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Cousins Logan Thomas & Zack McCray trucking defenders together, is a dream of mine.
I'd like to pretend there was no coordination at all. That it was just candid film of Beamer being himself before spring football starts.
I think everyone needs to watch the offensive line. They are basically running variations of a single play right now. Good primary fundamentals (first step, leverage on the edge, keeping hat on hat) along with maximum effort will be the ticket to improvement, not being a half speed practice hero by knowing where to go on a large number of complex plays against people holding bags.
Acree is the first place to look, and based on the staff comments, don't sleep on Conte. Again, the guys who fit Grimes "mold" from Auburn are Gibson, Shuman, Conte, Osterloh, and McLaughlin. Long, athletic types, inside and out.
At other positions, Collins has already been beaten out by Marshall, Wilson, and Nicolas once. At defensive tackle, Nigel Williams versus Alston Smith is a battle. They need someone to step up behind Bonner, Jarrett, and Frye in the secondary.
I really like Duan Perez Means and Ryan Malleck, but I think McCray becomes the blocking H back that compliments the fullback. This team will run 2/3rds of the time, so expect jumbo formations and play action. Most folks here are much higher on Knowles than I am. I think Asante ends up being a starter next year. I really hope I get to see Stanford play this spring to get a feel if his game fits playing in the slot, because Knowles will get to play wide in 3 WR sets to stretch the field.
I have it on high authority that a primary play that the Hokies have practiced as a core play is a zone stretch play to the weak side from the I formation. We discussed the play when we examined how the Temple and Auburn offenses operated under Loeffler and Grimes direction: http://www.thekeyplay.com/content/2013/january/21/loeffler-grimes-and-fu...
In today's game, most 4-3 teams play an under front (eagled nose or one technique strong side, a 3 technique on weak side.) On the play, the weak side guard and tackle zone-reach block to the play side. The center blocks back on the one technique. The fullback reads and takes the first unblocked man. If the 3 technique goes inside the guard, you may see the fullback blocking an unblocked defensive tackle. The tailback takes his belly step, plants his outside leg, and then picks a seam.
*wipes eyes*
Y'know, before the spring, I was most excited about Jeff Grimes and the attitude he was going to bring to our O-Line for this season and hopefully many to come. However, from what I've seen and heard of Loeffler as a coach, and evern Moorehead, I'm really thinking we might just have hit a grand slam with each one of these guys.
If this happened...
...you know that we would still be on the bubble...and ultimately be left out.
You're married and most of your cups were stolen from bars DT.
7) When having a bad day, you put NCAA in your gaming console and beat the snot out of uva for old times' sake
I just call it "The other Tech"... WE are Tech. End of story.
They may not be able to say his name but we've heard them mention about "a kid" and the complications with getting cleared. It's pretty easy to put 2 and 2 together there. The reason they might talk about Harris is because they were expecting him in January and expected him to find his way into the competition. Most Freshmen don't come in and contribute right away though. Most will redshirt so there's not a need for them to say much on them.
Well first off, the coaches cannot comment on Harris, just like they cannot talk about any other prospect who has not yet signed an LOI or enrolled @ VT.
Secondly, this is one of those cases where we won't know one way or another until the decision comes back from the NCAA.
Finally, they aren't really talking about any other incoming freshmen, so why would they talk about Harris? The coaches are 100% focused on Spring Practice and the guys who are currently on the team.
FWIW, just about everything I've seen from "insiders" makes it sound like he's got a good shot at getting the waiver
I got my "sleds" from Owens freshman year.
I have nightmares that my future wife is an outsider. This scares me.
At least you got a job. I have been around adding majors and minors just to get the excitement of more football.
Damn straight buddy. My point exactly and #BeatBama!
On the topic of play fakes, I do wish that ours would be run a little faster. I have always felt that whenever we ran some sort of play action, it took SOO long to happen. Even during the game I felt they were run at a slower pace than they should be.
Each day, more information comes out that gets me more excited for these changes. I'm so ready to #BEATBAMA. This wait is just killing me.
I can't wait to see how all of this plays out on the field during the season. Excited!!
I'd love to see a 220+ Coles crack back on a Bama linebacker (read: "flatten") and open up the edge for a JCC dash to the endzone.
My Keydet father ('68) remembers the original Military Rivalry of the South: VMI & VPI going at it in Memorial Stadium in Roanoke. I've heard some wildly-entertaining stories from both alum bases!
We call GA Tech "gay Tech." Insensitive? Perhaps.
Allow me to rephrase... *another* VT-TAMU game... or series? :P
We'll take any improvement we can get on offense, over the last decade.
LT3's ceiling is practically unlimited, given his strength and raw physical ability. He's also got a good head on his shoulder, and we don't have to worry about off-field issues with him.
We've seen what he can do when he's playing well. I also was struck last season by how there never seemed to be a coach reassuring him on the sidelines, when he was watching our defense contain the other team and thinking about how to correct his mistakes. As flawed as he was as OC, I do think Stiney was missed on the sidelines.
I was more basing it off of him gaining 22 pounds in a year. At the scrimmages last August, he looked pretty out of shape, and that was 12 pounds lighter. I think he does care, which is proven by his blocking, and the effort he gives. In my post about roster weights, I attributed the extra weight to him being off the field since 2011, because of his knee. Do I think he'll be ready to play in August? Absolutely, I just want the coaches to let him know he'll have to work for it.
Anybody have any info on Friday's practice?