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Even at a D3 level, there is a ton of noise with just the players yelling. When coaches talk about an offensive line having "chemistry", don't discount how much of that is comfort with recognizing the right voices and the right calls in all the chaos.
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" "How did we ever win eight?" "It's a marinade!"
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# | Hokies OL Must Improve at Identifying Blitz Threats and Setting Protections Awesome explanation (per usual), thanks! It must be absolute chaos at the line before each snap; something that you really can't appreciate unless you're right there. I've never gotten the impression from watching games (in person or on TV) that there was this much going on. No wonder I keep hearing coaches say how cerebral their OL has to be. And here all of us armchair coaches sit back and say, "well, it's so easy, clearly he should have hit that guy!"
that would make sense. I can't be the only person that noticed.
(Mike Elko laughs maniacally)
It is both. On the play versus Miami- someone didn't communicate or see the overload. In the Pitt, Sam Rogers gets beaten like a rented mule.
The Wake thing is a different issue, and it has been a problem going back several years. Boston College gave the Hokies fits with blitzes in 2013. Interestingly, in the 2014 matchup BC's sacks were mostly just on busted assignments where they slanted the front.
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" The reasons are: he is not a coordinator, he has numerous prior coaching jobs and he enjoys it.
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# | Virginia Tech Football Recruiting: 2016 WR Divine Deablo Commits to the Hokies Welcome to the Orange and Maroon double D
I think they knew who VT ID'ed as the mike linebacker, and blitzed away from where he lined up. They didn't need to know the calls because they knew who VT was calling the protection to based purely on their alignment. Again- my guess, but I have done enough digging to believe that this was more likely than stealing signals.
UVA pounded Brewer. There were a couple issues, but several of the sacks came from Hansen being completely whipped by a couple of outstanding DE's in Valles and Harold. Fortunately, Coach Loeffler figured out an adjustment by using two tights and two wides, then spreading out Bucky to Valles side. Instead of moving Valles to DE and playing nickel, the UVA doofus took his best pass rusher and put him out in coverage on Bucky. Kudos to the VT offensive staff in using that matchup to quiet the pass rush, and then when UVA moved Valles inside and covered Hodges with a safety- well, you know what happened.
See: http://www.thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech-football/2014/12/8165/virginia-t...
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" They're marinades, Marie.
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" Being a great DC doesn't mean you're gonna be a good HC.
See:will muschamp
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" I have no idea why people are saying there's no chance he might be it. There definitely is. There's a reason he's assistant head coach right now. It would be prudent to say they wouldn't consider him.
I am sure different teams have different systems. Here is a typical pre-snap read:
A center will come to the line of scrimmage and count how many people are on each side. Then he will call the strength, which tells the other linemen the protection. On running plays, there will be a second call from an offensive lineman indicating how a play will be blocked play side. This is especially important for a pulling guard because it lets him know if his man will pop up quickly or if the play will take longer to develop. Keep in mind, each OL is also screaming (usually dummy calls to disguise any real communication.) On running plays, there will also often be additional conversation between subsets of blockers. For example, I may want to try to zone block a defensive end on a stretch play. However, if he is playing wide and trying to contain (which messes up my angle), then perhaps a Pin and Pull ("roll it" in my day) with the tight end will create a more effective block.
Once the protection is set, the center gets ready to snap. If there is a late shift, the playside OL often makes a call to try and signal an adjustment. This is a bit tougher for the center (especially if he doesn't keep his head up on shotgun snaps) so some teams allow their QB to override the protection call and adjust. We had different colors that meant different things. Green was an audible then the new play was a number. We didn't use slide protections except on rollout passes, so I don't recall any late shifts, however we did call a color (I forget the color" and "inside" or "outside" to let the RB staying in which man I would take if I was outnumbered. Our system struggled against Catholic, which did a ton of zone blitzing.
Note- we even had a color call that meant "I forgot the snap count." Everyone else would yell "Diddle" -on one, "Nads" on 2 etc.
I don't know how players in big, noisy stadiums adjust. However, that isn't an excuse on these plays. VT was at home vs Miami, and the Wake and Pitt crowds weren't exactly the most intimidating atmospheres the Hokies have ventured to.
This issue is a mix of things. It could certainly be that the coaches saw the adjustment, but had young players (Teller and Hansen were just starting to get starter reps in the Miami and Wake games respectively) and didn't want to over-complicate things. However, it seemed like such an easy fix and adjustment that I was really concerned after that game. Unless someone butchered the call 4 times on the field (if so, why are they on the field), that adjustment has to be made.
It also gives some insight into Bud's success. The defense has such an advantage if they have a deceptive scheme and have the talent to execute it. That success if why pro-style offenses have gone out of favor in college football, while being replaced by quick read spread systems that limit the number of players a defense can put in the box.
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# | Hokies Ponder How to Best the Buckeyes Again, as Excitement Builds for "Most Anticipated Game Ever" Nice write. I'm stoked for the game. Got the sitters ready and I can taste the bourbon, and blood running down my throat from yelling the entire game. Ready. go.
Remember, CB only means something when they're swinging our way.
And yet another reason to hate the Cowboys.
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" Oh yeah that's what he's thinking
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# | Hokies Ponder How to Best the Buckeyes Again, as Excitement Builds for "Most Anticipated Game Ever" I haven't been a Hokie fan very long, so I wasn't sure if VT fans were looking at this as one of the biggest games in Lane Stadium history or not. As a Buckeye fan it seemed kind of cocky to think so but now I'm on board. VT has played great teams before, but this seems different.
Rock on!
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# | Frank Beamer Hopes Virginia Tech's Next Head Coach "Would Come From Our Staff" Hokie fireman, the best position coaches in the business are masters of their craft who have usually played the position and coached the position for several years. Look at the bios of RB coaches at most of the big time schools. A long snapper with a hodge pudge of coaching experiences is an outlier.
Fuck! Fuck dammit! Ah well at least he's not saddled with a Jerry Jones affiliated "team" anymore.
I don't usually put a ton of weight into this but for those that haven't seen, 9 people on 247 crystal balled Brock to VT today so theres that
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Better not disappoint on my birthday. Anyone know what schools he is choosing from?