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They usually get the majority of their yds after contact due to not playing with the benefit of an o-line to block for them. On the same subject, I didn't see many solo tackles on VT's running backs. They ran tough all night.
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# | Slept On It: Hokies Open Strong, Limp Home After Frustrating Battle at Bristol Here we go
Steve Addazio wishes the Pumpkin Spice flavors of EVERYTHING would stick around all year long.
I don't want this to sound pompous, but I would expect nothing less from our fans. We truly have some of the best, and stories like this make me proud to be a Hokie.
Speaking of Hodges, any idea why we don't target him more often? I mean like all three years, I feel like we should be throwing to him 5-7 times a game
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# | Slept On It: Hokies Open Strong, Limp Home After Frustrating Battle at Bristol If I were a BC player, I'd be terrified. I wouldn't want to face a Hokies team coming off an embarrassing loss where they know full well it came down to execution and toughness. I'm expecting the Hokies to come out with a TON of fire and passion, looking to hit BC right in the mouth. Oh, and did I mention this game is in the Terror Dome?
Yeah. Philips may need to clean up the greasy fingers and brush up with blocking a tad, but he's way more consistent at blocking than Davis. Also, I don't remember Davis having as much of the fumble issue as Philips. My other complaint is that, they still seem to backpedal at times after a reception instead of just pushing fwd for the 1st down/fwd prog.
and he doesn't remove the aluminum foil it's wrapped in
Well, that escalated quickly
even though I expected us to be 2-0 at this point. We're shooting ourselves in the face with an elephant gun
Most of the skilled workers came to NC because the work was there. If it's not there, they will simply go to where it is. That's pretty much the reality of today's workforce.
I work for a large firm with a corporate campus in Charlotte, and have been asked more than once if I would relocate there for various positions. At this point in time the answer would be no. (Not specifically because of this bill, but the economic uncertainty that seems to be forming)
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# | Slept On It: Hokies Open Strong, Limp Home After Frustrating Battle at Bristol Strictly as a passer, Evans has a QB rating of 155.07 vs Brewer's 137.88 through his first two games. Evans appears to be the better passer.
You bring up the interesting point of Evans's fumbles, which passer rating doesn't account for. Something like ESPN's QBR would, but they haven't released the formula.
I think you both are right
Steve Addazio cooks fish in the microwave in the office break room.
Contrary to pre-season media and fan mantra, Evans does not have a cannon. Not even close. This much was clearly apparent in the very first snapchat video last spring.
The lack of a true deep threat - both by the QB and the receiving corps that is seeing PT at present - will be the biggest challenge for this team going forward. Period. I love Ford, but he is more of a short/medium guy than a constant deep threat.
I suspect Motley is going to be getting some snaps at some point and possibly getting Murphy on field -- if only to make defenses respect more of the field and game plan for it.
I noted a play below where VT tried to utilize a fake bubble screen to hit Bucky in a 1v1 matchup deep. On the very next play VT comes out in the same alignment and UT shows the exact same defense. VT is able to take advantage of UT trying man coverage against Ford on the boundary for a quick slant for an 11-yard gain. On the very next play (3rd and 8) VT empties the backfield to try to throw for the first. Pettit gets his ass handed to him and the play blows up. *Evans does have a tendency to tuck the ball quickly and hasn't been great at extending the play and allowing receivers to get open.
Wish I could see what happens with Devin Wilson at the top of the screen, but he was isolated and VT wanted to take advantage of his height in the Red Zone.
The very next drive on 3rd and 2, VT goes with the same look as mentioned in the first play (Isaiah isolated w/ man coverage) and try the quick slant. Isaiah beats his man but ball is batted at the LOS. I noticed this also happened later in the game on an attempt to Phillips. Every time they ran the quick slant, it was open, just up to whether the ball got there or not (and Evans missed on the throw once).
UT gave VT the opportunity to beat them and dared them to throw in 1v1 matchups, but VT couldn't take advantage, and when they did, they were beaten by themselves with penalties or fumbles that killed drives.
I moved to NC a year ago from Roanoke, and I can say that this bill has been a hugely frustrating thing to most residents. It's made our state look like we're run by a bunch of buffoons, and rather than try to reach a compromise the defenders of the bill have dug their heels in
If you read the NCAA's statement, they did a good job of pointing out that they are objecting to the full power of HB2, not just the "bathroom issue" that has people here in NC up in a tizzy.
The real crux of the issue is that it is now legal to fire/refuse service/refuse housing to people in NC if they are LGBT.
Agreed. OSU 2014 was a rare treat, but more often than not, we are blowing it. And forget ever going to FedEx field again....
I can tell when teams have strong player leadership from its captains/seniors and when teams don't. In the past two games, this team resembles the latter. Even Fuente mentioned at yesterday's BC week presser that there isn't enough vocal leadership on this team right now.
I've been thinking this too. In the past, both the offense and defense had strong leaders (Offense - almost always the QB, defense - Dadi, Kyle Fuller, Exum, Bruce, Cody, the list goes on and on). Jerod seems like he's not yet confident enough to take ownership of this role. As far as the Defense, I feel like Seth and Woody would be the ideal candidates, but it seems like they're use to following Dadi and Maddy, not leading.
Just another reminder that this team is still growing. I expected Jerod to build confidence as the season goes on, and I expect him to really own a leadership role next season.
Regarding #2, there has been a gradual evolution (devolution if you will) in the way illegal man downfield is not called over the last 15 years. If refs called it more by the book, spread offenses would lose a key advantage and the powers-that-be aren't going to discourage anything that shuts down scoring.
It's similar to (albeit on a lesser scale) how the interpretation of carrying the basketball has completely transformed the game of basketball over the last 30 years.
that score is reserved for a certain team (if you can call it that) up the road
To be fair, they tried to do the fake screen, and were able to isolate both Bucky and Isaiah. UT sends a blitz from the nickel spot on the field and roll one safety up for man coverage (watch him bite on the bubble fake) while the other rotates to deep centerfield. Bucky and Isaiah both get isolated into 1v1 matchups, the protection is just poorly executed to give Evans time to allow play to develop and make the throw.
An unfortunate problem this game. Many have claimed that VT didn't attempt to stretch field, but that is because UT was getting to Evans quickly, not allowing those routes to develop.
38 is more our speed.
I agree...we managed 24 points against a decent team even while committing 5 turnovers...cut out those turnovers and we should be able to get 17 or more points against BC. I would love to have a shut-out. Something like 36-0 would make me feel good.
On Hill missing- it was a twist stunt. Whoever the DT was should have had a better angle to contain Dobbs. Again, I am not trying to alleviate anything on Hill, but the kid has played one real game in almost two years on a huge stage. I am willing to be patient and see if Hill can grow and learn, just like Edmunds. I think everyone will have very positive feelings about both by the time their careers in Blacksburg come to an end.
Yeah, it hurt watching this after we started to fall apart. My thinking is that it's just game 2 in the Fuente era. His O scheme has a lot of moving parts and once it starts clicking, it'll look beautiful. Till then, growing pains should be expected but i still think we will have huge strides throughout ACC play