Brent Pry said the #Hokies made a bunch of position changes after Saturday's half scrimmage. Keonta Jenkins getting a chance at field backer. One of the McDonalds is at DE, one at WLB. Gunner Givens is a DT. Ny'Quee Hawkins flipped safety spots. Lakeem Rudolph a DE.— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) March 30, 2022
Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry: Giving Connor Blumrick a chance to "catch the ball some" to see what he's capable of, no other position changes on offense, but are tinkering with some things— michaelniziolek (@michaelniziolek) March 30, 2022
Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry: Examining position flexibility for some of the running backs, mentioned Chance Black specifically, wants him to help the team this fall, could that be at WR or DB? Wants to find out this spring— michaelniziolek (@michaelniziolek) March 30, 2022
Pry said they've looked at position flexibility for some of the RBs to see if they might be able to fit in somewhere else. Mentioned Chance Black, Keshawn King as possibilities. #Hokies— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) March 30, 2022
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Makes sense that they might want to utilize some of the RB talent at WR (and Blumrick too) considering how thin we are on experience there. If they are talented enough to factor in there and weren't going to get a shake at RB/QB then thats a no brainer. Lots of changes on D makes me wonder if we had poor evals or if we are just changing up the scheme that significantly
Interesting about Keonta Jenkins. He was one of the few true modern safety bodies we have on the roster. That field LB position is an important one though, so not necessarily a negative change for Keonta.
If Peoples and Conner are the deep (field) and tight (boundary) safety respectively (which I expect), Jenkins at SAM let's them get one of their potential 11 best on the field and he has length and speed. As I noted below, Pry loves blitzing from the SAM spot, so not sure how well Jenkins fits in that task.
I heard a rumor that King was getting a look at corner. Keonta Jenkins has a lot of length at the SAM (the Pry version of whip) position, although I would like to see someone who is really effective at blitzing at that spot. McDonalds being a WILL and a DE is a big adjustment for two guys who have played exclusively in space, because those two spots require you to get to the right place in very tight windows. I think McCray can be a really good player provided he continues to transform his body. Pry took Ebikete, a Dadi type of one dimensional edge guy and turned him into a guy who is being projected at the end of Round 1 or Round 2 on the mock drafts I have seen.
I know Givens had some buzz early in camp, and Pry had success with defensive tackles that were not prototypical types at Penn State. But after being completely underwhelmed after seeing Givens in person as a HS player, I will believe it when I see it.
Interesting with regards to King. I didn't really know where he would fit in a position change.
FWIW, Price said McCray has improved leaps and bounds from last year. I'm sure some of that is just a coach pumping his kid's tires to ensure confidence, but I also don't think they'd throw something out there like that if it wasn't at least rooted with truth.
NVM didn't read the top. Sorry!
Should Givens move back to the OL in your opinion? His ratings were much higher when he was viewed as an OL prospect. Then he started camping as a defensive lineman and his rating dropped rather drastically. I'm inclined to believe the only reason he stayed a 4 star was because his rating so high to begin with.
I think he'll end up back there. Don't think both him and Braelin will both end up at DT. Plus we have decent DT depth already and some solid guys coming in this summer. Pernell will be a monster at either D line spot.
Like I said, I was underwhelmed seeing him in person. He has all the tools, but he is an F-16 with a go kart motor. If the want to comes on, he could be a beast. But, generally I have found that switch just doesn't turn on. If he figures it out, guard would be the best fit. We will see. I hope I am wrong. The Hokies don't need another highly rated in state recruit to bust.
DT may very well be the best long term place for Givens but I'm definitely bummed he won't be at DE, was looking forward to him getting a chance there with our crappy depth at the position.
Also I know King hasn't set the world on fire at RB but I'm surprised he'd be switched when nobody else has either and he's probably had as much success at RB as anybody else on the roster to this point.
Agreed, he wanted to hit the QB and I wanted to see him get that chance at DE.
I always thought King could be a pretty good back if he could put a bit more weight on. But what do I know? (not much)
But can he put weight on? That's why I've thought he would be a candidate to be switched out of that room, but I thought it might be to receiver.
unfortunately, the outgoing S&C program has left us without a definite answer to this question
Idk if I blame the SC program as much as I think it could just be body type. He seems like a hard gainer, and sometimes those guys don't start filling out until their late 20s if ever. You have to recognize that and put him in a position to maximize his talents anyway.
That's the problem though. Too many equally talented running backs. Makes sense to retrain some of those guys to positions of need if they have the willingness/capability. I'm skeptical of an RB > CB change especially late career, but got to trust Pry here.
