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Great job, @The Franchise, You hit every nail on the head. How did McCloud miss that interception? Our DB's never look back, well hardly (before the sun pumpers jump on my sh it). Our D is a mess and we know this, but why do we continue to play zone so much?

I personally feel in order to challenge clemson we need an upgrade in DC, CB's, and LBers coaching. Will that happen after the season?
Time will tell. If not we will continue to be coming up short.

Excellent post Legend, hoping that we close out the rest of the way with wins. But a lot needs to be done with the defense.

Thank you!
 
919cane said:
We need to be a pass to set up the run later type team moving forward. We can make up for the run game early with screens (bubbles, slips, etc.) and then go to it later when the defense is gassed from our tempo and having to defend sideline to sideline.
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I absolutely subscribe to pass to run with this team. But I hate that long *** WR screen we keep running. Someone will take that other way for 6 very soon. The juice ain't worth the squeeze on that play. It's slow, clunky, usually results in almost no yards, and is scary as fck.
 
The Franchise said:
We owned the 4th. I don't know if you guys felt this or not, but I just had this trust in King last night. Even when we got down 10 late, I had this feeling King was on that **** last night. It felt like one of those times where a guy just puts the team on his back and refuses to let them lose.
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That's the confidence I've mentioned before. You saw it in the 17 ND game and the Louisville game last year. It's hard to explain, but it's like a certainty you can sense.
 
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The Franchise said:
We owned the 4th. I don't know if you guys felt this or not, but I just had this trust in King last night. Even when we got down 10 late, I had this feeling King was on that **** last night. It felt like one of those times where a guy just puts the team on his back and refuses to let them lose.
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D gave up 8 yards in the 4th, and 117 in the third.

The ability and scheme are there - just not all the time.
 
Accurate break down. I’m sick of watching a super undisciplined team. Like this team talks all that rah rah but they don’t walk it. I hate watching our guys behave like children getting penalties like what is Diaz doing to punish them. An easy fix is to pull a guy right after making a dumb mistake like that and I’m all for it
 
JD08 said:
That's the confidence I've mentioned before. You saw it in the 17 ND game and the Louisville game last year. It's hard to explain, but it's like a certainty you can sense.
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Specifically, King though. I know what you mean with ND, but that was an overall team effort. Last night, we were sluggish early and were always a step late defensively until the last 2 drives. But I just felt like King was Superman last night and that he wasn't going to let us lose.
 
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It's been in the 70's here in the mountains for days so I'd rather be by the AC than a fireplace. Nevertheless, I'll sacrifice for a chat with @The Franchise.

Spot on as usual. I was on the edge on my recliner all night. My biggest takeaway is this team didn't quit. In years past, we more than likely lose this game. The biggest difference - the difference maker himself D'Eriq King.
 
The Franchise said:
WHEW!!! I'll start by saying that was a wildly exciting football game. Back and forth. That was some old school Rocky fake boxing ****. It was another slugfest with a crappy opponent with a bad backup QB, but at least this one was fun to watch. Let's get right to it.

Pros:

--The King. This is a special special dude. He's tough as nails. Cool as a cucumber. A phenomenal leader. Just imagine what this season would be looking like right now if we didn't have that dude. Mabo would be circling the drain like a **** shot in the shower. That was the best QB performance I've seen at UM since Vinny beat OU with some superman ****. Sure, it wasn't for all the marbles or any of that other cliche ****, but it was incredibly important to THIS TEAM's season. Without that miracle performance, we lose to a crappy team, and the wheels officially fall off with us likely staring at at least 3 more losses.

King brings not only exceptional ability, but he's a guy that his teammates can rally around because of his toughness and leadership too. This dude's a dream QB for this program and Lashlee's system. I knew NCSU's D was a **** pile, but King still had to make those plays. Guys were open, but we've seen that before. Open doesn't mean the play will be made.

If we didn't have a handful of drops, King would have been a 90% passer for 500 yards with 600 total yards. Let that sink in. We've never seen anything remotely close to that. OK. I'm going to stop sucking King's dyck because my jaw is getting tired.

--The team's resolve. They made a lot of mistakes and came out sluggish and undisciplined, but they kept swinging.

--Joe B. That dude's automatic, and he gives us a guy we can rely on. If we didn't have him, we don't kick that late FG and probably fail on 4th and goal from the 5. And that onside kick didn't happen by accident. He drilled that dude with the ball on purpose.

