[Ben E Lou]

WEEK ONE 2012

DR. K's Preview

Georgia Gridlock (0-0) at Tucker Tigers (0-0)

Who to watch (2011 Stats)
Georgia	QB Nate Sutter - 3,299 Yards, 29 TD, 11 Int, 97.9 QB Rating RB Randy Reagor - 442 Att, 2,423 Rushing Yards, 17 TD, 5.5 YPC FL Fernando Weaver - 39 Catches, 680 Rec Yards, 3 TD, 17.4 YPC SE Danny Hayes - 40 Catches, 643 Rec Yards, 5 TD, 16.1 YPC SILB John Dickens - 90 Tackles, 49 Assists, 2.0 Sacks, 1 Int WLB Jesse Perkins - 80 Tackles, 22 Assists, 4.5 Sacks, 3 Ints WLB Terrance Rose - 86 Tackles, 32 Assists, 1 FmbRcv
Tucker	QB Shaun Duncan - 3,375 Yards, 30 TD, 15 Int, 87.3 QB Rating RB R.J. Ellard - 261 Att, 1,355 Rushing Yards, 3 TD, 5.2 YPC FL Tyrus Shaye - 62 Catches, 1,034 Rec Yards, 8 TD, 16.7 YPC FL Darron Doyle - 47 Catches, 1,018 Rec Yards, 5 TD, 21.7 YPC RDT B.J. Schafer - 69 Tackles, 36 Assists, 4.0 Sacks SS Loren Goodman - 80 Tackles, 19 Assists, 1 Int MLB Leland Moorehead - 75 Tackles, 24 Assists, 1 FmbRcv

Series History
Most Recent		Last Game
Week 15, 2011	GEO 44 - TUC 14	Week 15, 2011 1 2 3 4 OT T Georgia 10 14 7 13 0 44 Tucker 7 0 7 0 0 14 POG: RB Randy Reagor, GEO
Week 4, 2011	TUC 20 - GEO 17
Week 17, 2010	GEO 23 - TUC 17
Week 5, 2010	GEO 38 - TUC 19
Tucker leads series 9-7-0

Potential Milestones

Team Stats (2011 Averages)
Georgia					Tucker
Offensive Averages					Offensive Averages
Rushing	181.3 YPG		1st		Rushing	119.2 YPG		16th
Passing	211.4 YPG		22nd		Passing	236.4 YPG		12th
Total	380.3 YPG		5th		Total	345.1 YPG		12th
Scoring	28.0 PPG		1st		Scoring	19.3 PPG		18th
Defensive Averages					Defensive Averages
Rushing	104.6 YPG		7th		Rushing	134.0 YPG		24th
Passing	239.3 YPG		20th		Passing	228.8 YPG		17th
Total	333.8 YPG		14th		Total	355.4 YPG		25th
Scoring	21.4 PPG		22nd		Scoring	22.3 PPG		24th

Major Injuries
Georgia		Tucker
FL Calvin Berry, Questionable SLB Dale Everhart, Out LG Dennis Rasmussen, Out		LT Wilbur Lesser, Questionable SLB Dwayne Kramer, Questionable SE Efren Vanpelt, Questionable LDE Bennett Ruano, Out

Vegas Says

Tucker by 2

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My Pregame Thoughts

This Gridlock team is LOADED. They've got serious weapons on offense, and a very strong defense. As you can see, they led the league in scoring last year. I went into this game hoping to see what I had, and to be competitive. Here's what I posted at IHOF before the game:

Originally Posted by SkyDog

So, I'd already looked at Georgia's roster quite a bit for my preview, but trying to gameplan against them....my goodness. On offense, do I try to run or pass? Neither looks like a good option. On defense, do I gear up to stop Reagor, or Sutter/Weaver/Hayes? I think our offense is going to be good enough to have SOME success, but I don't see our defense stopping them too often. I'm thinking something like 35-24 Gridlock.

The Result
Regular Season Week 1, 2012 Season

Tucker Tigers 24, Georgia Gridlock 3

Venable Field - Tucker, GA
Weather - Clear, 88°
Attendance - 65,200 (75,300)

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(0-1-0)	FINAL 1 2 3 4 OT T Georgia 0 3 0 0 0 3 Tucker 7 10 0 7 0 24 Player of the Game QB Shaun Duncan, TUC	(1-0-0)
	FORMATTED BOX SCORE | RAW BOX SCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY

Scoring Summary 1Q 10:06 TUC Forrest Truett 28 pass from Shaun Duncan. 1Q 10:06 TUC Keith Horne extra point. 2Q 13:36 TUC Keith Horne 34 field goal. 2Q 06:15 GEO Renaldo Sorota 27 field goal. 2Q 03:17 TUC Darron Doyle 46 pass from Shaun Duncan. 2Q 03:17 TUC Keith Horne extra point. 4Q 01:06 TUC Tyrus Shaye 8 pass from Shaun Duncan. 4Q 01:06 TUC Keith Horne extra point.

