Mike Barber took in a 7-on-7 practice and recorded a an interview with Charley Meyer and Joel Caleb, and the article accompany the video has some good information too: http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/college/football/joel-caleb-s-wr-edu....
"We have a lot more formations to run things out of," Caleb said. "A lot more different play-calling; spreading the ball out a little more, three and four wide receivers. We're still installing things. Lots of audibles, lots of motions and stuff."
Loeffler had a clear blueprint and vision for his offense. Spent the spring laying the foundation and now will try to build the house. If you've been reading between the lines this offseason, it will be more advanced, yet more focused and full of synergy than what we are used to seeing in Blacksburg.
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I hope Meyer catches a lot of passes 'n stuff.
Install, install, install...
We have spent a ton of time talking about the basics. The next level is developing route running, play design, and then synching play design so Logan's first read is immediate when he plants his back foot on his drop. His second read makes their break when Logan checks away from his first read (instead of just going into a scramble drill), and the third read is a check down where the route develops AFTER Logan goes through his first checks.
Pretty much since Ricky Bustle left, the route design was not layered and didn't compliment the QB drop and reads. For example, if you run double in routes from twins to the short side of the field, with the inside route being the first read, and the first check is covered, the second read has already completed their cut by the time the QB has looked at him, and the defender has had time to recover. (See Aqib Talib in the Orange Bowl.)
Offensive line will be my initial focus in the scrimmage, but if I reach a level of comfort with their performance, the next place I am looking is to see if the receivers routes creates easy reads for the QB so Logan can throw in rhythm.
So what you're saying is that the previous offensive coaches weren't qualified to coordinate the offense?
I'm absolutely shocked.