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- Malik Rosier 16/38 356yds 3TD's & 1INT
- Travis Homer 16att 40yds 2.5ypc, 3rec 57yds
- Jeff Thomas 3rec 101yds 1TD
- Braxton Berrios 7rec 78yds 1TD
- Chris Herndon 2rec 60yds 1TD
- Deejay Dallas 1rec 49yds

Offense: Gained 415yds total, but was 4-17 on 3rd down.

Offense played like sh*t, this was our worst showing of the season offensively.
Either Rosier was legitimately hurt, or this was just one of his really off days, where the Hot/Cold Rosier just couldn't heat up all day.

Offensive line was pretty **** bad for most of the game, they were getting blown off the line like crazy. Darling, Mahoney & Gauthier struggled mightily. St. Louis & McDermott had their moments as well, overall terrible performance.

All Ima say about the run game is, for everybody that used to harshly criticize Walton for not doing anything against ACC opponents, I'm just curious what you'll have to say about this one.

JT4 is excelling with more & more playing time, he's really coming into his own & becoming the game-breaker a lot of us knew he would be. The Turbo-boosters are sparked up on his cleats & he's hitting Homeruns over the last 2 weeks. Richt has to get him even more involved in the gameplan, the fact we haven't run a single Reverse with him is tragic. And why tf are we not running the Bubble Screen with him either?

Gotta get the ball more to Herndon, he's a guy that gets better with more touches. He's a NFL TE, we need to use him.

Berrios balled out & had some clutch catches. He's really stepped up and put this team on his back his Senior year. The Patriots are gonna absolutely love him! True Leader & True Cane.

Glad we finally used Deejay Dallas, he's an explosive kid, he's quicker rather than pure speed, but his 4.5 40 was on display. WTH took Richt so long to incorporate him in the Offense?!?

Love Coach Richt, Great leader & great man. But for the love of God, Pastor please UTILIZE YOUR WEAPONS! If your gonna stubbornly be the OC, then damnit use all these WR's we got, run some more creative plays out of the 4/5-wide sets that get these guys in one on one matchups. More sluggos & Shallow cross please. 15yd Deep Outs & a nice Post Corner route every once in a while wouldn't kill ya.

Defense: Caused 4 Turnovers, but gave up 428yds total & allowed UNC 27 1st downs.

- Jaquan Johnson 11tcks
- RJ McIntosh 11tcks 1TFL
- Joe Jackson 8tcks 1.5sacks 1.5TFL's 1FF
- Michael Jackson 6tcks 1INT 1PD
- Sheldrick Redwine 5tcks .05sacks .05TFL's & 1INT
- Michael Pinckney 5tcks
- Mike Smith 4tcks
- Darrion Owens 4tcks 1TFL
- Demetrius Jackson 3tcks 1sack 2TFL's
- Shaquille Quarterman 3tcks 1sack 1TFL
- Amari Carter 2tcks
- Anthony Moten 2tcks
- Chad Thomas 1TFL
- Charles Perry 1INT

Defense did a good job causing TO's in the 2nd half, but the Run Defense continues to struggle giving up 176yds today. QB's runs have been killing us this season. We need to start keeping a spy on the QB instead of always Blitzing our LB's. Maybe Shaq or McCloud need to stay on the QB & not just aimlessly Blitzing all the time.

The Secondary had lapses on 3rd down. Offenses have clearly seen on tape that on 3rd down that inside curl route is always open, literally every team we've played this year has converted 3rd & longs on that route. Diaz needs to start dropping our LB's in underneath coverage on that play. That Corrales kid was a bad matchup for our Corners, both Bandy & Young were beat by him.

Loved what I saw from Mike Jack, he's become a real Ballhawk & is very good in Deep Coverage.

Redwine played his absolute best game, he's really developing into a good FS for us. Makes mistakes no doubt, but when he's reading his keys & playing assignment Football, he's on.

For everybody wondering why Charles Perry get significant snaps, its because he's our fastest LB & is pretty good in coverage. He almost had a INT vs Toledo too.

McCloud is having a down year altogether. He's playing undisciplined & isn't handling his assignments, he's just basically out there playing one man Football. Not giving up on the kid at all, but he really needs to snap out of it & figure out what he's doing on the field.

McIntosh played like a man possessed, he was absolutely killing it on the interior & was even make down the field tackles. With what he's put on tape this season, we're looking at a 3 & done here. Hate that we'll be losing him, but Scouts/Coaches in the league are gonna love that kid.

Loved the Blocked Punt from Garvin, that kid has NBA type wingspan, he needs to get more snaps on those 3rd & long plays for us. He'll get sacks just off reaching over OL's and snatching the QB out the pocket.

