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Thanks French. This gives me a true understanding (and appreciation) of just how talented our young players are.
I believe it was Mendenhall?
I think it's hard to go deep when the defensive line is swarming in the backfield seconds after the ball is snapped. Same for keeping a rhythm, it's one thing to say it, another to do it. I thought the d-line did a great job of forcing Carden to run around like a chicken with its head off all afternoon. That really seemed to rattle him and disrupt him from getting into the flow of the game.
Those are great observations. On tape prior to the game, ECU went no huddle but didn't seem to be in much of a hurry, so I was not worried about their tempo as long as the defense could get off the field. The Hokies dominated TOP, which kept the pass rush fresh for the end of the game.
As far as throwing deep, they had not had a pass completed over 25 yards even in the shootout against ODU. Against the Hokies, I can only recall one real deep ball, and Fayscon nearly picked it off. I am not sure if that was a byproduct of their system or the QB's arm strength, but Foster's defense (playing off on the edge) means that unless you have a big time receiver that can blow past a corner even if the corner has a 10 yard cushion, the deep sideline stuff is out. I guess they didn't feel that their slot guys could beat our nickel coverage from the slots deep, or that Carden didn't have the arm to make that throw.
If it's any consolation the UNC-VT game will probably be a 3:30 start and the Pitt-VT game has a chance to be a night game.
pretty much every SEC team has one.
Guess we are doing a brunch tailgate! Grilled French Toast, anyone?
two things i noticed from ecu's offense: they never (or at least i dont remember) went deep, and they played with no tempo. all i heard all week was how will the d hold up to ecu's tempo? good thing it's not gonna be hot because of all that tempo, and it didnt seem to me that they even tried to play with tempo.
He cannot redshirt. This is his last year.
I could see them all on the field (the Fullers, Facyson, healthy-Exum) on the field in a nickel package with (likely) Jarrett and Bonner being pulled. Whatever the case, these fast-hitting, HUNH offenses won't be able to gas our secondary. We're just too deep ... and our front seven is just too bad-ass.
I think that you're telling future recruits that, if Tone is healthy, you're giving him reps at his position because it's his "money" season. Kendall and Brandon will understand that .. respect that .. and would hope to get the same benefit if they were in the same position because he's earned it.
Personally, I wish the guy would consider redshirting. The longer those injuries heal, the better the long-term outlook in my opinion.
Good question on the mobile qb.
Also, I'm becoming convinced that Facyson is a Fuller cousin. Anyone know if he has little brothers?
As per usual great report French. I dont want us to get ahead of ourselfs but this 2013 defense could lead us to a magical season of Hokie redemption from the 2012 down season. Lets hope Loeffler and Logan can keep progressing the offense into an effective game managing unit to help this great Hokie D.
I've got to say, I love starting my week reading these film reviews. The way French breaks stuff down has changed the way I watch football and I'm able to focus on more interesting things that I used to miss. I also find myself frustrated with the TV cameras sometimes when they zoom away from players downfield that I want to watch :)
Great stuff as always, French.
Good stuff French as always. If teams look to exploit matchups against Jarrett and Bonner, do you see (if he makes it back in time and is healthy) Exum being used more in the nickel package in place of Jarrett or Bonner? Bud has so many options right now and can mix it up so much that offenses won't know from play to play who will be where. Just imagine if Exum were ready from day 1 and RVD were in there too.
Wow, great stuff French.
By the way, thanks for the fantastic work and time you put in on the site.
With the quarterback run such an integral part of the college game, do you think Bud has a wrinkle to contain some of the more mobile quarterbacks we'll face? I'm a little scared that the crashing defensive end you discussed at the end of your review is a serious weakness in our defense. We did a good job against the kid from WCU, but that was WCU.
hell yeah! gonna have bacon, egg, and cheese croissants going on the griddle washing it down with some kind of lite beer and ice cold sips of whiskey. gonna need that energy drink on the way home though.
Probably Miami. But every team in this division has a major flaw. UNC hasn't looked great yet this year, so they could be in for a worse year than people think. Hopefully they tire out GT this weekend though because going to Atlanta on a short week is going to be tough.
agree .. i haven't read a single comment in an espn article for a LONG time .. waste of time
I don't care where we put him. You put a centaur on the field, your defense is much improved.
This offense is a process. I think it's getting better every week but it's getting over shadowed by our D. Like I said in a earlier post, as long as our O is humming by the time we hit conference play we'll be fine!
Might be because no one is willing to throw at Kendall. They know he's a Fuller.
Yeah it's a 'shop. I can tell from the pixels.
I think he was trying to say to take a medical redshirt this year and play for his sixth year next season.