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Good story on grimes
Posted on 1/16/14 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 1/16/14 at 5:59 pm
Sorry if this was posted already..he seems like a good coach....LINK
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Posted on 1/16/14 at 7:48 pm to jw5377
He is a better recruiter than an on the field coach. There were rumors that He and Gus had differences in philosophies in 2011 and that is why Gus did not retain him last year. My guess he fits CC style more than Gus's.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 7:51 pm to Irons Puppet
I agree
Posted on 1/17/14 at 7:09 am to jw5377
Good luck. You may think you're getting an upgrade, but just wait until you roll in the recruits and they don't pan out. Get ready for false starts, too.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 7:13 am to DyeHardDylan
Sounds like a lateral move at worst, then 
Posted on 1/17/14 at 7:59 am to Matisyeezy
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Get ready for false starts too
You kidding? We had soooooo many of them this year it wasn't even funny. We're used to it
Posted on 1/17/14 at 9:02 am to DyeHardDylan
Didn't Grimes have a big hand in bringing in our entire o-line from this season? He was a big reason for that monster 2012 o line class. It makes sense that his coaching style didn't work with Gus, we had a lot less penalties from the o line this year than we did any of the years Grimes was at Auburn.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 11:10 am to weaglebeagle
From the article....
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It is easy to single out one play from two different years, but the film is indicative that Grimes did a stellar job. The Hokies offensive line had very strong games against the Alabama, UCLA, and Miami fronts, which were perhaps the most talented groups they played against. Guys consistently executed blocks, featured the correct aiming points, and stayed engaged with their defenders until the whistle blew. When the offensive line had challenges, it was usually against junk defenses with three man fronts that did a great deal of stunting and gap penetration. I think that those teams exposed some of the Hokies lack of physical ability with their quickness and aggressiveness. In the case of Aaron Donald at Pitt, he was just a damn good football player and sometimes great beats decent.
Based on what I have seen, Grimes is a tremendous teacher of the position. His unit this season was a solid fundamentally as any Hokie team I have seen since around 2003. The entire OL was devoid of athleticism, but he put together a solid group of three star linemen from New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania that fit a zone-blocking archetype (tall, lengthy, athletic, and comfortable reach and scoop blocking and getting to the second level.) He will go where the guys he likes are to recruit them, versus recruiting in an area where your school has more regional appeal. Virginia has not been a great state for producing depth of quality offensive line prospects, and Grimes was the first coach to recognize that and go actively recruit kids in other areas.
He seems to fit the profile of a strong hire!!!
_________________________
It is easy to single out one play from two different years, but the film is indicative that Grimes did a stellar job. The Hokies offensive line had very strong games against the Alabama, UCLA, and Miami fronts, which were perhaps the most talented groups they played against. Guys consistently executed blocks, featured the correct aiming points, and stayed engaged with their defenders until the whistle blew. When the offensive line had challenges, it was usually against junk defenses with three man fronts that did a great deal of stunting and gap penetration. I think that those teams exposed some of the Hokies lack of physical ability with their quickness and aggressiveness. In the case of Aaron Donald at Pitt, he was just a damn good football player and sometimes great beats decent.
Based on what I have seen, Grimes is a tremendous teacher of the position. His unit this season was a solid fundamentally as any Hokie team I have seen since around 2003. The entire OL was devoid of athleticism, but he put together a solid group of three star linemen from New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania that fit a zone-blocking archetype (tall, lengthy, athletic, and comfortable reach and scoop blocking and getting to the second level.) He will go where the guys he likes are to recruit them, versus recruiting in an area where your school has more regional appeal. Virginia has not been a great state for producing depth of quality offensive line prospects, and Grimes was the first coach to recognize that and go actively recruit kids in other areas.
He seems to fit the profile of a strong hire!!!
This post was edited on 1/17/14 at 11:11 am
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