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We are not allowed to make suggestions to improve the user experience? These suggestions somehow lead you to believe I don't appreciate the work put into the site?
My point is that we are working with what we have right now. Which as any VT fan can attest is scrambling QBs that need to be superman and has been for a long time.
I suspect Leal will start next year which will improve our offense because he has more speed for a scrambler, but by 2014 I feel we are going to have an good O-line and a descent drop back Quarterback with either Bucky Hodges (he is somewhat of a semi scrambler) or Andrew Ford (Who I think will probably win the starting job). Either way, VT will have quarterbacks that have 2 to 3 years to digest the playbook and feel comfortable in the offense, plus we will have an improved offensive line (I love the new Oline recruits we have coming in).
What you are asking for requires a tremendous amount of extra work by Joe (who is the IT support for the site) and runs completely contrary to the spirit in which the community was created. My advice is to do a couple of finger curls and use the scroll button.
Good freaking grief.
I definitely am not disagreeing with your post. I fully understand that this season Logan has been forced to be a one man show. It really isn't fair to him, the team, the defense or the fan base. Learning a new offensive system with new coaches has to be challenging as a senior so I try not to be too critical of Logan even though I do question his decision making at times. I place more blame on the coaches (past for talent drop off and present for not being creative) for not figuring out another way to move the football by this point in the season. I just have trouble believing that we don't have another offensive play maker somewhere in the program. However, it is hard to find a hidden gem of a play maker when you don't have a clear offensive identity. I am excited to see how SL pulls things together for the remainder of the season and I am even more excited to see what is possible with the talent we have coming in. Fingers crossed. Go Hokies
All I can think of is that Loeffler knows if he can resurrect Thomas's draft stock and Logan ends up being a high draft pick, it makes Loeffler look better.
One additional comment about running plays from the shotgun on the goal line. In short yardage, the defense will look to attack centers as an area of weakness because they not only have to take correct steps and keep pad level down, but they have to get the snap off. When you add that on plays from the shotgun, the center has the added burden of staying on his block longer because the runs are slower to develop.
It puts tremendous pressure on David Wang in those situations, and IT IS UNNECESSARY. Maybe I was the only one (and it is ironic because I have called for the Hokies to incorporate a Y-Dump off IV action all season) but I almost felt like the TD throw to Cline was a surrender. It was as if Loeffler was admitting that if they need six inches, the front and the runners are not capable of getting it. Maybe I am mirco-analyzing, but it caused me to lose the faith a bit.
This means Tech wrestling will take on the Maryland wrestling squad later that evening. My guess is at 5 or 6. Dresser is looking to get 5000 people in Cassell to watch this ACC action. Maryland is consistently the top challenger in the ACC so it would be great to send them off with a loss. Also, Tech is hosting the ACC championships in March so mark that on your calendar, should be a great event.
by 2014 I feel we are going to have an good O-line and a descent drop back Quarterback with either Bucky Hodges (he is somewhat of semi scrambler) or Andrew Ford (Who I think will probably win the starting job).
You threw me off in your initial post, but now I understand. I assume you mean 2015 if you are saying that Leal will start next year. I do agree that 2015 should be the year that things should be clicking on offense. No more square peg in round hole stuff. Grimes should have built the line his way, Loeffler should have players who have fully bought in and invested in his scheme and playbook, and we should see more production. I think the hard part to swallow right now is that we know we have talent on the roster, but it's either not being utilized properly or it's not being set up to succeed.
Yep I remember that, sometimes the fullback would go in motion to the side they would run the blast to- the defense knew it was coming, the opposing coaches knew, and the whole stadium knew...
...and no one could stop it.
The line had some struggles on blitz pick ups, but again blocked pretty well. When the numbers on a particular play are five blockers against eight defenders, there are problems. Loeffler doesn't seem to have faith that Cline, Redman, Rogers, Wright, and the receivers can effectively get a hat on a hat on the play. While they have struggled at times, they have been effective enough that Loeffler should not discount those plays.
