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<blockquote data-quote="roadkill" data-source="post: 961461" data-attributes="member: 1555"><p>Hindsight is always 20/20. At the 50,000-foot level, I don't have a problem with the call. Key's stated game plan on offense was to be aggressive. This high-risk/high-reward approach was likely the only realistic path to winning the game. </p><p>Same for the failed fake punt, where he also was trying to control the ball and keep the opponent's offense off the field. This strategy was mostly successful. I think Key recognizes that our defense is not going to be of much help in winning games this year, although he's not likely to admit that in public.</p><p></p><p>On defense, I believe that many of our issues (poor tackling/arm tackling/bad angles, etc.) are related to lack of speed. This weakness is more apparent against teams that have speedy offenses and running QBs. It is unlikely to be corrected easily through coaching. We are going to need to recruit better and hit the portal hard. We had a couple of playmakers last year that were able to mask some of our weaknesses in this regard. I'm not saying we should give Thacker a pass by any means, but he doesn't have the ingredients for a defense to match our offense this year. </p><p></p><p>Looking ahead, I haven't seen anything from a Sam Hartman-less Wake Forest that should intimidate us. Unless Old Dominion is a lot better than I thought. They will score some points but so should we.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roadkill, post: 961461, member: 1555"] Hindsight is always 20/20. At the 50,000-foot level, I don't have a problem with the call. Key's stated game plan on offense was to be aggressive. This high-risk/high-reward approach was likely the only realistic path to winning the game. Same for the failed fake punt, where he also was trying to control the ball and keep the opponent's offense off the field. This strategy was mostly successful. I think Key recognizes that our defense is not going to be of much help in winning games this year, although he's not likely to admit that in public. On defense, I believe that many of our issues (poor tackling/arm tackling/bad angles, etc.) are related to lack of speed. This weakness is more apparent against teams that have speedy offenses and running QBs. It is unlikely to be corrected easily through coaching. We are going to need to recruit better and hit the portal hard. We had a couple of playmakers last year that were able to mask some of our weaknesses in this regard. I'm not saying we should give Thacker a pass by any means, but he doesn't have the ingredients for a defense to match our offense this year. Looking ahead, I haven't seen anything from a Sam Hartman-less Wake Forest that should intimidate us. Unless Old Dominion is a lot better than I thought. They will score some points but so should we. [/QUOTE]
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