Will and I have talked about writing this article for the last month, but we haven’t had a chance to because the Hokies never had a bye week.  Now that the bye week has finally arrived, the chance to address the talent issue on the offensive side of the ball is here.

Virginia Tech has a talent issue on offense.  I don’t think anyone will argue that.  There wasn’t much at receiver to replace Danny Coale and Jarrett Boykin, tight end depth has disappeared, Tech didn’t have a back recruited to step in for David Wilson, and there are personnel issues on the offensive line.

Why?  I think the Virginia Tech offense was considered a poor destination for recruits, and that old offensive staff did a poor job of not only developing a quality offense, but in bringing in recruits who could play (particularly up front).

However, there was also another issue that nobody talks about.  There has been a major lack of offensive talent in the state of Virginia recently.

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