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I believe free agency is not at all dependent on being invited to the combine. If you submitted to the NFL your paperwork and you are eligible for the draft, and the draft days comes and goes with no team picking you up, then you automatically become a free agent to which you are free to sign with any team that offers you.
Doin' God's work, son.
I couldn't even get past the first point, towards which I could not disagree more.
Its absurd... absolutely downright absurd to suggest that you cannot expect an NCAA team to run set plays, and run them well. I see teams run plays all the time at the collegiate level. Hell, when I ran as a student manager of our 8th grade basketball team in junior high school many years ago, we ran drills on a daily basis to work on running offensive plays. We worked on recognizing what a defense was running and to create an offensive set to counter it. Pick and rolls, isolations, back door plays, etc. You set those up. You get guys in position and run a play to get someone open. You don't roam around like an amoeba trying to make something work on the fly like you would on a blacktop in the park.
I don't see that happening with this Hokies squad. I don't see any attempts to get any kind of rhythm in the game. I don't see the easy set plays with the intent of getting someone with a favorable matchup. Yes, Coach JJ might do a lot of in-game coaching, and the team might be young this year, but this is an issue that goes back to last season, when we had a very experienced Erick Green on the roster, and our only offense was to get him the ball in isolation. And the fact we didn't work on anything else last year is glaringly apparent this season when we look completely lost on offense. I watch the team right now and I see 3 guys standing around watching the dribbler try to work with someone else to try and get one of the two open. Everyone on the court needs to be moving.
A fair assessment. I think I need to add something to what you've said though:
Tech Hardly Ever Runs Offensive Sets
Your right they do. But the sets involve poor passing to open players, almost no passes to the inside, and at times the players end up standing around. To me that means that the sets are the wrong sets and the players don't look for 2nd and 3rd options or try to be a little inventive. Are they taught to?
This Team Should Have a Better Record
One thing would get this to be true...Hit. Your. Free. Throws!
Jarell Eddie Hurts More than he Helps
I think him getting targeted as you describe is why is shooting %age has suffered in the ACC games. BUT, he has to be a senior leader and step up and Hit. Those. Shots! Period.
I think your right though some of his decisions are mind numbing.
The Team Has Quit on the Season
They've definitely not quit the season. The Pitt game was a sign of this. But that game brought out all the other glaring issues which I mention above. All. Of. Them.
Hokie blizzard! pic.twitter.com/hzvBothOH1— stacy searels (@SSearels) February 13, 2014
Indeed. I'm always a fan of poking fun at the Hoos, but if you've got to insult women in general to do it, that's just poor taste. We have some very active lady TKPers here; show some respect.
I hope that too, but I certainly am not gonna hold my breath.
Miller's versatility and toughness will work in his favor. Injury history may hurt him but for the most part he played through things.
My bad. Fat fingers on cell phone.
I'm not sure if you're following TKP on twitter..but that girl pulling the sled IS following TKP and she probably also reads these threads...if I was her, I would be offended by what you've said...
This is supposed to be a friendly, comfortable on-line community for Hokies...we just shouldn't be saying that kind of crap about people...ESPECIALLY people who may frequent this site.
I think you are right. I am sure his injury problems have hurt his stock but he has a unique skill set. At the very least he can be a special teams contributor until he picks up the NFL game.
I like it. Football has been trending more and more for the offense over recent years at the expense of defenses. Schools like Oregon and West Virginia put together title runs by just simply not allowing the defense to substitute players over the course of the game, which essentially made the defensive side of the ball meaningless.
Football is at its best when you see a good even balance between offense and defense. Allow both sides to have their best units on the field at all times. Line em up and play, and may the best team win. These no-huddle hurry up offenses always seemed gimmicky to me and an exploit of a loophole in the rules. I see this as an attempt by the NCAA to close that loophole.
Biggest snub:
Agree. Same.
#Manbearpig
Tyler
Collins
Along with probably Edwards and maybe Miller.
#TeamEatEverything
Right, I get it. You wouldn't be caught dead doing the nasty to a chick at UVA.
Ice Cream Cake is ice cream. I'm not convinced it qualifies as pie, but I'm certain it's not cake. There's nothing cake about it. I'm pretty sure one ingredient of #everycake is FLOUR. There is no flour in Ice Cream Cake.
It should be really physical! Russia beat Slovenia 5-2 today, plus having home rink advantage will help them. Yeah it is round robin play, with our group including Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Here is a good description of how Olympic hockey works for anyone interested:
http://www.sportinglife360.com/index.php/olympic-hockey-tournament-17378/
Also, here is the schedule:
http://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/349327?referrer_id=752796
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# | Proposed NCAA rules changes for targeting and defensive substitutions OK, that clarifies a lot. Thanks. Its the devil in the details. I retract my concern.
Moving On... To more pie!
I was trying to repress that memory.
I agree with the 3 snubs; those guys deserve a shot for further evaluation in the Combine. I see those guys as getting signed as undrafted free agents with a pretty good chance at making a team. I see Edwards and Coles probably making practice squads somewhere to see if they can work their way up. I bet NFL scouts are still leery of Coles' health. He's got some good physical tools, but if he's not going to be 100%, they probably won't take the risk.
I'm not a big hockey fan but absolutely love watching the US play in the Olympics, same with the World Cup as I am not a big soccer fan but am absolutely stoked for it this summer.
Seeing that FSU-MD score really makes me wince though....
Patent It! Quick!!! I think Sam Rogers might be the link to a perpetual motion machine. Or at least the reality of quantum levitation.
I'm getting excited for the 2014 season...
I was basically going half-n-half sarcastica with this. I had zero clue she was a TKPer much less a lady Hokie. Seriously, if it is a Hokie lady (especially a TKPer) by all means don't do what I would suggest you do with a female wahoo. But I'd warrant there are a number of us (myself included) on here that may have had experiences with a psycho or two in our past where it was safe to do that. My wife (who is not a Hokie) before she met me, when she went to the bars with her gfs would give dudes the wrong number all the time.