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I didn't know Vick was such a mentor. Given all that he has been through (on and off the field), I hope is able to pass on the things he learned to Tyrod and others. Maybe a future position coach at VT?

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Sam Rogers delivers 8/8ths every time?

Urban may be having flashbacks on reading that comment.

Don't forget that other than the last "drive" by ECU, they essentially did nothing offensively in the last 36 minutes of that game.

Boom. Shared on FB.

A big, if not the biggest, Achilles Heel for Foster's defenses have been tight ends that can stretch the center of the field...particularly when combined with a strong armed QB a la Andrew Luck or Matthew Stafford.

Can a picture be too good?

IMO,for example, this is why Nijman and, to a lesser extent, Teller were moved to OL (and correctly, IMO). From a twitch standpoint both were much better suited to OL.

I think if you go back and look at the 2013 Sparty defense, that unit was one of the nastiest groups I've ever seen. They attacked you everywhere, and dared you to attack them. They had the DB's to do what they did. Their LB's were exceptional, and their DL was big, but could pass rush. The 2014 version had issues at LB and DB - and weren't near as scary.

VT was similar to the 2013 Sparty D in last year's game. The exact details of the defense were a little different, but the basic concepts are the same.

Assuming the defense is successful in gumming up the read option and power/counter RB/QB runs, the QB and receivers have to make the defense pay a heavy price for that with slants and taking the top off. That defense is willing to give you a couple of those shots, but they can't give you 6 successful ones.

So the game within the game is whether the OSU line and EZE is good enough to run on that defense anyway, and if so, then good for our guys. If not, the game becomes whether the OSU offense can make the defense pay the price for it. Last year they couldn't. We'll see here in a week how both sides have evolved in a year.

I have felt that BF would play very differently this year because the offense he played against last year did not have one proven threat on it. Now there are those kinds of threats at every skill position (although with the suspensions and injuries it's less than it would have been), so instead of pressure on every play, I think there will be threats of pressure on every play, but disguises to allow him to protect the flanks and rear of the defense when he chooses. It's possible that he feels the Bear/Cover 0 (or whatever you want to call it) has him thinking "this is who we are and we are going to do it no matter what", but if Ohio State hurts them on that, plan B has to be the selective pressure/disguise/cover the flanks and rear option.

Of course, but he uses it in a more generic sense

I think the most significant issue isn't what happens this year - it's what happens after Beamer retires and he's playing for a new OC and/or QB coach. If he's playing for a spread offense coach, the sky's the limit.

Doug Flutie was da man! Awesome dude!