1) Is the Pry/Bowen Virginia Tech offense a “ground and pound” system, and if so will we struggle with an OL recruited for a more spread inside/outside zone? At least until we get the type of linemen for the power run game? Or do you think we’ll see more spread concepts as we get better WR talent & TE blocking? – hokiepro

Chris Coleman: It’s a good question, but I’ll be honest, I have no idea. I don’t know what I really expected it to look like heading into last week’s game, and I still don’t quite know what it would look like with everybody healthy. Even then, as you pointed out, not every offensive lineman on this team would have been recruited by Rudolph for his preferred type of offensive lineman (Johnny Jordan for example). We didn’t truly see what a Vance Vice offensive line looked like until he had an entire group of his own players.

There are a few reasons why we won’t know what this offense is supposed to look like for awhile…

1) Tyler Bowen is the OC, but Joe Rudolph and Brad Glenn have been OCs in the past, and they come with the titles of running game coordinator and passing game coordinator, respectively. Each guy brings different ideas to the table. How do those ideas get meshed together? Heck, I don’t know. We’ll need to play a whole lot of football games before we can completely figure that out.

2) As noted above, not every offensive lineman is a fit for how Rudolph has coached in the past. Does he try to plug round pegs into square holes, or does he adjust his schemes to his players? I’m the last guy you should ask about OL schemes, but I thought it was more of the latter against ODU. But is Rudolph comfortable coaching that style?

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