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[QUOTE="blizz, post: 3170030, member: 4252"]
First concern is QB and we can stop the discussion right there because without good play there, no team will win. Going into this year I was sold Devito was the future of this program and had all the tools to run this offense at a high level. Something happened though, and from the get he doesn't look like the same player that took over and won the Florida State and North Carolina games last year. There is a tentativeness, a fear in him that is visible and it's holding everything back. Can he get back to the player he was? Sure, yeah. But I'm not optimistic. Mind you, this isn't about scheme or reading defenses  or the game slowing down for him. It's about confidence, it's about the will to win. We call it 'the edge' and I'm just not seeing it.

Yes, the O-line play has been terrible. The truth is that our O-line play has been bad every year. But bad O-line play in this system isn't fatal, there are a lot of little details being overlooked. This offense is based on speed. Identifying matchups and weaknesses quickly, snapping the ball quickly, and getting the ball into space quickly. I'm watching him see receivers open or in position to deliver the ball and he's not putting the ball on them. I'm watching him see the end crash on a read option and not pull the ball and take the five or ten yards that are being surrendered. Why? Sorry guys, but we can't win with that. And the rest of the discussion can stop right there cause it doesn't matter.
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