IIRC Justin Hamilton started at running back and made about two position changes eventually ending up at safety for his last year. Then ended up getting drafted in the late rounds. Let's hope for that kind of success.
JHam was the ultimate team player having switched positions multiple times.
If we count HS, yeah. Hamilton went from RB in HS to -- at Tech -- WR to RB to S.
Givens is too slow and not quite athletic enough to play DE. If he continues to add weight, he'll likely be too big as well, which will compound those issues, so it makes sense to move him now. The good news, for him at least, is that we also have virtually zero quality depth at defensive tackle (I maintain that we didn't have a P5 DT on the roster before Williams), so he has a clear path to the field there as well.
Fontel Mines about to earn his paycheck with the adds to WR
Sounds like Mines is liking Lofton and Jones. Also had this to say, via Bitter:
Mines said he loves what Connor Blumrick brings to the table as a pass-catcher: "He brings a different aspect to the room, with a quarterback mentality."
Said he has tremendous ball skills and can run. Excited about the possibility.
My dream for Blumrick is that he turns into a David Sills. Sills was that WR for WVU that gave us fits at FedEx in 2017. Committed as a quarterback to USC when he was 13 years old. Ultimately decommitted from there and committed to WVU. Couldn't really catch on as a quarterback there and went JUCO and tried there. Transferred back to WVU and became a wide receiver and a damn good one at that. He was big, athletic, understood the position, and had good ball skills.
I know everyone has tempered expectations and for good reason, but it's really not hard to imagine a world where this offense is shockingly functional this year if just one of Lofton/Jones steps up and plays well with the additions of Wells/Brown and Blue.
There is real potential for our offense to look a lot better than expected in year one. One reason is that we're playing in a really weak, ripe-for-the-taking, division. The ACC is bad (and the Coastal in particular) so even a moderately sensible offense could look pretty good in this league.
Meh, Pitt and BC have been mostly the suck since we joined the ACC and they beat us regularly. Syracuse has beaten us twice in the past 5 years. The only team we dominate anymore is UVA. We handle Collins at GT decently- I'll give you that.
I'm not sure what you're getting at? You bringing up our past records makes basically no sense since we have new coaches and we're talking about how our offense may perform in 2022. I think you and I agree that the previous coaching staff wasn't up to snuff. My point is that it's not going to take huge influxes of talent combined with excellent coaching for this offense to look better than expected. Good coaching could put us "ahead of schedule" because, well, look at the competition. Sure BC and Cuse have beaten us in recent years but, for one, they're not in the Coastal, and two, just because they've beaten us recently doesn't mean they're good teams or that those wins have any real bearing on future match ups. The coastal has GT (is Collins building something? TBD), Duke (new coach), LOLUVA (new coach), Pitt (losing basically their entire offensive braintrust/talent), Miami (new coach), VT (new coach) and UNC. It's not going to be a gauntlet in 2022 by any stretch of the imagination. Don't confuse what I'm saying for "our offense is going to be good" in 2022. I'm not saying that. What I am saying is that it could "look better than expected" because the competition is so bad.
It could -- my expectations on both offense and defense amount to "the ground is the floor" because of all the question marks and unknowns at this point. lack of real P5 talent at the skill positions on offense, lack of appreciable depth on the DL, projections and hope at QB, scheme changes on both sides of the ball. It could all come together, and i hope it does. But all it takes is one glaring performance to expectation (or even underperformance, yikes) by a position group to hold this team back.
I've said it before and i'll say it again, i'm pleasantly surprised if we make a bowl game this year -- i just want to feel again
yeah I agree. I don't think this team should be expected to win much of anything in 2022. I'm not putting a number on anything because I think Fuente left such a big mess that it's unfair to the incoming coaches to define success as X number of wins at this stage. All I'm looking for is improvement over the course of the year and improvements from year to year (both in recruiting as well as on the field). All that said, I wouldn't be shocked if our team looks better than "expected". I think the ACC is really bad and with four(!) new coaches in our division alone it is going to be even worse than we're used to (including us). We might be a team that would only win 1 or 2 games in the B1G but we could get 6 in the Coastal. It's going to be really bad. That's my point. It's also foreshadowing to a cautionary tale. If this team wins more than 6 games in 2022 it could very well be fool's gold...because of how vulnerable the Coastal is at this particular moment in time.
no no, you have it backwards..."the ceiling is the roof"
This is the piece that I think you and DC disagree.
