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if you think these games suck wait until the 21st.

At least it's not electricity and magnetism. That stuff is black magic.

This is a great piece with great perspective. I don't know if the Hokies will run the table from here on out, but the defense is good enough for it to happen. I saw great effort from 95% of the team, and it sounds like this week Beamer is dealing with some of the guys who were not quite 100% committed.

I've had a few friends that went on the storm chases with him.

I love the idea of hurry up, option looks with good counter plays thrown in (PA, designed inside runs off of a triple option look). I think this would work well to catch the defense off guard.
I also like the idea of getting a mismatch by putting Caleb in at H-back and working him as a pass threat against a LB or an option threat against a Nickle and hurry up to the line to keep the defense from changing personnel.
P.s. Ify Scrapp Jackson, is that you??

Yup.

Except at LOLUVA. All quarterbacks are the least popular kids on campus.

and considering that Loeffler was at Florida when Harvin was there, he certainly has the know-how to pull it off.

I am dissappointed that Logan has not looked like that terrific player that we saw in that terrific 2011 stretch. In watching the game Saturday, I thought he was pretty accurate, and he did a better job of looking off receivers and going through his progressions. Yes, he missed a couple of check downs, but I am not sure that VT has the playmakers that could have moved the sticks if he makes those reads.

That said, problems with mechanics (and I maintain that the Sunseri INT was partly because Logan did not bring the ball up into a throwing position quickly for a fast developing route) continue to creep up. Most of them come when he gets pressure. When he adjusts in the pocket, the ball drops too low and he is slow to recover to a throwing position even when he steps into the pocket. He is also doesn't have great pocket presence, which has been a weakness of pretty much every VT QB back to Deshazo. It will get better, but Logan is a big, lumbering guy. He is a work in progress.

All that being said, the talent gap between the 2011 WR group and the current one is enormous. And, while Leal might be a player whose quickness allows some plays (read option with a QB keep threat to the outside, bootleg) to be more effective, I don't think he makes them more likely to win. I am not entirely convinced that he finishes next season as the starter (although he will be given the opportunity due to the inexperience of Motley, Ford, and Hodges.)

If anyone wants to get mad at someone, instead of getting upset with Logan, get furious with Coach Beamer for paying a receivers coach who did not land a single elite receiver recruit since 2008 other than Caleb, who is now a running back. Again, not announcing the firings of O'Cain, Newsome, and Sherman the SECOND that the UVA game ended will have long reachning consequences.

I watched the game too and saw Logan miss a deep ball to Knowles that could have changed things at that point in the game. Blame the receivers all you want but 5-26 is 5-26. The complaints about the QB aren't about one game. It's dating back to last season when LT played himself from being a top 5 pick into a disaster. He actually got worse as the season went along:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/480239/year/2012...

Under 50% his last 3 games. Whose fault were those games?

I have no idea if Leal would definitely be better, nor am I giving up on Logan. I do know that fear of the unknown when the known isn't very good is a terrible reason to not try to change things. Hopefully Logan and the receivers get it together over the next few weeks and everything is moot. The defense and Bud deserve better than what the offense gave them Saturday.

Our offensive coordinator, who has worked with Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Chad Henne, etc, seems to believe that Logan is our best option. Do you not trust him? Do not think he's spent enough time with Leal to know that Logan is our best option? Or do you think he wants us to lose?

I wouldn't call Leal the "heir apparent," he's going to have to fight for a starting position next year. All reports say Bucky is VERY raw, but still talented. Andrew Ford is a pro-style QB, which Loeffler has said he prefers, so as a true freshman, he could be in the mix too.