Moorehead: (paraphrased) Ford held up his side of the bargain in going out there and showing he deserved to start, so I'm holding up my side and making him a starter. We've got the WRs making the DB's better, & DBs are making the WRs better, and you get to the point where the games are easier than practice.
This guy gets it. He has high expectations, and demands it of his players, and he rewards it when they meet them. This has so many benefits - the competition in practice making all the players better, the trust between players and coaches, the product on the field, and also the ability to recruit better athletes with the example that VT will play its play-makers, regardless of seniority.
I am as excited about having Moorehead on our sideline as I was to have Grimes (not selling Searels short, but I do want to see the OL a few games before I am sold), and as I still am with Loeffler. I know Whit gets it too, so I expect to see Moorehead on our staff for a long time.
I also expect to see the W&M game be easier than our practices. I know, I know, "Don't underestimate W&M...", but there is no reasonable argument that W&M should have more success against our O than even our 2nd string D does against our O.
I don't need to see us firing on all cylinders, and never punting, but I should be able to expect to see our athletes winning the battles against their athletes, and being able to sustain several long drives and scoring some relatively easy touchdowns because of that and the mismatches that Loeffler's schemes produce.
Finally, everything has already been said about Isaiah Ford's athletic qualities, but I noticed something else on that interview that I think is one of those intangibles that you can't necessarily coach, but that separates good players from great ones.
Check out that smile, the way his eyes light up. He has a genuine excitement for football, and specifically for the challenges of the game. Reminds me of David Wilson. This is a kid that just loves the game, loves competing against the very best, and can't wait to get out there and try to make a great play against the best opponents.
So take his obvious athletic skills, add in his genuine love of game, and Ford's got big-time written all over him.
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Thanks Andy!
Moorehead: (paraphrased) Ford held up his side of the bargain in going out there and showing he deserved to start, so I'm holding up my side and making him a starter. We've got the WRs making the DB's better, & DBs are making the WRs better, and you get to the point where the games are easier than practice.
This guy gets it. He has high expectations, and demands it of his players, and he rewards it when they meet them. This has so many benefits - the competition in practice making all the players better, the trust between players and coaches, the product on the field, and also the ability to recruit better athletes with the example that VT will play its play-makers, regardless of seniority.
I am as excited about having Moorehead on our sideline as I was to have Grimes (not selling Searels short, but I do want to see the OL a few games before I am sold), and as I still am with Loeffler. I know Whit gets it too, so I expect to see Moorehead on our staff for a long time.
I also expect to see the W&M game be easier than our practices. I know, I know, "Don't underestimate W&M...", but there is no reasonable argument that W&M should have more success against our O than even our 2nd string D does against our O.
I don't need to see us firing on all cylinders, and never punting, but I should be able to expect to see our athletes winning the battles against their athletes, and being able to sustain several long drives and scoring some relatively easy touchdowns because of that and the mismatches that Loeffler's schemes produce.
Finally, everything has already been said about Isaiah Ford's athletic qualities, but I noticed something else on that interview that I think is one of those intangibles that you can't necessarily coach, but that separates good players from great ones.
Check out that smile, the way his eyes light up. He has a genuine excitement for football, and specifically for the challenges of the game. Reminds me of David Wilson. This is a kid that just loves the game, loves competing against the very best, and can't wait to get out there and try to make a great play against the best opponents.
So take his obvious athletic skills, add in his genuine love of game, and Ford's got big-time written all over him.