takethepoints
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I stand ready to be corrected, but I think the problem in games before UNC was that our DL and limited blitzes were not getting enough rush on opposing QBs. So we gave the WRs a cushion and tried to stop big plays. That worked, sorta, but we were on the field far too long in every game.
Then we decided to get aggressive against UNC to stop easy 3rd down conversions and Fedora's people saw it. Hence the stop and go route to Bug Howard that pretty much ended our chances (they caught us in a blitz too for the long TD run). And therefore the decision for VT to go with more 3 DL fronts and either lay back or bring the house. That worked, largely, imho, because Evans, while physically talented, is easily rattled (see the Syracuse game). Running death marches with the occasional big play helped a lot too, of course.
But, like I say, this is strictly amateur hour on my part. No doubt I'm missing a lot that could be corrected and should be. I look forward to wiser heads setting me straight.
Then we decided to get aggressive against UNC to stop easy 3rd down conversions and Fedora's people saw it. Hence the stop and go route to Bug Howard that pretty much ended our chances (they caught us in a blitz too for the long TD run). And therefore the decision for VT to go with more 3 DL fronts and either lay back or bring the house. That worked, largely, imho, because Evans, while physically talented, is easily rattled (see the Syracuse game). Running death marches with the occasional big play helped a lot too, of course.
But, like I say, this is strictly amateur hour on my part. No doubt I'm missing a lot that could be corrected and should be. I look forward to wiser heads setting me straight.