Too Much Awesome to Handle - Georgia Tech Game Review

Well that was fun. I don't know of any Hokie fans who expected a performance like that on either side of the ball. I mean we all knew the defense was really good, but this was a whole 'nother level. Even though I almost went into cardiac arrest for the fourth time in two games, I really expected nothing less than a one-score game. Let's break down all of the spectacularity (may or may not be a word):

Logan F*cking Thomas. I can't remember the last time Logan completed 9 passes in a row. This Logan we saw last night never really showed up since 38-0 happened. And guess what guys?! His receivers caught the ball! Sometimes with one hand! Not a typo! LT also had no interceptions for the first time this season. What blows me away is the fact that his best game to date came against the first ACC opponent, after three games of meh and welp, and he basically put the team on his back do and outscored GT by himself. As TheFifthFuller stated last night, pretty good for a tight end, right?

129 yards. WTF. One would think that the three Ramblin' turnovers had done them in. Or the six false start penalties. But the Hokies forced 4 punts on 9 drives, and missed ample opportunities on the touchdown drive to end it and take over. The freshmen corners played out of their minds all night, and Jesse Palmer himself pointed out how amazing the line was. I don't want us to be labeled as the best defense in the country, because Antone said that last year at the start of the season and that didn't work out well. We're best when nobody is talking about us and we just bring our lunch pail to work. In other news, Kyle Fuller is a beast of a WHIP linebacker. I hope to see him on more corner blitzes in the future. Even when he didn't make the tackle, he was forcing runners outside into the ends and secondary run support.

The Run Game Will Be Back Next Week. Teams wanted to see Logan Thomas isolated. They wanted to see him beat a defense on his own. Georgia Tech was able to isolate him, and they paid big for it. That's not a soft defense, either. UNC is weak in the secondary, so now that they know LT can beat them, they will have to respect that, which in turn will open up space for Trey, JC, Mangus and hopefully Caleb as well. Even though all the back struggled this week, think of it as an experiment the other team was playing on us that will benefit us in the future.

Lastly, Detrick Bonner is not going to get benched, and Antone is not going to play safety. Bonner is a good zone coverage defender. He is good in run support. When he struggles, he is in man coverage, and often it is when he lines up on the line across from a receiver. His two picks vs WCU came in zone coverage, as did his pick against Duke last year. Bud will simply have to be aware and take advantage of Bonner's strengths, which I have no doubt that he will. People didn't notice because he didn't get thrown at as much, but Jarrett got beat twice last night in the first half, and hasn't exactly excelled in man coverage either. Both safeties get their picks and pass break-ups in zone coverage. Antone will come back in October and will play corner.

I still don't know what's wrong with Cody Journell, other than he was ready to fight some b*tches last night at 2 am in Blacksburg.

Can't wait for the rest of ACC play now. Bring on dem Tar Heels.