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"on par with most programs in the country" Exactly. Bama isn't most programs, they are in a league all their own. Let's be serious about this. I'm not saying we don't recruit talented running backs and I'm not saying I'm against a rotation, but to compare our rotation with Bama's just doesn't make sense to me. They replaced a heisman winner with a heisman finalist then replaced him with a potential first/second round pick and he's being replaced by Yeldon, who will be one of the top backs this year. Get my drift?
Furthermore, to say "the only thing we are missing is the oLine" is very deceptive. The running game (and the offense for that matter) begins with a good oLine. You can't just say "the only thing we're missing is the oLine" like that's just easy to attain. We're many years away from having an oLine rotation that compares to Bama's.
I don't want to argue about this anymore. I just think Bama comparisons aren't logical and not only for us, but for 95% of the nation. But with all of that being said.... #beatbama
to my spouse, an Iowa grad.
I think there's a major gap between our current oline play and Bama's. I like Grimes a lot, but I'm not sure he's a miracle worker. That said, I do think we could get closer to that, and develop a similar mauling mentality and be much improved.
I think Sean Glennon doing anything positive should be up there. Those moments were so rare.
Yes, that is exactly what I'm trying to say. The margin of error is so huge either way, that you can't really rely on them at all aside from "he runs less than 5s, but more than 4s" which generally covers most of the faster skill guys on the team. The only way to really judge a guy's speed, IMO, is to watch them play.
I admit it is possible that Edmunds is just as fast as Coleman, but I'd want to see it on the field before I believe it. Coleman is pretty freaking fast.
thatd be great. logan as our leading rusher was horrible last year. it has a chance to really get him hurt. there is no reason the rotation should have even happened last year. no one could get into a groove and it showed. edmunds and coleman would be my choice for our two backs and i kind of have a feeling thatll be what it ends up being
I don't see why that isn't valid. The only thing we are missing is the OLine that they have and I think he's saying if we fix that then why can't we do the same. Personally I agree with him. If we get an improvement in the OLine play and Grimes recruits and develops that way he has shown he can then why not? We don't have an issue bringing in talented RBs, I'd put our RB "talent" on par with most programs in the country.
Bama has also had nothing but four and five star rbs for their rotations. Behind huge four star O lineman.
I was confusing two items, but we did beat ranked LSU, Marshall, and A&M all in one season... '02. My confusion was that in '02 we were AT A&M, and it was '03 that we beat them at home in a hurricane. So I combined the great OOC performance ('02) with the hurricane game ('03). Either way, man. I love football.
After watching senior highlight film from all of them, Trey Edmunds is not as fast as Chris Mangus.
Don't want to put words in their mouth, but I think Hokieshibe may have meant the reason it seems Edmunds is the same speed as Coleman is because he got the benefit of a quick stop on the hand timed stop watch, where Coleman didn't. Or something to that effect. I know that VT 40 times are historically low (ie, guys get to the combine and their time goes up a tenth of a second or more), so I get where you are coming from with the 'relative' argument. But I think it's also possible that the hand timing doesn't even allow for that great of a 'relative' assessment (ie, Edmunds is as fast as Coleman). All of which is to say... Why do they even do it? Oh right, so we have something to talk about in March.
Agreed
My sister and brother came to visit for that game. I remember during this Enter Sandman my brother turned to me pointing at the West Stands and said "Are those students too?". I said "Nope". And his face just went to shock and I heard him just go "Holy Shit." Gotta love Lane!
You are starting to see more and more NFL teams using two backs in games and splitting carries. That is simply because over the course of a season that pounding will take its toll. The only way a running back has a rhythm or feel is if the o-line is blocking worth a crap and if they are it shouldn't matter if you are getting 10 reps or 40 reps, you should be running as if it was your only carry of the game!
70% of the tailback touches. Not counting Logan. Really I just want to have a feature back...get rid of the rotation deal.
Your scenario of 55% RB1, 15% Logan, and 30% back up/change of pace guy would be fine with me.
I think the best highlight of that Wake game was Eddie Royal shedding defenders bigger than him on the way to the endzone. I believe Harper did has well, but little 5'10" Royal blasting through safeties made my day.
Flanders should be BC (or ND) instead of Wake.
Wake could be Lenny or Karl - nice enough guys, but nobody really cares about them.
Garnett and Yates are seniors who could make a run for the title. I understand that wrestling is a sport that many people don't watch. If you have downtime this weekend you should give it a shot. Espn3 should have a camera on every match.
Edit: Dong is also a senior looking to place high
I'm not sure about UNC either but Maryland is spot on. They are a bunch of wanna be thugs that burn shit down and think they are bad asses at games. Basically wanna be WVU's.
Yeah, that is what I was thinking. He really needs a coach like the hoodie monster of Gillette.
Dadi and Corey on the field goal blocking team maybe? We could stink Acree in the middle and get a push, while those guys jump and try to get their paws on the ball.
That was a great moment. I tool my dad to that game. His 1st time at a VT game. Hard to believe that was 6 years ago. Go Hokies.
If you have a good game plan, line and talented backs, a solid RB rotation is no big thing. Just look at bama. They've had an almost 60 30 10 split for the last 4 years with pretty positive results.
As for the QB running -- no doubt I love watching Thomas truck the shat out of people, but I'm not a fan of it being a big part of the game plan. It just puts too much pressure on 1 player. What if he has a bad day? His shoulder/arm gets sore after being hit? I like having the option of a running qb that takes off when necessary, I just dont think we should build a game plan around it.
What a shot!
Do we have enough here for a 128 "team" bracket??