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Week 5: Neal Brown's Weekly Hot Seat Rating
Welcome to what we now hope to be a weekly series at HailWV: The Neal Brown Hot Seat Rating. This will be a weekly occurrence to look forward to for both those who "Trust The Climb" and for those who do not. So please buckle up, as this will be an ever so bumpy ride!
Mountaineer Report Card: Top and bottom performers one-third of the way through the season
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS (above 65.0, at least 40 snaps) Thoughts: Shocker! The potential NFL first round pick is far and away the best scouted player on the offense so far this year. It's always nice to see *both* tackles up there, as Malone has been an extremely consistent top performer for WVU. Greene is the exact opposite. He's had some bombs - whether a game or a half - and then some outstanding showings.... and the grade falls above average due to that. Four of the five linemen rank in the top six spots, with Hubbard still 'above average' according to PFF.
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