OK, losing Brewer hurts. More than I care to admit to myself. But life, and more importantly, football goes on. Against Furman and Purdue we have an opportunity. An opportunity to test and analyze how the offense is going to look for the immediate future. I, for one, am excited for this new look and challenge. The way I see it we have three options. My (admittedly completely amateur) look at us if Brewer is out for the season, and yes I know he could come back, collarbones are tough to predict.
1. B. Motley - The obvious choice. The veteran.
He can run the wildcat offense as shown in his limited action so far. With an improved o-line and skill players this could be a bread and butter for moving the ball. Play actions and bootleg medium passing game could complement this. I think this will most likely be the way Beamer & Co. will go. Its a decent way of moving the ball and will score enough points to win some games. Predicted win-loss: 8-4
2. C. Durkin - The Wildcard. Logan Thomas 2.0
Run a power running offense with more deep throws, think Norv Turner (speculation on his skills, too much unknown). We don't exactly know how far Durkin has progressed in his time here, regardless his high school tape speaks for itself and there is a reason he is still here and Ford is not. I like what he is about and think he could lead this team if called upon. Predicted win-loss: 6-6
3. D. Lawson - The Future.
Run a spread attack with read and speed options and easy route combos downfield. Cater to his skills, run what he is used to with tweaks to what we are about and see what he can do. Do I think he is ready? Probably not, but if the two above can't get it done, the future is now. Predicted win-loss: 6-6
Maybe I'm biased, maybe I'm crazy but I see Motley being the best option. However, I also think the next two games will tell us all we need to know on who should be QB1 going forward.
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Give me Lawson with a little bit of Motley and Durkin at the goal line.
I think it would be interesting to keep Motley in his current Wild Turkey role and replace Brewer with either of the other two. This is actually what I see as the most likely outcome. Motley did fine in his pre-collarbone plays last night.
Motley is going to have the best chance at running the entire offense effectively while limiting mistakes. He will be the starter while durkin or lawson does change of pace.
The problem is, if there's any chance that Lawson's the guy, you don't get a better break-in period than Furman and Purdue. I'm sure the coaching staff is waiting to hear how Brewer came through surgery, but if there's any chance that he doesn't come back (or is gone the full 8 weeks), what's the rationale for not going with Lawson? Do we think Motley will lead us to the ACCCG? Are we worried starting Lawson might jeopardize the bowl streak?
The way I see it, everything changed when Brewer's collarbone snapped. The future is now. Everything I've heard about Lawson, it seems like he's level-headed and mature. I don't think he expects to come into this level and set the world on fire. If he takes some knocks as a true frosh, I don't think it will discourage him. And if we have a chance to get him eleven games of experience, it makes the transition to next season that much easier.
Motley seems like the reactive choice to me, Lawson the proactive one. I think you take your lumps with your QB of the future.
I think starting Motley is the best for this year but Lawson getting experience is better for next year. Depending on philosophies, that's the choice IMO.
Honestly I want a good year this year. My last year of under grad, I deserve a good season after what I missed out on.
Make sure your peers keep showing up in strength for every home game. That was one of the reasons we enjoyed success when I was an undergrad.
Let me preface this by saying Lawson is the QB of the future. I really think he has the skills to be excellent at VT.
However, by watching the fall scrimmages, this is exactly what I did NOT see. To give you one example, Lawson was in the shotgun and a bad snap flew past him on the ground. Lawson raised his hands and just let the football lay instead of going after it. Searels lit him up for it - you could not hear what he said, but you just knew. 1-2 plays later, the same scenario occurred again. Lawson didn't make the smallest effort to go after it. Searels was hotter this time and Lawson just shrugged it off.
Because of this, I don't think that he is ready even though I really want him to be. After his first series this fall, I wanted to start him against anOSU. But his head and inexperience worries me.
Based on everything I've heard about Searels, I don't necessarily think having a player who shrugs off one of his tirades is the worst character trait to have. I'd rather have a QB who will look into the face of a frothing-at-the-mouth OL coach and shrug than one who shrinks like a wilting violet.
While I understand that, would you want one that doesn't give 100% in practice while competing for playing time? And it wasn't just Searels after the second time Lawson just stopped playing in a live scrimmage.
Like I said, love Lawson for his talent but it is not all there yet.
I want the one with the most upside. And that's Lawson, hand's down.
Agree on the upside.
