I stoped at our talent is mid ACC at best. And for all yall saying that **** I’ll continue to not read your opinions too lol scheme is the reason we are trash on offense, and unfortunate injuries. Defense I think just got down because offense was trash but maybe also because Addae can’t coach DB’s for ****.
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Analytical Break Down
I agree our scheme absolutely sucks, but let’s be clear:
Here was our starting/rotation defense from 2021:
DL: McCloud, Harvey, Ford, JHH (Silvera/Miller)
LB: Flagg, K Smith (Steed)
Striker: Carter (Frierson)
DB: Stevenson, Ivey, Bolden (Kinchens), Hall (Williams)
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Returning: Harvey, JHH, Flagg, K Smith, Stevenson, Ivey, Kinchens, Miller, Stevenson, Ivey, Kinchens, Williams, Steed, Frierson]
11 of the 17 (65%) players who either started or was in rotation from last yr’s defense returned to “run it back.”
Rankings from 2021:
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Total Def: 75th (7th in the ACC)
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Rushing Def: 44th (5th in the ACC)
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Passing Def: 102nd (11th in the ACC)
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Passing Efficiency Def: 60th (7th in the ACC)
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1st down Def: 45 (6th in the ACC)
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3rd Down Def: 76th (9th in the ACC)
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4th Down Def: 45th (5th in the ACC)
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Scoring Def: 82nd (9th in the ACC)
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Sacks: T-35th (T-4th w/ FSU, NCST in the ACC)
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TFLs: 8th (2nd in the ACC)
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Red Zone Def: 129th (14th in the ACC)
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Turnovers Gained: 118th (13th in the ACC)
*Our avg. Def rank/category was 8th in the ACC*
Here’s our starting/rotation offense from 2021:
QB: King (TVD)
RB: Harris (Chaney/Knighton)
WR: Rambo, Smith, Harley (Brinson, X, George)
TE: Mallory
OL: Nelson (Williams), Gaynor (Clark), Scaife, Donaldson (Oluwaseun)
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Returning: TVD, Chaney, Knighton, Brinson, Smith, X, George, Mallory, Nelson, Clark, Scaife, Oluwaseun]
12 of 19 (63%) players who either started or was in rotation from last yr’s offense returned to “run it back.”
Rankings from 2021:
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Total Off: 19th (5th in the ACC)
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Rushing Off: 97th (12th in the ACC)
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Passing Off: 10th (3rd in the ACC)
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Passing Efficiency Off: 28th (4th in the ACC)
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1st Down Off: 39th (5th in the ACC)
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3rd Down Off: 50th (6th in the ACC)
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4th Down Off: 8th (1st in the ACC)
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Scoring Off: 23rd (5th in the ACC)
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Sacks Allowed: 89th (8th in the ACC)
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TFLs Allowed: T-108th (T-12th w/ FSU in the ACC)
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Red Zone Off: T-51st (7th in the ACC)
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Turnovers: T-66th (T-10th w/ UVA in the ACC)
*Our avg. Off rank/category was 6th in the ACC
This team was
literally the definition of mid. U couple these stats along w/ us being 108th in penalties (12th in the ACC), & voila, our returning core.
The difference between 2021 & 2022 is that we passed the ball really, really well in 2021. That masked over or gave the impression of being more talented than we really were.
Lashlee gave us Vegas at night on The Strip, Gattis gave us Vegas in the day off The Strip. If u ever been to Vegas, u know it’s a totally different feel at night vs day, but it’s the same city.