consider the strengths and weaknesses of the offense with him at QB? How do you expect them to attack FSU’s defense?

Yellow Jacked Up: That’s a great question about the quarterback position and I’m not sure who to give the nod to myself. James Graham has the experience but lacks the polish, Jordan Yates has upside as a dual-threat guy, but seemed to be a better fit for the Jackets triple-option offense than the current pro-style. Freshmen duo Jeff Sims and Tucker Gleason may be the best quarterbacks on the roster, but do you trust them despite a lack of game experience? The coaching staff is keeping a lot of it under wraps for now but there’s a lot of love going around for Sims and Gleason. When it comes to attacking the FSU defense, I expect the Jackets to stick to mostly short and mid-range passes, they struggled on the deep balls last year and I feel if they want to try the offense going this year developing a rhythm with more short and mid range passes is a safer bet than trying for the home run pass a ton. 

Chopchat:  Who are two Yellow Jacket players Nole fans probably don’t know about, but could know about by the time the game is over on Saturday?

Yellow Jacked Up: I’m going to go with running back Jordan Mason and cornerback Tre Swilling. I’m not sure how much FSU fans have paid attention to GT since the two programs haven’t faced off in quite some time, but Mason and Swilling are two of the Jackets better players and probably have NFL futures. Mason is without a doubt a future NFL running back, he’s not flashy, but he is one heck of a running back. Swilling, on the other hand, was an All-ACC honorable mention last year and should be even better this year. He’s a tall and lengthy corner that fits well into modern-day defensive schemes. He’s not a shutdown corner but does make it consistently challenging for opposing wide receivers to come down with catches. He won’t intercept a ton of passes, but he’ll rack up his fair share of pass breakups by the end of the season.