But he is not "mature and level headed" and it is important to understand that as well when determining a qb. Just trying to shed light on the situation/discussion that might be going on behind the scenes.
If they go with Motley, it will be because they don't trust Lawson with the reigns of not only being QB1, but also being a team leader. Not playing hard and not listening to coaches is setting a really bad example for the team. I hope it was an isolated incident.
I'll be behind any QB that trots out there, but I think we need to be careful of our expectations of the "unknown." A lot of fodder out there on how great Lawson is, but the scrimmages showed he has a lot to learn in a few areas.
The way he played last night I'm not sure how you get 8 wins out of Motley this year. A straight wishbone will not win us many games this year. We need to be able to pass and the Loeffler offensive scheme depends on it. Wishbone is not something we routinely practice and is not something we will be running long term. Long term, it would be a mistake to completely shift the prep for this entire offense just to have Motley at QB.
Our QB going forward has to be the one who can best run the offense we had spent all offseason preparing. And if Lawson truly is the guy of the future, you have to seriously consider going with him now. Get his feet wet against Furman, Purdue, and ECU, and let's see what he can do.
Agreed. I'm having trouble seeing us win more than 5 or 6 with Motley at QB all year. He can't throw the deep ball, and we'll struggle to score as soon as everyone knows that.
We won 6 last year and Motley moved the ball well when he came in. I think with this defense and improvements among the o-line and skill spots. 8 is the baseline.
Actually have watched Motley throw in practice some over the years. His deep throw is markedly better than Brewer's.
From what I've seen I'd have to disagree. Motley might be able to throw the ball further but Brewer was the only one that seemed able to actually hit his receivers on the deep routes.
I agree. Case in point was the spring game - identical routes by Ford on a fade to the endzone. Motley overthrew him by 5 yards, Brewer hit him in stride. That's just one example, but Motley definitely needs to get a hold of his cannon. Great strength. Needs accuracy.
What makes you think he cant throw the deep ball? That pick the other night must be the only deep throw youve seen him make. He's got the best arm on the team.
mhmm damn well that ball he threw in the spring game where he missed Ford by 5 yards wide open in the endzone.. as said right above.. from the little we have seen it hasn't been pretty.. However I will give him the doubt until he gets more PT which will happen this week
Yeah, he def hasnt been consistent. There is hope there, I just hope it comes together.
Great point. I think they'll have to strongly consider who is a better fit for the offense. After preparing all spring for one type of play style you can't just flip it like that and expect to be successful. I admittedly don't know much about Lawson, but if he fits the current offensive scheme that we have been preparing to execute then I think that is the best way forward here. What a crappy situation to start a season... At least we have 2 easier games coming up to prepare for the ACC schedule, which is all we can worry about now.
I totally agree.
I think it was said by another poster in another thread, but I think the question you have to answer (as best you can at this point) is who do you foresee as your QB next year. If that answer is Lawson, I think you have to burn the shirt and get the kid game experience now. The experience will have him way ahead of the curve for next year, leading to a potentially huge season! And there is never a better opportunity to do that and be able to withstand those inevitable freshmen mistakes, then during a string of games against Furman, Purdue and East Carolina. While the sample size is small, I just don't think Motley is a Power 5 starting QB. And you can't have an offense at this level that is wildcat based. If you can't throw the ball consistently, defenses are going to stack the box and smother your running game. I, like probably everyone else here, don't have any idea what Durkin can do, but from all I've read from the "experts", he doesn't seem likely to relegate Lawson to the bench for the next four years. So, if that's the case, I say lets take our lumps now when we have a schedule that will likely allow us to absorb them and still pull out W's, and a few games down the road, we may be seeing the dynamic, big-time QB that everyone has been clamoring about with Lawson. We did it with Tyrod, and were seeing it being done today at a number of Power 5 schools across the country. I suspect it would also be great for recruiting that next big time QB recruit, when he sees that we are a school that's not afraid to let a true frosh come in and play.
The more I think about it, the more I think Lawson has to be the choice. Realistically, what QB are we going to start next year? I think it has to be Lawson. So, why not give the kid 11 games (against what is not a terribly difficult slate) to get his feet under him. Motley seems like a great kid, but he is just not a QB that can run this type of offense at this level. If he was, Lefty doesn't go out and find Brewer last offseason in the first place.
