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Watched the game over again this morning...

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The wide O Line spacing that gave Miami fits did not bother us. Largely due to Spruill who played a great game.

Hunt completed 18 of 30 for 144 yards =4.8 ypc and 60% completion pct. However there were two blown PI calls on intermediate passes and one dropped TD pass. Otherwise he might have been 19 of 28 for a 68% completion rate. I will take that every game.

Receivers seemed to be getting open this week. Hunt overthrew at least twice. Broyld beat his guy deep a couple of times. He was also open on the right flat when Hunt took off and ran on third and long. I am not sure Hunt could see him though.

The pass that Moore couldn't pull in from the 10 yard line looked like Hunt's second read. Nice to see that he took the time and didn't get over excited in the red zone.

I have no problem with not kicking it but the fake FG had no chance. They saw it coming a mile away. It might have been better just to pound it or pass from the 3 yard line.

Watching on TV I couldn't see the secondary play and I am wondering how good it was. It seemed as if the pass rush by the front 3 without blitzes was great and when we did not blitz nobody was open. When we blitzed we caused a lot of rushed throws but guys were open of course but not by much. Was the secondary play as good as it appeared?

Oh yes, we finally have learned to stop the bubble screens and flat passes. Thank goodness.

Bromley was a beast. On his sack he was double teamed and also blew by a third chip block. He is key to a bowl game!

Macky made a great block on PTG's 56 yard run.

Wake got beat up pretty badly - 2 starting DEs, a safety and, of course, Campanaro all got inured. We wore them down which is a good sign.

I have to say that our ST with the exception of FG have improved enormously. When they let Estime return kicks we may even get a return or two.

I am more encouraged than when I watched the game live.
 
the coverage was pretty good.. still guys got open but usually when Price was rolling out to extend the play and they few he completed were offset but the 2 dozen he didnt. best thing was no guys open deep almost all underneath when guys got lost after and extended play.. most QBs wouldnt handle that pressure as well as Price did .. I hope..
 
The DB's did a nice job yesterday, even Anderson when he played. We really rotated the DB's and S's and played the young guys a lot. There were complete series where Anderson and Wilkes were on the sidelines with helmets off.

I'm not real excited about the completion percentage. It's inflated by the sheer number of safe bubble screens that went for 2-4 yard gains. Like the play as a change up to other things, hate it as the main passing offense. We missed 4 wide open guys right in front of us. Have to hit those yo open other things.

Only the opening 2nd half drive did we use Smith as the core offense and set up other things off it.

Spruill was a beast yesterday. Nixon was a beast too. Loved the DL play too. Defense was great, offense was ugh.


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the coverage was pretty good.. still guys got open but usually when Price was rolling out to extend the play and they few he completed were offset but the 2 dozen he didnt. best thing was no guys open deep almost all underneath when guys got lost after and extended play.. most QBs wouldnt handle that pressure as well as Price did .. I hope..
Overall, I was very pleased with the win. Coming into the game, I wasn't convinced we would win this game. That being said, we were damn lucky that Price couldn't throw on the run AT ALL. Wake was minus a bunch at the WR position & they still had wide open receivers that Price couldn't hit. Our offense looked much better & I expect it to look even better next week.
 
The DB's did a nice job yesterday, even Anderson when he played. We really rotated the DB's and S's and played the young guys a lot. There were complete series where Anderson and Wilkes were on the sidelines with helmets off.

I'm not real excited about the completion percentage. It's inflated by the sheer number of safe bubble screens that went for 2-4 yard gains. Like the play as a change up to other things, hate it as the main passing offense. We missed 4 wide open guys right in front of us. Have to hit those yo open other things.

Only the opening 2nd half drive did we use Smith as the core offense and set up other things off it.

Spruill was a beast yesterday. Nixon was a beast too. Loved the DL play too. Defense was great, offense was ugh.


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I hardly noticed Wilkes at all. Saw a lot of Kelley, Deshire and Esk.
 
I hardly noticed Wilkes at all. Saw a lot of Kelley, Deshire and Esk.

Yea, he didn't play much at all. Played more late when we started to blitz a bit more.


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I hate to even go here but it looks to me that we are using more first and second year guys than I remember Marrone using. Regardless, that is a good thing and bodes well for the future.

Kool Kid is bringing a lot of these kids on nicely and they should be effective next year.
 
After the fake FG, Whitlock was jawing to an SU player, and his body language seemed to be that they weren't fooled at all. Having said that, it appeared on the replay that Loeb might have scored if had broke more outside instead of cutting back inside.
 
The DB's did a nice job yesterday, even Anderson when he played. We really rotated the DB's and S's and played the young guys a lot. There were complete series where Anderson and Wilkes were on the sidelines with helmets off.

I'm not real excited about the completion percentage. It's inflated by the sheer number of safe bubble screens that went for 2-4 yard gains. Like the play as a change up to other things, hate it as the main passing offense. We missed 4 wide open guys right in front of us. Have to hit those yo open other things.

Only the opening 2nd half drive did we use Smith as the core offense and set up other things off it.

Spruill was a beast yesterday. Nixon was a beast too. Loved the DL play too. Defense was great, offense was ugh.


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Did Rome say something about McDonald's mother or something?

I just don't get it. He is a guy you could give 20- 25 touches per game and he is getting 14.5. Jerome is 6th in the ACC in total rushing yards and he has 100 fewer touches (27 per game) than the leader Andre Williams of BC.

I really think the Kool kid needs to stop over thinking the run game.

Give the ball to our best offensive weapon until they stop him.
 
im not sure the running game is solid enough without making the D honor a bunch of other sets. I think he should be getting the ball more but the real goal is what the 2 of them together do.
 
im not sure the running game is solid enough without making the D honor a bunch of other sets. I think he should be getting the ball more but the real goal is what the 2 of them together do.

70 to 80 plays per game = 45 rushing - 22-25 to Jerome.
 
Whigham almost had a pick 6 and then as he was falling had two more shots to catch the ball, but couldn't secure it.
 
After the fake FG, Whitlock was jawing to an SU player, and his body language seemed to be that they weren't fooled at all. Having said that, it appeared on the replay that Loeb might have scored if had broke more outside instead of cutting back inside.

I agree...Charley should've take another step or two to the outside then decide to cut back or go outside.

How many folks had visions of a 14-13 WF win after that play?
 
I agree...Charley should've take another step or two to the outside then decide to cut back or go outside.

How many folks had visions of a 14-13 WF win after that play?

Me
 
Mackey whiffed a block on the fake fg and that guy was a big reason loeb didn't get in
 

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