College Football Fantasy Football:
"When I search for offensive units that can be expected to make a significant improvement from one year to the next I place a priority on returning starters, anticipated strength of schedule and turnovers lost the season before. There are four squads I see making significant strides in turnovers lost in 2009, and this will lead to more downs, yards and eventually touchdowns. And each team has a player or two that will definitely be a popular fella draft day.
Georgia Tech
2008: 7 interceptions, 20 fumbles lost
In 2002 Navy hired a relative unknown from Georgia Southern named Paul Johnson. And the Midshipmen fumbled 25 times on the way to two victories. The next season this number was cut to 14 and Navy found itself in a bowl game against Texas Tech. It simply took one year for the Middie players to figure out how to hang onto the ball and work in this challenging system.
So based on Navy’s numbers immediately following Johnson’s arrival, the Yellow Jackets of 2008 were well ahead of the curve, though I’m certain the smartest coach in college football wasn’t too pleased with the 20 fumbles from a season ago. And the 2009 Navy offense will return nearly every player that took the triple-option flexbone crash course last season.
Paul Johnson continues to laugh at those who deem his offense a fluke, and he’s recently hinted at winging the ball deep a little more should teams try to sneak an extra fella or two into the box. Like Mike Leach, the Georgia Tech coach is simply wiser than everyone else. And another season working on ball handling and misdirection will make the GT offense more explosive than a season ago.
If the Jackets can show the same improvement that Navy did six years ago, then we’re looking at an offense cutting its fumbles from 20 to 11. And suddenly we have nine more opportunities for the likes of Jonathan Dwyer, Roddy Jones, Anthony Allen and Demaryius Thomas."
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