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12 years 10 months
# | Bitter blog - After drop-filled opener, Hokies WRs put in work on the JUGS machine I'd imagine that was a fun, enjoyable practice for the Receivers
I will tip my hat to you, but I think those stats don't tell the full story. I looked at those six drives that ended up as 3rd and 10 or more. The final three drives that finished in 3rd and 10 featured two or three incomplete passes, and Edmunds only got a handful of carries sprinkled in. It was a bi-product of the situation. The Hokies couldn't connect on passes, and Alabama stacked up on the dive and ignored the threat of play action or the pitch.
The first two 3rd and longs were the first two drives, where Edmunds didn't get a single carry.
When the game was competative and the Hokies were working to establish the run with Edmunds, they were in 3rd and managable every series.
3rd drive: 3rd and 4
4th drive: TD
5th drive: INT on 2nd and 7
6th drive: 3rd and 6 (incomplete on 1st, 4 yard run on second)
7th drive: 3rd and 1 (9 yard run on 2nd down, dreadful rollout on 3rd and 1)
8th drive: 3rd and 1 and 3rd and 4 (then Logan took a delay of game)
9th drive: 3rd and 7 (two minute drill)
10th drive : 3rd and 5
If you look closely, each one of those drives that ended with a punt was preceeded by an incomplete pass. They were getting managable situations, but they failed utterly on 3rd down conversions in the passing game.
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Don't change anything ! Just put maroon on and win a ball game!
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Not enough turkey legs in the world for that.
Did someone say practice?
For as much flack AI gets about this rant, thats exactly what he was going for. Every teammate has a job to do and it is up to them and the coaches to make sure they get it right. LT3 is a QB, not a WR, so all he can do is put the ball in a spot for his receivers to catch the ball. It's up to the WRs to put in the work/receive coaching/etc that will help them do their job.
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Hey french, you said:
The rushing yardage beyond the Edmunds touchdown run wasn't Earth shattering, but Virginia Tech consistently found themselves in much more manageable 3rd-and-4 type situations versus the 3rd-and-11s that plagued the team last year.
I have bad news: the stats don't really support this.
I pulled up the stats from the Bama game, as well as the stats from last year. In 2012, we averaged 17.6 3rd downs per game. In the Bama game, we had 19 3rd downs. In 2012, an average of 5.9 of those 3rd downs were 4 yards or less. In the Bama game, we had 6 3rd downs of 4 yards or less.
Here's a look at the distribution:
Unfortunately we really didn't find ourselves in a better position on 3rd down on Saturday as compared to last season. :-/
He's a Fuller.
Yep, they could not throw to Knowles from this formation, but he has to be on the line because they need three guys in the backfield to run the trap and have the fake trap action. Alabama didn't seem to recognize that the slot guy was ineligible (hence the safety staying deep instead of coming up in run support) so it is possible that you could sneak the tight end behind that safety if he jumps the screen fake.
This was possibly one of the greatest comments I have ever witnessed on TKP. First for reminding me of a childhood favorite show that I had COMPLETELY forgotten about. And second for giving me a mashup of both of Cowherds UVA rants. I wish I could give you all of the turkey legs
I can only assume this is to improve his pass-catching ability to make him a more versatile HB. Maybe he'll take over for Coles at that hybrid HB/TE position. Maybe he won't flinch when he has to catch the ball over the middle.
I hear he energizes every huddle and meeting
I would drop all orange from the all maroon and that would be the sexiest uniform ever.
I also really like the whites.
LOLUVA wins the toss, Duck kicks it outa the end zone for touchback, the cop calls all his timeouts before the first play then they quit and consider it a moral victory!
Things can only go up for the receivers. They will get there. It was obvious DJ didnt have his head in the game on the first play. It was wide open briefly and he failed to go get up the field. Like he had no idea what to do.
Replaying the game over and hearing the whining about Logan this is how I felt: He isnt going to be great but if he keeps progressing like he is...he will be solidly good QB if we can get people to catch the ball.
Think about it this way: If we cloned AJ McCarron and he played for our team Sat night would we have won? I dont think so. Would have been closer but still Bama wins.
As far as S.L. playcalling and game-plan it made sense to me. In hindsight, sure there were 3 to 5 play call that you could be critical of but everything seemed to follow logic. You can find many calls you dont like with any team in any game. This was a far cry from the whole game idiotic playcalling of the past.
Dadi and Kyle as gunners would be awesome on punt team.
Prob bc I said cheerleading isn't a sport.
Whatever. Ill take the -1 (my first one)
And you are very wise, Wise I am I Hokie girl :)
Embodying the best of the workman attitude that we need. Lets hope his drive lights a fire under others.
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12 years 10 months
# | Sam Rogers Named Starting Fullback for Alabama Game and more Depth Chart News I love this kid's attitude and drive.
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12 years 10 months
# | Sam Rogers Named Starting Fullback for Alabama Game and more Depth Chart News FB Sam Rogers was out there w/ WRs during JUGs machine work. Moorehead: "Sam Rogers will be wherever there's work to be done." #Hokies— Hokies Journal (@HokiesJournal) September 4, 2013
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12 years 10 months
# | Bitter blog - Hokies, Thomas not worried about QB's stats, confidence 
While Gayle may not had registered a single tackle, Alabama's offensive line felt his presence, and Saban acknowledged it in the post-game presser. Gayle is simply a man-beast when he puts it all together. I kind of figured that Bama would double-team Gayle, but that actually benefits the whole defense because then Collins had a monster game, Dadi (WHO'S YOUR DADI?!) just continue to improve after leaving the doghouse last year, and jeez...I can't even finish without quivering with excitement.
I don't know about how y'all feel, but I have already nicknamed the defensive line Monsters of Terror. The ACC are gonna hate them. Just like they are gonna hate our offensive line, Fighting Spurs!
not showing up for me