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That's how they got me too.
Ha, I guess someone didn't catch my sarcastica...
Speaking of untapped we should start a thread for that jank jaha
Yup. Patience. Virtue.
I wonder if Leal has ever coached basketball.
What do we want?
"More beer!"
When do we want it?
"MORE BEER!"
Incidentally, the Packers just let their center go to free agency...
Do it, Ted Thompson, do it.
And that's just on defense!
Considering the emergence of the position on the whole over the past two seasons, along with the potential of the incoming cast (don't want to say 'stacked' but it's in that neighborhood.) - Its surprising to me that production was limited to one single player for the entire season last year.
So now that we have a tight end with QB experience can we please please please do the wild turkey?
Interesting that Dakota Jackson's name has been mentioned in depth, but we never hear anything about him. Is there anything going on there?
Not that I have any problem with Malleck and Cline. I'm just wondering.
How many tight ends could VT put on the field next year?
11.
Okay. I'm sorry. But that's made me giggle!
How about we steal from PSU?...half says "We Are". Then the other half says "Fiscally Responsible!"
Of course there will only be about 75 people (approximately double the number of UVA fans at they spring game) in the stands to cheer it.
Best college sports community. Bar none.
But...but....multiple threads all saying the same stuff :( it's like Logan-is-a-tight-end-and-should-be-benched-for-Leal Round 2!!! :D isn't that exciting?
/sarcastica
Touché, sir. Nice article; I'm looking forward to how the TEs fit into the game plan. I suspect Loeffler will have all kinds of cool plays designed with multiple TE sets.
Former quarterbacks
By "tight ends" you really mean "future quarterbacks," right?
;)
I don't expect him to coach like K or win a national championship, that's a strawman. I don't even expect this program to make the tourney every year. I think that making the tournament twice per "class" is a reasonable expectation on the high end for this program.
It's been two years and he's done nothing to show us he can even get there.
Hooray, let's "save money" and lose again next year. Maybe the Cassel guard can work in a "This is fiscally beneficial to the department!" Chant into the rotation, that always energizes people.
When I say "cut!" You say "costs!"
"cut!"
"Costs!"
:)
It's just a philosophical difference. You say we've sucked for so long, what's another year of sucking?
I say we've sucked for so long, it's time to put an end to that and say enough a enough.
My issue is that I fell he should have shown us more by now. It's been two years and we still know literally nothing about his ability as head coach. To me, that's unacceptable.
Who is VTBB under James Johnson? What's our offensive identity? What's our defensive identity? Can JJ coach in the ACC? Can he coach at all? Can he get this program where we want it to go?
The answer to all of those questions is "I don't know." After two years I feel the answer should be at least a little more definitive than that.
Several contributors have listed their reasons for why it is a good business decision to give JJ another year.
Circumstances: not having enough time, lack of ACC talent, injuries, poor player execution, etc
Positives: player development (Thompson, Wilson, JVZ), defensive changes, upward recruiting, overall personality, continuity, players
Money: Lots of cash to get rid of him. This is my biggest factor if I were Whit. If we were financially handcuffed when we hired JJ, imagine how problematic this is when we will be paying greenburg, JJ, and the new guy.
Your defense: I havent seen him coach like legendary coaches and we probably wont win a national championship with him so we should move on. You bring up a good point as to not seeing his offensive identity.
I believe our program is one that should strive for the NCAAs every year. I have high expectations as a fan. Can JJ get us there? I hope he can but I will know more about that after one more season. Will he win us a national championship? Resounding no; but I have the same answer for if we had Shaka Smart or even Jim Calhoun
Losing $18 million in salary cap will do that
I think its pretty much universally agreed that the way the last coaching change was made was a complete debacle, and yes, in terms of coaching ability, we don't really know what Johnson can do. I just think, all things considered, he should have one more year to show us.
DuWayne Johnson is the one recruit we have that would get a pass for preferring pie over cake.