3 Years of eligibility
Let's get to work! pic.twitter.com/2kL4QOpB3n— Grant Wells (@GrantWells__) January 6, 2022
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3 Years of eligibility
Let's get to work! pic.twitter.com/2kL4QOpB3n— Grant Wells (@GrantWells__) January 6, 2022
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All the QBs!
2 QBs in less than a minute
Smart to coordinate it.
Let's freaking go - 27 Tds and 3k yards passing
Well then. (Get it?)
That's certainly a pun, I'll grant you that.
I love that his first comment is "Let's get to work!"
Sounds like he means business.
Wished he would have said "GRIT"/s
Something, something, "dustbin of history".
Well, well, well. Granted, he is just one piece of the puzzle.
If we can get Jacquaez Powell from ECU (center),
And Antwane Wells from JMU,
Then we can have (Po)Well➡️ Wells➡️Wells for plays that really Turntables
'A Clockwork Orange' reference will always get a leg from me.
That gif kind or reminds me of how Maryland ran up the score on us in the Pinstripe Bowl.
The perennial downtrodden becomes the abuser when you're down.
Link to 247 Profile for those like me not in the know.
Doin' the Lord's work up in here
How much eligibility does he have? Just a question.
3 years
3 Years
Wonder who starts. Neither of the transfers has stats that jump off the page, but they're both probably competent. Although who knows what type of offense we're even running. We still have Bullock, and I'm guessing Blumrick sees action in another role.
I'm sure it'll be a competition, but I'll be amazed if it's not Wells. Brown's numbers are middling at best, while Wells has had a lot of success with Marshall. Nice to have a guy like Brown on the roster though. Need a backup with some experience.
Apparently USCE OC runs a weird system and Brown had trouble picking it up. When they simplified it he did good but the OC wanted to go back to the hard system and he started to struggle again
Also can't ignore the difference in competition levels of the defenses you face at USCe vs Marshall
Wells yards and TDs are nice, but those INTs are troubling
Good to know. I just see 50% completion percentage and don't get excited.
not sure how much stock you can put on completion percentage by itself. But, FWIW, Blumrick went 16-31 (51.6%) in 2021. BB posted a 55.7% completion percentage. I get not getting excited about it, but at the same time, I think we need bodies and I'm excited to have a guy who truly wants to be here. Its now up to Brad Glenn to help the QBs improve their stats and help the team win.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy he's here. I just think from highlights and numbers, Wells seems to be the better QB. But we'll see how it all shakes out!
Context matters with Qb stats . Rarely were those throws down the field or from the pocket (a few ie Payoute, but not many). Mainly screens and scripted quick throws.
To me it's very simple in that Blumrick is not a P5 QB in every facet. Average runner, below average arm talent and simply doesn't have the skill to make plays on the run and in the pocket. I don't care how we scripted plays and his completion percentage in that context.
I am not that good at links or embedding, but this quote is from 247:
Brown is too well prepared to play behind a bad line. I don't think he started until the guy in front of him got hurt because of the line, and the line did get better, it's not like he ever had a lot of time to throw.
What role is Blumrick seeing action? He can't run or pass. I like the kid but man I truly hope he sees no action unless we are up 50....
I hope he switches to WR
H Back
Needs to bulk up some for that
maybe there just isn't a place for the guy on offense?
QB - no
RB - no
WR - can the dude run routes and catch better than what we have?
TE - not big enough to block
HB - maybe? He would still need to put on some weight...and again, can he catch?
Realistically if he can catch a little, you could flex him out wide and use him for fades/jump balls against undersized corners, particularly in the red zone. I don't see him being able to put on the mass and develop the blocking skills in one offseason to be a true TE or even H-Back. Will be interesting to see how this shakes out.
If I see one more fade attempt in the end zone...
I would rather a TE sweep on four consecutive plays (read Brandon Patterson's TSL from Aug 21, it worked really well actually!) than a single fade, unless we convince Randy Moss to lace up
If not a fade, you remember how Syracuse beat us (insert sad face) by throwing a pass up to their 6'6" receiver who caught it easily over our 5'10" corner?
If Blumrick moves to WR, he'll be our tallest outside target since Bucky.
I heard somewhere that Bucky was 6'7".
Started out 6'7". Was 6'13" by the time he graduated.
I heard he was God's Gift
I thought I read somewhere that Logan Thomas was God's gift?
That was tattooed on the back of his arms. I have no knowledge of what lead him to have that it put there but doesn't have to be egotistical; it might mean that he considered his strength was a gift from God.
Bucky
I think I remember him saying the tattoo was because each day was a gift from God.
Yeah, lots of people just assumed he was being an arrogant prick, but didn't bother to get the truth.
I may have imagined it because I can't find any other info, but for some reason I was thinking he had more tattooed on his back and it all made sense when you could read it all.
Imagining; daydreaming, who's counting
Thanks to whiskey, no I don't. And frankly, good sir/madam, I don't care to.
