First off, a look at Sean Glennon's statistics on the day:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Percentage	Sacks	Yards Lost	TD	INT
Sean Glennon	27	53	339	50.9	4	45	1	0

Let me be one of the first to say that Sean Glennon did not lose this game for the Hokies. The loss Saturday was nowhere near entirely his fault, and if you don't agree, then you should at least hear me out.

Glennon's performance against the Yellow Jackets was in my mind, one of the few bright spots of the day. In fact, I believe he did an excellent job of moving the ball down the field for the Hokies, showing a great degree of composure throughout all the adversity thrown his way, all the while attempting to be one of the few benevolent contributors for Virginia Tech amidst an offense in utter chaos.

Quite frankly, all of the blame in regards to the Hokies' offensive woes deserves to be placed upon the offensive line. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Against one of the best defensive schemes that Virginia Tech will see all year, the blocking up front for Glennon was downright atrocious. Time and time again the redshirt sophomore QB was flushed out of the pocket, forced to throw a much less accurate ball on the run while scrambling for his life.

I favor Glennon's performance so strongly because he did do everything he was asked to, given the circumstances. Okay, he did fumble twice, but both of those turnovers were a direct result of missed blocks on his backside, so there is no real fairness in blaming those on him. And yes, Glennon did nearly toss up as many misthrows (26) as he did completions (27), but that was due primarily to the fact that he couldn't even complete a three-step drop without being heavily hounded in the backfield.

Point being, when Glennon was actually given more than a mere second to drop back and eye his receivers, he made the right throws, delivering bullets right down the middle or lobs over the top with pinpoint accuracy, hence the main reason he finished having thrown for nearly 350 yards.

Amidst all this, let's not forget that the running game was a clear non-factor. After a strong touchdown run early by Branden Ore to put the Hokies on the board, the redshirt-sophomore at tailback was all but a ghost. His inability to open up the ground game for Virginia Tech limited the Hokies to a one-dimensional offense, putting extreme pressure on Glennon to perform. Despite that though, Glennon was able to prove he could move the ball down the field, and did so with a clear-cut resolve that I wanted to see. Down at one time by 25 points, Glennon's composure under center did not waver, as (with a little more help from the Hokie O-line) he calmly completed 19 of his 27 passes in the second half alone, all the while cutting Georgia Tech's gargantuan lead down to a total of 11 (which in turn, was two yards away from being cut to four, were it not for a shortage of time on the game clock).

Bottom line, I was not disappointed with Glennon's performance, and neither should any Hokie followers out there. For all you Glennon-haters out there who were booing or groaning following a misthrow from the redshirt-sophomore (who was in his fifth start, mind you), just give him a break.

Do you honestly think bringing in backups Ike Whitaker or Cory Holt is the best solution for the team? I mean, honestly, if it was, don't you think Frank Beamer and QB Coach Mike O'Cain, the man who sees these two practice on a daily basis and knows their exact ability would have looked into it by now? Obviously, Whitaker and Holt are nowhere near Glennon in terms of playbook knowledge or general talent and are not ready to be starters, and the sooner Hokie fans realize this, the better. Stop harping on the kid and just let him play. He has yet to self-destruct in a game, and he is only going to get better as the year goes on, so quite frankly, do us all a favor and shut up.

Final Thoughts: Keep the mindset: "In Glennon we trust". He will lead us to the promised land (Jacksonville, December 2, 2006). All in due time baby, all in due time.

Quarterback Grade: B

As always though, your thoughts, praise, and/or complaints, are highly welcomed, so do let me know what's on your mind...