javadoc
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This year has been a revelation for the offense. So many surprises, and positive developments.
Start the year and shock the world, tons of yards, aerial attack, no huddle, 80+ plays per game. Hit a snag when the lack of run game becomes a liability, leaning on Nassib too much shows a chink. Conjure a power run game seemingly from nowhere, find balance, and we're back on track. Staff reinvented the offense midseason and the kids made it work.
But where are the playmakers? We have no WR's that can sprint past the defense. No RB's that are a genuine threat every touch. Yet we keep racking up 500 yards. Finally, we can say to recruits, the system is sound, and our OC can wield it. The proof is on the field this year, and it ain't just one game.
This past week we got a glimpse of what the offense can be with those dynamite playmakers. Not to take anything away from Gulley, Smith, and Lemon, who made plays! Tantalizing what we could do with even one Marquise Lee.
Marrone and Adkins have taken some heat, but this year I hope that has been put to rest. We've needed JUCO's to fill holes up til now, but look what we can do with "home grown" talent. Everyone who has been bagging on our OL coaches has got to give them props now. And we get Macky for one more year! Think how scary good the OL could be if Pugh came back.
I don't know what was in Marrone's binder when he was hired, but this year's copy has the recipe for success. And I think it will succeed in the ACC, perhaps even more so than in the Sun Beast.
Start the year and shock the world, tons of yards, aerial attack, no huddle, 80+ plays per game. Hit a snag when the lack of run game becomes a liability, leaning on Nassib too much shows a chink. Conjure a power run game seemingly from nowhere, find balance, and we're back on track. Staff reinvented the offense midseason and the kids made it work.
But where are the playmakers? We have no WR's that can sprint past the defense. No RB's that are a genuine threat every touch. Yet we keep racking up 500 yards. Finally, we can say to recruits, the system is sound, and our OC can wield it. The proof is on the field this year, and it ain't just one game.
This past week we got a glimpse of what the offense can be with those dynamite playmakers. Not to take anything away from Gulley, Smith, and Lemon, who made plays! Tantalizing what we could do with even one Marquise Lee.
Marrone and Adkins have taken some heat, but this year I hope that has been put to rest. We've needed JUCO's to fill holes up til now, but look what we can do with "home grown" talent. Everyone who has been bagging on our OL coaches has got to give them props now. And we get Macky for one more year! Think how scary good the OL could be if Pugh came back.
I don't know what was in Marrone's binder when he was hired, but this year's copy has the recipe for success. And I think it will succeed in the ACC, perhaps even more so than in the Sun Beast.
