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I'm doing exactly that right now. The toilet at work feels like my 1st class seat on the hype train. The more French gives us, the more confidence I have in Fuente's offensive aptitude, both schematically and in getting the most from each and every player. Thanks French, keep after those cobia.
We have the number one ranked long snapper in the draft!
Boom!
Seriously, I hope he gets on with someone, and I expect he will. It is a very specialized skill, and with fewer teams running a pro pass-block scheme, there are fewer guys able to master it. I this situation it makes sense to declare. He is unlikely to improve his NFL stock playing in a different scheme next year, and he already has his degree.
two years ago I wouldn't have bet against the spread for the OSU game....just saying
Still doesn't explain why he chose the supplemental draft process over the regular draft. I'm guessing that maybe he wanted to finish his degree before starting the whole NFL workout process. As a longsnapper, we have to assume that his NFL prospects are probably a bit of a longshot, making that degree pretty important.
Can someone post a new reply here after 5 tonight so I will remember to share when I'm not at work?
I swear these articles are like crack for me. Thanks for all the effort French.
I'd put all 100 interbucks on VT+11 at Bristol. That seems like the safest bet at this point in time and should provide me with sufficient bankroll to go nuts on the others once I've seen a little more of the new team and the lines settle in as the season progresses.
While I want with every fiber of my being to crush Pitt on the road, recent history tells me that nothing's certain in that godforsaken hellhole. As for loluva, it's way too early to tell if Mendenhall will be able to turn them into a somewhat respectable team or what the injury bug may do to either team. Also, 9-1/2 is an awfully large spread this far in advance for a game between two teams with new coaches, especially in a rivalry game. Betting on these games is generally a fool's errand. (See 2015 Red River Shootout for but one of many such examples.)
Fuck yeah.
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Cunningham is the most natural receiver of the bunch. Both Durkin and Rogers are similar physically to Alan Cross but neither are as good blocking-wise as Cross (that isn't a knock- Cross is really really good.) Burke is more of a traditional Y and I am not sure how he would function pulling across the formation to isolate on linebackers.
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# | Justin Fuente and Offensive Game Plans: Mitigating Talent Differential Y'all I hope you enjoyed this, French spent a lot of time cooking it up and was chomping at the bit to get it published. If you liked the read, it would really help TKP if you shared it on Facebook via the button above. Facebook changed their algorithm, and user generated shares increase an article's visibility in the news feed. Thanks in advance, TKP!
I'd probably take a 6 point teaser on all 3 bets.
VT then gets +17 against UT.
VT then +9.5 at Heinz Field
VT then -3.5 against UVA.
I feel good about all the games except maybe Pitt, because it is where VT dreams go to die and we don't know who our QB is yet.
Interesting to hear your thoughts on the HBack position. I think a lot of people, including myself, assumed Sam Rogers was the natural fit there. But he seemed to be used pretty heavily as a running back during the spring, so I'm curious as to what your thoughts are there. I'm really hoping Chris Durkin can eventually assume that role for us. We know he has great size and doesn't shy away from contact, so if the catching and route running are there, he could evolve into a real weapon for us. I honestly don't know enough about Burke/Cunningham and what some of the other TEs bring to the table.
I am not a big X's and O's guy (though I always feel a little smarter after reading these) but watching Watt bite so hard on those option plays was a thing of beauty to me too. I giggled a little.
Great info as always, French! Can't wait for real thing.
Great article French as always. Love seeing the scheme to get success instead of just trying to out muscle out talent the other team.
Side note: did anyone else notice the late hit, unsportsmanlike hit in the first video right at the end from the Ole Miss player?
I'd put all my money on covering the spread vs Pitt
welp. you beat me to the punch. apparently I type too slow. I saw it.
LMAO! That gif was awesome!
Oh, and...
"This firework safety public service announcement was brought to you by our resident Fireman" haha ;) To be fair, I think we need to remind the audience that you live in SC, where all of it is legit.
That gif reminds me of the roaming "hand launched" bottle rocket fights we had as kids in Virginia...where it most definitely was NOT legit. Ah...the memories. I still have a scrambled fingerprint on one of my fingers from a quick fuse that I can glance at from time to time to take me back.
is it just me or does CB#1 for Ole Miss get a cheap-shot hit in on WR#3 for Memphis at the end of the play in the first clip?
Looks like an unnecessary hit. They are obviously nowhere near the play when it happens and #3 isn't posing any sort of threat at the time. Maybe I'm just biased.
Make mine a tall glass of Legacy, my new favorite spirit.
These kids (Alan Cross, Mose Frazier, Anthony Miller) run so hard after the catch and block their tails off. Fuente will play walk ons before he plays recruited guys who won't sell out to make the run game work.
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Justin Fuente and Offensive Game Plans: Mitigating Talent Differential Yep, my pulse sped up reading this. I can't freaking wait to see what Fuente has in store for us!!!!
I did, but then again, I'm an eternal optimist in the offseason. It's also worth noting that 2106 UT is nowhere near as good as 2014 OSU.