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Tech offense with big second scrimmage

By on April 11, 2015

 

 

http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20150411aaa.htmlCheck out the progress on one of the most respected coaches around, Frank Beamer.  His offense is starting to kick it into high gear.  The take-away from this is you need to make sure your offense is clicking early in the season so the team gets off to a fast start.

The offense amassed 566 yards of total offense, with 337 of that coming through the air. Techs quarterbacks combined to complete 14 of 29, with the six touchdowns and one interception. That was probably the most long plays Ive seen in a scrimmage, Tech coach Frank Beamer said.

“That was probably the most long plays I’ve seen in a scrimmage,” Tech coach Frank Beamer said. “And that’s both good and bad. We’ve had a long of young guys making the long plays, and you have to give credit to your offensive line when things are happening good. Defensively, you miss a tackle in the secondary and all of a sudden, it turns into a long play. We’ll get those things corrected, but you feel good when you feel like you’ve got a threat and most of the guys doing it are young guys. I like where we are as a football team.”

Quarterback Michael Brewer, who has missed much of spring practice with back issues, threw five touchdown passes and Brenden Motley threw one. Tight end Bucky Hodges caught three touchdown passes and Cam Phillips hauled in two.

“That was the most big plays I’ve seen in a long, long time,” Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster said. “Part of it goes back to a young secondary. They’ve got to protect their leverages and those types of things. I was talking to Torrian [Gray, Tech’s defensive backs coach] and he said, ‘Maybe they’ll listen now.’ That’s part of it. See more…

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