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Chancellor Kameron's picture Chancellor Kameron
| 1 year 7 months # | Postseason thread: We're going bowling, but to where?

he couldn't go for legal reasons

Are these legal reasons New Orleans related or something else? Because I would be curious what the hell someone had to do to get New Orleans to tell them to not come back lol

dcwilson40's picture dcwilson40 | 1 year 7 months # | Steven Godfrey suggesting that Pry's seat is much hotter than we think

Foster's gap fit motus operandi is to stop the run first at all costs. Linebackers run down hill and fill the alley unblocked IS the scheme. What I am trying to say is that if there is an extra run option- the QB- that gets the defense on it's heels a bit. Even Saban's great defenses struggled more against a dual threat. Saban runs a variant of the Tampa 2 defense - but he has the best players, keep in mind. Bud never ran Tampa 2 with any regularity- sure a one off game or 2 where he wanted to "face" the QB with DBs playing zone, but Bud was a single high safety guy.

bar1990's picture bar1990
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| 1 year 7 months # | Steven Godfrey suggesting that Pry's seat is much hotter than we think

That puts more strain on a defense - you have to respect the QB run and pass- thus you can't be as aggressive. Less sacks, less pressure, less turnovers, etc. The days of a Charlie Ward being unique are long gone. The gap fit scheme can defend the RPO fine, however your chances of flipping the field, strip sacks, etc are less with a dual threat QB.

I guess I don't understand why the gap fit scheme is less effective?

My understanding of what you're saying, plus my filling in the blanks based on what little X's & O's I vaguely understand:

  • The gap fit defense that Foster/Pry run is by nature aggressive at the line (meaning that rushers are running forward towards empty spaces very fast).
  • Dual Threat QBs, the RPO, etc allow the QB to move or get rid of the ball at the last moment, and the pass rushers (even the elite players) can't change direction quick enough when all of their momentum is moving forward
  • You/B-Street are suggesting that it might be time to implement a scheme that doesn't require the DL to move downfield as aggressively (maybe they move more horizontally instead?) in order to avoid being gashed by mobile QBs?

Is that a fair summary, or did I incorrectly fill the gaps? (pun intended)

skippypbm's picture skippypbm
I GOTTA BE ME!
| 1 year 7 months # | Postseason thread: We're going bowling, but to where?

2nd time I visited NO, we stayed at an airBandB with 2 locals (husband installed high end commercial stereo systems in upscale bars and wife owned an art gallery in the Quarter); did NON-touristy stuff and had great time visiting local dive bars!

(1st time was fun too! Went after the 2015 Independence Bowl. Went with my best friend's girlfriend(he couldn't go for legal reasons). Had a great time visiting the WW2 museum (highly recommend it and it's walkable distance from the Quarter or downtown). First night we were walking toward the bars and stopped by Coyote Ugly; they had a bar pool table which turned out to have 400+ free games on it. Played all night and finished 3/4 bottle of Jack Daniels in bourbon and cokes. Next night we returned and told the bartender about the previous night. She glanced at the bottle at the bar, went to the back and returned with a fresh bottle, cracked the seal and said "we're gonna finish this bitch tonight!" and we did (and I have the bottle signed by her at my house to this day).b Next night we finished a whole bottle of vodka there. Great times- never back at the hotel til 3-4am!

bar1990's picture bar1990
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| 1 year 7 months # | Steven Godfrey suggesting that Pry's seat is much hotter than we think

Whelp, those fans may be happy to yell and scream, but they are not willing to put their money where their mouths are, unlike Nebraska, LSU, Oregon, TAMU, etc

But your point is well taken - you're not talking about being nationally relevant; you're just talking about beating our current peers (UNC, Cuse, Pitt, Duke, etc), who spend the same that we do.

nettiefloyd's picture nettiefloyd | 1 year 7 months # | Steven Godfrey suggesting that Pry's seat is much hotter than we think

I hope that Pry can persuade some portal talent to come to Blacksburg. Based off of this year's results (which I think we can all label as a step backwards) I wonder if the interest will be there from a donor and/or player perspective. Given the expected turnover on the roster, he better fill the holes with better players or hope the guys on the squad are ready. All indications point to the latter as being very unlikely.

dcwilson40's picture dcwilson40 | 1 year 7 months # | Steven Godfrey suggesting that Pry's seat is much hotter than we think

The downside of course is the alternative... win games at football starved VT, embrace recruiting the state and the VT culture and coach a P4 program with great fans for 15-20 years. Sure he got his money, but now he is an analyst- not even an on field coach. For a football lifer, I bet you his buyout that he would rather be coaching VT right now.

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