April 17th Scrimmage Highlights

http://www.hokiesports.com/videos/?sport=football

Most of the highlights from the April 17th mini-scrimmage come from Logan working out of the shotgun. I'll leave O-Line play review to the experts, but they seemed like they did a good job in pass protection.

I will say that Logan has demonstrated why NFL scouts salivate over him the last few scrimmages, as he's thrown several perfect looking passes. We all knew he had the arm strength, but his footwork and overall mechanics are significantly improved. He's also progressing through reads and looking off safeties, and his velocity and accuracy looks great. I think the people who piped up about how Logan should go back to TE are going to eat crow this year and after he gets drafted as a QB in the first round. With that said, I think Logan's development is probably attributable to Loefller - looking like a good hire.

Few comments on Logan and the passing game:

1. Check out Logan's footwork. Chop chop chop. Look around. Chop chop chop. Get the ball out quick. He did not move his feet like that last year. Because of that, it looks like he's getting his feet, hips, and shoulders aligned and throwing the ball much more accurately and with a quicker release.

2. Passing game seems better designed. More intermediate work on skinny posts and outs. Tight ends are going to spend alot of time testing the seams.

3. Devin VanDyke (#44) laid out Ryan Malleck on one of said skinny posts (may have been a personal foul - came in very high). DVD looked big and mean. I think he'll be a good Mike.

4. WR screen to DJ Coles went for good yardage. Charley Meyer (I think) did a good job of blocking the edge. I'm routing for Charley Meyer / Willie Byrn to find a place on this team, as I think they are in the hard-working mold of Danny Coale. But, they might get buried underneath the more talented guys. There's something about the way DJ moves with the ball in his hands - - probably from his HS running back days - - but he's silky smooth in space. I think he has very flexible hips or something. With that said, at the end of the play, instead of going out of bounds, he lowers his shoulder and goes kaboom on #32 (unknown DB). I think his knee is doing alright..

5. Beatiful throw to Malleck in the seam. Logan looked left to move the safety over and delivered a 98 mph fastball down the seam. Feet were moving in rhythm the whole time. NFL throw.

6. Logan throws one of those balls that has just enough touch to get over the LBs and safties hands and drops perfectly into DJ's outstretched arms in the back of the endzone. Touchdown City. We've seen him make throws like this before in games.