Its all about the QB

[kcsu]

In college or pro it is all about the QB. Sure you need guys across the board but the QB is the one position in all of football that can truly make a team better or worse.
Beating Clemson was epic but would we have won if their starter hadn't been injured.
Middle T had a very strong QB beat us and has now fallen off the map since he got hurt.
FSU has all world talent but struggles because of inexperience at the QB position.
Wake without 10 is Virginia
Syracuse without Eric is marginal at best
LV without Jackson is lucky to win 3 or 4 games.
You can go on forever about this. Bottom line is that when you have an exceptional talent at QB especially one that can hurt you with both arm and legs you elevate your team exponentially. Losing Eric on a marginally talented team is a huge blow and it showed yesterday. For this year he is the team.

 

[SoBristol]

Except SU with Mahoney looked great in the first half, and the team put up plenty of points.

The issue -- Wolford was terrific in the second half. Wolford had a stronger OL and an all-league TE. He often had open receivers, and our receivers were usually well defended.

 

[kcsu]

Except SU with Mahoney looked great in the first half, and the team put up plenty of points.

The issue -- Wolford was terrific in the second half. Wolford had a stronger OL and an all-league TE. He often had open receivers, and our receivers were usually well defended.

Partially because Wake adjusted at the half and decided to put pressure on the general knowing he wasn't going to beat them running.

 

[SWC75]

Partially because Wake adjusted at the half and decided to put pressure on the general knowing he wasn't going to beat them running.

You could argue that the difference in the game was quarterback keepers. With Dungey it might have been 64-64.

 

[SoBristol]

Partially because Wake adjusted at the half and decided to put pressure on the general knowing he wasn't going to beat them running.

Maybe. We also tried to dial up the pressure on Wolford, but Wake's OL held up. My point is that there is more to any game than just the QB (and we did not miss Dungey in the first half). Ishmael made a lot of catches -- most were short to middle, tightly defended. We did not get much from secondary receivers, other than Pierce's TDs. We took several shots down the field, double covered. Looked like Wolford had more RB help and more weapons. And, yes, Wolford was terrific.

 

[CousCuse]

Some people seem to have had an epiphany that the QB is crucial to the play and success of a team and that when a team looks very weak when their starting QB is out it doesn't mean the coach is an in over his head complete moron.