Sure, lots of good mismatch opportunities with taller WRs, love his potential there. But the playcall fade just gives me the shivers. This could be because we mostly tried it with Ford and Cam, both 6-1, so hardly a huge mismatch.
(edited) Also, thanks to being dumb, and unfortunately not whiskey, just double posted. I'll just keep this here.
I'm pretty sure that James Mitchell's season-ending injury was on a TE sweep, so idk if I want that...
slot receiver ayyyy lmao
He can run the wildcat offense, so probably good for goal line situations. The problem with him is there's a reason the wildcat isn't typically a good base offense.
It use to be that when you had raw athletes without any route running, catching, throwing skills you moved them to Defense. Kam Chancellor being an example. Maybe he could add some weight and move to safety?
We're already deeper at QB than we were in 2021...now let's get some WRs to catch passes from whoever wins the job.
I'm concerned about o line. I think we probably have some talent at wr that's just undiscovered as of yet due to incompetent coaching. But we're actually thin at o line and the qb needs time in the pocket and a decent running game otherwise it won't matter how good the wrs are
I've always thought we were more well to do than Marshall
We're a land grant university, after all
Yoooo LFG!
Looks like we got two guys with FBS experience who are looking to compete for this job with Bullock and Farrell (if he sticks at QB).
I'm glad we were able to pick up both he and Jason Brown.
If Ferrell doesn't work at QB. I see him switching to CB or WR
Same. I think he could be a P5 player at either spot.
Wells is a good quarterback. The proper coaching will make him a great quarterback. It's on Glenn at this point. I'm very excited.
This is what has me excited. A QB Coach/Staff that can truly develop players and not hold them back.
Ranking the Top 10 Transfer Portal Losses — Conference USA
In the above article, Grant Wills was listed as number 3.
The shade thrown at Wells tho
I'm getting the feeling that we aren't going to truly appreciate how far things had fallen until CBP has been on the jn a couple years.
Maybe I'm just excited, but it seems like he's not only hit the ground running, but has already made significant improvements. LET'S GO!!
HOKIES!!!
I think Pry has been doing a good job and even setting something up like this where he has both of his transfer QBs announce at the same time (which will snag some additional attention) is just a way of helping to throw up the flags and say we're here to do things our way. He has his work cut out for him, and the next few commits will be important for his first season, but I like him so far.
Yeah, hard agree. Nothing he's done yet has been huge, but every opportunity he's had he's figured out a way to maximize, going all the way back to hosting an alumni call literally within hours of being named big whistle. Leadership like that breeds confidence and enthusiasm.
So is he a grad transfer with immediate eligibility since he's been at Marshall for 3 years already? And 3 years eligibility remaining too...haha that's crazy to think about.
I don't think he's a grad transfer, but all transfers now get one-time immediate eligibility
Ahh ok I somehow totally missed that! Thanks
Correct, immediately eligible based on the one time free transfer rule and has 3 years left.
LETTS GO!!!!! Step in the right direction to at least improve from the current debacle of our offense!
I need Grant to go off against WVU on September 24th. Would be poetic.
Three years of eligibility. Hopefully he is a solid bridge while Pry and Co. start building us into a national powerhouse.
Last time we had a Grant at QB he was also from West Virginia.
Why would you say this? What awful memories.
Hey let's not forget we've *never* to lost to loluva with a Grant at QB...
#SilverLining
Let's not take that for Granted
here to make sure no one forgets, especially LOLUVA
So watched the highlights of both Wells and brown; it appears that wells throws a little bit behind, Brown seemed a little more sharp. From a first look, I'd say start brown and develop Wells who has 3 years left of eligibility
I like the play with 2 and let them fight it out. Clearly will be a competition.
Roanoke Times Article tells some of the story of getting Wells and our little different approach on coaching responsibilities
Thanks for linking the article. This was another section that stood out to me:
I'm glad the staff isn't playing any games with the guys they've got coming in. The honesty is refreshing, and I think it means a lot that both Wells & Brown want to be at VT knowing they aren't promised the starting job.
Ummm notice he said coach Bowen. Who hasn't been officially announced.
Excellent detective work. Have a leg
Yeah, Bowen has been tagged by multiple recruits and a commit at this point. Very funny that they couldn't just announce him
Wells is a gamer with critical experience at a very good G5 school. Marshall is a good program with a lot of pride, etc. I have no question Wells can play QB in the ACC. It's up to the new coaches to develop him in the offense and get the most out of it. I think this is a great addition.
Thanks for the article!! Wells seems to be a good pick up. I don't think that the competition from his conference to ours will be that much of a change, minus Clemson's roster and Miami's roster. The ACC is not great, and if he can cut down on the INT's, we should be in good shape.
watching his highlights, they threw a lot of balls near and between the hashes. Don't know if that contributed to the ints but the number of sideline out routes was minimal. will be interesting to see how Glenn structures the passing tree