Georgia Tech Departures for the NFL

When you get past the frustration of yesterday's Kirby Smart news, you do get to enjoy the pain of our rivals who saw quite a bit of high end talent walk out the door.

Georgia Tech lost:

• Jonathan Dwyer- The best GT running back since at least Dorsey Levins. His replacement looks to be Anthony Allen...the only obviously projectable NFL player I can find on their roster.
  
  
• Derrick Morgan - The best GT defensive lineman since Marco Coleman. He accounted for 12 of Tech's 25 sacks last season.
  
  
• Demaryious Thomas - The most physical and most ideally suited receiver for this offense imaginable. He accounted for over 65% of the team's total receiving yards, and 59% of the catches. When it was third and long, he was Tech's get out of jail free card. Well...except for Thanksgiving Weekend with the game on the line.
  
  
• Morgan Burnett - Tech's #2 leading tackler leaves with 14 career interceptions. He's arguably their best defensive back since Ken Swilling. Although, that's not saying much. Tech's defensive backfield the past 10 years hasn't set the world on fire.

So how does Tech replace these guys? I just don't see the NFL talent on the roster to replace such high-end playmakers.

Don't get me wrong...Josh Nesbitt is an exceptional college QB for what Tech wants to run. But how much more can they squeeze out of Nesibtt? Last year, he ran for over 1,000 yards and 18 TDs. Does anyone seriously think he's going to emerge as a legitimate passing threat at this point in his career?

New defensive coordinator or not...I struggle to see how they have the talent to stop people.

PWD