Some things not in this week's film review but need mentioning

1) FSU played a ton of deep shell coverage, daring the Hokies to try to stretch the field. The offensive line couldn't handle the edge speed rush of the Seminoles, and in the rare instance that Drones did get a shot off, he didn't give his big receivers balls that they could make a play on. Granted, they weren't getting open.

2) Most of the passing game success was in the flat. Kudos to Lane, Thomas, and Tuten for running hard to make some tough first downs on those flat passes and extend drives. But, ultimately you can't consistently win games with 15 play drives, especially when the offensive line breaks down.

3) I got the feeling Florida State could have hurt the Hokies more in the passing game if they wanted to. Coleman in particular seemed to get inside position on Dorian Strong whenever he wanted to. Florida State also cracked inside a lot, making Strong the unblocked hat, and he didn't look like he wanted the smoke in run support. After a great game last week, he had a rough go this week.

4) Mose Phillips is growing up hard. He has been put in some difficult spots, both in run support and in coverage, and so far he looks like an overmatched freshman. It is unfair to expect more, but for the Hokies to turn a corner, they need these freshmen and sophomores to start making plays and unseat the low-upside veterans.

5) One thing I did talk about- Florida State is really good. They had a plan on offense, and when they got a hat on hat, they were winning those battles across the board. Given what a clown show the program was the last time Virginia Tech beat Florida State, it is really impressive that Mike Norvell not only has upgraded the talent, but has them playing a very disciplined and tough game. Their recruiting until last season hasn't been significantly better rankings wise than VT since Norvell took over, but they have done a good job developing players and have nailed the portal (Travis, Benson, Coleman.) A lot of those guys were upper three star/low four star guys (Josh Farmer had a great game, he was only the 65th rated player in Georgia as a HS senior, Payton was a low four star, Lundy was a three star.) They are developing guys. It is a scary site.