I hate to sound like I am saying this season is already a wash, but realistically there is no way we are going to the playoff, so why not see what you have in your 2nd best rated QB recruit ever. Lets also remember he isn't an 18 year old lacking some maturity either. If he is as good as projected, we are only getting 3 years out of him one way or the other, why can't this be one of them.
This season cannot be a wash. At the absolute very least we have to use this season to set us up for next year. But we have the talent to win the Coastal and should things break right win the ACC. That is our goal. I love Brewer and it sucks he's out but next man up. If we don't have a QB on this roster who can competently lead this talented roster behind a seriously improved OL that had all has multiple years of learning under one coach then we were never as good as we thought we were.
I agree, and I think that is why Lawson has to be the choice. From what we have seen, does it seem reasonable that Motley will lead this team to where Hokie nation is hoping we can get to? Thats not a knock on the kid, but if you can't throw the football in today's game you are done. And maybe he can. Maybe playcalling has held that aspect of his game back. But his high school career and the eye test suggest there is a reason he doesn't throw a lot.
If we start Lawson all year and don't make a bowl but he learns how to play, thats OK by me. The fact notwithstanding that if he learns how to be a good college QB its highly likely we at least make a bowl game given his talents coming out of HS. Miami, FSU and OSU wern't recruiting him for shits and giggles.
damn Illinois Hokie, you must have been channeling your thoughts to me.
The problem with starting Lawson is that we aren't running a Stinespring offense anymore. We can't throw Lawson in the game and tell him "if the hot read isn't open, just make shit up and run around". Our offense is currently not designed to be easy to understand and pick up. Lawson won't even see as much success as Tyrod Taylor did his freshman year, even if we make the assumption that they possess the same skill level, which is doubtful because Tyrod was a 5*.
Well whatever, let's hope Beamer pulls a Meyer and doesn't announce until the first snap Saturday. Keep Furman guessing.
Just wanted to say I agree - start Lawson. Coach him up. Outta to be able to get enough out of him to beat Furman. Coach him some more. Same for Purdue. Lather rinse repeat for ECU.
By then, if he's got the raw talent they say he's got, he ought to be able to give us as good if not better than anyone else we can throw in there based on on-field performance.
That said, for Motley and Durkin, I'm sure they're good kids. It's nothing personal, but the team needs more than what Motley showed when he came in full time. It's not about Motley, Durkin, or even Lawson to be honest. It's about the other players on the team, coaches, support staff, and fans that pour their souls into the team. I know Lawson will be a tougher coaching job RIGHT NOW, but hey, this is part of the job.
Now I'm gonna go cheer for the one they put in as much as I can, no matter who it is.
I am going to leave the decision on who to start and who to play to the coaches. Frank Beamer and Whit Babcock trust them to do their jobs and select the correct kid to play. They know a lot more about Motley/Durkin/Lawson than I do and are paid to know more.
Motley was prepared for the game to have a substitute package. He did well for the most part as that substitute. But he was not prepared for the big game. To my knowledge he was the #2, not just because he has already redshirted but because he was playing significantly better than Lawson in the fall practice.
We all need to relax and let the coaches and players prepare for Furman. We will find out more on Saturday at 3:30. See you there.
In theory, your absolutely right, the coaches certainly know a lot better then any of us armchair coaches. But its much more entertaining for us to make our uninformed arguments in an innocuous place like a message board. That's why college football is so entertaining, and its also what makes unfortunate incidents like Brewer's injury more palatable. Rather than wallow in the bad luck and disappointing loss, its much more entertaining to think of the potential of a highly ranked QB prospect taking full advantage of an opportunity way before any of us anticipated.
Regardless, I will fully support whatever decision the coaches make, because I know if they start Motley, Durkin or Lawson, their doing it because they firmly believe that option is the best option for the program.
In regards to someone else's comment about Motley having beaten out Lawson since he was #2 coming out of camp, you are probably 100% correct about that. But there is still the possibility that the coaches didn't see any reason to play Lawson over Brewer, so there was no reason to burn his shirt, and also, no reason to list him as the #2. Now that Brewer is probably out of the picture for the majority of the season, the thinking may change for them. While Motley may be the second best QB now, it may be just for the reason you mentioned, that the system is too complicated for a freshmen to pick up in just one camp. But, as the season progresses, and Lawson learns the system more, does his potential make him a better QB than Motley come game 5? game 7? game 10? If it does, and you can win games against Furman, Purdue, ECU and even a Conner-less Pitt with a gifted QB that is slowly increasing his knowledge of the system, wouldn't you do that if the ceiling for him is so much higher than the guy who knows the system better today?