Our talent level is very comparable to the rest of the ACC (Source) - we're the 8th most talented team in the ACC, 5th most talented team in the Coastal, and 40th in the country (per recruiting rankings).
You're suggesting that, if Fuente could get top 60 results with a top 40 team, then a decent coach could get top 40 results with a top 40 team, and that would be an improvement.
IMO this is possible, but not probable.
These are great stats. I still think what I'm saying is valid. What I'm really saying is that the ACC, which has been bad for a while, is going to be even worse in 2022 so it'll be much easier for us to look more competent than perhaps we are. More than half the teams in our division will be breaking in new coaches. The best coach from the best team last year left (along with the qb). The coastal is wiiide open and given that our last offensive coordinator couldn't coach his way out of a wet paper bag there's a pretty strong chance that our new coaches will exceed expectations (albeit low expectations) on offense in year 1.
I, respectfully, disagree. Miami has 45 bluechip recruits on their roster and has upgraded at coach. UNC has 29 bluechip recruits on their roster, including two really good QBs. Then there's 5 other teams that have a comparable talent level to us.
We, on the other hand, are breaking in a new coaching staff that includes a first time head coach, and two first time coordinators.
That said, my expectations are 4-6 wins this year. It's possible we reach 7. I can't imagine us getting to 8 without some big upgrades in the transfer portal.
It is so hard to say. Our offense was so bleh before and QB play was so bleh that if we get any development on the offense we could be better there. 4 OL back and the QB room is improved.
My concern will be on defense as we put in a new scheme, we are moving guys all over which means a learning curve, and the DL needs beef and help.
Miami has had 45 blue chips forever and regardless of coach they seem to be about the same so until proven otherwise I'm going to rule Miami as status quo. The same can almost be said of UNC. Outside of that, Pitt lost their QB and their OC. I think the jury is still out on Collins. Duke, VT and UVA are all going to be breaking in new coaches with, likely, new culture changes which will come with growing pains. The league is going to be down (including us) this year. I don't think VT is going to win a bunch of games in 2022. I'm not saying that. I just think that it's not a huge stretch of the imagination to suggest that VT's offense will look better than it has in recent years. It helps that we'll be in a pretty weak division (granted, we contribute to that weakness so the same could be said of our divisional opponents).
I think the ACC Coastal is going to be down in 2022. This division has 4 new coaches and the best team from last year lost their best coach and their veteran QB. Some of the new coaches may be upgrades but it's still going to take time for them to get things rolling. That lends itself to a whole lot of #goacc shenanigans in 2022 specifically. I think the league being so bad this year will provide an opportunity for some teams, VT included, to look better than they really are. Miami and UNC may also look better than they are. If VT only wins 2 games that wouldn't shock me. But I also wouldn't be surprised if VT won 8. Purely because we're going against some pretty questionable competition.
Not really - in 2017 they 'only' had 24 - Diaz did a good job of building the roster.
Anyways, I knew someone would say this... In modern college football, with all else being equal (eg; no coaches with a proven record of doing more with a little less), I'm always going to give the benefit of doubt to the more talented team.
But we have a new coach too? Also, not to sound like a Miami fan (woof) but once they settled on a QB (Tyler Van Dyke) they went 5-1 with wins over two ranked teams. IMO Miami is the clear favorite in the coastal.
That's also the only year they've won the Coastal.
2013: https://sportstalkflorida.com/college/miami-hurricanes/miami-picked-to-w...
2014 https://caneswarning.com/2014/07/21/hurricanes-picked-win-acc-coastal-di...
2017: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/07/17/hurricanes-acc-media-win-coastal-d...
2018: https://247sports.com/college/miami/Article/Miami-Hurricanes-Picked-to-W...
my comment was TIC. It doesn't really matter. So Miami is the most talented team in the division (on paper) just like they have been for like a decade. That doesn't change the fact that the rest of the division is extremely weak.
Yes, we do. One of the four. Which is why I think the division (including us, which I've said) will be down this year.
okay. That doesn't change the fact that the division is down as a whole in 2022. Which is my whole point - but for some reason you seem adamant not to recognize this.
I get the sense you think I'm trying to say that VT is the best team in the division. Or that VT has a shot at winning the division. Or that talent doesn't matter or something. I'm not saying any of those things. I'm saying that the division is really weak (like, historically weak). And with new coaches, even talented teams can be upset when they don't have their legs under them yet. It sets up really nicely for a new coach to come in and make immediate noise. It could be any team this year (like VT...or Miami). But it's not outside the realm of possibility that our offense looks a lot better than it should which is how this entire thread started in the first place. I'm not saying our offense is going to go blow the doors off other teams. I'm saying that there is much more potential for our offense to look better than expected in the weakened Coastal than, say, the SEC West.
