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I think there's more difference between Motley and Evans than a lot would think. Evans looks to be a much better runner than Motley on film. He sells his fakes extremely well in the read option game and makes quick decisions. Very shifty runner, and I think he has better quickness and speed overall. Evans is more of a get the ball out quick type of passer, whereas I think Motley excels better in a play-action deep passing attack (Evans has some deep throw accuracy concerns). Both are athletes with good arm strength, but I think there are definitely some differences in how you structure your gameplan between them.

Look at it this way, is it fair to determine who is the smartest in the class after the midterm exam or who has the better final grade? That's basically what the QB competition is. All Spring was installing the offense. So each player is going to make mistakes and really can't fairly be evaluated beyond their own skills because they are still learning what to do. Now the Fall is about who runs it better. So it's completely fair to assume that 2 players in a new offense with a new coach haven't completely separated themselves by the time Fall practice starts. And besides, Fuente plays everything close and tight lipped, so I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't publicly know the starter right away. He may know who he wants right now, but there's no reason we need to know at the moment. So calm down with any pessimism about "uneven play" until you actually see our starter play in the offense that we haven't even truly seen. God, I'm ready for the offseason to be over and the reality of the season to be here rather than the message board speculation roller coaster of grandeur and utter failure every other day.

maybe. I think he's being more honest than perhaps we're giving him credit for. Both QBs are similar so I really don't think it matters to Tenn (or anyone else for that matter) which QB is going to start. I really don't think he's trying to hide anything from any of our opponents. I really do believe that they just haven't seen one guy separate himself yet. We have to get ready for the fact that our QB play might not be very good this year. I know Brewer was tough as nails and he worked hard as hell but he wasn't a superstar and he was the best QB we had over the last 2 years. If Evans hasn't separated himself from Motley yet (which I don't think he has) then I don't know if he's going to be head and shoulders better than Brewer right off the bat. He certainly has a higher ceiling and may well surpass Brewer at some point but it just won't happen overnight. Hokies fans need to buckle up and get ready for uneven play from that position this year.

I agree with this. I don't see any sense in playing both QBs. With very little experience, I would prefer whoever does start plays most (if not all) of the game to get game reps before Bristol.

The REAL Coach "Fu" is better than YOU!

My guess is the coaches will know who the starter will be by Aug 17, but we as fans likely won't know until Sept 10.

I would imagine both QBs getting looks vs Liberty, just to keep Tenn guessing.

The 10 yr old in me wants to pour out a giant bowl of Fruit Loops and watch this GIF all morning.

Gotta be actors, and they certainly signed waivers related to death and dismemberment that were longer than the iTunes terms of service.

Looks fine, but it is a picture of a folded jersey. Something like this (minus the schedule, JFFC, etc.) would be cooler.

Awesome first article. Disturbing to hear we don't have a starter at the most important position going in to camp, or even a front runner. If you have two qb's you have none. Would be nice if it was because they are both so good he can't decide but I am guessing it is on the other end of the spectrum...

How do you know he's not selling the "potential" vision to recruits? I'd be surprised if they weren't.

My take is that recruiting is picking up momentum around the types of players Fuente needs for his scheme. This has been discussed before but Fuente seems to be a scheme guy vs a recruit for top talent guy. I'm getting the sense he's going to run things a little like Bud where there are some key positions like QB, RB, or WR that require talent for us to be good. The rest of the offense will be comprised of average players that play a role in the scheme. Think Oregon, TCU, etc. I'm reserving judgment for a few more cycles to see if we can land highly rated QB. This seems to be the real leverage point in his offense. You'd probably evaluate Bud similarly on whether he's getting good CB's or DE's in a cycle. Without top talent in those positions we know our defense won't be great.

Net net I'm not sure we ever recruit with the big boys under Fuente. His entire offensive strategy appears to be based on a scheme designed to do more with less. Except for maybe for a few key positions. And to your point they'll probably start coming with the wins.

Go Hokies!

Also just my opinion, but sometimes optimism seems to be discouraged on here. If anybody ever suggests we might actually be good at football, someone almost always has to give them a reality check. As if we aren't all aware of our shortcomings as a football team the past four years.

^this right here is why I mostly keep my posts non-serious. I tend towards unrepentant homerism and would rather not be shouted down.