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I was getting a cup of coffee and we called a WR screen. It didn't work.
Hypothetically, let's say we fire Stinespring or O'Cain. Then what? The Frankinator hires another offensive coordinator, or more than likely, promotes another from within to run his conservative offense. The offense by design is meant to complinment the defense. That won't change unless we get a head coach committed to scoring gobs of points. Mike Leach, Holgo, etc... run their entire practice around scoring points, it's a top-down change that starts with how you practice, to who you recruit, to how you calls plays.
However, this doesn't excuse the play calling. We didn't do a good job running the ball and working play action either. I agree with French, the middle (A-gaps) were there for the taking, but we kept going outside as a result of bad play calls, and bad reads. The wide receiver screen was begging to be a pick-six.
Finally, there are better websites to rant about the coaches being fired.
But don't worry. I remember LT had a bad game last year. Then the next game he went 23/25 with 5 TDs.
Defense did their job, was fun to watch at times. Need to use our RBs more.
He looked like a fish out of water at corner, just uncomfortable. I wonder if he'd rather be back playing safety. I thought he was good in coverage, although the Bees didn't push him much. There were a few plays where he'd come up in run support, and just looked hesisitant to make the tackle. To me, it looked like he was using his outside arm to defend the sideline, and the cutback, rather than make the stick. Whether, that's by design, I don't know, most of the time he had help though, and Bruce or Tyler would come in and clean up the mess.
Logan is being sent to the line of scrimmage with options. He needs to audible out of plays based on what he is seeing. I believe several of the playcalls that TKPers have been critical of should have been audibled out of by Logan at the line of scrimmage. Some film study of this game will be very beneficial I think.
1. Marcus Davis needs to work on his hands, and he can't give up on plays. He's had trouble with his ball skills since he's been at VT - frankly, he almost looks suprised when he catches the ball cleanly. He dropped a WR screen that would have been a 10 yard gain and he was flapping the ball all over the place when he fumbled. Dyrell Roberts dropped a ball too. Logan was high all night, but there were 3 balls that should have been caught. I miss DJ being healthy.
2. David Wang truly looks like a bowling ball. I'm not sure how he blocked.
3. I think Michael Holmes and JC Coleman will both be very good.
4. I still want to see Martin Scales demolish somebody.
5. Kyshoen Jarrett looks small out there, but he's got a heavy shoulder. I was liking what he was doing in run support.
You must have not followed ocain's history much. WR screen is his favorite play. During his tenure at Clemson a large complaint was no offensive identity. I don't see it getting better. What happened to all the pistol stuff from scrimmages?
Stinespring and O'Cain looked like Tweedledee and Tweedledum whenever the cameras zoomed in on them in the booth. It really is sad how long now this program has went without having quality play calling. They made Al Groh look like a defensive mastermind.
Think they should have stayed with JC when he had the hot hand in the 4th quarter. The TE call in the end zone worked, but why the 2 yard routes going wide to the big slow guys when we needed to be throwing down field late? I like the slant patterns and we got a lot of yardage after the catch on those.
The third and Logan or should I say first, second, and third Logan was predictable. People are on to that now as evident by the results. Glad we got the win though and got the first game, big game out of the way on the right side of the scoreboard. Now we can eat our vegetables (Peays on Saturday) and continue to get better before the next real test.
I felt like early on, Logan didnt trust the RBs because he never handed it off on the option plays. Logan was throwing high all night. The O was absolutely stagnant for the middle two qtrs (did we go for -6 in the 3rd?) Corey Fuller had the game of his life. The D played their hearts out, but GT's D played great too for most of the game. JMU Hokie is right, this is a game we would have lost a few years ago.
And to the lady behind me who kept yelling for Journell to miss kicks and that "a team with criminals doesnt deserve to win" but who was still wearing a 2012 orange effect shirt: Stick it up your ass!
phew, what a game, sex drugs and college football amiright?
hands at different times throughout the game. There is a long season to make needed changes but I thought he would be an easy go to guy all season.
Game 1 in the books and again it looks like O'Cainspring can't get enough of the WR screen. It was like watching a replay of the UNC game from last year.
I'm guessing there were multiple exchanges like this in the war room:
O'Cain: "Coach Stinespring, I'm thinking we should attack GT's soft safeties with some vertical plays followed by a solid running attack, which will open up PA passes..."
Stiney: "Of course!! Wide reciever screens all night then!! We're gonna beat this team 1.5 yards at a time! They'll never have an answer for the WR screen!"
O'Cain: "I'm not sure you understand what I mean, coach..."
Stiney: "RUN THE WR SCREEN, DAMNIT!!! And when you're done with that screen, RUN ANOTHER GODDAMN SCREEN!!!! We're gonna screen 'em until they don't know their asses from their elbows! SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-fin-
First game of the year and my Bryan Steinspring hate is already at midseason levels. Can we please get an identity for our offense? It's like he's throwing darts at a play sheet up in the booth. Please god, the only thing I want in this world is for Steingspring to be fired.
I thought Holmes did a good job after his first carry when he tried to bounce outside and lost 2 or 3 yards. I was surprised at how little work they gave both Holmes and Coleman throughout the game. Like you said, play action doesn't mean much if they only expect to pass and are going to blitz.
I actually walked away from that game feeling good. Yes, the offense was atrocious (the wideouts need to learn to catch balls - it wasn't all Thomas' fault, the running game was anemic, and Thomas looked shaky). The defense wasn't as lights out as I was expected based upon the hype.
So with all of that criticism, how am I still able to feel good? They fought. It could be early onset dementia, but I swear I remember a time when a close game like that would have resulted in a loss.
It was the first game of the season. As long as O'Cain and Stinespring can figure out an offensive identity in the next few weeks, they'll be okay.
Now for the nervousness of a game on Saturday. Don't care that it's Austin Peay - it's another really short week.
I'm happy with the way the D played except for the missed tackling on that first GT TD run. If I'm not mistaken the D did sack Washington twice.
Not pretty but I'll take it.
In the same vein, not to be a smart ass, but LSU was second game that season. We opened with ECU at home.
Aside from some pass plays at the end, the defense--especially D line--ate Paul Johnson's lunch.
Bud, Wiles & Co. should get Stiney's paycheck this week. Offense was weak sauce against an Al Groh defense..
HHHHHOOOOOOKKKKKKKIIIIIIEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
he deserve all the credit for that!!!!!!! Great Hustle to recover that fumble!!!
Don't forget Al Groh!!
I Can't take this shit!!!!
MVP- Defense
MVP- Cory Fuller! (recovered fumble, catch to set up field goal, we have a go to guy.)
is 1-0, especially when it's also 1-0 in the division.
Whew.
Exhale.
I love the sheer nasty grittiness. And I love when Paul Johnson loses.
It was the safest option we had, and if we didn't get it, then Journell had a FG that was shorter than an extra point to make. Play calling at that point was pointless, because the more fancy we would try to get, the greater the likelihood of something like a turnover occuring.