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I watched him closely live in the stadium. I cannot say he did much to distinguish himself, but he also didn't make many mistakes. I think our tackle depth is awesome. The backup who really stood out to me was Sobczak. He was aggressive in stunting, pushed his man around and collapsed a few pockets. That depth is going to pay off one day.
Where Settle caught my attention is his role on the second line of the kick return team. Shibest has him, Baron, Mihota, and Cunningham on the second line. That is going to produce some really interesting moments at some point this season!
To boot, towards the end of the game they were showing the W-L records for each conference for opening week (ACC was near the top... SEC was at the bottom). When the ACC has a bad week, all we hear is how no one can measure up to the SEC. But last night the logic was different... "We can't let one bad week define this conference, we need to wait and see."
BTW, the SEC has had multiple "bad weeks" over the past couple of seasons.
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# | Film Analysis: the Highs and Lows of Virginia Tech's 36-13 Win Over Liberty I sure hope so. Dobbs looked questionable at best in his decision making against App State. I think Bud should be able to bait him into an interception or 2..or 3. His deep ball accuracy is worse than Evans' too. I expect to see a lot of loaded boxes against Tenn with some zone and robber coverages mixed in to confuse Dobbs and force some turnovers. I hope our defense can limit Tenn to 13 points just like App State did. If we can do that I think we have a decent shot at stealing on in Bristol.
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# | Film Analysis: the Highs and Lows of Virginia Tech's 36-13 Win Over Liberty I agree. Sam is a shifty receiver out of the backfield, but he isn't an explosive, take-it-to-the-house running back.
I just hope we put up some points in the first quarter while UT is on its heels and have a lead to build on. Let UT adjust in the second and tighten it up, then make halftime adjustments and drive it home. I wanna see an FSU-esque third quarter.
And for any vols fans on here: yes, this is blind homerism, but a guy can dream.
Frankly I hope not. I think we oughta let the coaches coach for now. I mean within our comfy confines here I've got no problem with questioning it, but they're really not required to tell us what transgressions may or may not have happened in this case (I don't think they are, anyways). His answer is an easy way to move the subject along.
I noticed that he was getting a great push against a single blocker & a double team. I'm not sure he did anything that will end up on a highlight reel, but he was sure creating problems up the middle.
It's both the punchline for a joke and the truth. Why is Tennessee that shade of orange? So they can watch the game Saturday, hunt on Sunday, and pick up trash on the side of the road Monday through Friday.
I can agree with both of you here. I guess my point is more that the run game itself is still a mystery. We just don't quite know what we have yet. We know what we have in the passing game with Ford, Bucky, Cam, etc. And Jerod showed some good stuff throwing the ball. But the run game, we can expect a good does jet sweeps and perimeter runs mixed with some inside runs. And we can expect several players to run the ball. But I'm not sure what to expect beyond that.
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# | Film Analysis: the Highs and Lows of Virginia Tech's 36-13 Win Over Liberty I agree. Love Sam and what he brings to the team, but any carry he gets is better served being given to Travon, Shai, McClease, and in a few weeks hopefully Marshawn.
I understand Sam Rogers' importance to the team, but please stop giving him carries. Shai McKenzie is a legit D-1 running back with a lot of upside and he looks like he dropped weight and is in solid shape. With Travon, Shai, and McClease, we have some actual weapons that need touches.
I could understand if Sam ran like Mike Alstott, but he doesn't. He is a not-fast, not-quick, not-overly powerful runner with not-great vision who should be used in two-back sets as a personal protector and check-down option in the passing game.
This may be blasphemy to some, but while Sam may be a good "football player" he isn't a good running back. I'm all for spreading around touches, just not to Sam.
I don't mind Rogers being RB1, I think it's cool because he's such a leader.
If the carries are going to be spread around anyway, why not have him
at the top of the depth chart? Could also be valuable as far as not giving
away who's going to carry it the most.
Great analysis as always, Oline really worries me. Hopefully Wyatt grows back his Mullet and works his way out of the doghouse soon...
How did Settle look? He get in there much?
As far as where they're listed (in terms of RBs anyways), I'm not sure it really matters. Didn't McMillian get more carries anyways? I think we're all just gonna have to get used to the RB1 designator being pretty... not meaningless, but less of an indicator, maybe?
That being said if I were ranking the backs after week 1, Sam is still #2 on my list after Shai. It's pretty clear to me that they're all getting touches this year though.
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# | Film Analysis: the Highs and Lows of Virginia Tech's 36-13 Win Over Liberty Yes, the old mindset of a linear RB depth chart, where guys get carries according to seniority or whatever, is gone. Personnel groups are the new way. Rogers is probably RB1 because he's the most versatile player on the offense, at RB/FB/HB.
Has anyone made this followup statement? "No he's not."
No but seriously they actually DO THIS in Tennessee. Part of DUI sentencing is min. 24 hours picking up roadside trash while wearing vests that say "I'm a drunk driver" on the back. Its called the "Shame on You" law, and like EVERYONE wears Tennessee orange underneath, especially on gamedays. Its hilarious but also kind of alarming.
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# | Film Analysis: the Highs and Lows of Virginia Tech's 36-13 Win Over Liberty I don't think the RB by committee is a mystery...we knew coming in that would be the case. The only part of that which could conceivably be mysterious is that Sam Rogers is listed as RB1
Shortly after arriving in Knoxville, Butch Jones learned that Smokey was a real live animal. He immediately went the AD and submitted his resignation. When the AD asked him why he said "I maybe stupid, but I ain't crazy. Ain't no way I'm coaching a football game with a live bear roaming the sidelines."
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# | Film Analysis: the Highs and Lows of Virginia Tech's 36-13 Win Over Liberty Did you notice any play calling tendencies relative to which ball carriers were in the game, or did everyone get similar looks?
It was cool to watch the game, see Edmunds get that INT and think
"isn't that robber coverage?". Really well executed.
Didn't realize some of our skill position blocking was that bad but hopefully
it'll be better against UT. Seems like a few of those plays could've been
significantly better if the blocking was carried out.
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oh, so now you're saying points scored in OT don't count? What's next, post season games don't count towards win totals?
**sits back in my chair and opens a bag of popcorn**