Garlic pepper, on the other hand, is delicious
During the Lee Suggs and Kevin Jones years we used to delight in goal-to-go situations where we'd line up in the I-formation and power-run into the end zone. We even started shouting "time for Lee to run in without being touched!" when we came out in that formation. Because that's what happened. Everyone knew we were going to run that play. It didn't matter and it worked great. I don't think we could do that if our lives depended on it at the moment.
...and these days he takes crap from everyone for his brother being an NFL starting QB...just wish the younger Glennon could have finished off Seattle
I am asking for a personal ignore list. You wouldn't see posts from people you put on the list. The posts would still be there for everyone else to enjoy.
In pass blocking, pressure hasn't seemed that bad to me on LT. Certainly not in the Duke game, it seemed like they were rushing 4 and dropping 7, and he had all day to make a throw...he just consistently made the wrong one. I think this kind of goes with the notion of being "slow" on offense mentioned upthread - it seems to me, anyway that Logan takes a long time to get through his progressions and find someone open. You can only hold a pass block for so long.
Whatever the Redskins problems are, at least Kyle Shannahan forces the defense to defend all parts of the field. Not only was the fullback in play, but there were a variety of routes that took advantage of the defense committing to stop the read option, all of which were easy throws to the middle of the field. Even Garcon's ridiculous one handed catch was wide open and should have been an easy completion.
Would we all be this forgiving if our defense wasn't as stellar? We would be fighting to stay .500- proof: put last years defense on this years' team and the bowl streak ends.
I believe it was because he was throwing over the defender in front of DJ
Point 2 is spot on. I remember watching Ryan Williams start games slow, but steady. But games end he was gaining about 5-10 yards a pop because the opposing D was worn down. I looking to see this again and hope that one day Big L will give Trey that chance and JC the chance to get his chunks as a change of pace.
I still believe that the offensive woes go back to (mainly) line play. The question in my mind is, why is Loeffler's trust in the blocking seemingly decreasing? He seems to be giving up on running the ball, save for LT3. With a greater dependence on Logan running, especially in the past two games, we seem to have abandoned the use of anyone else. The line hasn't been able to cope with an increased amount of blitzing, thereby putting more pressure on LT, and forcing more errant throws. As the book on this year's version of the offense grows, teams are figuring out how to scheme against it, and returns are diminishing. Let's hope we can figure a way to counter-scheme.
At this point, there are too many ingredients in the cabinet and Loeffler just keeps using the garlic salt that nobody likes.
BEARDS > PEOPLE
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# | On Losing to Boston College, Logan Thomas, and Scot Loeffler Come on, man.
On a similar note, don't forget the all time NFL career touchdowns and interceptions leader is the same person: Brett Favre. Most interceptions in a rookie season? Peyton Manning.
A lot of quarterbacks throw picks, some can run a successful offense in spite of them. We had the latter on Saturday, but it wasn't enough (winning with a -4 turnover margin would have been quite the feat).
We need to have another threat on the inverted veer. A simple QB dive/RB sweep is too simple for FBS defenses. Inside shovel pass, speed option, anything that is creative. I would also like Loefler to take a page from Kyle Shanahan's playbook yesterday and actually use the fullbacks for other reasons besides blocking. (Especially on the goaline instead of having the RB stand 8 yards behind the LOS).
Yes I did mean 2015, sorry for the mix-up. Right now our offensive line is not good enough, and it has been the Achilles heal for the offense ever since I became a Hokie. It is not a coincidence that when we play big boy defensive lines that Pitt or BC has or had in the past that we always seem to lose.
The reason you run veer offenses or scrambling QBs is to make up for your O-line. This is also another reason Glennon ultimately failed. If Grimes stays for a while (his track record of staying at one place is not to promising) I am sure he can get the right players in to turn it around.