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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season 
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season 
Big Tim Settle had a nice rep, and there was some buzz about him yesterday. Gaines had a nice rep in drills. He looked very quick.
As for the question about Edmunds being the biggest backer, I believe Jake Houseright was similarly sized (6'4, 245-ish.) He was a great athlete and Bud was rotating him in with Hawkes and Smith during that 99 run, then he wrecked his knee. Still very good, but he could have been a great one. Phenomenal athlete. Lots of folks keep saying Edmunds will eventually be at end. When you watch him on tape, it is hard to fathom. He has great linebacker instincts (just like Trey did) and despite being tall, he does a great job of getting low to take on blocks and is a very fluid tackler. With the way Bud uses Deon Clarke on the edge so much, I could see Edmunds staying at backer and being used in a similar fashion... but he won't be out of place as a backer in the base alignment unless he adds a ton of weight and loses some bend and quickness.
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# | Players Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season I'm glad the mullet is still hanging around.
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season He does seem a bit older - probably just from being that much leaner - but he also looks and sounds fantastic, especially for where he was in December. The energy is definitely there, and by all accounts he was very much front and center at practice. It's still his team 100%.
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season When Foster mentions how you cannot double Dadi because then you have to deal with Corey, Ken, and Maddy, he breaks character for a split second and smiles. He knows how special that line is going to be.
Fisher was recruited as a DB, too. He was a safety (though he did play around the LOS a lot in HS and at FUMA). Got shifted around though, primarily due to his size, IIRC. Not sure why he hasn't been able to crack the depth chart yet, but it seems to me that his skills leave him in between a lot of positions. Super athletic, may not fit in the scheme?
Kendal Fuller is a DB. I probably should have said Dline or LB. honesty idc just sucks we get a good top recruit and it doesn't work out.
It is, he'll be a DT.
I completely missed Harry Lewis being listed at OL. Is that a mistake?
BEER
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# | Bitter blog - McKenzie reinstated, suspended for Ohio State; plus other odds and ends Frye is the rover.
Two things that I'm a little mortified that I haven't seen mentioned:
1) Souvlaki is still my hands down favorite drunk munchies food. It's cheap, quick, & one of the few originals left downtown.
2) if you're there all weekend hit the New River. Rent a tube, or bring your own, or just go swimming.
Its a good thing that we got the Sam Rogers exception on that rule.
Yes. That works for me. Thank you. I emailed you my info.
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# | Report: Suspended Virginia Tech RB Shai McKenzie Expected Back with Hokies in August Different times, different outcomes. Imoh's suspension was before the 2007 standards of conduct that Weaver and Beamer put in place. They were probably trying to send a really strong message back then, because disciplinary and legal problems were more frequent. VT was starting to get a bad rep, so the hammer would come down harder. I can see, in terms of program precedent, where the two might rightfully be connected, but we're in different times and it sounds like there are a lot of mitigating circumstances in Shai's case.
OMG! Need to read TKP in 10 minute bursts only this morning.
Every post for me is:
It is "litrally" too much to take. Just love everything.
he looks good in orange and maroon. i don't know how he'd be as a coach, but i bet he'd be a pretty good recruiter in the 757
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season At the risk of fan-on-fan homerism, there is a lot to be optimistic about here.
I'm also loving the coverage from The Key Play. You guys are doing great work. Thanks.
Settle could really help vs teams like Pitt (James Conner) & Bc
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season A returning QB and depth behind him that all have been in the system on SL for 2 years.
Stability and talent with a good coach on the OL. We actually are putting guys in positions and
trying to let them develop chemistry.
Very good tight end group and WR talent but need a little help in the reserve area
Very solid at RB and maybe excellent if Tre and Mac take the next step.
Defense the DL deep and talented across could be our best ever . If Dooley and Mihota
take the next step look out , Got Tim , Ricky and Steve outside the 2 deep , Wow .
Secondary , Kendall , Brandon and Chuck are as good of a 3 we have ever had . We need
to get the rover ironed out and if we do this is and elite CFB secondary. LB we are fine at OLB
assuming that RVD stays healthy and plays up .Middle is the 1 question but feel we will be at least
adequate there. Could be better than everyone thinks Moto and getting Sean back is good insurance.
Players Like Stroman and Knowles could be big positives with there abilities and think Stroman
will be dynamic on defense in the nickel after he gets some games under his belt.
We have been in a flux for like 4-7 years very little stability from year to year . Players like JC ,Hopkins, Maddy
Maclaughlin having to be thrown as freshman to cover deficiencies well before they were ready and because we had holes. Ford and Phillips last year . This is by far the best we have been coming in for a while. We really
are not needing any newcomers to come in and fill a hole . So we should feel pretty good about our chances.
Great point, freshman year is always the hardest academically.
Sounds like weve got a potentially really special season. Im normally a donny downer and cautious but i have officially thrown my inhibitions to the wind. I hear that train a comin! Toot toot!!
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# | Maddy and Dadi: Atlantic HS Duo Bound by Haitian Roots, Excellence on the Defensive Line I was waiting for that in the article. But Dadi Nicolas is/was Wedley Estime. He changed his name early on. In addition he added the L'homme this year.
He's a joy to watch. Most plays I just track him. Because ten yards in the backfield or thirty down field he's there.
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season I mean i know coaches generally speak positively of their guys and the outlook of the season, but isnt there an exciting feel to how they all talk? I mean they make it sound like were way better looking than we have been for the last several years.
They gettin me amped!!
Honestly if they're only providing the two deep, I'd be shocked to see Settle break into that this year. Williams and Baron have given solid minutes throughout their careers and behind them you even have Ricky Walker who saw time and has potential.
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# | Coaches Address the Media After Virginia Tech's First Practice of the 2015 Season A lot of orange...
Bud's interview was great. Love hearing him go through his guys with high praise. Lefty seems cautiously optimistic which is expected with a couple 2nd string holes to fill.