Maybe y'all have different ideas of what "expected" is so whether or not we could exceed expectations is dependent on your different expectations.
Yea, I think this is it. Most advanced analytics (eg; SP+, FPI, etc) adjust for strength of opponent. I've said clearly what my expectation for wins is (4-6 wins, 4th/5th in the division).
I guess I could see us 'looking good' on the field, but I'm not sure that really matters at all, other than maybe generating excitement for the fanbase and confidence for the players.
Ahh, I interpreted your comments as suggesting that VT had an outside chance of winning/competing for the coastal, which I don't think is reasonable. I believe that, given the current talent on the roster, 3rd in the coastal would be a success, with 4th or 5th being the expectation (for this year).
I agree that it is unreasonable to expect VT to contend for the division. I'm trying not to have any expectations in year one beyond this - recruit well, play better at the end of the year than at the start of the year, no bone-headed off season missteps from players or coaches.
I think the expectations are, rightly, very low for year one. As you've pointed out, we have a dearth of talent. New coaches always lead to more questions than answers. For VT in particular, offense has always been mystical. VT is where offenses come to die, for some reason. Defense is king and with the hire of Pry I think the expectation is that defense will continue to rule in Blacksburg. And that's exciting for a lot of Hokies fans. All of that leads to the bar for offense being REALLY low, which is why I think we're even discussing the potential for these coaches, unproven as they may be, to exceed that bar. I happen to think that being in a pretty weak division (albeit on a weak team in said division) sets up really nicely for these coaches to have a real chance at exceeding that relatively low bar.
edit: Note that I'm referring, exclusively, to the offense. It's a team game and on field results will rely on defensive performance as well. I have faith that the defense will get there eventually, but I think it will take longer to see any measurable progress for the defense than for the offense. In part, because, culturally, the expectation for defense in Blacksburg is much higher than that of offense. There is real nuance to my take here. Overall, the team likely will not exceed expectations. I think it's possible for the offense to be "better than expected" and for the team to still meet or even fall short of whatever expectations there may be in year 1.
We play BC every year. That's why I included them. My only point is that I haven't "chalked up" any coastal wins but UVA in a long time. We lose regularly to mediocre teams. This year and certainly beyond could be and I hope are different in that regard.
okay. But I'm not chalking up a bunch of wins because the division is weak. I'm saying that there is potential for our offense to "exceed expectations" because the division is weak. I also think our offense could "exceed expectations" because the expectations are so low. The expectations are so low because the previous offensive coaches were incompetent. That's why I think, with competent coaching, against a weakened division, our offense could look better than people think. That's not to say that we're going to come out and score 30+ points a game and win the ACC. This whole thread started with the following quote:
to which I'm adding that a weak division could aid to that end. I think our team is going to be bad. I think a majority of the teams in the ACC are going to be bad. I think this of the entire team - offense, defense, and special teams. I'm not here "chalking up" wins against Miami, Duke and UVA because they also have new coaches. I just think the division sets up nicely (has potential) for a team like VT (or Miami, or *gasp* UVA) to put up better numbers than expected. That is all.
Fair points. My concern is QB of course. We are unproven there at this level. The offense won't be any good without a good QB, regardless the competition.
Who doesn't?
3 teams a year don't
Mack Brown
Live look at RB Room:
Well either Lecht can't coach a lick or there is limited talent in that RB room as we saw so painfully last year. Let's hope they can help elsewhere, but there weren't many acc backs in that room
There weren't.
However, I also think Rudolph/Bowen are likely to completely change the running scheme. Fu tried to finesse everything. I think we'll see something more akin to what Wisconsin has done. The back(s) that figure it out first may be the ones that play.
It doesn't matter if Rudolph's line can make holes that Luther Maddy could run through
Tech literally had it's best RB since David Wilson in 2020 and Malachi Thomas posted back to back 100 yard games as a true freshman last season. Lecht gets a bit of credit for those.
Does he get credit for not playing Thomas until the 7th game of the season?
It wasn't Lecht's call to play him earlier. He was also a true freshman who was transitioning to college behind Holston and Blackshear. He needed some time.
