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(09-26-2018 11:28 AM)Grommet Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 09:19 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 04:46 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  ECU has a very strong QB and stable of WRs. The remind me of Liberty on offense. Also their DBs/Safeties are likely the best of the 4 teams we have seen thus far. Besides their slip in game 1, ECU have blistered their other opponents. This will be both a challenge mentally and physically.

Three star starter, 6'3" Sophomore Pro Style QB Reid Herring is a good QB, but young and not yet extraordinary. He is no threat to run at all.
Ultimately three star 6'4" 240 lb Dual Threat Freshman Holton Ahlers is going to scare people. Probably not this year( I hope).

ECU has four primary receivers.
The ECU go-to receiver is two star 6' 2" senior Trevon Brown. He is a potential NFL prospect.
Three star Junior, 6'1" Deondre Farrier is the also a good receiver and more or less the number two.
Two star Freshman, 6'1" Blake Proehl will be good as he matures. He could become the #2 receiver soon if he is not already.
Two star Senior, 6'4" Terrell Green rounds out a good sized group.

These tall receivers could bother our DBs like we did to those of VT.

However, Herring has heretofore not shown the ability to "finish". He not a scrambler either.
IMLO, a lot will depend the pressure we can put on him.

I still cannot shake the scary feeling I am getting about QB Holton Ahlers. I am glad he is just a Freshman.

Herring has not practiced this week according to ECU 247 site.

As an aside, have we released our depth chart for this week?

Looks like he took some snaps today. They seem to have to not zeroed in on their QB yet or this might be to throw us off either way i read some where on their board that they might play 3 QB's vs us this weekend.

(09-26-2018 12:07 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(09-26-2018 11:28 AM)Grommet Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 09:19 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(09-25-2018 04:46 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  ECU has a very strong QB and stable of WRs. The remind me of Liberty on offense. Also their DBs/Safeties are likely the best of the 4 teams we have seen thus far. Besides their slip in game 1, ECU have blistered their other opponents. This will be both a challenge mentally and physically.

Three star starter, 6'3" Sophomore Pro Style QB Reid Herring is a good QB, but young and not yet extraordinary. He is no threat to run at all.
Ultimately three star 6'4" 240 lb Dual Threat Freshman Holton Ahlers is going to scare people. Probably not this year( I hope).

ECU has four primary receivers.
The ECU go-to receiver is two star 6' 2" senior Trevon Brown. He is a potential NFL prospect.
Three star Junior, 6'1" Deondre Farrier is the also a good receiver and more or less the number two.
Two star Freshman, 6'1" Blake Proehl will be good as he matures. He could become the #2 receiver soon if he is not already.
Two star Senior, 6'4" Terrell Green rounds out a good sized group.

These tall receivers could bother our DBs like we did to those of VT.

However, Herring has heretofore not shown the ability to "finish". He not a scrambler either.
IMLO, a lot will depend the pressure we can put on him.

I still cannot shake the scary feeling I am getting about QB Holton Ahlers. I am glad he is just a Freshman.

Herring has not practiced this week according to ECU 247 site.

As an aside, have we released our depth chart for this week?

Looks like he took some snaps today. They seem to have to not zeroed in on their QB yet or this might be to throw us off either way i read some where on their board that they might play 3 QB's vs us this weekend.

That would be interesting.

ECU has three quarterbacks. Sophomore Reid Herring, the drop back passer, and two Freshman dual threat quarterbacks who have a total of 4 pass attempts between them.

Herring has journeyman like stats; 53% completion rate, 5.88 yds per, 3 TDs 3 INTs and 2 sacks
Holton Ahlers is 1 for 3 but is also the 5th leading Pirate rusher.
The 3rd qb is 6'3" three star dual threat Kingsley Ifedi.

We all know how hard it is for a QB to get into a groove when 2 are playing. Can't imagine trying to play 3.

Hoping our defense is getting into its groove and about to play even better. I love how active G. Hall was on Saturday. That kid was in on a LOT of action.

(09-26-2018 01:49 PM)FearTheLion Wrote:  Hoping our defense is getting into its groove and about to play even better. I love how active G. Hall was on Saturday. That kid was in on a LOT of action.

Me too. This, statistically speaking, is one of the worst defenses we have ever had. They have talent. Rich Nagy should be on the hot seat.