Andy, really good article. One thing I wanted to mention that fellow TKPer daveinop pointed out to me: when you factor out Michael Brewer's -5 yards on 80 carries (mostly sacks and scrambles), VT averaged 4.5 yards per per carry in 2014. Compare that to 2013, when the Hokies averaged 3.6 ypc when Logan's rushing was factored out.
You kind of brushed on that topic when you when through game by game and showed how the running backs did, but the season average is kind of striking.
The running backs made some major improvements from 2013 to 2014, even being decimated by injury. Now if the line can protect Brewer and keep him from getting sacked 34 times, the overall rushing stats might reflect what the running backs are doing.
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That is a good number. I will say that VT used Logan more like a RB than it ever did Brewer this past year. He basically was their running game -- by design -- for a good number of games in 2013.
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Logan basically was our offense last season, both passing and rushing. The fact that we actually gained 28 more yards a game after losing him and starting a pocket passer who got sacked almost three dozen times is really encouraging.
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I hope we find the running game, there are some team in the ACC (LOLuVA) who really bite on that play-action, it should open up the passing game for Brewer.
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Andy, really good article. One thing I wanted to mention that fellow TKPer daveinop pointed out to me: when you factor out Michael Brewer's -5 yards on 80 carries (mostly sacks and scrambles), VT averaged 4.5 yards per per carry in 2014. Compare that to 2013, when the Hokies averaged 3.6 ypc when Logan's rushing was factored out.
You kind of brushed on that topic when you when through game by game and showed how the running backs did, but the season average is kind of striking.
The running backs made some major improvements from 2013 to 2014, even being decimated by injury. Now if the line can protect Brewer and keep him from getting sacked 34 times, the overall rushing stats might reflect what the running backs are doing.
That is a good number. I will say that VT used Logan more like a RB than it ever did Brewer this past year. He basically was their running game -- by design -- for a good number of games in 2013.
Logan basically was our offense last season, both passing and rushing. The fact that we actually gained 28 more yards a game after losing him and starting a pocket passer who got sacked almost three dozen times is really encouraging.
I hope we find the running game, there are some team in the ACC (LOLuVA) who really bite on that play-action, it should open up the passing game for Brewer.