I'm not here to dwell on the past regime, but not all staffers were incompetent. Lecht was a good one.
do we even know if lecht had personnel say in terms of game planning? it's splitting hairs about a staff that isn't even around any more. the whole conversation is damned if you do and damned if you don't. Thomas saw spot duty early on, maybe he wasn't ready to be the starter at RB given he was a true freshman and didn't enroll early. he exploded against Cuse, staff rode the hot hand for a few games.
Other Tweets of interest:
I haven't heard anything about DT and that is the spot that worries me. I think the secondary is probably in decent shape the cupboard wasn't empty there.
The defense comment fits the bill with what we've seen over the last few years. Some decent individuals, but not enough truly P5 guys. It's a mix of S&C failures, recruiting, but most of all, mentality. We really need an attitude change, and it's gotta happen this spring.
Don't forget the impact COVID had. Less practices and less contact practices will stifle development and especially development of good technique.
Yep, a large chunk of the team missed valuable time in the weight room due to lack of access to training and nutrition when they went home. Somewhere, there was a comment made some of the 2020 players didn't have the ability at home to get full meals.
I dont really care about wins and losses this year but what I want to see is better fundamentals. Last season in particular it wasnt a lack of talent it was a lack of fundamentals to me on defense in particular where we got sloppy. Tackling was horrendous in some games and the angles our d line and secondary would take were awful at times.
I dont care if we get whipped against better teams but as long as we get back to playing better fundamentally on both ends I will feel better moving forward with this coaching staff.
Dwight Vick says we've lost the "fuck you" attitude of our ACC championship teams. Chris Ellis and Noland Burchette throwing a little extra sauce in the tackles, talking up opposing assistants on the sidelines in the middle of games, just walking around with the chip on the shoulder of, yeah, we know you didn't want us in the league, but we're here to fuck shit up.
Hokies always had that extra nasty, especially on OL and on the entire defense. I used to get aggravated at how that would sometimes draw penalties, but it's almost a necessary evil. I think in the mid 2000s VT lost that mentality where the defense might know what was coming, but there was nothing they could do to stop it. I saw that in Clemson when they were winning trophies and we were hanging on by a thread to a winning season.
We went from taking ACC/B1G rejects and snubs to taking guys with one P5 offer who were just happy to be here
Eh, we didn't really have rejects and snubs. The recruiting landscape changed, and we didn't adapt.
It was a lot easier to recruit Tyrod Taylor back in 2006, than it would have been in 2011. Same for a Kam Chancellor, or Brenden Hill, even. That's now changed in 2022.
Kam probably wouldn't have huge recruiting interest now if he was in high school because he was a quarterback that played a little defense. Came in to Tech as a QB for a hot second.
Hopefully the spring position changes work out better for VT than me. True story. Wife and I volunteering at our daughter's swim meet. We have different jobs. At some point she comes up to me and asks if I want to change positions. I say something like, yeah, you never get on top anymore. Can we try that position. She then smacks me hard on the shoulder right at the entry way to the pool. Spousal Abuse!!!
T...M...I
Now these are the position changes we want in this thread... /SSS
No! No we don't!
Ummmm:
Define "we".
Clearly some drama in the clerk of course
Blumrick moving away from QB should be the least surprising news out of camp
YoU caN't SwiTch BurMeIstEr tO WR, hE's a QB!
so like i laughed at this -- but it's more so like Blumrick wasn't actually in the right position at QB!
FTFY
Chance Black makes way to much sense as a DB
Black (lines up across from the WR): you think the ball is coming your way? Don't bet on it. I don't think he should chance it and I know a bit about chance ....
::: Ball is thrown towards CB (p.s. his initials are CB) ::::
Black (after breaking up the catch): Always bet on black!
Any thoughts on the downsizing the defense comment? Is smaller and faster just a stop gap to put the best talent we might have on the field in 2022? Or is that indicative of Pry's scheme?
After listening to the interview on YouTube it seems like he is saying that they prefer to have bigger guys ideally but he would rather put dudes in the game that have the drive and the talent and concede a little bit of weight. Something to that effect
yeah at some point you have to put the 11 best players on the field even if they don't fit the mold you want. Being in the right place and tackling properly gets you pretty far in college football.
Play side line to side line and blitz the shit out of em and if we get bulldozed so be it.
Break but don't bend with undersized guys? Sounds like a plan!
Or create Havoc that leads to turnovers! What ever you prefer!
It got Cody Grimm a safety spot on the Bucs!
I mean, I think he wants guys who are both big and fast, but we don't have that right now. Given the choice between big and slow vs. small and fast, Coach Pry seems to favor the latter. If they get trucked, at least they'll be in the right spot when it happens.
