The First Bank & Trust Company Friday Q&A: Defensive Playcalling, Managing Redshirts, And Future Positions Of Focus

Chris Marve
Defensive playcalling will likely be turned over to Chris Marve in 2023. (Jon Fleming)

1) Do you think Pry will turn defensive play calling over to Chris Marve next year? After listening to him in a recent interview I think he is starting to realize that there is too much on his head coaching plate to be calling the defense. – Hokie MCPO

Chris Coleman: Yes, that’s the plan, and Pry has said as much. I don’t think his main reluctance is the actual play calling during the game. I think it’s more about teaching Marve how to lead the way when it comes to game-planning and putting together a cohesive strategy throughout the week, and then translating that into play calling during the game. If it were just about play-calling, I think he would have turned over those duties already.

If Pry somehow decides to not turn over play calling duties to Marve in the offseason, then that probably means that he didn’t see enough from Marve during the course of this season that he would feel comfortable turning over the keys. If that happens – and I don’t think it will – then that probably means that Pry made the wrong choice for defensive coordinator.

Assuming Pry does turn over those duties to Marve, then we’ll have different angles from which to look at next season…

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