OL Coach Ron Crook First (?) Post Practice Prysser

By: bar1990
ATLIEN
on March 28, 2023, 8:07 PM | 24 comments

Worth the watch:

  • Hasn't worked much with Pry but they have a lot of mutual connections (as we say on LinkedIn)
  • Lots of shifting linemen around - looking for the best unit; not the best 5 players
  • Spending a lot of time on just snapping the ball
  • Says we need to get at least 7-8 players on the line - 5 starters, back up center, and a couple of swing tackles - both for depth reasons and competition.

I dunno, he just seems like a VT kind of guy.

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maxANDcheese's picture maxANDcheese
| 3 years 3 months #

Thanks for posting. I have only found the time to watch part of it, but I figured it would be a good watch.

VTCCA99's picture VTCCA99
7 2 88
| 3 years 3 months #

looking for the best unit; not the best 5 players

I know zilch about playing OL, but I find this refreshing. I feel like we're always "trying to get the best 5 guys on the field" with no real focus on how they operate as a unit.

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RealDiehl's picture RealDiehl | 3 years 3 months # ^

100% agree. NFL doesn't do that, why should we

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The Beard of DeChristopher's picture The Beard of DeChristopher
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| 3 years 3 months #

He has an OL coach kind of name, and that means he's going to be good.

You all can relax now. The Beard has spoken.

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senjohnblutarsky's picture senjohnblutarsky | 3 years 3 months #

That was very conversational and not as much coach speak. I'm ok with this.

VAtoSCHokie's picture VAtoSCHokie
| 3 years 3 months #

"Kicked the same dirt" is a great phrase from Pry.

afreitas112's picture afreitas112
| 3 years 3 months #

Damn before his first response he shouts out the Women's Basketball team... absolutely love that.

theMattBoard's picture theMattBoard
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| 3 years 3 months # ^

"Not nearly as hard as what our women's basketball team has been doing..."

I like this guy already.

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rpotts12's picture rpotts12 | 3 years 3 months #

Glad to hear Andy asking a lot of questions.

hokiejoe02's picture hokiejoe02 | 3 years 3 months #

Spending a lot of time on just snapping the ball

Thank you, Jesus!

bar1990's picture bar1990
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| 3 years 3 months #

Also from yesterday:

More summary from the above video and the video in the OP. Not sure how much of this is old news vs new news, but it was new to me:

  • Crook likes to coach "coming off the ball vertically" - IDK what that means exactly, but apparently it's about being tough and physical and aggressive.
  • Chaplin is getting better "every rep" and has a lot of amazing physical tools
  • Kaden Moore moving to center from right guard, I guess Rudolph had been working with him toward a position switch before winter break. Crook says "I think every day he's looked better and more comfortable with it."
  • Parker Clements played injured most of last year - Had surgery in the prior off season, and that forced him to miss pre-season conditioning/weight room.

TL;DR: Hypetrain onward.

ashore13's picture ashore13
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| 3 years 3 months # ^

From my understanding of French's OL breakdowns, zone blocking can emphasize stretching the defense horizontally to widen gaps/running lanes, or knocking them on their ass and getting more "vertical" or up the field. I think the former is better for wide zone and the latter is probably more ideal for inside zone. I'm encouraged hearing this because inside zone has been a staple running play of the Moorhead/Bowen offense. It sounds like we have a good match between OC and OL coach.

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ryanguitar04's picture ryanguitar04
| 3 years 3 months #

Man, I want all of this to work out for the best. These coaches all seem like great people, and they certainly say all of the right things. I'm just hoping it translates on the field and in recruiting. Time will tell

ThePailHolder's picture ThePailHolder
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| 3 years 3 months #

Crookie, he's family

I'm sold. He fits.

I told him I’d crawl on my hands and knees to be the DL coach at Virginia Tech. Now, all of a sudden, I’m sitting in this chair and I told him I’d still crawl on my hands and knees to work here. I just want to be here.
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Rayo's picture Rayo
| 3 years 3 months # ^

*And if our offense doesn't score points* "He's just hiring his buddies, what ever happened to getting the best man for the job"

VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
'_'
| 3 years 3 months # ^

accurate

Onward and upward

gobble gobble chumps's picture gobble gobble chumps
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| 3 years 3 months # ^

and it would be wrong because the whole point of the conversation with a mutual connection was because they had never worked together before and actually weren't buddies

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VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
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| 3 years 3 months # ^

how often have people on here (myself included) respected actual facts when complaining about the state of things?

Onward and upward

Rayo's picture Rayo
| 3 years 3 months # ^

His buddies buddies then

VTJ12's picture VTJ12
| 3 years 3 months # ^

Everybuddy is somebuddy's buddy.

07Hokie's picture 07Hokie
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| 3 years 3 months # ^

You're not my buddy, guy

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VTJ12's picture VTJ12
| 3 years 3 months # ^

More like Crook: "You're not my buddy, Pry!"

4th_of_4_Hokies's picture 4th_of_4_Hokies
WHERE AM I?
| 3 years 3 months # ^

I see what you did there...

dcwilson40's picture dcwilson40 | 3 years 3 months #

Nobody but bitter allowed to ask questions? lol