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EvanGWatkins
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What would it be? Be careful and think of all aspects (recruiting,relationships,etc). What would you change. Keep it civil (remember who reads these boards) but lets hear it.
Hmm, maybe recruit a OL to play QB. Since the TE recruit isnt doint so well at QB.
Newsome. Our offense will struggle regardless of who is running it or who is calling plays as long as our O-line is constantly getting blown up.
It has much less to do with weight and more to do with fundamentals and execution than you think. I mean look at Alabama two deep at oline below. While its true they have a pretty big tackle and guard, 3 of the interior OL are pretty typical size we see at Virginia Tech and they do fine. Look at some of the backups, they're going to smaller next year.OL recruits need to be 270+ when they step on campus..no more recruiting 250lb linemen. Most of these guys are not built for the position (mentally or physically) and cannot add the weight to get up to 300+lbs.
also, I am just going to say this in here and leave it alone for a while:
David Cutcliffe
It has much less to do with weight and more to do with fundamentals and execution than you think.
No rumor or anything just a thought. I really like his style and classiness. He reminds me Beamer about 15 years ago.
None of the TEs we converted to oline (no former HS TE's on the oline this year) were pass catchers. They were mainly blockers who went out for a pass every once in a while and were recruited almost exclusively as offensive linemen. I'd like 280+ lb linemen out of HS too but coaching is the much bigger problem here.Not guys who need to add 50lbs (in a grey-shirt and redshirt season) and learn how to transition from a pass catcher to an OT.
None of the TEs we converted to oline (no former HS TE's on the oline this year) were pass catchers. They were mainly blockers who went out for a pass every once in a while and were recruited almost exclusively as offensive linemen. I'd like 280+ lb linemen out of HS too but coaching is the much bigger problem here.
I also just don't see Stiney being demoted. Keep him as OC or fire him. You can't really go in between. If we have a new OC, we need to give him the freedom to fill his staff with who he wants and not shackle him to existing staff.
I also just don't see Stiney being demoted. Keep him as OC or fire him. You can't really go in between. If we have a new OC, we need to give him the freedom to fill his staff with who he wants and not shackle him to existing staff.