1) How will VT win football games in 2022? With a perceived lack of playmakers on offense, and inexperience on special teams, how will VT win football games in 2022? – Hokie Hammer

Chris Coleman: I’ve heard that Brent Pry has told people off the record that while he likes his team and his players, he’s deeply concerned that Virginia Tech doesn’t have enough playmakers on the roster. Playmakers turn otherwise even games into victories, and there have been times recently where the Hokies didn’t have enough of them on the offensive side of the ball.

There have been other times where the Hokies had plenty. In 2020, Tech had Hendon Hooker, Tre Turner, Tayvion Robinson, Khalil Herbert and James Mitchell, but they lacked a defense. In 2021, it had a quarterback who could really run, but his injuries limited their ability to get the ball to Robinson and Turner, and to top it off, the best playmaking running back (Raheem Blackshear) didn’t get enough touches.

Unfortunately, Tech’s defense wasn’t quite good enough in 2020 to take advantage of an offense that didn’t have trouble scoring, and while that defense improved in 2021, it was still pretty average.

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