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Which is crazy (not because he isn't worthy) but because

how he was used. I tend to focus on two games when it comes to this topic. Syracuse Game - lost in overtime - ZERO catches in an overtime game - I know he was not targeted much at all, so not like he was targeted or blanketed and we could not get the ball to him or he dropped passes. Clemson Game - 2 catches for 12 years and at least one of those was late - He spent most of the game being a decoy running out of the backfield toward the sideline. If there were intentions for him to leak out into the field for a pass, the ball had already been thrown before he could even get past the line of scrimmage - We never even threw to ball toward him behind the LOS I may be mixing up the Syracuse and Clemson game in terms of that backfield motion where he never touched the ball. So it is crazy, that an NFL draft pick caught 2 passes and ran 5 times in 8 quarters of game action + over time. And if we say that he was playing with backup QBs, my response would be that a possession WR would have been a backup QBs best friend. He could easily have been targeted more. If there was a downfall last year that contributed to the mediocre record, it was the inability to really use Lane, Felton and Jennings consistently. Even when Jennings was back on the field.... he probably averaged 1-2 catches (targets?) a game until the end. ** Edited by VAHokie89 at 4/23/2025, 6:48:02 PM
Posted: 04/23/2025 at 06:47 PM ET
(In response to this post by GCHokieof91)

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Which VT Player would you bet is taken first in this weekend's NFL Draft?
Painterboy 04/23/25 03:44 PM ET
Tuten for sure. **
Zanderhokie 04/24/25 10:27 PM ET
Peebles will go first for VT**
st_andrew 04/24/25 04:48 PM ET
J-Lane (gettin Eddie Royal vibes) --> Tuten --> Peeples --> Strong
VTizzle 04/24/25 12:43 PM ET
It depresses me to see and think of the large number of drafable
1977hokie 04/24/25 11:14 AM ET
Coaching matters. It's not simply talent acquisition.**
NokieHokie 04/24/25 01:22 PM ET
I’m thinking Tuten, followed by Lane, followed by APR. **
BEST2VT 04/24/25 09:38 AM ET
Aren't APR and Peebles going to be in this draft?
ChrisLords 04/24/25 12:39 AM ET
Tuten goes first; maybe 2nd round, most likely 3rd. APR and some others go
Hokie`79 04/24/25 08:03 AM ET
Dorian Strong
kingofcassell 04/23/25 07:46 PM ET
I would be surprised if anyone other than Tuten is selected **
XundaVT 04/23/25 04:51 PM ET
You haven't been paying attention.**
BG Hokie 04/24/25 09:41 AM ET
I'd be quite surprised if no one other than Tuten is selected.**
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 09:11 AM ET
Agree. Seems we had several very good players last year,
BEST2VT 04/24/25 10:15 AM ET
Lane will be picked IMO**
GCHokieof91 04/23/25 06:17 PM ET
Which is crazy (not because he isn't worthy) but because
VAHokie89 04/23/25 06:47 PM ET
"The unimaginative Hokie offense did not create many opportunities for deep
KCHokie2 04/24/25 07:17 PM ET
If you don't have long drives, you don't have as many opportunities
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 09:19 AM ET
We threw 37 times against Syracuse...
VAHokie89 04/24/25 11:20 AM ET
Umm, VT only threw the ball 24 times @ Syr last year. And ran it 48, so...
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 04:22 PM ET
We threw it 24 times against Syracuse and 37 against Clemson.
Chris ColemanAdmin 04/24/25 12:01 PM ET
Do you know how are "targets" determined?
VTCALS72 04/25/25 06:40 AM ET
The question is, was he open or covered…
ombandit 04/25/25 04:25 AM ET
I'm saying he was under-utilized.
Chris ColemanAdmin 04/25/25 04:33 AM ET
Or maybe Lane was the focus of D's?
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 04:27 PM ET
Exactly**
ombandit 04/25/25 04:26 AM ET
Yes, but ultimately he only averaged 38.8 yards per game.
Chris ColemanAdmin 04/24/25 04:30 PM ET
He caught 19% of VT receptions. That's not much less than other top ACC WRs
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 04:58 PM ET
I agree that didn't maximize the skills of the receivers, for sure.
Chris ColemanAdmin 04/24/25 05:14 PM ET
It's not as though Lane is a 1st rounder. He's got skills, but flaws too.
marcbvtgm 04/25/25 11:44 AM ET
Thanks for reversing/correcting my numbers :)
VAHokie89 04/24/25 12:33 PM ET
I’ve always said he was our best offensive player.
GCHokieof91 04/23/25 07:21 PM ET
So you would have used Tuten less and Lane more?
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 09:13 AM ET
Different position. Not on the same scale.
GCHokieof91 04/24/25 09:16 AM ET
It's a zero sum game unless you make the pie bigger. How would you do that?**
marcbvtgm 04/24/25 09:26 AM ET
IDK for sure. Maybe increase the size of
GCHokieof91 04/24/25 03:23 PM ET
So become even more predictable?**
marcbvtgm 04/25/25 11:42 AM ET
+1,000 on underuse
EDGEMAN 04/23/25 07:57 PM ET
Probably reasons to be glad T-Bow isn’t here anymore. **
RJHokie 04/23/25 07:10 PM ET
Tuten**
HokieBrazil 04/23/25 04:48 PM ET