Game 10 Microscope: Virginia Tech Hokies
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Huge pick 6 by one of our 2015-class studs!
As good as that was, the 1st down play brought an even bigger smile to my face. True freshman Cerge-Henderson played the 1-technique to perfection and fellow true freshman Brant Mitchell filled the gap for a gain of zero. That pumped me up!!!!
As good as that was, the 1st down play brought an even bigger smile to my face. True freshman Cerge-Henderson played the 1-technique to perfection and fellow true freshman Brant Mitchell filled the gap for a gain of zero. That pumped me up!!!!
Wow - thanks for thinking of it!! I'll have a bunch of family over here for T-day so no dwag game for me this season...
That 3rd & 5 conversion was huge. Our D is way too thin be hanging out in the wind.
2 scores on 2 1Q drives (one thanks partly to a TO created by the D near midfield) and then no pts scored by the O the rest of the way. What's more alarming is we didn't even threaten the red zone thanks to stymied drives or especially fumbles.
Would not mind at all to see Jordan get a series or two in last 2 games. Mix it up. Maybe observing a series or two on the sidelines might help JT5. He was given the same opps when he was a freshman and Vad was the by far #1 starter.
The playmakers on D tonight were #51, #94, #54 and #28. #28 is going to be drafted next spring, but the other three are true freshmen. This has been a terribly disappointing season, but the 2015 class has the potential of being something very special.
One so called fan behind me kept yelling Brod. Shoddy each time he fumbled. Then he was hollering "Sloppy Joe" when the 15 yard penalty cooked our FG chance.
I thought Joe looked good on some second tier blocks I observed. I hope he applies for another year like Byerly has. Klock looked good too. I'm speaking mainly of the run blocking mind you. The pass protection looks like the old western gold rush.
We have more than 50 guys who are Freshmen or Sophomores. Might not have to wait until 2017 when all these Atlanta teams have new stadiums and we play Tenn. in one of them. Could be good in JT5's last season, 2016?
I thought Joe looked good on some second tier blocks I observed. I hope he applies for another year like Byerly has. Klock looked good too. I'm speaking mainly of the run blocking mind you. The pass protection looks like the old western gold rush.
We have more than 50 guys who are Freshmen or Sophomores. Might not have to wait until 2017 when all these Atlanta teams have new stadiums and we play Tenn. in one of them. Could be good in JT5's last season, 2016?
Let's hope the O and D come together and have their best games on Nov. 28th. "Hope" being the operative word.
If the D can be consistently mediocre, that will suffice. And if the O will not be the Cesspool's best friend in being benevolent with charitable handouts of the ball, that will suffice too.
The D has now performed well in 2 of 8 games against P5 competition. If they can get to 4 of 10 by Nov. 29th, does that qualify as consistently mediocre? We'll see.
If the D can be consistently mediocre, that will suffice. And if the O will not be the Cesspool's best friend in being benevolent with charitable handouts of the ball, that will suffice too.
The D has now performed well in 2 of 8 games against P5 competition. If they can get to 4 of 10 by Nov. 29th, does that qualify as consistently mediocre? We'll see.
Tech has scored 20+ in every game this season (and going back to last year, we have done this now 24 games in a row). Last time we didn't put that many up was in the Music City Bowl to end the 2013 season in the 25-17 loss to the Rebs.
But, peeking under the covers just a wee bit more and we see...
vs Va Tech - the defense scored a TD, the O put up 14 pts (all in 1Q)
vs FSU - special teams scored the game winning TD, the O put up 16 pts
vs Clemson - the defense scored a TD, the O put up 17 pts
So, in 3 of our last 5 games, the offense is not putting up points nearly like we've seen in previous years (not even talking about the 2014 season...looking back more at the mediocre years between '10 and '13).
But, peeking under the covers just a wee bit more and we see...
vs Va Tech - the defense scored a TD, the O put up 14 pts (all in 1Q)
vs FSU - special teams scored the game winning TD, the O put up 16 pts
vs Clemson - the defense scored a TD, the O put up 17 pts
So, in 3 of our last 5 games, the offense is not putting up points nearly like we've seen in previous years (not even talking about the 2014 season...looking back more at the mediocre years between '10 and '13).
Not this year. I figured we'd take a step back because of the loss of experienced blocking would mean some of the pass/outside plays we made last year wouldn't work as well in the early part of the season. But I was thinking 7-5. I know we have a young team but the offense seems to made ZERO progress since the Notre Dame game. That worries me for next year. I like CPJ and hope he gets it together in the off-season. This season's schedule has actually been TOUGHER than predicted, even though we knew ND, Clemson, FSU, and Ugag would be hard. Duke and UNC were better than I thought they'd be and UVA is better than their record. VT always comes down to a handful of points. Other than our first two games, we haven't played any weak opponents.
I kind of agree unc is better than I thought but with a 21 point lead one would think we should have won. Pitt and Uva hurt because their not that good. Like you I have seem no progress on the offensive side of the ball after 10 weeks.
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