This is good logic. Also, if/when they get trucked, it will slow down that player enough for other gang-tacklers to arrive and finish the job. Better to have small fast guys who can gang tackle rather than big slow guys who can't even put a hand on anyone
Also, while there is a risk of a smaller DLine getting pushed around, as we know from the decades under Bud, you can still have success with a "twitchy" DL. All things considered, I think this makes sense. So far, I'm pleased with what at least sounds like a strategic, purposeful approach on both sides of the ball with respect to personnel.
Reminder, PSU's starting DE (Jesse Luketa) was also their backup MIKE (and played some MIKE.) both Brandon Smith and Micah Parsons started out at SAM and saw the field, before moving to WILL. He will move guys around.
Pry moving guys around-my wish is that he gets artis on the field somehow, some way. Tech needs thumpers on defense
I don't care who Pry puts on the field as long as they are not playing the grab ass tackling technique from the past few years. It is embarrassing. If he does one thing it will be to toughen this defense. A home field advantage would be nice also. I am excited about the new coaching crew, and hoping they can punch teams like Pitt back in the mouth instead of rolling over and cowering away from contact.
^^This 100%. These guys play a full contact sport. It would be really nice to see that resonate on the field again. Say what you want about offense, but a hard-nosed physical defense brings and builds the home field noise. Terror Dome V2, here we come.
I dont even need big hits, just tackle, bring them to the ground as quick as possible.
This! So much this. I don't know if it's been as much of an issue for VT but a nation-wide trend I've seen in recent years is guys trying to make the highlight reel truck hit instead of good fundamental tackling. At VT, there has been a big lack of fundamentals coupled with just being weaker than the opposition. I'd like to see the fundamentals improve and the players get bigger and stronger. Those two things will go a long way towards improving defensively. As much fun as it is to see big (clean) hits I'd be much happier with just getting the ball carrier down to the ground quickly and consistently. Rugby style tackling might be boring but it's effective.
I think it may have been when JHam was interviewed for the TSL podcast, but he mentioned that changes in what's allowed in practice really limits how much actual tackling you can do outside of game situations.
So across college football, guys aren't practicing tackling nearly as much as they were in previous decades, so inevitably I think technique suffers.
Part of those changes are to make the game safer for players and limiting how much you're getting hit in practice - JHam mentioned it's entirely different than when he played.
Seattle won a superbowl using rugby style tackling
That clip isn't from the superbowl now is it /s
It's not just about the big hits. It's about big hits, getting off blocks with power, thebline bringing the heat instead of taking it, playing tough coverage. It all goes into being physical (Although I never mind seeing someone not in maroon and orange get rocked)
God damnit.... I was obviously way too tired. Edited.
Have your leg for the perfect use of gif
My old coach would say "Football isn't a contact sport, it is a collision sport. Go play basketball if you want a contact sport"
Ooo I like that.
Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry = Hope
I'll leave now.
Keli Lawson has been moved to field/Sam linebacker from WR, which based on his limited high school film has me pretty excited potentially long term.
Lawson at LB, wow his measurable s of 6'4 and 200 lb dont scream LB to me. Must of not been able to get open or catch ball ar WR. Good luck on the transformation, but 30 lbs are going to be needed to beef up
Sure but can you imagine him dropping to cover crossing routes?
Pry has said that the SAM(field) is a bit of a hybrid. Get him to 230 and he will still look thin but if he can cover and hit, that length is big. See Tremaine Edmunds
I've seen quite a few people suggest that 6'4 is an outdated measurement for him and he is likely even taller than that now.
Yeah heard he's 6'6 now👀
Going to be 10' tall by the time he graduates, huh.
Lawson has been at Virginia Tech for well over a year now and gone through spring with the new staff. I highly doubt he is still only 200 lbs.
Well, based on the "success" of the last S&C staff I wouldn't doubt that he hasn't put on a single pound.
New S&C staff, hopefully adding good muscle and endurance.
They moved him there but he will need a year or 2 to learn it and bulk up. 30lbs by 2023 fall camp would be doable, especially if he is on the LB lifting routine and not the WR.
I see Jesse Hanson in there at LG with the 1st-team OL. I'm glad to see him getting a look because he's one of our most senior OL now after Jordan and Dzansi.
Bryce Goodner was getting reps at DT on Thursday. This is the 300 lb kid who posted videos of himself jumping out of a pool during his recruitment. So, the lower body explosiveness is there. Supposedly he still had some reps with the O line as well.