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I have not yet watched the replay of this game. Not sure my heart could take it twice. I'm going to keep things short this week, but here are some thoughts on the game in hindsight...
1.) The last time I cursed a coach so much in my life was when we lost to Clemson and woody Dantzler at home in 1999. Ted Roof at the time was my whipping boy. This time around it was Wommack. My friend and I joked about how PJ should write on a pink posty note "You're fired, go get me some Cheese Krystals for after the game."
2.) Everything I've written on our defense after the last few games has been discussed ad nauseum. Everything I have said from specific players to schemes showed its ugly face again for this game. Again, Tarrant is a safety. When is someone going to actually see that? Maybe they did when they finally benched him. D Morgan cannot rush the QB alone, those interior DLineman have to step up. Osahon Tongo!!!! Way to go my man! Stepped up and made a huge play on defense. We need to give him many many looks to see if he's better than what we currently have.
3.) Defensively, our guys look like they are playing lost. Like they don't know how to play the position or they don't know their role. The thread about practicing against the Triple O constantly got me thinking. I wonder if this is a bigger problem and PJ needs to make a slight adjustment to the way we practice on defense.
4.) For as much as I complained about Wommack and the defense, it would not be fair if I did not say that I was very impressed with the adjustments after the first half. I will say FSU on two ocassions burned themselves for having wide open receivers with clubs for hands that dropped 1st down catches. Both of which ended drives. But still, I saw more rotation of guys and it looked like someone actually coached these guys at halftime. The biggest difference to me was the play of the DLine. We were getting pressure the second half that we did not get the first half. Tarrant briefly redeemed some of his awfulness by bating down a pass in the endzone on a great defensive play. His first I've seen in pass coverage.
5.) Game ball: Josh Nesbitt. I've always been a fan of Josh and knew he was the best bet for QB. I think you see why. Kid can play and has more heart than any QB we've had since Joe Hamilton. Total warrior.
6.) The runningbacks looked great with the exception of two fumbles. Wright needs to go get the ball on the pitch even when there are defenders two yards away. He looked like he was afraid to get hit on one play and came short of the pitch which caused the fumble. Other than that, they played like men.
7.) The OLine owned FSU. Seriously, our oline did a fantastic job. Everyone of them. Big Kudos.
8.) D Thomas.... 2010 NFL first round draft pick. That block in the 4th quarter on the cornerback was brutal. Not to mention your TD catch. Best player on the team this year. I mean that. Most physically gifted athlete we have and that goes for Dwyer too.
9.) PJ... best game day coach I've seen since Friedgen was the OC making adjustments on teams.
I'm hoping our guys can keep the level of intensity up. A lot was left on the field against FSU, not to mention the hour the game finally finished. And even though FSU is bad this year, make no mistake, we got their best game. We went into their house and took care of business when they were a cornered dog. That's a tough thing to do. This win was much bigger than anyone will ever give us credit for.
The bigger issue is now we come back after having given it 150% and we face a team that is peaking. VT has found their offense, which was the element that they missed during the early part of the season. This is a huge game, and I will be very interested to hear what dems says about this week of practice. This team can make a huge statement this week. Our defense needs some serious changes in both personnel and system. We have the talent, there is no question.
1.) The last time I cursed a coach so much in my life was when we lost to Clemson and woody Dantzler at home in 1999. Ted Roof at the time was my whipping boy. This time around it was Wommack. My friend and I joked about how PJ should write on a pink posty note "You're fired, go get me some Cheese Krystals for after the game."
2.) Everything I've written on our defense after the last few games has been discussed ad nauseum. Everything I have said from specific players to schemes showed its ugly face again for this game. Again, Tarrant is a safety. When is someone going to actually see that? Maybe they did when they finally benched him. D Morgan cannot rush the QB alone, those interior DLineman have to step up. Osahon Tongo!!!! Way to go my man! Stepped up and made a huge play on defense. We need to give him many many looks to see if he's better than what we currently have.
3.) Defensively, our guys look like they are playing lost. Like they don't know how to play the position or they don't know their role. The thread about practicing against the Triple O constantly got me thinking. I wonder if this is a bigger problem and PJ needs to make a slight adjustment to the way we practice on defense.
4.) For as much as I complained about Wommack and the defense, it would not be fair if I did not say that I was very impressed with the adjustments after the first half. I will say FSU on two ocassions burned themselves for having wide open receivers with clubs for hands that dropped 1st down catches. Both of which ended drives. But still, I saw more rotation of guys and it looked like someone actually coached these guys at halftime. The biggest difference to me was the play of the DLine. We were getting pressure the second half that we did not get the first half. Tarrant briefly redeemed some of his awfulness by bating down a pass in the endzone on a great defensive play. His first I've seen in pass coverage.
5.) Game ball: Josh Nesbitt. I've always been a fan of Josh and knew he was the best bet for QB. I think you see why. Kid can play and has more heart than any QB we've had since Joe Hamilton. Total warrior.
6.) The runningbacks looked great with the exception of two fumbles. Wright needs to go get the ball on the pitch even when there are defenders two yards away. He looked like he was afraid to get hit on one play and came short of the pitch which caused the fumble. Other than that, they played like men.
7.) The OLine owned FSU. Seriously, our oline did a fantastic job. Everyone of them. Big Kudos.
8.) D Thomas.... 2010 NFL first round draft pick. That block in the 4th quarter on the cornerback was brutal. Not to mention your TD catch. Best player on the team this year. I mean that. Most physically gifted athlete we have and that goes for Dwyer too.
9.) PJ... best game day coach I've seen since Friedgen was the OC making adjustments on teams.
I'm hoping our guys can keep the level of intensity up. A lot was left on the field against FSU, not to mention the hour the game finally finished. And even though FSU is bad this year, make no mistake, we got their best game. We went into their house and took care of business when they were a cornered dog. That's a tough thing to do. This win was much bigger than anyone will ever give us credit for.
The bigger issue is now we come back after having given it 150% and we face a team that is peaking. VT has found their offense, which was the element that they missed during the early part of the season. This is a huge game, and I will be very interested to hear what dems says about this week of practice. This team can make a huge statement this week. Our defense needs some serious changes in both personnel and system. We have the talent, there is no question.
