Wake Forest Post-Game Thread

[721Comstock]

We don’t need them back next week.

Yeah, I’d say rest all 3 of the injured OL, and let this line play another game together.

The OL won’t be the reason we win or lose @ BC.

 

[kcsu]

Who make the decisions on who starts

 

[PhatOrange]

Yeah, I’d say rest all 3 of the injured OL, and let this line play another game together.

The OL won’t be the reason we win or lose @ BC.

Wasn’t thinking about resting anyone. Rather these guys played better. I’ll take Berg but that sure seemed the best the OLine played all year. Move Vet, insert lloao and Bradford. Decide who plays btw Davis and Vet.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

ND and Wake were both lost when Shrader went backwards before halftime and took us out of FG range and the opponent got a TD with seconds left and the ball after half.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Wasn’t thinking about resting anyone. Rather these guys played better. I’ll take Berg but that sure seemed the best the OLine played all year. Move Vet, insert lloao and Bradford. Decide who plays btw Davis and Vet.

Our interior OL hasn't played well all year. This game none of the 3 were playing there and we had better results. Some of that is opponent, but some of that was better play.

 

[rackman18]

Positives:

Garrett Shrader made some terrific throws. Good to see him healthier. Receivers didn’t drop many passes. Allen got more playing time. Tucker looked good. Marlowe Wax was everywhere. Jobity made a terrific play. Simmons played pretty well overall.

Negatives:

The timeout before the punt. Not going for 2. Mikel going down. Basically everything else.

Simmons cost us on that pass interference penalty. It would have been 4th and long, and they would have punted. Then.a couple plays later, their qb threw a TD to a wr covered by Simmons.

 

[OrangeDW]

We could’ve won this game. We just did too many losery things.

Shrader taking two sacks and pushing us out of FG range, botching the clock, missing the FG, and giving Wake time to come down and get a TD before half….10 point swing. There’s the game.

And not going for 2 both times. Maybe we don’t get it, but if we do, we have a shot at the end.

We would’ve won this game if if was played in Sept/Oct - see Purdue and Virginia. We’ve devolved into losers. It’s a mentality. No mental toughness in this program.

Just my hot take.

 

[kingtidge]

How do you lose a game throwing for 20 yards a completion.

Your defense gets steamrolled... Dino masterclass in how to be a terrible in-game manager...and last but not least "Bless your sweet hearts. I don’t think y'all carpetbaggers understand how reffin' works down here...”

 

[money3189]

Yeah, I’d say rest all 3 of the injured OL, and let this line play another game together.

The OL won’t be the reason we win or lose @ BC.

I dont know. Wake defense is not great. Plus I saw a lot of runs designed for the edge, Tucker bounced some too. You can tell the run game plan was to protect the inexperienced players and not ask them to do too much. Pass pro was good but they struggled when Wake brought pressure.

 

[Chip]

In FIVE games against us (4 starts, 1 relief appearance that started mid 2nd quarter), Hartman has thrown for 1,536 yards, 12 TDs, 4 INTs.

Gonna miss him.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[OrangeDW]

Wait, what???!!! Who are the mouthbreathers that would ever question Jones?

 

[Trueblue25]

Lol if a Cuse fan down talks Mikel Jones he should have his tv set punted and his cable canceled

 

[FloridaFan]

Send those fans to Rutgers cause we don’t want them

 

[OrangeinBoston]

We would’ve won this game if if was played in Sept/Oct - see Purdue and Virginia. We’ve devolved into losers. It’s a mentality. No mental toughness in this program.

Just my hot take.

We're not anywhere near the same team we were in Sept/Oct.

 

[rrlbees]

Thanks fans.

 

[rrlbees]

Wasn’t thinking about resting anyone. Rather these guys played better. I’ll take Berg but that sure seemed the best the OLine played all year. Move Vet, insert lloao and Bradford. Decide who plays btw Davis and Vet.

Pass blocking
Vett
IIloa
Cruz


Davis
Bradford

Run blocking
Cruz
Vett
Bradford
IIloa
Davis

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Good job by Cruz. Dakota Davis has regressed so much. Vetterollo should have been a tackle.

 

[baggerbob]

Good job by Cruz. Dakota Davis has regressed so much. Vetterollo should have been a tackle.

He was there last year and the line was ok until he missed the last 3 games.

 

[kcsu]

He was there last year and the line was ok until he missed the last 3 games.

Vets good he just isnt suited for center

 

[rrlbees]

Vets good he just isnt suited for center

Except he’s our best center and our 2nd best OL.

 

[baggerbob]

Except he’s our best center and our 2nd best OL.

Agree, but he is .much better at tackle, and the line is better with him there.

 

[smartman]

Wow…not sure where that is coming from but #3 is the heart and soul of this team. Lots of players have been giving it their all

 

[money3189]

Except he’s our best center and our 2nd best OL.

Not sure why people thought IIaoa was better there. The early snap to Allen first possession in the second half was a killer. Got us behind the sticks early. He also missed a block that contributed to the pick 6. Overall Wake was getting to the QB with a 4 man rush. Some times they rushed 3. They would twist stunt and drop a spy on Shrader. They got big sacks on us in that last possession of the half. I thought the staff was effective with what they had to work with. On the deep shots with Alford and Adams we had 6 guys blocking against their 3 or 4 rushers.

 

[orangepassion]

Not sure why people thought IIaoa was better there. The early snap to Allen first possession in the second half was a killer. Got us behind the sticks early. He also missed a block that contributed to the pick 6. Overall Wake was getting to the QB with a 4 man rush. Some times they rushed 3. They would twist stunt and drop a spy on Shrader. They got got big sacks on us in that last possession of the half. I thought the staff was effective with what they had to work with. On the deep shots with Alford and Adams we had 6 guys blocking against their 3 or 4 rushers.

Pretty sure Bradford missed the block that led to the pick 6