Two games in what grade would you give the position groups to this point? Have they met your expectations, played over them or disappointed you?
QB: solid B. They've met my expectations as I thought we would see improvement there. I did think we would see more rushing production but overall QB play had been good. GG will need to be able to get passes off in the middle but I understand PSU has a pretty good pass rush. Against future opponents he shouldn't be as rushed.
RB: also a solid B. With the returning line and glimpses of greatness with the returning 3SON (my nickname for the 3 rbs JohnSON, DonaldSON and AnderSON) I had high expectations but also understood they needed to add consistency to their plays. Even with the injury to triple J for the most part our starters have been solid. CJ still runs a little high and will sometimes be impatient and slam into the back of his blockers, he still runs hard and downhill. Im not a fan of running him on long sweeps, especially if the WRs aren't blocking well. They've all looked good at pass protection. While not ready yet, White and Oliver are going to be fun to watch in the future.
WR: D. To be fair, there weren't high expectations here, overall the position group has been very disappointing. There is talent here AND WVU isnt going to sling it around BUT there has been too many mistakes. Too many dropped passes. Too many lazy blocking efforts. Im not naming names but there were two plays against PSU where it appeared the WR didnt know his responsibility on them play and stopped running their route and left GG hanging. Injuries have hurt his group but outside of the plays of the freshman and walk ons (mostly against Duq) the receiver position has been bad.
TE: 10 out of 10, A F'N plus. This group has been impressive. Taylor and Davis have far surpassed expectation. Taylor is a grown ass man. Davis is a beast. The big euro kid brushes his teeth in bear blood and wipes his ass with the carcus after killing the bear with hands. These guys do an excellent job at point of attack blocking. Im not sure I recall a play where either had to pass protect but Im just going to assume it would be amazing. Taylor has given this offense a game changer at the TE position. He blocks people like they owe him money and hands soft enough to keep an egg from breaking. Hes come from Baton Rouge to Morgantown to put his seed in your wives stomachs and there isn't a damn thing we can do about. Hell we will thank him afterwards. Also the young talent coming up its sick. Next year we better run a 0-5 with 5 TEs.
OL: A men, A whole bunch of grown men. The starting 6 has been very impressive and has exceeded my expectations. I certainly thought this group would be good but I didnt see them winning the LOS against PSU. Pass blocking against a top 5 PSU defense with 3 athletic freaks at DE wasnt an A but they fact they leaned on what was suppose to be they best DL on them country was awesome to see. I like to see this line play together and they play with an edge.
Front 3 DL: B+. Its hard to ask a DL with only three players to get passes rush but they have been putting pressure on them QB. Rarely have I seen the starting 3 get pushed around and I've seen all 3 make plays down field, showing a ton of effort. Martin is playing himself into a late first/early second round NFL prospect. Did anyone think locks would be playing so well? I love the depth in the line and there hasn't been a big drop off when they come in. When you get guys like Thorton, Simmons and Lawton coming in a 3rd or 4th string you know you have some nice depth. I had high hopes on this unit but to this point they've exceeded my expectations.
Bandit: B-. I'd love for this to be higher but wed need more pressure to come from TV is position. Overall they've played well and you always see Bradley or Bartlett around the plays. Bartlett did get pushed by the PSU tackle but there was 100 pound difference there. Still they both have played with tons of energy and you never see them not going 100%. I knew this group would be a strength and it has met those expectations. They've been consistent and hard working.
LB: ?. Lee and Trey have played really good football but lack of depth have seen both played gassed. Lathan has really played well and Kpogba could get 10 tackles in his sleep. They have been rarely put of position and both got pressure on them QB on blitzes. Hopefully TAC comes back this week and Jario can continue to give quality snaps. I suspect if someone gets banged up then Cutter will lose his redshirt this year. Depth is a concern but to this point they have played very well.
Spear: B. I love the rotation of Dixon and Hersey. Like the Bandit you have two different types of defenders splitting snaps to give you something a little different than the other. I like this position playing closer to the los but they've haven't been a lost looking a the true secondary positions. I knew Dixon would eventually started to get it and I hope to continue seeing this maturing on them system. They've met my expectations, which while guarded, were high.
S: c-. I thought wed see some improvement here but so far we have not. I know Floyd has been hurt so we've had to run only three guys at those two positions but too many times they are 10 yards off receivers running free across the field. Both Wilson and Burke have done good against the run but in passing situations its has terrible. I do but blame on them soft zone the scheme is ran in, but overall this position is going to have to step it up. Fortunately for us this is a unit I seen improving. Stokes and Wilcox are sorely needed.
CB: D-. The young guys aren't ready, the older guys look lost. Theyd have a F- if Ruffin hadn't played well and Bishop playing ball hawk. This group really needs some help. The scheme isn't working. Luckily the future looks good. I just hope some freshman don't lose their redshirt. I didnt have any expectations on this group and they've somehow couldn't reach them.
