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Alexander is the probably starter across from Facyson. In that case our corners will be 6'2" and 6'3" which is about as tall as you're going to see at that position. Fades & jump balls aren't all about height/length but assuming the defender is in good position, a taller CB will make it a tougher play for the offense.

but it was the big plays early that got VT on their heals, and then a lot of big plays late.

Agree with most of what you said except the first part of that. IMOP Foster's crew (which was having a bit of a "down season" stats and ranking wise) was the only unit that kept us in the game, mid way through the 3rd qtr. I felt they did a very excellent job limiting the big plays until mid 3rd.

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Yeah that one had me wondering.

Appy is certainly a good test, and certainly a lot better than Liberty, but they're not THAT good. Tennessee should have walked all over them and they got taken to OT. There's no way to dismiss that as acceptable. App would struggle to remain bowl eligible in a conference like the American, let alone a Power 5 conference.

Good Analysis, although this is probably wrong right here:

VT's D and Special Teams Will Be Tough. Moving the ball against VT will be difficult. It always is. I have to think our best shot is to just keep pounding away at them in the rushing game and try to wear the defense out. Given that Fuente runs a fast-paced offense, this strategy is viable against VT. And yes, this means using Dobbs as a runner much more frequently than last week against App State.

The best way to beat Foster is big plays and break the defense, not pound them into submission. The best blue print to beat Foster's D with a physical team would be Stanford in the 2011 Orange Bowl. They wore VT down, but it was the big plays early that got VT on their heals, and then a lot of big plays late.

We'll know more after the play da U in a couple weeks.

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I cant get over how tame that comments section was either. I mean there was some gentle ribbing of the VT fan commenter, but nothing out of good fun

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