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I'll admit my initial statement was a bit harsh, I think JC has shown flashes, just think were better off using him as a change of pace guy, not as a back who is on the field for a whole drive consistently . I really like him as a kick returner
we had 4 senior linemen that year, Coale, Boykin, Coles.. to also complement him. Teams couldn't just load the box and dare us to throw. A combination of new recievers and a un-healthy o-line made our running game look bad.
Tre Mason would have had some success. See David Wilson, 2011.
Agreed.
One trait that might make Loeffler a great coach is that he has a reputation as a "QB whisperer" and is known as a guru at coaching the most important position on the field. Give him the right field general and above-average talent and I think he can put together some real success.
His schemes and play-calling seemed pretty good last year, and the offense did a reasonable job at moving the ball in the first half of games. Of course creating mismatches becomes easier when you have talent. You also need a decision-maker to recognize the mismatchs and exploit them. Logan and Leal both have a tendency to lock onto a receiver and force the ball into coverage. This is the opposite of exploiting a mismatch.
Hopefully Loeffler can cure this next year. Where this offense needs the most improvement is interior running and scoring in the red zone. Of course his biggest task will be finding a decent decision-maker at QB to replace Logan, but do that and we will have a 10-win season (like we should have had last year...) and an ACCCG appearance, which is my definition of a successful season these days.
No hyper link(s) for "North Carolina"? Epic fail.
Do I think he's the best on the team? No,
This is the idea. To say he isn't the best on the team is far different than saying our running game won't be good if he's in the 2-deep. I think our depth chart will have Trey as the #1 and then Marshawn, JCC, and possibly Wright as co-#2. But JC is still a good runningback.
I agree too, I don't understand why we are trying to compare JC to a 5 * RB. Honestly if you took Tre Mason and put him in our backfield last year he wouldn't have had much success either. It all starts up front, our RB's can get whats blocked and every once in a while make a huge play but to be honest we don't have that guy that can consistently make a play out of nothing. Now that might change with Juice or Shai but we will have to see
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# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" Huh? You've not been paying attention over the past few months. Cutler, not me put it in the public realm via 247 message board. Give me a break.
Bonnie Henrickson got it done...
I agree with this - JCC is definitely capable of being a good RB.
Do I think he's the best on the team? No, I think there'll be 2-3 guys ahead of him come next fall.
But, I also know that he is serviceable, and can be more than serviceable if the OL improves (which I think it will) and he continues to work hard this offseason (which I know he will, because he's very aware of his competition).
1998 - 2006: 9 straight post season appearances (7 NCAA appearances (7-7), 2 WNIT Appearances (4-2) )
1999 Advanced to the third round.
2005 Only year Tech lost in the first round.
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# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" What did Beamer actually say in this book?
Great point about the upgrade in "star power" in this years offensive recruits.
I've said that Lefty and Co. are NOT offensive gurus; none of them have invented a system or set of plays that is being copied by other teams. The pro-set, the veer, the zone blocking were all invented by other coaches. These styles are fundamental to half the teams in college football.
Therefore, to be successful at running these schemes, you need two things; One, all the players have to be on the same page. We saw what happened a few years ago when players didn't block and missed assignments. Last year there was less missed assignments. Two, you need players to win their one-on-one battles. Last year we lacked a lot of that, and that's where the "star-power" helps out.
I think Loeffler and Co can be VERY successful, but they need the right guys for their system. They need a stud WR that will stretch the field and catch the jump ball; last year we didn't have one. They need a versatile TE that can seal the edge as well as catch the seam route; last year they didn't have one. They need a QB who can make the defense pay for jumping routes; last year they didn't have one. They need RBs that have speed as well as can pass protect (last year we only had one.)
Loeffler and Co. need offensive weapons for their system to be successful, and last year we didn't have very many; this recruiting class changed that.
Any evidence for that claim? Coleman's history of running for us is that he is determined to get every bit out of each run. He doesn't have the size to bowl people over like Edmunds, but he has the ability to make plays. If you have no hole to run through, you're not going to get very far, but the kid is talented. To say that with him in 2 deep, our running game won't be good is to say that he's incapable of being a good running back which I disagree with. A successful running game starts with the offensive line. We established a foundation last season, now it's time to build upon it. If our offensive line is capable of executing a play and beating the defense, our running back then has a chance to do what he does best and make a play. Failure on the line makes it exponentially more difficult for the back to have success.
And all I get are dreams about women...geesh!
This is fantastic
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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - ESPN's Kiper: Second or third round 'viable' for Hokies QB Logan Thomas If Kyle Fuller was not hurt, he wouldve been in the first round discussion. He has first round talent, for sure. He was playing at a very high level before his injury. Against Alabama and GT, he put on dominating performances. If hes fully healthy at the NFL combine, a team will take note and draft him sooner than later.
I think AJ Hughes was brought here by this.
Remember when the women's team beasted year in and year out? I miss those days...
Winston is no Payton Manning, and look what Seattle did to him. The Hokie Defense has the same potential.
if coleman is in our 2deep next year, we wont have a good running game
I know juice williams and AJ Hughes read this, I don't know how often but both have tweeted links
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# | Bitter blog - ESPN's Kiper: Second or third round 'viable' for Hokies QB Logan Thomas Very surprised that Exum and Fuller after injury filled senior seasons are there, but Hopkins isn't.
Anybody else always follow Bitter links so that he gets the hits on his blog? That should make his bosses happy.
pretty sure he already weighs like 220-230, which is definitely bigger than a lot of our former whips and is actually roughly the same size as dadi (based on last years height and weight)
I remember Prof. Carroll told our class to expect a snow day my graduating semester, based on the models he looked at. Sure enough we had the only snow day I could remember at Tech.