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There are three debates here:
1. Should Exum replace Facyson? Of course he should, he is a spectacular CB. It has been made clear he won't be playing full minutes right off the bat, but ramping up.
2. What should Facyson do with the extra 40 snaps (to start with, 70 snaps in a few weeks)? Well, I would prefer he's on the field. He's just a better athlete, physically and mentally compared to what we are throwing out there at receiver. Why have him sitting on the bench when he could be on the field helping us succeed?
3. Why Facyson and not Kendall? They are different skill sets, speed vs size. Both have great ball skills. Exums skillset overlaps with Facysons, not Kendall's.
I love this dea and think it will show significant returns.
They better rotate them or I will be incensed. That's right, incensed.
my pleasure. the only thing i don't like is adding up the score, haha
Hopefully well start this week and increase it every week and keep advancing, Beamer said.
That is the question, is he a defender who takes a few snaps as WR (ala Macho Harris), or will it end up as a position change (ala Greg Boone, Marcus Davis)?
Well, are they looking for a WR, or a way to keep a playmaker on the field? If we overlook the "problem" of having too many corners, by all means, Caleb could be the guy to help at WR. That still leaves an extra CB. But what are the coaches really trying to accomplish?
If we did some sort of black and gray, I think it would work best for the military appreciation game. After all, we were still a fully military college in 1892.
Wait, I'm Batman?
I vote we put 12 men on the field. Given how skilled the ACC refs are at penalty enforcement, we might just get away with it.
Isn't it also a matter of leadership? The safety calls the defense, and if Exum hasn't been a safety in about two years, then he's not going to be the best person to be the QB of the defense. Sure, he's a senior and has played in the system for years, but he's going to be rusty.
I wonder if next season, we will see the offense switching
That's the greatest luxury of having a "multiple" offense. It allows you to change your plans very easily based on personnel matchups. Next year, I don't think we'll see as much inverted veer, but we'll probably see more pistol veer and more under center formations.
I think this year was definitely the best year for us to have to play them on four days' rest
While I agree, that's a bit like saying "He's the best player on the UVA football team". At the end of the day, he's still a Wahoo.
I say they wait a while with this. Facyson keeps his roster spot until Exum works out his kinks and takes his spot back. I like Exum, but when you're contending I feel you go with the better hand, and obviously it's the guy leading the nations in INT's. If Exum comes out, plays solid football and earns his spot back, by all means, then look at options.
".... because his philosophy matches our taste buds"? No pun intended?
Yeah, throwing the ball deep is going to happen. If only because defenses will either have to play more aggressively at the line of scrimmage or get nickel and dimed down the field. Add in how stingy the defense will be all year, and oppossing coordinators won't have the luxury on waiting for the Tech offense to screw up. They'll have to try and make some plays, which will inevitably open up chances to get behind the secondary.
As far as interceptions... well... there have been a lot of dropped picks by Hokie opponents. I do think that Loeffler's short passing game is better conceived then last years, so it's harder for defenses to jump those routes and trap Logan so that helps.
"taste buds" I see what you did there. Turkey leg for subtlety, intentional or not.
Don't confuse state gov't with federal gov't. I'm pretty sure all of our state gov'ts are operating as normal.
LT has matured as a player and a professional. That quote / observation about individuals vs team is stuff you see in management books.
Exum on probably taking Facyson's job at CB: "It does suck. And I hope they find a way to work him in." Called him "big-time player" #Hokies— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) October 1, 2013
Won't we be sending some confusing signals to future DB recruits? Why not rotate the CBs and create some depth?
He was better at cornerback then he was at safety.
Did you run this by Sam Rogers yet?
That's how I took it.
Here's my idea (you can thank me later):
If we can have them both at corner (not in dime) then I'm totally cool with allowing an extra man on the other squad. 12v12 instead of 11v11. Even numbers are better anyways. Of course we'd have to work out some extra rules but we can make it work. Officiating owes us one after the Sugar Bowl anyways.
That's where I was going with the RGIII comparison. He doesn't really look to break big runs anymore but aims for the sideline. It's a mental thing, worried about that knee. We see it with Coles worried about catching balls over the middle. I feel like Exum is not going to be effective in his first few games back. I hope he eventually is this season for the sake of his future, but I think everyone will have a bitter taste in their mouth if Facyson doesn't get meaningful time at corner and Exum falters.
Really hope it all works out, but I'd rather have Facyson on the field as it stands right now. Until proven otherwise, he is better than the Exum returning to the field this Saturday.
I think our OL is doing about as well as you could reasonably ask. They are holding their own (most of the time) while running a completely new offensive system then they did last year. Is the game plan helping them improve? Well I don't think it's a coincidence that we haven't seen much zone running from center the past few games. It hasn't been as effective as the runs from pistol/shotgun.
It's best suited for Virginia Tech's strengths, and that's what matters. People frequently underestimate how important WR's are to a vertical passing attack. The past two years Logan has been throwing deep balls to Danny Coale, Jarret Boykin, Marcus Davis, Corey Fuller, a healthy DJ Coles... this receiving corp just isn't suited for a passing attack based on a vertical threat.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If I had to guess, mostly no. As long as the defense has to prepare for a handoff or a keeper out of the same formation and backfield motion, isn't that a big enough benefit? Are the extra reps in practice to perfect the veer options justified?
One thing to keep in mind, a lot of those handoffs are probably predetermined pre-snap, based off of defensive alignment. Logan is probably coached to think "hand off if the defensive end is aligned here, and keep if the defensive end is aligned there" for a lot of those plays... the same way that the WR's are told to run one route vs one coverage and a different route vs another.
Ocainspring's pistol package was awful. Just straight... bad. It was an offensive scheme that was not division 1 worthy. Many people blamed the formation rather then the scheme (which is understandable, if you see an offense go nowhere for an entire season out of a certain formation, human nature is to blame the formation). And Logan is definitely more effective running straight ahead rather then at an angle to the LOS (the pistol veer will force Logan outside on a keeper).
However the pistol is an important piece of the offensive puzzle moving forward. It is a great formation that gives Loeffler great flexibility to attack defenses with.