Looking for the Silver Lining
Searching the film for any building blocks going forward after a putrid 41-10 loss to North Carolina. Plus analysis of some fresh offensive concepts and a defensive liability.
Searching the film for any building blocks going forward after a putrid 41-10 loss to North Carolina. Plus analysis of some fresh offensive concepts and a defensive liability.
Talent gaps, the complete absence of a running game, and the first cracks in Virginia Tech's defense all serve as red flags that a long and painful season is in front of the Hokies. Eight-play, 2,700-word film review of the talent and scheme issues that held the Hokies back.
Inconsistency in the run game made the pre-West Virginia scrimmage against Wofford closer than needed. Examining two Virginia Tech passing concepts, technique and execution errors holding back the run game, and the emergence of two young d-ends.
A dominant defensive performance and no offensive mistakes offset another shaky offensive performance in the first win of the Brent Pry era. 2,800-word, 11-play film review analyzing how the defensive scheme and execution pressured BC, Tech's continued run blocking woes, and how misdirection and players just making plays helped the Hokies win the game.
Gargantuan blunders and abysmal offensive line play offset a sound defensive effort in Brent Pry's debut. 3,900-word and 11-play film review analyzing that plus the scheme execution by the defensive front-seven.
Analyzing the spring game film provided some indications of which defensive players may emerge for the Hokies in 2022.
At previous stops, Tyler Bowen and Brad Glenn's tight ends were not an afterthought in the passing game. Examining 12 plays from their tenure plus Tech's spring game that shed some light on the future attack.
2,200-word, 8-play film analysis examining the ins and outs of Brent Pry's five-man zone pressure packages.
Dissecting Pry's scheme to stop the run, how it deviates from its Bud Foster roots, and how to assess the performance of defenders in the system.
Part two of a two-part film evaluation of the Hokies' pair of recent quarterback transfers. Nine-play film discussion of what the South Carolina transfer brings to Virginia Tech.