I saw this on Reddit's college football page this morning, and I thought I'd pass it along to the non-redditors. I'm so glad we don't have outside blocking like this. Pay attention to WR #7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GeY0-uKcWqk
Pathetic
Unbelievable. Coaches and
Unbelievable. Coaches and teammates should both be upset with this.
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Wow. That's really bad. I
Wow. That's really bad. I guess he's saving his energy for the after game party. But, this has to be on the coaches, too. If a Michigan player were acting like this, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be out on the field for very long.
I've had talented receivers
I've had talented receivers on my teams who have sat on the bench for blocking like this. It sets a bad example for the rest of the team if a guy can get away without doing his job and still remain on the field.
That's poor blocking, but it's also very poor coaching.
The poor coaching thing is what surprises me the most
Beamer has been very successful throughout his career, and probably the biggest reason for that has been his attention to detail on the small things. The reason his special teams has always been so good is because he has gotten his players that aren't going for the block to do their job for the sake of the team. His offenses have pretty much always blocked well on the outside.
Yet all that being said, I agree, it's poor coaching. There were a few times it looked like the WR started to set up for a block but gave no effort. How the WR coach isn't in his ear on the sideline after that is beyond me. It's this type of effort that can lead a team with 9-3 talent to be as bad as VT is this year. And a single WR blocking like this can directly lead to 1-2 losses itself. That's what these players need to understand, and clearly they aren't getting the message.
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Asked about it after practice, Davis brushed it off. "I really don’t think too much of it," he said. "I think somebody was a little bored and had a little extra time on their hands and figured they can go out and make a video. But like I said earlier, they don’t know the half of what actually went on."
More Davis reaction to the video:
http://vtsports.blogs.timesdispatch.com/2012/11/12/davis-defends-blocking-worried-deadspin-video/
"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."
Also from the article was
Also from the article was this quote:
"From the first game to now, I’ve made great improvements in my blocking," he said. "It’s not always perfect. It’s not always pretty. But at the same time, I can say that I’ve gotten better from it, which is a plus."
I don't even know what to say......
What an a--hole. The
What an a--hole. The funniest part is that its not like he's Calvin Johnson out there (or Deion Sanders re: tackling). I'm glad he's having to address his lack of interest in helping his team.
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What He Should Have Said...
To improve on this blocking, there would basically first have to be blocking, so what he really should have said, I think is, "It's not always perfect. It's not always pretty. It's not always extant. But at the same time, I can say I've gotten better from it, which is a plus"
It almost looked as if he was about to tap someone politely on the shoulder, "Oh, hello, I was wondering if you would be so kind as to fall down right here...."
Such a team player, from the look of things.
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I liked how he claimed he was
I liked how he claimed he was trying to avoid an illegal block in the back on some of those plays. (Well, I suppose once you've let the defender get past you, that does become a concern.)
Holy Crap!
If I were a coach he would not be playing. I don't even care if the backup was a walk on that has never set foot on a football field a day in his life. lol
If I were a teammate I would have no respect for him.
I would be embarassed. I bet when he has a chance of getting the ball he goes all out. I'm so glad Michigan players care more about the team as a whole and aren't selfish.
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I've figured it out
After watching it twice and realizing that he has a SUPERHUMAN ability to not only avoid blocking but to even be a minor hinderance, I have come to the conclusion that there are only two possibilities:
1) Marcus Davis is going to be the star of the football equivalent of that timeless classic, "the Sixth man"; the plays above alternate between being scripted so that he has no effect on the field and being inserted later via the magic of green screen.
2) Marcus Davis is actually a ghost.
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I couldn't bring myself to
I couldn't bring myself to watch the whole video. As a fan, I would be livid if our WRs acted like this.
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He just solidified himself as an undrafted free agent.
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God in heaven that's actually
God in heaven that's actually painful to watch. I would've absolutely lost it if forced to watch that in film - he actually goes out of his way to AVOID contact then does that dancy thing that little kids do when caught doing something bad. And for good measure tosses in a shoulder "you can't blame me cause there was NOTHING else I could do" shrug about half the time too.
It's one thing to be a bad blocker. It's quite another to actively avoid contact with other players. I cannot believe the other players havent done this yet.....
Piss poor effort
Looks as if he doesn't really give a shit.
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Let's not jump to
Let's not jump to conclusions, maybe he has a neurological disorder that doesn't allow him to block. That or he's just afraid of getting the flu...
Apparently my hypocricy knows no bounds...
Somewhere out there, Tae
Somewhere out there, Tae Odoms is shaking his head sadly.
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As a football coach, I
As a football coach, I literally cannot watch another second of that.
Seeing the lack of effort
Seeing the lack of effort coming off the line and in his attempt to block, as a DB I would have knocked him on his ass on as many plays as possible!
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Looks rock solid to me
Looks rock solid to me
he's just making a business
he's just making a business decision.
He looks
He looks scared to make a hit more than he does lazy, at least to me. Not sure if I'm right or not but if I'm an ACC opponent, I'm calling him a pussy every play.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
I've been puzzled all season why VT has sunk to 4-6
Beamer has had 8 straight seasons with 10+ victories, and you have to go all the way back to 1992 for a VT season this bad under him.
