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Well, there were academic advisers steering athletes to these classes. I agree that there is plenty of blame to go around (particularly on the players who took part in the classes), but the institution is also very responsible for creating an environment like that. I can see both sides.
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# | Does Beamer still deserve to step down on his decision after last night's performance? Perhaps you roll the projects togther? Frankenstein Frank and Fuller? A Frank-en-Fuller, if you will?
Awesome. Any idea how he ranks nationally in Net Yards of Punt Plays? What about compared to other popular punters (Nic Shmitt, for instance).
To be fair, it sounds like at least a few of those aren't even hokie fans... Just trolls watching the game. #3 and 5, specifically. Furthermore - it's the internet. Assholes are gonna be assholes. If a couple trolls are enough to shake a qb, he probably isn't mentally tough enough.
Truly the male Mariah Carey
If you think we've got a chance at winning it all next year, then you don't worry about the one after that. You go all-in for it.
There is something to lose - development for other players. What is gained by putting Leal in? If you're saying the season is already lost at this point, then even if your experiment is a success (which, again I really doubt would happen), we're still not winning the coastal. And now we have to decide between Brewer, Motley, Ford and Durkin next year, and have no new data on any of them.
I'm oppossed to making a change to make a change (what I think the Leal switch would be). Even if he's slightly better, it wouldn't be significant enough to make it worth it.
Which of Brewer's performances were as bad as the Sun Bowl? He's had some very bad plays (the GT picks come to mind), but nothing like the disaster that was the Sun Bowl.
As to the year of players... This year is mostly a lost cause at this point. The coastal is likely out of reach. We're a middle-of-the-pack ACC team again. Next year is a blank slate (one, I might add, that we should be returning a lot of talent for). Any decisions we make regarding the roster should be made with that in mind. We should be looking at what gives us the best chance to win it all then.
If starting Ford or Durkin would be the answer there, then I'd say trot them out. I sort of doubt it would be though, since they're both true freshmen right now. I'd want to be absolutely sure they're the guys too, since we'd be burning a redshirt. Decisions made in lost seasons should be made with an eye towards the future, and I doubt burning a redshirt would help in that regard. But if they were tearing it up like Vick circa '99 in practice, I'd have no problem with them seeing the field, since it'd be doubtful they'd stay four more years anyhow. Again, I doubt that's the case, but wanted to be clear.
And my whole post was about potentially having to change qbs, so not sure what your point is. I just don't think Leal should be the one we change to. If it were between mediocrity with Brewer or mediocrity with Leal, I'd stick with Brewer, because he might at least grow into the role and develop for the future. But I really think Motley needs to get more reps during the week in case Brewer doesn't improve.
Leal has several things counting against him in my book:
1 - The sun bowl performance. It was generally dreadful, and not better than anything Brewer has done this year. 12/25 for 130 yards, two picks, and no tds is not equivalent to Brewer's worst perfomances this year. It's not even close.
2 - He was definitely beaten out by Motley in the spring. He had been here for 3 years, and Motley was noticeably better than him by all accounts.
3 - The staff had such little faith in him that they got Brewer to transfer here. If they'd thought he had shown them an ability to be an effective qb, they wouldn't have needed Brewer, and they would not have seemed so certain that Brewer would win the starting job upon arriving.
4 - Leal is a senior. Even if he were to go out there and light it up, we'd have to go through this whole thing again next year. I think next year could be a really good year if we get all our ducks in a row. If we can settle on either Brewer (assuming he gets the kinks worked out) or Motley (if he proves to be a more reliable option), they can lead us next year and we can hit the ground running when anOSU comes to town. That should be a priority.
Just because you CAN post whatever you want doesn't mean you should. If people keep making pointless topics that get spammy again, Joe will have to change the requirements again. If people can control themselves, then it isn't an issue and we can continue to post freely.
TKP is a privledge, not a right.
Exactly. If I'm the staff, I'm getting Motley reps and seeing what he can do in practice. If Brewer's issues continue, then you've got an alternative.
Leg for the comment and welcome. I don't entirely agree with you, though. Last night, Brewer looked terrible. I'll give you that. But against GT and ECU he had something insane like 70+% completion percentage, and consistently moved the chains. He just had those couple of spectacular meltdowns per game. Last night wasn't really indicative of that - he seemed gun-shy and timid. Maybe that's a result of those meltdowns and trying to avoid them. I don't know. Maybe he's not correctable. It's certainly frustrating though, because it almost seems like he's a good one, except for those times when he isn't.
I'm not oppossed to maybe seeing what Motley's got, but I'm not sure we can just write Brewer off either. I'm not sure how much we really have behind him (I've got no faith in Leal after the Sun Bowl and getting beaten out by Motley in the Spring). If Motley can't go though, we might be stuck riding Brewer's arm for the rest of the year and the rollercoaster ride that that entails. Having not seen Motley in practice everyday, I can't make that call, but I really hope the coaches are at least trying to get him some reps so they can make a change if they need to.
But we fired Shanahan and look at how much better the team is now!
At least I didn't have to listen to Craig James. Oof he was bad. Pairing him with Palmer was nightmarish.
This post is totally unfair. The problem with Auburn was obviously Chizik. There's a reason that guy was fired 2 years after a national title - he was a terrible head coach, and had the program circling the drain. It was clear when he was hired that he wasn't qualified, and he just lucked into having a great OC, a stocked cupboard, and a once-in-a-generation qb waiting to transfer in that his bagmen could afford. As soon as those things departed, he was in way over his head. Any OC in the country brought into such an environment would struggle.
Then, you proceed to put words into other posters' mouths, and trash the strawman you've made for yourself. You're right, the offense has problems. A lot of them. Improvement can be made across the board. But you said yourself - numbers don't lie. Someone above posted offensive rankings, and we are consistently trending in the right direction across the board. Maybe not quickly, but there is clear movement.
You know what I think is best about Wang? Versatility. You can plug Wang in anywhere and he does work. He's been around so long, he's got experience at every position and technique.
leg for the attempt. It was a valiant effort.
all of the upvotes. So good.
It must be hard with your qbs getting shuffled like that. Williams might see something on the field, but then when he gets switched out for the new qb, they have to relearn the same lesson. I mean, they might try to communicate it on the sideline, but I'm sure that once the bullets start flying, having not seen something before makes it tough to know what to do.
By rotating qbs like that, you're preventing your offense from gaining that experience and adapting as the game goes on. Is that what you're trying to say, because if so, I think I totally agree.
So... are you saying Whit should offer to sleep on the roof of Cassel? Or are you offering?
He was still the best corner back there - the entire secondary is a liability... We are starting the 4th round pick out of Clemson. It's a disaster.
You unveil these the day AFTER my birthday. That's cold, Joe.
That must be the easiest job in the world - I mean the crazies do all of his work for him.
You have to fill the stands with manikins or something. That's a lot of pre-game setup for a telecast that tens of people are going to watch.
I'm glad he took some time to try to make the right decision. I mean, this is a kid deciding where he wants to go to school. I'd hate for him to make it rashly while swept up in the fun of an official visit. Hopefully, taking a while to decide = not transferring later.