QB: solid B. They've met my expectations as I thought we would see improvement there. I did think we would see more rushing production but overall QB play had been good. GG will need to be able to get passes off in the middle but I understand PSU has a pretty good pass rush. Against future opponents he shouldn't be as rushed.
RB: also a solid B. With the returning line and glimpses of greatness with the returning 3SON (my nickname for the 3 rbs JohnSON, DonaldSON and AnderSON) I had high expectations but also understood they needed to add consistency to their plays. Even with the injury to triple J for the most part our starters have been solid. CJ still runs a little high and will sometimes be impatient and slam into the back of his blockers, he still runs hard and downhill. Im not a fan of running him on long sweeps, especially if the WRs aren't blocking well. They've all looked good at pass protection. While not ready yet, White and Oliver are going to be fun to watch in the future.
WR: D. To be fair, there weren't high expectations here, overall the position group has been very disappointing. There is talent here AND WVU isnt going to sling it around BUT there has been too many mistakes. Too many dropped passes. Too many lazy blocking efforts. Im not naming names but there were two plays against PSU where it appeared the WR didnt know his responsibility on them play and stopped running their route and left GG hanging. Injuries have hurt his group but outside of the plays of the freshman and walk ons (mostly against Duq) the receiver position has been bad.
TE: 10 out of 10, A F'N plus. This group has been impressive. Taylor and Davis have far surpassed expectation. Taylor is a grown ass man. Davis is a beast. The big euro kid brushes his teeth in bear blood and wipes his ass with the carcus after killing the bear with hands. These guys do an excellent job at point of attack blocking. Im not sure I recall a play where either had to pass protect but Im just going to assume it would be amazing. Taylor has given this offense a game changer at the TE position. He blocks people like they owe him money and hands soft enough to keep an egg from breaking. Hes come from Baton Rouge to Morgantown to put his seed in your wives stomachs and there isn't a damn thing we can do about. Hell we will thank him afterwards. Also the young talent coming up its sick. Next year we better run a 0-5 with 5 TEs.
OL: A men, A whole bunch of grown men. The starting 6 has been very impressive and has exceeded my expectations. I certainly thought this group would be good but I didnt see them winning the LOS against PSU. Pass blocking against a top 5 PSU defense with 3 athletic freaks at DE wasnt an A but they fact they leaned on what was suppose to be they best DL on them country was awesome to see. I like to see this line play together and they play with an edge.
Front 3 DL: B+. Its hard to ask a DL with only three players to get passes rush but they have been putting pressure on them QB. Rarely have I seen the starting 3 get pushed around and I've seen all 3 make plays down field, showing a ton of effort. Martin is playing himself into a late first/early second round NFL prospect. Did anyone think locks would be playing so well? I love the depth in the line and there hasn't been a big drop off when they come in. When you get guys like Thorton, Simmons and Lawton coming in a 3rd or 4th string you know you have some nice depth. I had high hopes on this unit but to this point they've exceeded my expectations.
Bandit: B-. I'd love for this to be higher but wed need more pressure to come from TV is position. Overall they've played well and you always see Bradley or Bartlett around the plays. Bartlett did get pushed by the PSU tackle but there was 100 pound difference there. Still they both have played with tons of energy and you never see them not going 100%. I knew this group would be a strength and it has met those expectations. They've been consistent and hard working.
LB: ?. Lee and Trey have played really good football but lack of depth have seen both played gassed. Lathan has really played well and Kpogba could get 10 tackles in his sleep. They have been rarely put of position and both got pressure on them QB on blitzes. Hopefully TAC comes back this week and Jario can continue to give quality snaps. I suspect if someone gets banged up then Cutter will lose his redshirt this year. Depth is a concern but to this point they have played very well.
Spear: B. I love the rotation of Dixon and Hersey. Like the Bandit you have two different types of defenders splitting snaps to give you something a little different than the other. I like this position playing closer to the los but they've haven't been a lost looking a the true secondary positions. I knew Dixon would eventually started to get it and I hope to continue seeing this maturing on them system. They've met my expectations, which while guarded, were high.
S: c-. I thought wed see some improvement here but so far we have not. I know Floyd has been hurt so we've had to run only three guys at those two positions but too many times they are 10 yards off receivers running free across the field. Both Wilson and Burke have done good against the run but in passing situations its has terrible. I do but blame on them soft zone the scheme is ran in, but overall this position is going to have to step it up. Fortunately for us this is a unit I seen improving. Stokes and Wilcox are sorely needed.
CB: D-. The young guys aren't ready, the older guys look lost. Theyd have a F- if Ruffin hadn't played well and Bishop playing ball hawk. This group really needs some help. The scheme isn't working. Luckily the future looks good. I just hope some freshman don't lose their redshirt. I didnt have any expectations on this group and they've somehow couldn't reach them.