We now know at least one reason why this season has been a dumpster fire. Beamer is apparently allowing absolutely horrible coaching under his watch.
I just checked the Hokies website, and Kevin Sherman is in his seventh year as WR coach at VT. He's had some good receivers in the past, so WTF?
Like someone else said above,
Like someone else said above, I'm more impressed at his ability to completely avoid any contact whatsoever than I am disgusted at his lack of interest in helping his team. Seriously, it takes some extraordinary skill to avoid contact like that!
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Shame on the VT coaches
I can't believe they don't get on his ass everyday. If they do then why the hell is he out there?
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The funny thing was that I
The funny thing was that I watched that game and the announcers were ragging on Davis for not catching semi-catchable balls; "he's a senior WR, he's got to make some of these catches, help out his QB, etc." If only they'd known.
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I just realized that this is part of a brilliant business plan
Davis is going to market the films of his non-blocking skills to coaching clinics and programs at every level across the country as the perfect example of bad blocking. It will give coaches a great tool for teaching. Bravo, Marcus!
That's unbelievable. I
That's unbelievable. I watched this whole game while I was in the hospital, and Jesse Palmer and David Pollack kept saying how Marcus Davis called his teammates out and said they weren't tough enough. They were riding him the entire game and he also had 3-4 drops too. Just really shows how much of an a--hole that kid really is. I'd hate it if I had a teammate like that.
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That is awful blocking, no
That is awful blocking, no matter who you are. Bad coaching for sure, and I hope that the other offensive players are getting on him hard. There needs to be some accountability on behalf of the players, too.
I've seen this before
Usually this gets called out during post-game film, the player loses his job to the next best dude, and then tell him he can earn it back with stellar practice, kicking ass in the hamburger/oklahoma drills, etc.
But someone needs to get on his ass. He was obviously taking a ton of plays off during a loss to a league rival.
Thats ridiulous. He just
Thats ridiulous. He just doesn't even try to block.
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This was also on Smart Football's twitter feed:
You can't win with players like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GeY0-uKcWqk …
@smartfootball Tough to win when you have players that are allergic to contact. That was a disgrace to all the Hokies that invest so much
hahaha. The average fan on
hahaha. The average fan on mgoblog could block better than that.
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I have a feeling that a lot
I have a feeling that a lot of the average fans on MGoBlog would struggle with the ability to put on shoulder pads...
...but yeah, once they got out there, they would probably block better. If only because they're not quick enough to move out of the way.
I could definitely suit up.
I could definitely suit up. The real issue would be actually moving around once I'm all dressed. But if someone carried me out into the open field, I could probably at least cut block a DB.
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yeah.. if nothing...
yeah.. if nothing... accidental usefulness... which is about the same usefulness as the WR was. Hey, even the refs are useful to the offense every once and a while...accidentally.
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Who stole the lunch pail?
Shocking to see a Beamer player exhibit apathy on the field and dismissiveness in an interview. With their record and the absence of other players berating him, it raises the question of Beamer's control of the team.
I think Beamer has been outstanding over the years (in the realm of Snyder for program builders), which makes it shocking. Hokie fans embrace the "lunch pail" attitude beyond just the defense. Beamer must bench him.
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Disgusting.
I feel sick to my stomach after watching that. That complete absence of effort and will was pathetic and appalling. As a former OL, I get that not everyone aspires to be a great blocker, but regardless, every offesnsive player has to do their part once in a while, even if springing a running back for a TD doesn't seem as glorious as catching a 5 yd out with no YAC in this pitiful kid's mind. How Beamer let's him ever see the field with that mentality is beyond me. What a complete joke.
Yips, I thought it was like
Yips, I thought it was like he took one play off or something, but that's pathetic. Even the way he kinda bounces around is annoying. I wonder if he'll be blocking more (or even playing) next Saturday.
I am not sure the guy
I am not sure the guy realizes he is playing football...
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He would make an excellent
He would make an excellent matador.
He would make an excellent matador.
Eh, he's not yet flamboyant enough, doesn't execute his "Olé!" with sufficient verve. He just sort of stands there. Maybe if he wears gold lamé matador pants he'll get it.
Disagree. There's at least
Disagree. There's at least one play on that clip where he does a hop, skip and a jump, positively prancing out of the way.
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Well, he did catch
Well, he did catch that two-point conversion in the Sugar Bowl. Seriously, just how bad are the guys behind Marcus on the depth chart if he can get away with such terrible blocking?
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How bad is
his backup at blocking that keeps this kid on the field?
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His backup actually brings down the ball carrier before the defender!
wow
That really is hard to believe a guy could try that hard not to compete. I love that he was called out. If that happened more than one week, the WR coach should be fired. If it happens more than a couple, it is time for Beamer to call it a career. You can't let that type of effort go and not correct it.
I would love to hear the coach address this issue. I wonder if he has been asked about it as well.
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How is he still on the field? Zero effort.
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