And I hear ya on Tyrod. He was special. Seemed much more polished and mature than your typical freshman, thus the five star rating.
In the end, i'm just wondering if this isn't the perfect scenario for jump starting the future of the program. I hate that it happened, as I think Brewer was going to do great things this year, but these are the cards we have been dealt.
Really good post, gave you a leg to get you started.
I think there is a great article out there to be written about the transition of Virginia Tech football from the Beamer to the post-Beamer era. That is strictly a comment on the inexorable fact that Frank won't be here forever, and in fact won't be here for much longer (relatively speaking) no matter what the results on the field are. And its also can't be a "one year he is here, one year he is not" sort of change because I don't see that working out well.
I do agree that with Brewer and all of the work he put in, this was going to be a really good season regardless of the W/L result last night. And unfortunately with one play both of those possibilities were dealt a blow.
I'm not saying Lawson is better than those other guys. I really have no idea what they are doing in practice. But it feels like right now this program is at a major transitional moment. Do we let the OC and the kid he hand picked (Lawson) start showing us what they can do? Even if it means some rough going early on, because i think VT has the horses to beat the next 3 squads even with "just learning" QB play.
I really don't like the "motley was #2 because Lawson couldn't beat Brewer," argument...It assumes that CFB is flat-out lying when he says, "we were never going to redshirt him," which I guess is possible, but if it's true, this truly ought to be Beamer's last week. His rep as a coach is built on his trustworthiness, without that...I choose to believe it is the case that Lawson was never going to redshirt, in which case, we know he isn't ready, but the coaches expected him to keep getting better. I expected he would get garbage time, and I don't doubt he will. Lots of garbage time for Lawson the next 2 weeks, lots of practice reps. If he improves and takes the reigns and responsibilty, he's the guy, if not, Motley.
Calling Durkin "Logan Thomas 2.0" doesn't do him justice. It is like whenever a fast QB is called "The next Vick".
I meant that more of what the offense could/would look like with him as the starter.
I wouldn't count on it. Leoffler has had his system going for a third year now. Thomas played in the first year with limited talent around him.
If Ford hadn't left, would HE be the guy?
Since Motley was ahead of him on the depth chart, I guess not. So that should tell us that Motley is pretty good, right?
We've seen very little of Motley and what we have seen has been in less than ideal circumstances. So I'm cutting the guy some slack. Yes, he has to be able to throw for us to have success and I hope he can do that better than what we've seen. My problem is that there is a whole lot of "bird in the bush is worth 2 birds in the hand" going around under the assumption that the coaches are red shirting the superior option just for the sake of it. (Cue family guy "a boat is a boat, but a mystery box could be anything. It could even be a boat!!!")
I think Motley has it in him to step up and be the man if he just knew it was coming and could grow some confidence. These next 3 games could do that for him just like they could be a perfect transition for Lawson. Sad as the brewer injury is, it could not have come at a better time (ok, happening in the waning minutes of last night while we were sitting on a two score lead would have been better, but anyway). Any later and we'd basically be writing the season off. As it is, we have the chance to get someone else up I speed to make use of weapons like malleck, Bucky, ford, Rogers, etc thatwould be under utilized in a run first offense.
On an unrelated note. I'm feeling fairly optimistic and less than 24 hours after the loss, at that. Who'da thunk it? I expected a much more drawn out grieving process...
You play to win the game. Now, not next year. Whatever gets us the most W's this season is all I care about.
This. I have gotten to the point where I don't really care who the QB is as long as he gives us the best chance to win the games, and let's be honest we should win the at least the next three games. No excuses, this team still just has too much dang talent to roll over.
I'm going to go with head vs heart for this summary, same as the OSU game and the Michigan/Utah game.
My head says the coaches will make the best call and we should trust them. My heart says that's what got us Grant Noel in my freshman year.
No, not being prepared for Vick leaving early and having no other options at QB (Randall was a freshman and VERY raw) was what got us Grant Noel.
Motley may be a little better "right now," but if Lawson is indeed the future, I refuse to believe Motley is better enough to justify being played when Lawson has a good opportunity to gain experience, get rookie mistakes out of the way, and perhaps even excel. They're pretty close, or else Beamer wouldn't have even considered burning Lawson's redshirt.
The focus being on this season and this season alone was thrown out the window the second Brewer's collarbone snapped. When you have a guy like Lawson, this is the situation where you see what he has.