--Cam Williams. It was one play, and I don't know if anyone even saw it, but it was pretty fun to see a DE 35 yards down the field running down a RB. That was hustle and some crazy athletic ability. Looked like Metcalf.

--Knighton for dropping a hat on NCSU's K. I love that kid's toughness. He's a tone setter. He's close to breaking a KO for TD, but it'll probably get called back anyway.

--Harley. This little dude has flipped the switch. He's pretty much catching everything, and he's a TD machine. Harley, before the last 2 weeks, falls down on that final slant that he housed. Now, he keeps his baby giraffe legs and balance and goes to the promised land.

--Pope. He's a con and a pro for me. He's an enigma, but I get the feeling he's right on the cusp of being the guy I always thought he would be. He was wide open for a long TD on one of King's only bad throws. He had another awful drop and a stupid drive killing selfish penalty, so it was tough to put him the pro section. I put him here because I admire grit almost more than anything, and he showed it last night. He could have folded after his early struggles, but he didn't. Kudos, Pope.

--OL. We rallied. NCSU is a terrible D, but that hasn't stopped us in the past from giving up a ton of sacks. We gave King more time than I can remember a UM QB getting consistently. Still not moving anyone in the run game, but we started getting it going a little bit late in the game.

--Nesta's super manly bull rush late. That was a momentum changer. Our DL isn't getting the pressure I thought they would, but that play was huge.

--Love little Couch. He's a tough kid with great football instincts. The way he evaded the RB on his sack is what we've been missing. Most of the time, our blitzers
just run into blocks and get absorbed. Not Couch. I love him blitzing from the slot because he's fast, tough, and smart. He's not looking to get absorbed.

Cons:

--Defense. Again, we let a ****** backup (and don't let anyone tell you that POS Hockaloogey is anything other than bad) get comfortable and play easy pitch and catch. The D is a shell of what it was. I cautioned when we decided to go up tempo spread that our D would suffer, but I don't think last night had much to do with our up tempo offense. We just looked lifeless, slow and clueless for 3 and a half quarters.

--Al Jr. He dropped a huge INT. On top of that, he's another one of our CBs who is either coached not to find the ball or just can't. There was a long pass early that was underthrown. If Al turns his head, he picks it off. Instead, the WR slowed down, turned around, and caught it. Bad stuff. Watch how Clemson's CBs turn around and make plays on balls, and then watch ours. Ours look like the mentally challenged kid running face first into a wall.

--Once again, just too many guys wide open all over the field.

--Pass rush is super weak. I overestimated Phillips's impact in the pass game. I love his motor and his relentlessness, but he doesn't get enough heat on the QB for some reason. With his motor and athleticism, it must be a lack of toolbox. Wouldn't mind seeing a little more 22 and 12.

--Penalties. The selfish penalties are absolute killers and so are the offsides on 3rd and 4. We are still a very undisciplined team. We were absolutely killing ourselves with untimely penalties on O and D yesterday. Drive killers and drive extenders.

Conclusion: Not sure that game proved anything, but wow was it fun to watch and win. NCSU is a REALLY bad defensive team, but we took advantage of that. We've played some really bad defenses in the past and made them look good by slowing the game down and playing tight formation football in a phone booth ****. Last night, we humiliated a bad defense, which is what I've been dying to see for years.

Defensively, we're pretty weak. Play Vag Tech, UNC, or even Wake like this, and they'll hang 50 on us. Good news is we can hang a lot on them too. I expect a lot of shoot outs for the remainder of this season. We're playing some good offenses, and we stink on D. If we can keep The King rolling like this, we should be able to out shoot the rest of em.

Put King is a fcking hotel and leave him there for the rest of the season. Test some hookers. Let them relieve him of his poison. Give him room service. Do whatever you have to do to keep the VID away from him. But if this guy isn't our QB, we are garbage.
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Kings secret is not rocket science everyone can do it if they chose but it’s the road less traveled.

you train like no other so you can be like no other.

King give his heart his blood his father his whole being and love it with Passion.

He dumped his pride trashing it in the dumpster and replaced it with LOVE PASSION.

You all heard the announcers mentioning his training and his LOVE of his father .

These are the people who go to WAR like D day invasion charging a monster cliff knowing he CANNOT let his fellow men down or hold a bridge knowing NO ONE is coming you MUST HOLD.

