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Gables Canes

Gables Canes

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Anyone else concerned with how ineffective the run game was tonight? Yes, FSU sold out to stop the run, but they’re a bad run defense. UVA just gashed them for 200+. We’re probably not complaining about being so conservative if we convert some of those run plays in the 4th. Instead, we could barely gain a yard. Lyle also didn’t look right to me.

Should we be concerned or is this a one game outlier?
 
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Gables Canes said:
Anyone else concerned with how ineffective the run game was tonight? Yes, FSU sold out to stop the run, but they’re a bad run defense. UVA just gashed them for 200+. We’re probably not complaining about being so conservative if we convert some of those run plays in the 4th. Instead, we could barely gain a yard. Lyle also didn’t look right to me.

Should we be concerned or is this a one game outlier?
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Not in the slightest. We got up 28-3 not being able to run. My worry is what would happen when a team completely sold out against it. We got our answer.
 
Gables Canes said:
Anyone else concerned with how ineffective the run game was tonight? Yes, FSU sold out to stop the run, but they’re a bad run defense. UVA just gashed them for 200+. We’re probably not complaining about being so conservative if we convert some of those run plays in the 4th. Instead, we could barely gain a yard. Lyle also didn’t look right to me.

Should we be concerned or is this a one game outlier?
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Nope. They played Lyle too early, and at the wrong times. His Carrie’s need to come after Flecth & Brown has smashed the defense.
 
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It's a rivalry game, I would expect FSU to commit to stopping the run, especially since they talked about it in the buildup. Dawson chose to throw the ball instead and it got us a 28-3 lead. I'll take it.
 
RozayCane said:
FSU played their little heart out and obviously had a plan to make Beck a passer
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I'm glad we found out we could do both. Toney was awesome but he also dropped a dime for a TD and we had a TD come back on a procedural penalty. Would have been a blowout and we wouldn't care about the run game. That's what the Noles have us and I'm glad we showed we can do it both ways.
 
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SCarolina Ibis said:
Absolutely not because I saw our run game over the first 4 weeks. FSU sold out to stop the run, so our QB threw 4 TD and had a 5th called back. Its reverse from the UF game.
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I get what you’re saying, but I do think the predictability and lack of variation in the run game hurts us. The sweep to Marion worked beautifully. Why not do that a bit more? Running up the gut over and over isn’t always going to be effective.
 
Stats02 said:
No, I'm not concerned about our run game when Fletch and Brown are in. I am concerned that they will keep putting Lyle in and our offense stalls immediately.
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Like I said he didn’t look right to me. Not sure if he’s still hurt or what, limited sample size but he has just 12 carries for 29 yards.
 
Gables Canes said:
Anyone else concerned with how ineffective the run game was tonight? Yes, FSU sold out to stop the run, but they’re a bad run defense. UVA just gashed them for 200+. We’re probably not complaining about being so conservative if we convert some of those run plays in the 4th. Instead, we could barely gain a yard. Lyle also didn’t look right to me.

Should we be concerned or is this a one game outlier?
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The run game has been mediocre. Not one rb on the roster could see mop up duty on the 2001 team… let alone challenge for PT
 
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