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Yep, Randall made it work later in his career (thinking of that lollypop pass he threw to Hyman to beat UVA). But early in his career, it was tough on Randall to make a lot of throws.
Evans has thrown the ball a lot in his career, he should know the tricks to make it work with his arm strength. But as French mentioned, he's not Pax Lynch so there are some back-shoulder throws outside the #'s that we can't lean on as much as Fuente did the last two years.
Did they try any Run-Pass Option in the Spring Game?
Unless you could find a doctor who would do the tattoo.
That's going to be an interesting point to watch here. We all know Foster's defenses are much more "break but don't bend" in philosophy. In recent years, we have been susceptible to big plays, but historically, we typically don't allow offenses to sustain slow, methodical drives (lots of TFL, sacks, turnovers, etc.) If our offense gels together quickly, it could almost be a pick your poison scenario. Allow our defense to torment you all game as you try to eat clock, or try for fast scores but risk getting into a shootout.
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# | Justin Fuente and Offensive Game Plans: Mitigating Talent Differential I would take Randall type concerns in a heartbeat
We seem to be loading up on TE/HB types in recruiting, as if the coaching staff has taken stock of the young talent and seen that what we have doesn't match up with their requirements.
Two big concerns with Evans at this point:
1. Arm strength. Seemed to lack zip in the snapchats and spring game. Not Brewer type of concerns, more like Randall type of concern.
2. Injury history. A guy with a significant knee injury on his resume being asked to run this much is a concern. Need to keep Motley around, he could end up starting games this season.
What I noticed in Memphis losses was that the opponents had offenses string together long methodical drives which kept Memphis's offense on the sidelines
Thanks for the write up French. Did you watch any film of Memphis' losses? I'm interested to get your take on why their O was limited by Temple and others.
Except open carry. And you couldn't get tattoos until the 2000s.
If we get the Walls of CFP Trophy to fall down...
Since August 1st falls on a Monday, first day of camp, I'm pushing for that.
It was also a changing world and instead of adapting and changing with the times, we dug in our heels and allowed ourselves to get walked on by those who did adjust.
When we were at our biggest name nationally, instead of trying to tap into that national recognition and start to branch out and develop and expand the brand, we became more insular, and doubled down on being a very regional program. We had that attitude of "we've accomplished what we set out to do" and instead of continuing the process, we rested on our laurels and it completely bit us in the ass. Our athletic momentum ground to a halt, our fundraising stagnated to an embarrassingly low level, and as such, we had to let numerous talented coaches go because we couldn't afford to pay them. And then, as recruiting developed into the national endeavor it has become, we fell even further behind because we never seized the opportunity to lay the ground work to be a program that had national contacts when our name would allow it.
Should we see the momentum we had between 95 and 2010 again, I really hope we have learned to take advantage of it. Should be interesting what happens in basketball over the coming seasons, because it certainly seems like they could be on the verge of hitting similar waters.
Other than QB, the pieces are in place for a great offense. My biggest concerns:
1) Player buy-in. Guys are going to be asked to do more grunt work, and perhaps get less touches. They have to be all in. I am not going to lie- McMillian SEEMINGLY being in the dog house this spring concerns me.
2) HBack- as you will learn in my next column, HBack has a HUGE role in Fuente's offense. Hodges will not be used there- he will be out wide. So, between Rogers, Peoples, Durkin, Cunningham, and Burke Fuente has to find a mobile blocking force who has the athleticism to be a threat in the short passing game.
3) Pass protection- the Hokies starting OL is as talented as they have had in some time. Pass protection though has not been good, and Memphis wasn't great with pass protection either. Ideally, Nijman and McLaughlin can both be on the field, Teller takes the next step, and Osterloh and Conte can have a serious competition at the right guard spot.
Evans, in every way, is better at the quarterback fundamentals that Fuente incorporates, than Motley, at least from what I observed. His reads, ball fakes, and mesh points are quicker and sharper, and the ball comes out faster.
However, for this offense to get to the next level, Evans has to be capable of exploiting the huge match up advantage that the Hokies have with Ford and Hodges on the outside (and Cam Phillips is also very good.) Can he? That is the big mystery. The spring game just didn't provide enough data since Ford didn't play and Hodges wasn't targeted on any kind of normalized intermediate or deep route.
Agreed. He was the best blocker of that second group of receivers. Hopefully he will be fully recovered from his injury in the spring game.
It doesn't matter what one wears, a service member will stick out like a sore thumb because of their haircut and the way they carry themselves. What unit was your husband in? I was stationed in Darmstadt from 2003-2007. I was in B-Co 32nd.
I alway tell people that if it's legal somewhere it's probably legal in South Carolina.
I am definitely in favor of recruiting whatever region to insure we get the highest quality individual for the position of need. If VA kids want to string us out, lets offer a kid of the same skill set some place else.
2013, actually. Pretty cool to have so similar a story that far apart across the world.
I feel the need to point out that Moses never made it to the promised land... perhaps we should rethink our comparison.
When a player de-committs from another school, they are a young kid who recognizes they made a mistake and deserve the chance to atone for it by coming to VT.
When a player de-commits from VT they are wishy-washing, lacking commitment and conviction, and would likely be a cancer to the program if they did come here. Unless they recommit, in which case see above.
Yes because it's fun and legal here in SC.
I believe he did say:
(if you know China, phucking Wuhu)
Yep, early on, Randall either had to roll into the field or throw to the boundary.