Id rather just have Lawson go. But if Motley plays hes going to need to go down alot more when he runs or scrambles. He took some shots last night while running and also last year
Play Leal!
Let's be honest with ourselves, Motley will start, and continue to start until he loses games (plural) for us. SL made that adamant last night, how many times did he say "we will rally around Motley"? A'la Dick Vermeil circa 2000 in regards to Kurt Warner.
Let's hope it turns out like Dick Vermeil circa 2000.
Don't forget, this decision for the coaches does not involve whether or not Lawson redshirts this year. They've stated multiple times, and again today, they never had any intention of redshirting him. So that should not factor in to whether they start him or not.
Then the end goal for this season is to have Lawson ready to start by the end of the season. Give him a healthy share of first team reps, and series in every game. Build him up, bring him along in live situations, and get him ready to be the man against the Vols in Bristol.
IDK, we're only one game into this year, have 3 games to get ready for ACC play, to have the 'end goal for this season is to have Lawson ready' would seem to be tossing this season away prematurely.. it appears we have an improved OL, a monster DL, and Shai coming back from suspension this week.. it's also possible Brewer could be back for the 2nd half of ACC play, There is NO REASON to give up on this season yet
Who is giving up?
You need stated objectives, and as far as the QB objectives go, I think the number one objective is to groom Lawson into a starter this year. That doesn't mean you don't play to win, it means that when Scot Loeffler is being a QB coach, he needs to craft everything around developing Lawson. Motley has been in this system four years. He's as developed as he's gonna get. So use Motley as his strengths allow, but put Lawson in learning situations. If Lawson costs a couple games from mistakes, that experience will pay dividends in the future. That's better than dropping a completely green Lawson into a starting role in 2016.
When your stated goal for this year is getting one player ready to start it seems like you aren't exactly playing to win. I have 0 problem with Lawson working his way into playing, and I expect to see him at least a couple series vs Furman, but he still needs to learn the offense before we can expect much more than a handful of snaps.. if he's a fast learner great, but the goal still has to be to win this year, and I don't think we should sacrifice a couple of games this year to prepare for next year
Then what would you say the top objective should be from the standpoint of the QBs? Motley has been in this system four years. I don't think he's going to have a come to Jesus moment now that makes him a prototypical NFL style QB. He's a known commodity at this point.
He's also injury-prone. Some of the hits Brewer peeled himself up after would have sent Motley to the sideline. So while all the talk might be on who the starter is right now, I assure you that Motley's backup WILL see the field in significant situations.
So I stand by it. Developing Lawson is our top objective from a QB standpoint. Because we are going to need him at some point, and that's likely to be this year.
That is a fair question.
I think you continue to work with Motley at QB1. From the scrimmage and game experience standpoint we know he can move the chains and did so at times last night.
Lawson should be getting the second most amount of snaps. You are absolutely right that he needs time and needs to be developed because he will be needed. I like Durkin and his work ethic, but DL needs as many reps as possible.
Here's the thing. We can analyze this all day but I have faith in Beamer and Loeffler based on empathy for their situation. Beamer isn't on the hot seat per se in terms of job, but reputation, and Loeffler is surely on for his job. If Lawson has the potential to be our guy or if he is even close to Motley, he will play. Especially, with the next two games on the schedule. Both Beamer and Loeffler know they will need better play from our QB if they want to be a contender in the ACC this year. That said I'm not sure we've seen enough from Motley during game time to make the call. I'd expect Motley to come out as the starter against Furman, and if he struggles at all expect other QB's to get reps. Total faith in the coaches on this one.
Does VT have a hyperbaric chamber kicking around anywhere? Are they supposed to help the healing process? I remember TO basically sleeping in one when the Eagles were getting ready for the super bowl and they weren't sure if he'd make it.
Worth a shot if he can just sit in the thing for a couple of hrs a day.
Yeah, hyperbarics can really speed the process. I'm going to assume that is the plan already because I think in all but the absolute best situations, collarbone injuries are usually 6-10 weeks not 4-8. I could be wrong on that but one of my hs teammates broke his and was out ~10 weeks
I think Brewer is as tough as they come, so I have a feeling (and I'm certainly hoping) that it will be on the shorter end of that range
Honestly though, I'm for whatever you guys think.
I'm just ready to watch Dadi and Maddy knock down some Qbs, and DBU break some shit up.