Team Statistics GEO TUC First Downs 8 26 Third Down Efficiency 2-11 11-17 Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Net Yards 161 474 Total Plays 41 75 Average Gain 3.93 6.32 Net Yards Rushing 91 218 Rushes 31 51 Average Per Rush 2.94 4.27 Net Yards Passing 70 256 Completions-attempted 4-10 14-23 Yards Per Pass 7.00 10.67 Sacked-yards lost 0-0 1-5 Had Intercepted 0 0 Punts-Average 7-48.57 5-35.60 Return-Yardage 53 43 Punts-returns 0-0 2-24 Kickoffs-returns 3-53 1-19 Interceptions-returns 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-30 6-55 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Time of Possession 20:57 39:03

Georgia Passing Cmp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Rat QB Nate Sutter 4/10 70 7.00 0 0 64.6 Totals 4/10 70 7.00 0 0 ---

Tucker Passing Cmp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Rat QB Shaun Duncan 14/23 261 11.35 3 0 139.7 Totals 14/23 261 11.35 3 0 ---

Rushing Att Yds YPC Lg TD RB Randy Reagor 18 68 3.8 16 0 FB Marty Almon 12 24 2.0 8 0 QB Nate Sutter 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 31 92 3.0 --- 0

Rushing Att Yds YPC Lg TD RB R.J. Ellard 16 120 7.5 23 0 FB Jared Molloy 32 103 3.2 15 0 FL Tyrus Shaye 1 0 0.0 0 0 QB Stephen Doyle 2 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 51 223 4.4 --- 0

Receiving Rec Yds YPC Lg TD SE Danny Hayes 2 55 27.5 36 0 FL Fernando Weaver 1 11 11.0 11 0 RB Randy Reagor 1 4 4.0 4 0 Totals 4 70 17.5 --- 0

Receiving Rec Yds YPC Lg TD SE Forrest Truett 2 62 31.0 34 1 FL Tyrus Shaye 4 61 15.3 23 1 FL Darron Doyle 2 55 27.5 46 1 FL Harris Douglas 3 52 17.3 21 0 TE Frank Pruett 2 23 11.5 14 0 FB Jared Molloy 1 8 8.0 8 0 Totals 14 261 18.6 --- 3

Blocking KRB KRO Run Plays Scks Allwd Pass Plays C Weston Bearden 3 5 31 0 10 RT Victor Owens 2 6 31 0 10 RG Dustin Burkhart 1 5 31 0 10 FB Marty Almon 1 2 25 0 7 LT Todd Hutchins 0 7 31 0 10 RG Henry Cade 0 4 30 0 9 FB Arnold Henderson 0 1 6 0 3 TE Toby Al-Rudaini 0 0 30 0 0 RG Dusty Faust 0 0 1 0 1 TE Ethan Fernandez 0 0 8 0 0 Totals 7 30 --- 0 ---

Blocking KRB KRO Run Plays Scks Allwd Pass Plays LT Ernest Browning 4 8 50 0 23 C Harold Prescott 3 14 51 1 24 LG Brady Edwards 3 9 49 0 24 RG Stephen Lavender 3 4 49 0 24 LT Dan Koehler 2 11 49 0 24 FB Ernest Nixon 1 3 46 0 7 TE Frank Pruett 0 0 49 0 0 FB Jared Molloy 0 0 35 0 15 TE Jackie Villagomez 0 0 21 0 0 RG Edward Jiles 0 0 4 0 0 RT Hank Robbins 0 0 3 0 1 Totals 16 49 --- 1 ---

Fumbles Fumb Forced Recvrd TD SE Danny Hayes 1 0 0 0 FB Marty Almon 1 0 0 0 FL Fernando Weaver 0 0 1 0 Totals 2 0 1 0

Fumbles Fumb Forced Recvrd TD SE Forrest Truett 0 1 0 0 SLB Thurman Donato 0 1 0 0 RCB Travis Faumuina 0 0 1 0 Totals 0 2 1 0

Interceptions Int Yds TD Totals 0 0 0

Interceptions Int Yds TD Totals 0 0 0

Kicking FG Pct Lg PAT Pts K Renaldo Sorota 1/2 50.0 27 0/0 3 Totals 1/2 50.0 --- 0/0 3

Kicking FG Pct Lg PAT Pts P Keith Horne 1/2 50.0 34 3/3 6 Totals 1/2 50.0 --- 3/3 6

Punting Att Yds Avg In20 Lg P Vance Hammett 7 340 48.6 1 60 Totals 7 340 48.6 1 ---

Punting Att Yds Avg In20 Lg P Keith Horne 5 178 35.6 3 44 Totals 5 178 35.6 3 ---

Punt Returns Att Yds Avg TD Totals 0 0 --- 0

Punt Returns Att Yds Avg TD FS Louis Farr 2 24 12.0 0 Totals 2 24 12.0 0

Kickoff Returns Att Yds Avg TD SE Jackson Leber 2 35 17.5 0 SE Danny Hayes 1 18 18.0 0 Totals 3 53 17.7 0

