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Message: [QUOTE="anomander, post: 1168856, member: 2766"] I think this is the key. FSU actually said they had no idea how to game plan against Long so they just sat back and played a very vanilla defense. I was excited with what I saw against WF because as bad as they are they have a really good defense with some NFL db's. I don't want to anoint Long as "the guy" (or at least in terms of Long or Hunt) quite yet, but it's getting close. I don't think we will get the answer vs. Clemson this week either...unless he can lead us to a miraculous upset. However from the 6 quarters we have seen thus far from Long I keep saying to myself what can Hunt do that Long can't? I guess Hunt is better around the goaline where he is more of a threat to use his size to pound it in himself. Hunt may have a little better arm strength, but what's the good if the accuracy isn't there? Then you have AJ's strengths compared to Hunt. Again this is a very limited sample, but so far i'd say Long's accuracy (still not great) is much better. Long has much more quickness. He also seems to use his quickness not to take off after the first or second read, but to give himself time while continuing to look down field. I think the biggest difference is Long's accuracy on the shorter pass, and the touch he puts on it. Since we use the short passes a ton it's good to see Long put a very catchable ball in a spot where the wr/rb can make a play. Hunt missed on a ton of these and took no velocity off it. I'm one of the biggest Hunt supporters there is, but I am extremely surprised at how good Long has looked. Just curious what you think Hunt's strengths are compared to Long? Also, I think bringing Drew Allen into this is ridiculous. The kid just couldn't play. Hunt should have replaced him. I agree with this. It could be addition by subtraction in some cases. I think Thompson and Johnson will be improvements at DE, or at least give us a pass rush off the edge. Davis has been good, but has been a major disappointment this year (minus last game), and throughout his career has disappeared at times. Crume is good, but he is replaceable. Biggest losses will be Cam, and Reddish. [/QUOTE]

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