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bobongo said:
Agree. But when did he have that D? D really played well today. I went away from this game thinking we should have won.
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I don't know. My reaction going away from this game was that if Virginia Tech had a decent quarterback and a better offensive line this could have been a whole lot worse than it was. If anyone on these teams are getting a lot of NIL money, they should give it back.
 
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yeti92 said:
Zach had an uncharacteristically bad game today, hopefully he can shake it off and improve the next chance he gets. The offense as a whole started out effective outside of drive stopping mistakes, but just got worse and worse as the game went on.

Glad to see Birr make both field goals, need to get him back making them all.

Key had more wtf clock management moments.

Defense played well. Tackling was improved, did a good job shutting down their star RB. Great job of getting VT in 3rd and long and then defending it. Our run D is easily the best most consistent part of our team this year which is surprising to say the least.

Somebody else needs to field punts besides Shelley.
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Think we have seen enough of Pyron. Philo has a much better shot at being the future, lets just make sure we do not burn his shirt by playing him in 5 games
 

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Key Mentioned that Ricky didn't make the trip, guess he has been terminated

Key also talks about how replay challenges work ,.good info
 
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bke1984 said:
I don’t think it’s fair to blame the OL. They played Ok. QB (and honestly WR) play was bad today.
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I'm willing to be wrong. It just feels like even the most mediocre QB can look decent behind a good OL. And I'm holding out hope Pyron is at least mediocre.

Really good point about the WR and the many inexplicable drops.
 

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Key waited too long to put Philo in to have a chance to win. It was obvious that Pyron wasn’t getting it done. Should have went with Philo at the latest to start second half. D played hard. The drops by our receivers were awful. Maybe we can beat NC State to be bowl eligible but at this point our team and coaches our sub par.
 
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Disappointing. Philo needs to play before Pyron. Pyron should be emergency QB. Defensive effort was good for most of game, but we needed a shutout to win this game, and we let them trick us. Too many backups playing on both sides of the ball to get any consistent level of performance. Really poor game plan and overall strategy. This was a winnable game that we let slip away. A lot like the Syracuse and Louisville games.

At this point you have to admit we are getting out schemed and out coached by teams of similar talent. I love Brent Key, but he is doing a poor job with this team. Our punting is not even High School level good. We might get lucky and win one more, but this season is a disappointment, and I am not getting any younger.

I would start to build for next year at this point. Play Philo and the other promising freshmen and get them some experience. This is going to go down as a mediocre at best season regardless at this point.

Go Jackets!
 
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First the defense played a very good game.

second, I'm not so sure our OL is as good as we thought (may have had more to do with a healthy King and Haynes making them look good)

Third I hate Pyron didn't have a good game (If it was because he was playing hurt, I want to know which coach made that decision)

Forth I thought Philo looked good (but I promise you someone will come after him with a bigger NIL than we can offer) we need to find a way to keep him.

Fifth, Key needs to find out why our receivers can't get open more. (I know some think our OL is worse than last year but I see the receivers be worse, is it the coach for the receives, or did last year go to their head)

Last if we get a healthy King and I mean a real healthy King we can beat any on our schedule if the defense plays well.
 
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stech81 said:
Fifth, Key needs to find out why our receivers can't get open more. (I know some think our OL is worse than last year but I see the receivers be worse, is it the coach for the receives, or did last year go to their head)
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I could be wrong, but I thought the WR coach got hired by the school from Athens
 
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LT 1967 said:
Quote from Chad Bishop in AJC article on game.

"Playing without injured starter Haynes King and going with backup quarterback Zach Pyron as his replacement — before eventually going to third-string quarterback Aaron Philo, a freshman, Georgia Tech failed to score a touchdown for the first time since a 42-0 loss to Mississippi on Sept. 17, 2022, and for the first time in an ACC game since a 14-8 loss to Clemson on Sept. 18, 2021. The Yellow Jackets’ experienced and veteran offensive line could do little to spring running back Jamal Haynes against the league’s worst rush defense either".

www.ajc.com

Georgia Tech inept on offense in loss at Virginia Tech

Tech failed to score a TD for the first time since a 42-0 loss to Ole Miss in 2022, and for the first time in an ACC game since a 14-8 loss to Clemson in 2021.
www.ajc.com www.ajc.com
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How in the hell do we go from the best rushing offense in the ACC to one of the worst in one season with essentially the same players
 
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stech81 said:
First the defense played a very good game.

second, I'm not so sure our OL is as good as we thought (may have had more to do with a healthy King and Haynes making them look good)

Third I hate Pyron didn't have a good game (If it was because he was playing hurt, I want to know which coach made that decision)

Forth I thought Philo looked good (but I promise you someone will come after him with a bigger NIL than we can offer) we need to find a way to keep him.

Fifth, Key needs to find out why our receivers can't get open more. (I know some think our OL is worse than last year but I see the receivers be worse, is it the coach for the receives, or did last year go to their head)

Last if we get a healthy King and I mean a real healthy King we can beat any on our schedule if the defense plays well.
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Agree with your last line especially. Health is our #1 priority right now.
 
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What is all this “our receivers can’t get open?” Philo came in and hit multiple 20+ yard passes and had several others that were either dropped or wide open and he missed them. Pyron had zero 20 yard completions. The receivers weren’t the problem, other than the dropped balls. I should say getting open wasn’t the problem. The problem was not having a qb that was either willing or able to throw them the ball.
 

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stinger78 said:
We need WR's and we need someone to kick the OL back into gear. Neither had a good game today. Too many skill position injuries now. Been that way since early on. Need a week off. Miami may be ripe for an upset.

ETA: King masks our offensive weaknesses.
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Agree with everything except - Miami's offense is simply too good this year. King needs to get fully healthy. It is concerning seeing him miss 2 games with "an upper body injury." Hope he is able to return this season.
 
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