'18 Recruiting Forum: Official West Virginia Pre-Game/Game Thread

[HankHill]

Are they the best OL we're going to face too, because the DL is getting zero push and the LBs are sticking to blocks.

They are pretty good but no. Pass rush (edge specific) was my biggest concern this year and it is a glaring weakness today.

 

[volfanCLT]

Really tough job for Pruitt right now.

If he plays coverage, we get no pressure and Grier has all day to pick us apart. If he brings any pressure our inexperience in the secondary comes back to bite you. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t as a play called.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Saban's went 6-6 in year one
Saban's went 6-6 in year one
Saban's went 6-6 in year one

Obviously we're shooting for somebody better than Saban lol.

 

[Ashevolle]

Not I. Penciled this one in as a loss, I’m at 6-6 still

I'm still at 7-5 but my confidence is not as high as it was

 

[jjay2518]

How have we been out coached? Warriors js in perfect position on a TD. Abernathy misses a TAckle that leads to a TD, we get beat on a slant in press coverage for a big game. We are having to bring extra players everytime because god forbid our edge players even get in the back field. Once again Johnson is the one to create pressure in the middle.

I have loved our offensive game plan. We have moved the ball a lot. Ran the ball well, been balanced etc.

Yeah, I've been pretty happy with Helton. The offense has a good flow. I'm sure he'll get better through the year too since he doesn't have a ton of playcalling experience.

 

[The Dog]

Outside that one third down playcalling hasn’t been an issue.

That last 2 plays of our last offensive series were bad and our first series in both halves have been bad,too

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Buchanan is just what he is. Not good

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Buchanan is trash

 

[The Dog]

All effing day again

 

[LaagerVol]

Simply put, our DL can't get no pressure. Their OL has dominated

Grier is getting the ball out immediately. Pruitt calling plays on D like he has Al, FSU, UGA talent. Abernathy is still really bad and Buchanan’s not good.

 

[Orange Studs]

How have we been out coached? Warriors js in perfect position on a TD. Abernathy misses a TAckle that leads to a TD, we get beat on a slant in press coverage for a big game. We are having to bring extra players everytime because god forbid our edge players even get in the back field. Once again Johnson is the one to create pressure in the middle.

I have loved our offensive game plan. We have moved the ball a lot. Ran the ball well, been balanced etc.

Really encouraged by our run blocking and for the most part pass blocking. D really disappointed in. Thought they would have been better than this. In fact our strong part of the game. Totally opposite.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Defense is painfully slow.

 

[theutvolunteers]

Blown off the line.

 

[bdubcoastievol55]

You have to remember how much youth inexperience on both sides of the ball. It's not going to be an sec east championship team but I think you'll see constant improvement throughout and some of these guys getting minutes now will not be as he keeps bringing in more of his guys a la buchancen and several others

 

[PassedOutAwake]

Defense is bad

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Getting gashed. Game over

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Getting drug. Good night of living

 

[Vols4us]

Abernathy and Buchanan should only play if the freshman #1 is injured. You can't fix slow and not good in run support.

 

[jjay2518]

They are pretty good but no. Pass rush (edge specific) was my biggest concern this year and it is a glaring weakness today.

The whole front 7 is a huge disappointment in this game. Not just the edge rushers. The secondary had looked very bad, but some of that is Grier and the WRs. Still not a single player in the secondary that's made even one memorable play though.

 

[HankHill]

Grier is getting the ball out immediately. Pruitt calling plays on D like he has Al, FSU, UGA talent. Abernathy is still really bad and Buchanan’s not good.

What choice does he have? Sit back and let Grier pick us apart?

 

[LaagerVol]

I'm so disappointed. I thought our OL would be better and our defense would be a lot better. I just can't believe we can't get more pressure

OL has been ok since 1st Q. Defense has been bad. Will get better as the year goes on but we lack talent on D moreso than I thought.

 

[The Dog]

Their OL just keeps destroying our DL

 

[InVOLuntary]

How have we been out coached? Warriors js in perfect position on a TD. Abernathy misses a TAckle that leads to a TD, we get beat on a slant in press coverage for a big game. We are having to bring extra players everytime because god forbid our edge players even get in the back field. Once again Johnson is the one to create pressure in the middle.

I have loved our offensive game plan. We have moved the ball a lot. Ran the ball well, been balanced etc.

Primarily on defense but we've really not executed much. The play calling at times has been suspect. We've not tested their secondary.

On D , we've not covered them, we've not confused them with coverages. We still don't turn and look for the ball. We still don't wrap up on tackles. They have a young secondary but we've not exposed that. This coaching staff has a long way to go. I'm not giving up on them at all but I've way over estimated where they are now as a staff.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Is it just me or does Flowers seem slower than advertised. I know he was out of position on a couple of the big plays but the kid doesnt look that fast to me

 

[The Dog]

Thank God, fumble