Deep outs require time for the play to develop. That could be problematic.
Look...enough with this... We led the ACC in sacks allowed in 2011.
Pick your head up. Look at what Phdeac said on the other thread...ill-gotten gains in my book as the new OL coach played his chip and the gods of football delivered a verdict. (you will have to read between lines as I am not calling anybody by name). Adversity has to be faced early in great seasons...other teams may fold toward the end when the time is most critical. We lost Mauk and put in a kid with 2 last minute scholarship offers and he ran the show with a converted WR playing tailback. These guys have their backs against the wall and everybody is questioning their ability...thats not always a bad thing.
So...
it is the time for Redshirt Juniors to stand up... We are a 'classic' example of a school that has had to say "wait and ask me in 3 years" on signing day. Now is the time for top flight athletes like Devin Bolling and Kris Redding to step up on the respective line.... Devin nor Steve would have been responsible for the left-handers blind side...that falls to Summers.
Bolling is being called out...its his time. The guy was not offered a full ride at Virginia Tech because he's a bum. No, he was offered because their coaches and ours could see the athletic ability and how it might translate in 3 plus years.
A RS FR. like Hunter Goodwin (decorated Crab Bowl player who was the best OL in that game --according to Newberg) has a power-base and feet to play backup. Don't ask him to start... but every school in the country has rs Frosh backing up their lines. Hunter is a more polished player that Devin was coming out of h.s. so you can ask him to give some fresh minutes. Same is true for Intemann and Preble...these guys did not get offers from NCSU,GT,UNC and the likes of Missouri because those schools like to piss away scholarship monies.
With the current losses we still have more God-Given ability on the OL than at any time in Grobe's tenure. Sure, I UNDERSTAND..."they have not done it yet, and 'potential' is just a fancy way of saying that".
Anyway, when the season gets underway we will see...there will be gelling and chemistry issues to resolve but lets get excited for the Antonio Ford era, for Colin Summers and hell yes, Frank fuggin Sousa!
By mid-season I expect to hear the voices of enlightened Deacon-thinking to be heard in unison "well golly,I never knew these guys could actually play football, Elmer!?"
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