Kickoff Returns Att Yds Avg TD RCB Travis Faumuina 1 19 19.0 0 Totals 1 19 19.0 0

Defense Total Tckl Ass Sck Int WLB Terrance Rose 14 12 2 0.0 0 LDT Cole Alexander 14 8 6 0.0 0 SS Neal Fountain 11 6 5 0.0 0 SILB John Dickens 11 7 4 0.0 0 LDE Jack Langhoff 8 4 4 1.0 0 RCB Raphael Schaaf 4 3 1 0.0 0 RCB Randy Ingram 3 2 1 0.0 0 FS Andrew Remington 3 3 0 0.0 0 LCB Dominic Campbell 3 3 0 0.0 0 RDE James Bull 3 2 1 0.0 0 SLB Cory Whaley 3 3 0 0.0 0 RDT John Bryant 3 3 0 0.0 0 LCB Antoine Hall 2 2 0 0.0 0 TE Toby Al-Rudaini 1 1 0 0.0 0 LDT Calvin Sylvia 1 1 0 0.0 0 MLB Stan Luster 1 1 0 0.0 0 WLB Jesse Perkins 1 1 0 0.0 0 FS Paul Leska 1 1 0 0.0 0 FS Grant Cash 1 1 0 0.0 0 Totals --- 64 24 1 0

Defense Total Tckl Ass Sck Int MLB Leland Moorehead 9 5 4 0.0 0 WLB Leland Crabb 6 5 1 0.0 0 SLB Thurman Donato 6 4 2 0.0 0 FS Eddie Ozment 6 4 2 0.0 0 LCB Kenneth Nason 4 3 1 0.0 0 LCB Jimmie Strawn 4 3 1 0.0 0 SS Loren Goodman 4 4 0 0.0 0 RDT B.J. Schafer 3 3 0 0.0 0 RDE Cecil Doney 3 2 1 0.0 0 LDE Ellis Mier 3 1 2 0.0 0 RCB Travis Faumuina 2 2 0 0.0 0 SE Forrest Truett 1 1 0 0.0 0 LDT Joseph Varney 1 1 0 0.0 0 Totals --- 38 14 0 0

Pass Rush Sacks Passes Blocked QB Hurries LDE Jack Langhoff 1.0 0 2 RDT John Bryant 0.0 1 0 RDE James Bull 0.0 0 1 Totals 1 1 3

Pass Rush Sacks Passes Blocked QB Hurries RDE Cecil Doney 0.0 0 1 LDE Ellis Mier 0.0 0 1 SLB Thurman Donato 0.0 0 1 Totals 0 0 3

My Reaction



Followed by...

Man, a STUNNING and dominating victory over a very good team to open the season!

TUCKER WEEK ONE 2012: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

THE GOOD

• Shaun "The Solution" Ducan: He wasn't merely good or great this week. He was off the charts! Against a formidable foe, Shaun “The Solution” Duncan took control of this game from the beginning. Duncan was 3 for 3 with a TD in Tucker's season-opening 5-play, 80-yard drive that took only 2:17. The ever-egocentric one stunned the Gridlock defense from the early going, and never looked back. For the day, he was 14 for 23 for 261 yards with 3 TD's, 0 INT's. After the first week, he leads IHOF with a 139.6 QB rating.
• DEE-fense! DEE-fense! DEE-fense!: The much-maligned Tucker defense showed up HUGE. 2.93 yards per carry. 161 total yards. 18.1% third down conversions. 3 points. This was all against what many believed would be one of the best offenses in the league this year. The Gridlock managed to cross midfield just three times, and only entered the red zone once.
• Double-Duty Man: Keith Horne buried the Gridlock inside their 5 twice, and once more inside their 15. With his kickoffs and punts, Georgia's best field position all day was their own 31 yard line.
• Third Time Was A Charm: We converted 64.7% of our third downs today, contributing to...
• Ball Hogs: The offense refused to let the defense play very much, holding the ball for over 39 minutes. Nate Sutter was given no chance for any fourth-quarter heroics, as Georgia only ran three offensive plays in the entire final frame. The offense put the finishing touches on the Gridlock with a 20-play, 89-yard touchdown drive that chewed up 9 minutes and 37 seconds of the fourth quarter.
• Run Yourself Ragged: The running game is BACK in the T-U-C. 218 yards. 51 carries. 2 backs got over 100 yards on the day.

THE BAD
Uhhh....Keith Horne missed a field goal. That's about it.

THE UGLY

• Shackles On His Feet Once Again: R.J. Ellard managed to get himself hurt again. He'll never become the marquee name that he should be at this rate. Before going down, he averaged 7.5 yards per carry.

All in all, it was a stirring performance by the Tigers in front of the home folks against a division rival.

Divisional Results

Despite Ted Wolf connecting on only 11 of 33 passes, Orlando defeated Conyers 24-17 at home.