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If he gets the ball, he can do some damage. So I'm going to guess they'll figure out a way to get the ball to him.
For me, it's just marketing hype, but here's the link:
BTN Scarlet and Grey Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn1-yiQpXXY
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I migrated my take on it from the other thread:
I'm at the eight minute mark, and it's more like a polished hype video. Nine minutes of players packing their underwear and driving to the first day of camp. Where's my barf bag?
At the nine minute mark: UM's opening remarks. More interesting. He's a hard ass for sure. I believe the nine keys he's talking about are: qb, rb, te, ol, wr, lb, dl, corners, safeties. Nine Strong. I notice the loss he mentioned was Michigan State a couple of years ago, didn't mention the home opener loss to VT. He's smart to talk about everybody doing their jobs, and not championships...
After the whole video: Just a hype video. Doesn't really show drills or anything, and not even much of the mindset. Overall, a disappointment.
Cardale actually passed up the NFL last year to graduate. The sad thing is he's been an honor roll student since the beginning. He sent out a stupid tweet after he woke up on a Friday morning and people still hold it against him to this day- Not saying they shouldn't.
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# | Bitter blog - Hokies' search for backup WRs continues, but Burden more confident in group I hope that Knowles can contribute...he was pretty horrible to watch at kick returns for the most part. I used to always cringe when him and JCC were back there.
Fair enough. I haven't followed how he's progressing at all as we have enough to worry about on our own team for the whole season to be concerned with 1 player from 1 game. I will say this though, I will take Braxton getting 8-10 touches. I'd be VERY happy with that because that's 8-10 fewer touches for Elliott who I'm more afraid of. I think you'll be more successful with a play-action fake sweep than a jet sweep only because our defense will key in on Miller as soon as he starts moving. Play-action could be very dangerous right there.
SET THE TONE!
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# | Bitter blog - Hokies' search for backup WRs continues, but Burden more confident in group SevenLayersofPlayers:Matt Ryan::GoKartMozart:Jordan Zumwalt
I hate that douche canoe. So good to see him flame out this week. Apparently he didn't go all out in practice and the Steelers decided he wasn't worth keeping through his second injury.
Love the black stripe to start idea. Love it!
You don't hit 3k yards without being extremely elusive and good in space, which Braxton is. The h-back position isn't designed under the guise that the player has to be a throwing threat. It will get him in opportunities of space whether or not we think he can throw.
I don't think Hokies aren't worried about Braxton with the ball in his hands as much as they are curious to see if and how he can get the ball in his hands. I personally fear more about him getting the ball ahead of the line of scrimmage as a slot receiver than I do behind it as a pitch man or Wildcat. How dangerous screens are can be hit or miss depending on how they are set up.
True, but I haven't heard too many issues about his hands. Urban is usually pretty blunt.
I'm guessing Braxton will get 8-10 touches against you guys. Probably 5 of them will be jet sweeps which along with the fake sweep were our best plays last year. I know he has to prove it at a new position but with the moves we saw from him for three years, him coming off the edge could be dangerous.
I think the game against you guys is our second toughest of the season. That defense will be nasty.
Didn't mind it. Besides Cardale, those kids are at anOSU as a student first. Getting a decent dinner (it wasn't surf adn turf or anything decadent like that...) for getting good grades is ok in my book. Tells them what they are there for. And the guys that might not see more than 5 plays a year can earn that reward. It has nothing to do with football ability. But at the end of it, they all are together for the meeting. (And from the look of some of the guys, not getting the "good" meal wasn't a big deal because they are just there for the football...so they can go eat hamburgers for one meal. It won't kill em. They'll get the kings share when they get back on campus. Not VT good on-campus food, but I'm sure anOSU isn't server bad food.)
^^ this...we had Motu & Ricky Walker in at DT vs Miami
the guy is will still be an elite threat when he touches the ball
I highly doubt he'll be an elite threat to us if he still can't make a catch or run a crisp route
If it makes you feel worse, I've had my DVR set for this game since last week when it was announced that Tyrod would start.
True Hokie fans would be able to recite Tyrod's pre-season schedule from memory. Go away. You are dead to me.
not to mention he will get hit every single play.. that bum shoulder will go absolutely cold/limp after 2-3 big hits.
Can't believe Wake averaged under 40 yds rushing per game.... and we lost that one.... ouch.
don't do it..
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In my opinion, here's a MUCH better video of Urban Meyer giving a coaching seminar at Mississippi State. Don't bother watching if you can't handle a management-type seminar.
To sum it up: Character, Competence, Connection.
What's interesting is that many of the concepts he discusses are already "in the mix" at Virginia Tech, without hiring outside management consultants, though I'm OK if they ever want to do that.
Gaining rushing yards for a talented scramble QB is all great but in the H back spot no one is worried about him throwing the ball deep. He will be attacked hard at the line.
Any Hokie who isn't worried about Braxton with the ball in his hands has a very short memory
Welcome! Not to be argumentative, but you need great hands for screens. One bad bounce off you is a pick 6. Drop a screen pass that is considered a lateral and you've got a fumble. I've seen those bite us in the ass on several occasions. Bucky dropped one last year that ended up being a fumble and I remember Logan throwing a screen to Tony Gregory that was bobbled and grabbed in stride by a Duke DB and taken for a pick 6. Good hands are VERY important on those even if the ball isn't coming at you that hard. And it doesn't make it any easier when you have a DB or LB coming at you hard and your main focus is catching that ball.
Welcome aboard. Have a leg.
The Bills and the Browns may have been slinging it around yesterday afternoon in the school yard. Don;t most of these teams practice with each other right before a pre-season game?
I expect they'll be timid about throwing it downfield with him, but even if they only use him for 5 or 6 sweeps, he could easily get 60-75 yards during the game. Newsome, who is not the athlete Miller is, got 10 yards a carry last year at ohio state