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Some Notes/Thoughts/Questions heading into our Game against VTech
1. How are we looking on Health? We have:
OL - Justice O
C - J Clarke
TE - E Arroyo
WR - K Smith
RB - D Chaney
CB - T Stevenson
LT - Z Nelson
WR - J George
All these players either got Banged up against UNC or were banged up prior. Any time frame/game status for any of them?
* side question * anyone know how Virginia Tech is looking injury wise for this week?
Notes: Our defense in the last 2.5 Quarters really got it done for us. 2 TOs, several sacks and I believe only 6 points allowed to a VERY good offense and QB at UNC.
BUT…So so so many missed opportunities on offense…from the goal line at the 2, J Knighton fumble (I don’t think he can be a in the tackles RB anymore, he’s a receiving back and in space and that’s it.) our missed FG, our terrible last play call/time management in the end of the game. That’s MINIMUM 9-12 points we left on field that should’ve been GIMMES. Same happened at A&M, we need to fix this ASAP.
Penalties: iv honestly been pleasantly surprised on how we have done in the Penalties category so far this year. We have not been kicking ourselves in the *** in penalties like in years past.
Thoughts: I hate to say we are better than our record but the truth is we are. Looking at our losses I see them as follows:
A&M - Muffed punt, 2 missed FGs, very stagnant TVD - that’s a 13 point swing (which would equate to a W) we did NOT just simply get beat by A&M because they were the better team.
MTSU - turnovers & 3 blown coverages, let’s be real That whole day was an anomaly. Our 3 first half TOS, getting dropped at the goal line and THEN allowing an 98 yard TD? outside of 3 blown coverages MTSU didn’t even have 100 yards passing (non existent ground game as well) it was an embarrassing day but TOs and blown coverages were the name of the game that Saturday
UNC - Blown coverages, TOs & FGs. Notice a trend ? Same reasons we lost the last two weeks are why we lost this week. 2 missed FGs (6 points), 1 blown coverage (7 points) and 2 TOS (minimum 6 points) that’s a 19 point difference!!!
I say all that to say this. Outside of roughly 5 plays each game we showed we were the better team for that entire game. It’s VERY disappointing to have nothing to show for it. But I say all that to say we are CLOSE. If 3-5 plays a game are the difference between us being 2-3 and 5-0 Then that should tell you we are CLOSE.
We have an easy slate coming up:
@Vtech
Vs Duke
@ UVA
Vs FSU
@ Gtech
7-3 heading into Clemson with a lot of momentum (and hopefully having X, J George, Chaney and a healthy Zion AS WELL AS fixed issues when it comes to communication) gives me HOPE that we can make some noise on Death Valley with what Clemson has shown Thus far. Will we win 5 in a row? I don’t know. Will we beat Clemson? I don’t know. But what I do know is we are CLOSE…
Personally I don’t believe 9-3 is out of the realm of possibility. 9-3, 7-1 in conference play should be good enough for a ACC championship birth. If we walk into that game on a 7 game win streak idc if it’s Nc state, Syracuse, Wake or Clemson again I will feel good.
I hate to be a “sunshine pumper” but this is genuinely how I feel about it. We are 3-5 plays a game away from being 5-0. If we can take those “3-5” plays a game AWAY I feel confident in the rest of the season.
1. How are we looking on Health? We have:
OL - Justice O
C - J Clarke
TE - E Arroyo
WR - K Smith
RB - D Chaney
CB - T Stevenson
LT - Z Nelson
WR - J George
All these players either got Banged up against UNC or were banged up prior. Any time frame/game status for any of them?
* side question * anyone know how Virginia Tech is looking injury wise for this week?
Notes: Our defense in the last 2.5 Quarters really got it done for us. 2 TOs, several sacks and I believe only 6 points allowed to a VERY good offense and QB at UNC.
BUT…So so so many missed opportunities on offense…from the goal line at the 2, J Knighton fumble (I don’t think he can be a in the tackles RB anymore, he’s a receiving back and in space and that’s it.) our missed FG, our terrible last play call/time management in the end of the game. That’s MINIMUM 9-12 points we left on field that should’ve been GIMMES. Same happened at A&M, we need to fix this ASAP.
Penalties: iv honestly been pleasantly surprised on how we have done in the Penalties category so far this year. We have not been kicking ourselves in the *** in penalties like in years past.
Thoughts: I hate to say we are better than our record but the truth is we are. Looking at our losses I see them as follows:
A&M - Muffed punt, 2 missed FGs, very stagnant TVD - that’s a 13 point swing (which would equate to a W) we did NOT just simply get beat by A&M because they were the better team.
MTSU - turnovers & 3 blown coverages, let’s be real That whole day was an anomaly. Our 3 first half TOS, getting dropped at the goal line and THEN allowing an 98 yard TD? outside of 3 blown coverages MTSU didn’t even have 100 yards passing (non existent ground game as well) it was an embarrassing day but TOs and blown coverages were the name of the game that Saturday
UNC - Blown coverages, TOs & FGs. Notice a trend ? Same reasons we lost the last two weeks are why we lost this week. 2 missed FGs (6 points), 1 blown coverage (7 points) and 2 TOS (minimum 6 points) that’s a 19 point difference!!!
I say all that to say this. Outside of roughly 5 plays each game we showed we were the better team for that entire game. It’s VERY disappointing to have nothing to show for it. But I say all that to say we are CLOSE. If 3-5 plays a game are the difference between us being 2-3 and 5-0 Then that should tell you we are CLOSE.
We have an easy slate coming up:
@Vtech
Vs Duke
@ UVA
Vs FSU
@ Gtech
7-3 heading into Clemson with a lot of momentum (and hopefully having X, J George, Chaney and a healthy Zion AS WELL AS fixed issues when it comes to communication) gives me HOPE that we can make some noise on Death Valley with what Clemson has shown Thus far. Will we win 5 in a row? I don’t know. Will we beat Clemson? I don’t know. But what I do know is we are CLOSE…
Personally I don’t believe 9-3 is out of the realm of possibility. 9-3, 7-1 in conference play should be good enough for a ACC championship birth. If we walk into that game on a 7 game win streak idc if it’s Nc state, Syracuse, Wake or Clemson again I will feel good.
I hate to be a “sunshine pumper” but this is genuinely how I feel about it. We are 3-5 plays a game away from being 5-0. If we can take those “3-5” plays a game AWAY I feel confident in the rest of the season.