Overall, I was completely disappointed we didn't crush this awful team, but if this is our worst performance this season, I'll take it. We still have a lot to clean up & we're by no means perfect, but as long as we continue to win I'm good with that.

Let's just hope Rosier, Richards, Delaney, Donaldson & Harley are all fully 100% healthy for Va Tech next week, we need all hands on deck.

Gonna have to play our best Football next week, it will be the most important game of the season for us. We beat Va Tech, we win the Coastal. I believe in this staff & this team, we'll get it done, Go Canes & Lets ride!
 
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Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
 
gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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Having a true LB coach would help. LB play has been brutal to watch especially McCloud. Owens needs more burn
 
gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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I agree... time to break up the band bc McCloud is nowhere near where Quarternan and Pinckney are. I'm trying to figure out what is he doing "right" to still be a starter in this defense??
 
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Yeah spot on. I never thought his play calling was bad per say, just the timing of what he calls. He waits too late to get the ball to his play makers...the defense is what it is high risk high reward, they’re going to get gashed here and there because of he constant blitzing...
 
gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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His 3rd down snaps should be split between Perry & Owens.

He's been taking bad angles all year & the penalties from him are just frustrations plays.

I think he's a talented kid, but he's mentally not checked in the game. He might be overthinking it out there & it's causing him to lose focus, especially against the run.
 
McCloud is reacting so slow. He looks totally confused. At 12:32 PM (I took a picture on phone) on the third down play he literally didn't move a muscle for several long seconds after the ball was snapped. It was unbelievable and shows his complete lack of instincts. If someone could screenshot it on here that would be great. IMO he appears tentative and soft.
 
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I have to rewatch the game, but looked like Jeff Thomas was finally played outside at the Flanker (?) role. This makes me happy after comments he'd almost exclusively play in the slot.
The results speak for themselves after he shook the **** out of his DB.
 
gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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This one is a tough one for me. Firstly, because I love Mccloud's ceiling and some of the stuff he's flashed in the past. He's been my dude since he signed. My projection looks like crap right now and I'll eat it. Secondly, because, when you watch them closely, some of the backups really struggle as well. But, the film doesn't lie. He's struggling mostly through tentative play. On certain plays, you can almost watch him thinking.
 
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LuCane said:
I have to rewatch the game, but looked like Jeff Thomas was finally played outside at the Flanker (?) role. This makes me happy after comments he'd almost exclusively play in the slot.
The results speak for themselves after he shook the **** out of his DB.
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Yea they moved him to spot Harley occupied
 
The thing I am noticing on offense is the fact that the defense is not having to bring any extra players into the box to stop the run. They are consistently losing 1 on 1 battles and allowing the defense to sit back in coverage. The route combinations are not helping matters as well.
 
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Liberty City El said:
gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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His 3rd down snaps should be split between Perry & Owens.

He's been taking bad angles all year & the penalties from him are just frustrations plays.

I think he's a talented kid, but he's mentally not checked in the game. He might be overthinking it out there & it's causing him to lose focus, especially against the run.
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He's in his own head. The first long run he was outside of our outside contain guy. I mean wtf! LB play at any level is inside out. Youre also right about the penalties and frustration plays, although that late hit out of bounds i thought was ticky tacky, but it was probably a make up call for the one missed on Carter.

Zack needs to regroup. I thought he was playing better but today he was BAD!!!!
 
Pass, Pass, pass was all we did today. At least try to run it a bit. This was crazy play calling. I am going to sacrifice a chicken or a pig to the voodoo gods so we can win out.
 
LuCane said:
gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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This one is a tough one for me. Firstly, because I love Mccloud's ceiling and some of the stuff he's flashed in the past. He's been my dude since he signed. My projection looks like crap right now and I'll eat it. Secondly, because, when you watch them closely, some of the backups really struggle as well. But, the film doesn't lie. He's struggling mostly through tentative play. On certain plays, you can almost watch him thinking.
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He was most people's on this board projection to be the best LB out the trio. Based on his physique mainly imo.

Pinckney has been our best LB, but even he's struggled at times too, but he makes up for it because he has next level instincts. He doesn't have the Adonis body type that everyone loves, but he just makes plays. He's fast & physical, and understands his assignments.

As you said, you can see McCloud out there thinking too much, it's as if he's more focused on trying to make a big hit instead of just making a play & it affected his overall play on the season.

I don't think its all over for the kid, hope he's smart enough to realize we're gonna need him here for 4 years & he keeps working on his game.

He can get it turned around, just needs to be more confident with what he's sees & trust his reads.
 
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gogeta4 said:
Mccloud doesnt need to be on the field that much..To be honest they need to give his minutes to some one else. His next play will be his first play made....he is constantly lost..and never makes plays. At this point im all for Charles Perry out there more than him.
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Hes done to me if the switch aint go on now its never going on
 
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