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There are other players involved. 22 on the field at any one time, 11 of whom are in opposition.
"Streaky" has to be put in context or we should all just put on pom poms and skirts and jump up and down. Arguably that is what 99.5% of fans do... but this site should aspire to more.
For instance, this season... any team with a shut down DB... god forbid they have a pair of very good DBs is going to be a huge challenge for this team. Ironically I think the DBs for Duke proved to be overrated but we did not go after them. Strangely I think the talk that was going on before the game was what was actually told to Logan. "Take what the defense gives you". That is a trite coach speak kind of statement that means nothing. But if you look at Logan's early throws he refused to go long unless he needs to pick up a long first down. Even when Duke had started cheating up because of the initial success of the running game, LT would check down and look for 82 on a shallow crossing route. Eventually the safeties cheated up and again unless we needed xx yards he would go short.
I think he lacks confidence and I think our whole football team and university frankly lacks the balls to get done what a D-1 QB needs to get done. When Duke cheats up you don't take what they give you. You make them pay for not playing the field honestly. Sounds like semantics, but for teams like the Hokies, Ravens, etc, the D's prominence often times pushes the offense into a "first do no harm" philosophy. Our coaches IMHO have adopted this for years. Our fanbase as well. Incredibly destructive to this team, where the running game is fragile and shut down DBs can lock our WRs down and they can put 7-8 in the box pretty quickly or put the 7-8 in coverage patterns that shut down short routes.
I want an offensive coach to say... we got a nasty RB combo and a couple guys off the bench... our WRs weren't heralded and are developing but we've put some WRs in the league and I think these guys have a shot to get there as well. We got a QB who can make every throw in the book. When the opponent starts to disrespect some aspect of our offense we're going to make them pay. We're not going to take what they give us. We're going to demand respect. That might mean we throw some interceptions. We're not only ok with that we're encouraging it.
Logan blows up in the NFL. Wrong system, bad coaching until this year. All the tools... three or four years in he's a starter.
Time for VT to play offense the way it was meant to be played... with balls and conviction... let happen what happens... but above all else ... leave it all out on the field.
Woulda coulda shoulda because we took what they gave us conservative mentality is far worse on Mondays than any other possible outcome other than getting hurt. Not only that but until we play with that change in philosophy mentality we're going to have a hard time getting really good offensive prospects, and that in turn has recently hurt our ability to get 5 star defensive recruits.
JMHO
Based off a quick Google search, all I can find is that they are allowed a "reasonable" amount of entertainment expenses. My guess is that apparel would fall into that category. There was an article on Yahoo the other day that had an itinerary for an official visit and part of it was taking pictures in the school's attire.
Definitely a perfect video choice. 6-2 and still control our destiny as far as the ACC goes. Let's have a good week and enjoy the Chestnut Snoozer this weekend.
That is pretty cool. Seems like they are one of the better marching bands in the country, but I don't know anything about that, so I'll just stick with it being cool.
And maybe not undercut his confidence by going for it on 4th&11 on a normally makable kick with the wind at his back at the beginning of the game when there's no real pressure. If he misses it, it's not a back breaker and momentum shifting miss. If he makes it, he has confidence and isn't kicking to save the game but rather to win it later.
Deon Newsome is the guy in the grey shirt.
story of our offense with LT as QB... even big catches are about 50% likely to be no YAC because the ball was innacurate or the reciever made the catch harder than it should've been
Just watched a replay of the game. Duke beat us with the quarterback sneak, field position and interceptions. We pretty much shut down their passing game and limited their running backs. Our running game actually looked improved (going from horrible/non-existant to just bad). Missed field goals and interceptions killed us, especislly the one in the inzone. I think we were able to move up and down the field better than Duke on offense. Our D looked solid appart from letting the QB get away too often. But, mobile QB seem to give us headaches. I know I am sounding like CFB and CBF, but I think the better team lost too. Give them credit for 4 interceptions though, and capitalizing on our mistakes. Good for Duke, if they are getting better than the ACC is getting better in my opinion.
Agreed, I don't think Byrn would have gotten as many yards as Knowles did, but he was very open.
Well said again. TechHokie13 for Pres in 2016!
HAS ANYONE RESEARCHED THIS YET?
Until this game ... has any team in the history of the sport
(also including Professional all college and maybe even HS)
Has any team (a) completed ZERO passes in the 2nd half
and (b) done (a) and WON?
I would be very surprised if that had happened before.
Moving on ... beat BC!!!!
Yeah, that 4th-and-1 that was stuffed.
I was just about to post this (except titled "DON'T PANIC"). Coming into the year, we all thought this was a 8-10 win team. That hasn't changed. We are still good enough (because of that defense) to beat any team remaining on our schedule. We're also bad enough (because of that offense) to lose to any team left on the schedule. We've been living dangerously and winning by the skin of our teeth all season now, and we had to know it'd bite us eventually.
I'm just hoping that an amazing player takes the number 3 after him so I can keep wearing it. Thankfully Keysheon and Coleman are good otherwise I wouldn't have a jersey.
Good points coach! That's why I look forward to your posts. You know I'm pretty happy how this season has gone so far. I honestly expected maybe 8-4, and they have 6 wins already. The defense is a big surprise and a good consolation to the fluttering offense. Also, I'm very excited about the future recruits and what they might accomplish. Still think we need to sign a few more explosive skill players on offense, hopefully D.J. Reid will actually join the mix next year.
Look, its like this - Lose to Duke and win the rest which includes beating Miami. Then beat FSU, then beat Alabama who loses in the SEC championship game but winds up with an at large BCS bid. That is what I want. That and some wings, and beer, and a ticket oak.
That's a really good question. I'd assume there's a certain amount of stuff the NCAA allows us to give recruits, and I base that on absolutely nothing.
Don't worry, you weren't alone. We all looked like that. Even my 16mo old son was sporting the same expression. His was a bit more justified as his diaper was loaded with a sticky brown mess that bared a striking resemblance to our offense.
I mentioned some of his shortcomings in a different thread just a few minutes ago; I won't repeat it all here. I won't fight tooth and nail to defend him. He's a great athlete and an average QB, and apparently the best we've got. There was a good read posted last week or so from the CT that chronicled Logan's HS days. It really seemed like the plan was, "just give it to Logan and he'll figure out what to do with it." And in HS, he was physical and talented enough to blow everyone away. Couple that background with being moved into a difficult position at the D-I level and 3+ years of poor coaching, and yea, the guy is going to have some serious deficiencies when put under the microscope.
You married a winner. Well done, sir.
I completely agree he is streaky. He will probably be horrible this past week but lights out for the rest of the season. At least I hope so. I have always been a big LT fan or at least tried to be but now I feel like the move to QB was a bad one. He will more in likely go low or un-drafted this year. However if he would have played TE the entire career at VT he could very well have been the top TE in the NCAA and been a very high draft pick. Sad for him in that he could have lost a great deal of money and physical pounding.
Just for funsies, I'm gonna point out that yes, he kicked off to open the game.
How many times has a throw hit a defender right in the chest and he dropped it?
Gimme a month to watch all of the game film, another month to figure out how to edit every dropped pass into one video, and I'll get that to number to you. As far as him being a streaky player goes, his supporting cast is just as streaky, he just takes the blame for it. It's called being the quarterback. They will always take the blame regardless of how the players around them perform.
If recruits cared about winning and losing then LOLUVA wouldn't ever get recruits, much less 2 of the top 5 in the State/Nation. If I were a OL or a WR, I see immediate PT in the Hokie Offense. Thats what they care about.