What do we do with the gifts we’re Blessed with?

KING KNOWS 🙌

GOCANES
 
423Hurricane said:
It's been in the 70's here in the mountains for days so I'd rather be by the AC than a fireplace. Nevertheless, I'll sacrifice for a chat with @The Franchise.

Spot on as usual. I was on the edge on my recliner all night. My biggest takeaway is this team didn't quit. In years past, we more than likely lose this game. The biggest difference - the difference maker himself D'Eriq King.
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It was all King last night. That's the power of a stud QB right there. QB is everything in football. When you have a guy like that, he's going to answer the bell.
 
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Gather round the burn barrel with Ol' TimeB0mb. All bums, hobos, drifters, vagabonds welcome. Night Train and Mad Dog 20/20 for all.

I just have one thing to say - Diaz has got some stones on him to kick on 4th and goal. I don't think he was making a cowardly call. Quite the opposite. I think he was gambling that the maligned defense would get a stop, get the ball back, and the O would score a TD to win the game. And **** if it didn't work. Diaz basically called his shot.
 
The Franchise said:
It was all King last night. That's the power of a stud QB right there. QB is everything in football. When you have a guy like that, he's going to answer the bell.
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A leader brings others with him , leaving know one behind.

In the huddle you see it in a mans eyes, let put in all on the line on this one play this play here it is ARE YOU WITH ME ...

QUICK SNAP

READY BRAKE

GOCANES
 
The Franchise said:
Bolden seems to struggle a little in coverage, but he's missing some tackles now, which he wasn't doing earlier. He might be wearing down a little playing so many snaps. His tackling took a big drop yesterday.
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I am wondering if Bolden is nursing a shoulder injury or just banged up. He is not looking for contact like earlier in the season
 
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TimeB0mb said:
Gather round the burn barrel with Ol' TimeB0mb. All bums, hobos, drifters, vagabonds welcome. Night Train and Mad Dog 20/20 for all.

I just have one thing to say - Diaz has got some stones on him to kick on 4th and goal. I don't think he was making a cowardly call. Quite the opposite. I think he was gambling that the maligned defense would get a stop, get the ball back, and the O would score a TD to win the game. And **** if it didn't work. Diaz basically called his shot.
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I don't think there was anything cowardly about Diaz's call. The easy call was to go for it. He made the tough call and the right call. He's a smart guy with a good feel for in game strategy. There's no questioning that.
 
TimeB0mb said:
Gather round the burn barrel with Ol' TimeB0mb. All bums, hobos, drifters, vagabonds welcome. Night Train and Mad Dog 20/20 for all.

I just have one thing to say - Diaz has got some stones on him to kick on 4th and goal. I don't think he was making a cowardly call. Quite the opposite. I think he was gambling that the maligned defense would get a stop, get the ball back, and the O would score a TD to win the game. And **** if it didn't work. Diaz basically called his shot.
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Some were questioning that decision by Manny to go for the FG. Even the announcers. My honest feeling at the time was it was the right call for a couple of reasons. It showed confidence in the D to make a stop and maybe light a fire under their collective asses. And it showed confidence in the O that they could score given the opportunity. Could very well have backfired but that call just might go a long way in giving the entire team more confidence in the ability to overcome adversity.
 
I feel like our Defensive players are not smart players. Like nobody is teaching them. They always look confused and caught off-guard when they can't just use their physical attributes to make the play. Especially our LB core.
 
Mostly agree except with the whole if King wasn’t here we’d lose every game we’ve played and lose the rest that we are going to play thing. I think that is really underrating Lashlee as an OC. But King is here and Manny and Lashlee brought him in so they deserve credit for that and for the position we are in at 6-1. You can’t be like well if the best player wasn’t on the team, we wouldn’t be nearly as good. You can say that about a lot of teams and their star players.

Thought Lashlee might make your pros with as hard as you’ve been on him recently. Lol I know you over emphasized how bad NC St’s D is, but we easily could have scored 50 and had 600 plus yards. Doing that off a couple of rough outings on the road against a conference opp is getting it done. King was otherworldly but Lashlee was on point too.

I thought the D was pathetic in the first half but started to turn it around in the 3rd quarter and played well in the 4th. Disagree that they have been oh so bad all season long but they’re clearly going to have to play better and more consistent for us to close the season as some of us hope.

Good post Legend.
 
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