THIS ^
We have a good team. If the over riding goal is to win every game
going forward, I think we have the personnel to do it.
I was going to give a turkey leg to your post. Something about that "break shit up", but I was informed that I had to earn a few before I can give one up.
So, how can a man earn a turkey leg around this fine site?
If you have to ask you can't afford it. JK. welcome, and have leg numero uno on me.
OT but this is the second video I have seen of making fun of Brewer's injury (I'm sure many of you have the first.) Was hesitant to post it, but it pissing me off almost as much as the first one. I can stand the Braxton juke move going viral as it should, but I can't stand a player getting injured and then getting seemingly laughed at by all of social media.
https://instagram.com/p/7Y7rD5lXkn/
Pathetic. Honestly, the people laughing just don't understand that when Brewer said that he was trying to be a leader to his teammates. He wasn't trying to be a smartass to anOSU or anything. He's a tough kid and that's the way he approaches the game.
I honestly don't know what the right move is here. But I do agree that whatever direction you want to head, it needs to be within the next week or so with the way the schedule sets up. Interesting breakdown though Austin.
One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is how Brewers injury will affect the way we call plays and how personnel will change with a backup QB. Obviously, whoever the QB is, won't have the passing ability that Brewer had. I think it totally changes our identity on offense. We're going to have to run the ball more, so I think that we need to become adapted to that. can JCC handle that load? Can Trey regain his 2nd half of 2013 form again? Can Travon run between the tackles and be an every down back? In my opinion, that's a NO on all three questions. That leaves Shai. If he is healthy, he needs to be our running back going forward.
I know I will be in the minority but if Shai can come back strong I wouldn't mind a 1-2 punch of Shai and McMillian. I think McMillian looked good last night, he is going to bust a long one soon.
What's your rationale? You state three hypotheticals and then just answer no. Why can't JCC cary the load? Why can't Trey regain his form? Why can't McMillian run between the tackles and be an every down back?
You're jumping awfully quickly to betting the farm on a guy coming back from his second ACL surgery.
JCC is 187 lbs. McMillan is 196. And that's probably a stretch. Do these look like every down backs that can run between the tackles 20+ touches a game? I'm not saying there's no use for these two on the team, because I think there definetly is. I just don't think they could handle the load. We need to establish a starting tailback to get in a rhythm and I think these two are more of a change of pace type back. Not every down type guys. As far a Trey goes. He does fit that mold of an every down back. He just doesn't seem to have quite the juice he used to have. And that's purely by the eyeball test. I could be completely wrong about him. You are on point with Shai's Knee. I know that is an issue. But if he's healthy, he has the speed, the size and the vision for what I invision an every down back to be. My whole point was that with Brewers injury, the offense will have to rely on the ground game more now. We have to pound the rock more and make the play clock work in our favor. I just think Shai is best suited for that role....if healthy
Ahem...
4. Sam Rogers - direct snap, all day
Predicted win-loss: 11-1
I love it.
Collarbones are a 10 week, surgery speeds this up.
I could see him playing in six... I can also see him not taking another college snap..
I can't imagine him being back in 4 weeks. Maybe throwing again in 4 weeks but not ready to take a hit. Everyone in the medical field I have talked to says 6-8 weeks is the real number. Miami would be hopeful but Duke or BC more likely.
Even if Brewer can come back, we've seen enough of him to suggest that he's both the best passer on the roster and prone to be hurt in one way or another. Don't get me wrong, he's a tough kid and can play through injury, but I'm not betting on him for a full season, or, at this point, maybe even a half season.
I do like the idea of getting Lawson reps, but I haven't seen much of Motley up to this point in his career and have never seen anything but a recruiting video of Durkin or Lawson. Motley could be Bryan Randall 2.0 for all I know, which would make me very happy. Durkin could be Belldozer 2.0. Lawson could be Vick 3.0.
At this point, I'd just like to see what we've got.
All these 6 win predictions...wah?
That still includes beating UVA, right?... right?
This may have been asked somewhere but there are a lot of threads going. Is Brewer eligible for a 6th year since he missed (or will have missed) the bulk of 2 seasons with injuries?
Short answer - Nope. Bitter responded on another thread and basically said that brewers injury at TT didnt cost him an entire season and his redshirt year was entirely separate.
Motley has been here 4 years now. He is what he is a wildcat QB. Take some lumps play Dwayne and build on the future until brew crew gets healthy.