Alright folks, here’s my quick and dirty recap of Saturday’s loss to ‘Bama. I’ll dig a little deeper later in the week, but the bottom line is – the offense looked just as bad as it did last season. The only bright spot was freshman running back Ryan Williams, who had a big run and a big catch to go along with a pair of TD runs. Outside of that, it was a pretty pathetic offensive showing. Now, on with the show…
Before Virginia Tech’s season opener against No. 5 Alabama, beleaguered Hokies offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring said the offense “should be improved” this season. He was wrong. And now after only one game, his critics, which were quite vocal last season, are calling for his job. Again.
The Hokies lost their opener to the Crimson Tide 34-24 and the offense managed only 155 total yards. Three big plays accounts for 87 of those yards. It was a dismal offensive performance in which Tech’s “improved” offensive line was gutted, allowing five sacks. This is the same offense that has given up more sacks in the last two season than any other D-IA program.
Stinespring’s offense has finished 99th, 100th and 103rd out of 120 teams in each of the last three seasons. Regardless, head coach Frank Beamer has steadfastly defended his offensive coordinator, routinely pointing to the four-straight 10-win seasons.
The Hokies defense held it’s own for the first three quarters. Twice the Hokies fumbled a kick return that gave the Tide excellent field position. But Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster’s defense held Alabama to a pair of field goals.
Heading into the third quarters, the Hokies had a 17-16 lead. Tech’s defense, however, spent more than 14 more minutes on the field than Bama’s defense because the Hokies’ offense was unable to sustain drives. That meant a tired Tech defense gave up 18 fourth quarter points and an unthinkable 498 yards to a young and unproven Tide offense.
The Hokies (0-1) go back to the drawing board on offense heading into their Sept. 12, home opener against Marshall. Kickoff is at 1:30.
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Gary, Hokies offense is now officially ranked 106th in the nation.
http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2009&rpt=IA_teamtotoff&site=org&div=IA&dest=O
Stiney’s actually shooting lower.
F**k Miami, why couldn’t Frank go out and get Mark Whipple.. Why can’t we go out and get a good offensive coordinator, period! I am soo sick of watching wasted talent! I am soo sick of having to pray everytime 3rd down comes around! I am sick of people ragging on Tyrod, because of Stiney lack of game planning! Stiney is selfish for hanging around, he just needs to go, seriously for the good of the team.
Hokie Defense and Bud Foster – Stellar. We got tired in the 4th quarter and lost as a result and why was that? THE OFFENSE.
Seriously. For three years now i’ve had to gut wrenchingly watch the Hokie offense play miserably. I’m sick of it. Stinespring has to go. I mean how hard is it to implement and teach both offensive lineman, QB’s and WR’s reads to respond to OBVIOUS defensive blitz packages? The only reasoning I can see in this not happening is either A.) it’s not part of the gameplan or coached, or B.) the players can’t pick it up or grasp it. My guess is that the answer is A.) since every other school in the country seems to be able to grasp the concept. My high school team was able to grasp the concept. I mean come on Beamer, you gotta do what’s right despite your loyalty.
What I saw Saturday were confused offensive linemen – wait, excuse me, what i’ve seen the past three years are confused offensive linemen who can’t pick up a blitz. The other thing I saw saturday was zero adjustment offensively for the Hokies – ooops, my bad, what i’ve seen the PAST THREE YEARS has been zero offensive adjustment offensively. What happend to our old lunch pail, hard nosed, downhill, punch you in the face offense we used to have?
All you have to do Stinespring is teach your players to make reads – or better yet allow them to do it. Didn’t Tyrod spend some time this past summer working with Peyton Manning, the king of reading defenses? If you see an overload to one side and a blitz coming, that means there will be a hole behind him. All you have to do is teach the WR to run a slant, and teach or allow Tyrod to throw it quickly in that hole. If Tyrod sees the LB back off into coverage, you then check off to your second option, etc.
Glennon got beat up. Tyrod has gotten beat up. The RB’s have been stuffed running retarded plays like single back formations from the shotgun – that’s right, a RB 10 yards off the line behind the QB in the shotgun. Seriously? Who designed this crap? Fire that guy. Only gains we ever get are miraculous plays from our play makers having little to do with scheme.
Seriously Beamer, hire me to come in and teach everyone the single wing or something. Or better yet just stay in your goal line package and you run the offense. I don’t care what you do, but any alternative has to be better than what we’ve been grimacing over the past 3 years. I honestly think I will die 10 years younger than I should now as a direct result of the stress i’ve endured watching Hokie offenses in recent history.