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#Hokies, here is a planning document for the VT Indoor Practice Facility expected to break ground later this year. pic.twitter.com/d3f8F0gObu— Kyle Bailey (@TheClubhouseKB) February 17, 2014
Not sure you can really put Bud on the list anyway. If I had Bud No 1 where he should be then the closest person after him would be No 6, because of the sheer awesome that is Bud.
So there's Bud. Then there's the list:
Gray: Proverbial Abyss for a reason folks
Lefty: New Blood, captain of the ship on offense, bringing in the heat at QB, better than expected offense last year
lil' Beams: recruiting, recruiting, recruiting
Wiles: Consistency on the line
Stiney: New Recruiting Coordinator position seems to be going well. Kline was improvement at TE.
Moorehead: Moving up quickly. Makes receivers actually work. *cough Marcus Davis cough* Recruiting badass already
Brown: More low key than I had imagined when hired, though is fun to watch coach. Needs to find a bigger role.
Searels: just because he's new
I probably would have had Grimes after Wiles had he stayed.
Plus, Travon is #TEAMPIE
@french60wasp @Billythekid_75 @C_Reavis11 pie is the best!— Travon McMillian (@tmcmillian2) February 11, 2014
1) Bud Foster (I'm not sure you can argue anyone else at #1, but you can try)
2) Torrian Gray
3) Scott Loeffler (I think we will find out in a few years, but so far QB recruiting has sky rocketed)
4) Wood Chopper (He chops wood, 'nuff said)
5) Little Beamer (He's been good for recruiting, hopefully better with running backs now that he has some more talent)
I would have had Grimes at 5, and I don't know much about Searels yet.
Out of all physical QB traits (except accuracy) , I would say that elusiveness is the most important in the college game. It even works to some extent in the NFL if you watch Russell Wilson. So I think this guy has a good chance, especially behind a work in progress OLine which will accentuate that trait even more. But having said that, the mental side is a huge part of the equation. If he can master that, then he has the potential to be a better version of Tyrod.
I need to watch the last 2 episodes, but so far it's a great show.
Or just getting out of bed
It's hard to tell interest because they do it at noon when most students are in classes.
Done. Oops, Sorry
Either that or make it fun and interactive with: "What Babcock's 1st day is Today, 2/17?"
Can we change the title from "What Babcock's 1st day is Today, 2/17" to "Whit Babcock's 1st day is Today, 2/17" ?
You know what they say about QB's. If you have two, you don't have one. Or something like that. Hopefully 1 or 2 of them really separate themselves early so we can focus on getting them ready and getting the offense installed around them. If this "open" competition lasts too long, it will only hurt us on the field in 2014.
Yeah, Marketing department all around needs a big kick in the pants....Hopefully Whit wore boots to work today and brought his lunch pail!
It started a little slow plot-wise, but I was initially drawn in due to the quality of the acting and the ridiculously high levels of cinematography, sound, and music. Then the fourth episode happened. In just four episodes, this may have become what I believe to be the best thing I have ever seen on television. Yes, even better than Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad (and I'm a chemist). That single tracking shot was just so tense. I heartily recommend that anyone who hasn't watched it should catch up as soon as they can.
From what I have read, it is only going to be eight episodes and then next season will be a different story with a different cast.
McConaughey should just be given the Emmy now and Harrelson is doing career work, too. The way they interact is fantastic.
"From now on, let's make the car a place of silent reflection."
Fellow Hokies, I do believe it is safe to say that the QB competition during this spring practices are going to be EPIC! #AWESOME#GoHokies!
The Great Abyss....Where opposing Quarterbacks throw to die!
***Big Black hole surrounded by VT gloved hands.***
Mine goes
1) D-Hall
2) Flowers
3) Macho
4) Hosley
I agree with you as far as QB skills go.
Loeffler needs a QB who can run his passing offense and make the throws, read the defense and make his progressions. McMillian seems to have the skills to do this already (considering a lot of this is film study and technique, something Travon excels at.) He also has the running skills and veer technique to make him a real threat in the running game, something that he has over Ford and Leal.
Could he end up being situational QB #2 behind Durkin, running short yardage and goal-line plays? I hope not, because it seems his play is more polished than Leal or Durkin's. I think McMillian has the upside to make the two-deep his first year, which says a lot for him.
Seeing the review of the 3 QBs of this year's class, I think Leal will be looking over his shoulder all spring. It wouldn't even surprise me to see one of these true freshmen take over the starting job mid-season, after the bye week or after some less-than-stellar QB play.
From this film review, it looks like Mr. McMillian is definitely in the discussion for next year's Hokie QB.
Well, Whit did grow up in Virginia and follows VT sports...
At the same age (key point) Tyrod was one read and gone (and sometimes no read and gone.) McMillian is MUCH more patient in the pocket, and I still think McMillian is much more of a straight line runner than Tyrod ever was.
For me, it was watching him in the pocket upright, but the feet choppin' waiting to see if he would pass it or put on the jets.
I had the same thought at times looking at the highlights:
Hey! That is Tyrod-esque!
Then I got kinda warm inside.
I'll take a stab at this.
First, Loeffler has said anyone who plays QB for him has to be smart and he has to be tough. So essentially, the smartest, toughest guy is gonna win. I think his QB is absolutely going to have to be able to take care of the football. So it doesn't matter much if Durkin can throw that deep out if he consistently throws it against a CB with outside leverage while his slot receiver running a slant is wide open. So #1, QB has to take care of the ball. I think apart from that, it's whatever Lefty feels most comfortable with in terms of the rest of the offense. The QB is going to have to be comfortable taking snaps under center, from the pistol and from the shotgun - the drops/footwork, timing throws, handoffs, etc. Most likely, he'll have to have some skills making the correct reads in the read option game. As for drills, I'm not sure you can run just a couple drills and there ya go, you've got a QB. I'd say scrimmages and team drills are going to be where you see guys distance themselves - does he take care of the ball, make the right reads, and put the ball where it needs to be? The guy who does that while demonstrating he can lead the team gets the job.
To me, Moorehead, at least based on last season, may be tied with Gray for number 1. Nobody did more with less with the players he had. After the Alabama game, if I had told you that the Hokies would have three receivers go over 40 catches and one wouldn't be DJ Coles, you would have said I was nuts (and I probably would have sought out-patient psychiatric services.)
And, the group was very effective blocking, and that was a huge upgrade from the year before. They still need a vertical threat, but Moorehead did one heck of a job. When you factor in the impact he has had in the DC/MD/VA area recruiting-wise, he has to be in the top two.