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

[volinbama256]

did Taylor or Kongbo play today?

 

[InVOLuntary]

I just don’t see what choice we had. We had to get pressure on Grier somehow and we tried. We tried to only bring 3 or 4 at that start of the game and it wasn’t working at all

We make some adjustments start blitzing heavily from the nickel and A gap and we force two straight 3 and outs. Ounce they changed their formations and started leaving a Tight end or a RB back (a couple times they chipped our nickel blitz with a motion fake, which was really savvy on their part) to block there was nothing we could do they were just better than us. Several times we were in good position and Grier just made throws.

The choice we had was to stay in zone. Keep everything in front of us and make sure tackles. Hopefully you make a hit that jars the ball loose for an int or fumble. I don't recall ever getting a good hit on a receiver. That attacked us with impunity. I can sure as hell tell you that putting freshmen DBs isolated on an island and expecting anything but disasterous results is telling.

Also, you claim that JG killed their zone but have yet to explain why we didn't really score against it.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

did Taylor or Kongbo play today?

Do the trainers even have to wash Grier’s jersey?

 

[volinbama256]

D must improve across the board by FL or we may not go bowling.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I agree with everything after first sentence.

I'm not sure how much talent is on this team. I'm not talking pure ability, I'm talking desire to win.

 

[volinbama256]

Do the trainers even have to wash Grier’s jersey?

I think they may have had to get some grass out of the bottom of his cleats, that's about it... When you bounce in one place the entire game, you are bound to get grass in your cleats...

 

[volatil]

Hey guys!


How’s it going?

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Should we just tell Nick to skip the DVR and just start the ETSU thread?

 

[volatil]

Worked

Didn’t see one play

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Worked

Didn’t see one play

Smart

 

[MrVolton]

The choice we had was to stay in zone. Keep everything in front of us and make sure tackles. Hopefully you make a hit that jars the ball loose for an int or fumble. I don't recall ever getting a good hit on a receiver. That attacked us with impunity. I can sure as hell tell you that putting freshmen DBs isolated on an island and expecting anything but disasterous results is telling.

Also, you claim that JG killed their zone but have yet to explain why we didn't really score against it.

I think it’s pretty clear Pruitt is going to play the D his way, and it’s going to be trial by fire for these freshmen DB’s.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Worked

Didn’t see one play

Don't watch it.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I think it’s pretty clear Pruitt is going to play the D his way, and it’s going to be trial by fire for these freshmen DB’s.

I wondered if that might be his strategy. Throw them out there at the expense of what we saw tonight.

 

[scvolfan7]

The choice we had was to stay in zone. Keep everything in front of us and make sure tackles. Hopefully you make a hit that jars the ball loose for an int or fumble. I don't recall ever getting a good hit on a receiver. That attacked us with impunity. I can sure as hell tell you that putting freshmen DBs isolated on an island and expecting anything but disasterous results is telling.

Also, you claim that JG killed their zone but have yet to explain why we didn't really score against it.

Because we kept calling terrible run plays on third and medium

 

[VolGee4]

You know what the saying is.... Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. I would have went to a zone, disguised my blitzes. I would have made Grier have to think. The way we did all he had to do was throw the ball up towards sigle coverage whether that was from a pre-snap read or throw to the receiver where the blitz came from. It was way too easy.

And by the way. He had all day for the most part anyway.

I don’t know how much zone we played, but they threw a wide open pass to Sills early when we were in zone.

I understand not leaving your freshmen on an island, but zone is a passive defense against a good QB. The problem was our safeties weren’t good in coverage.

 

[Catbone]

Worked

Didn’t see one play

Yeah trust us there's nothing to see other than JG make a few nice throws when he had time.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I don’t know how much zone we played, but they threw a wide open pass to Sills early when we were in zone.

I understand not leaving your freshmen on an island, but zone is a passive defense against a good QB. The problem was our safeties weren’t good in coverage.

I agree that's why you don't put them in sure lose situations.

 

[LaagerVol]

I wondered if that might be his strategy. Throw them out there at the expense of what we saw tonight.

He said he knew it would happen. I guess he just thought the S would handle it a little better than they did.

 

[VolGee4]

Yeah, all that, "he's not that good, slow, white and just get catches because he is big and tall in the red zone" was wrong. He is damn good and will play 5+ years in the NFL and could be a star

He’s still not a burner. A fast, physical DB can play him, but we don’t have one right now.

 

[chavisut]

He’s still not a burner. A fast, physical DB can play him, but we don’t have one right now.

Don't need to be a burner.

 

[volatil]

Yeah trust us there's nothing to see other than JG make a few nice throws when he had time.

Knew it was bad when Jr texted me

“I’m so fired up I could run through this wall”

5 minutes later

“Annnnnd the season is over”

 

[LaagerVol]

I don’t know how much zone we played, but they threw a wide open pass to Sills early when we were in zone.

I understand not leaving your freshmen on an island, but zone is a passive defense against a good QB. The problem was our safeties weren’t good in coverage.

It doesn’t have to be all zone, just don’t leave your S in that bad spot. When they started keeping 7 in to protect that corner or nickel blitz wasn’t getting home anyway so you have a guy not affecting the QB but also not in coverage. No reason to send that blitz if it isn’t gonna get there.

 

[Catbone]

Knew it was bad when Jr texted me

“I’m so fired up I could run through this wall”

5 minutes later

“Annnnnd the season is over”

:/

 

[I4Jay]

Lastly, it is very hard for me to believe Micah Abernathy still starts and plays major
Minutes for this defense.

 

[IH8TheHaslams]

Lastly, it is very hard for me to believe Micah Abernathy still starts and plays major
Minutes for this defense.

We better hope he doesn't if we want to win some games.