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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 746340" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>Someone may dig in a bit more than I have, but</p><p></p><p>1. Syracuse has a good group of safeties. Maybe this isn't the week that we start throwing deep: <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29324891/acc-atlantic-season-preview-clemson-dominance-continue-else-make-noise" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29324891/acc-atlantic-season-preview-clemson-dominance-continue-else-make-noise</a>.</p><p>2. Their offensive line was pretty bad last year, and seems to have been bad against Pitt also. If we can get some health on the defensive line, maybe this is a good week for us: <a href="https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/20/21447172/syracuse-football-position-grades-vs-pittsburgh-orange-pitt-recap-panthers" target="_blank">https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/20/21447172/syracuse-football-position-grades-vs-pittsburgh-orange-pitt-recap-panthers</a>.</p><p>3. Their linebackers (same source) appeared to be really good against Pitt, but had trouble against the run against UNC. We'll need offensive balance.</p><p>4. Their secondary has some strong players, but also some players that can be picked apart (<a href="https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/13/21434619/syracuse-football-grades-north-carolina-orange-tar-heels-position-players" target="_blank">https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/13/21434619/syracuse-football-grades-north-carolina-orange-tar-heels-position-players</a>). They slowed down the passing attack of UNC pretty well according to <a href="https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/14/21435705/syracuses-player-of-the-game-vs-north-carolina-ornge-football-tar-heels-mvp-recap" target="_blank">https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/14/21435705/syracuses-player-of-the-game-vs-north-carolina-ornge-football-tar-heels-mvp-recap</a>.</p><p>5. The middle of the field was vulnerable against Pitt. Both UNC and Pitt picked on Ja'Had Carter.</p><p>6. Syracuse fans like their defense, but hate their offense. They hate their playcalling, are down on their QB and wide receivers (some of the good ones are gone after last year), and rate their running backs "ok".</p><p>7. They got behind the chains a lot against Pitt. (<a href="https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/21/21448363/syracuse-football-first-down-offense-vs-pittsburgh-acc-orange-panthers-pitt" target="_blank">https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/21/21448363/syracuse-football-first-down-offense-vs-pittsburgh-acc-orange-panthers-pitt</a>).</p><p></p><p>For us, the big questions are</p><p>1. Do we get some of our defensive linemen back and get more depth there?</p><p>2. How do our DBs do against Syracuse's WRs (who I don't think are as strong as UCFs or FSUs)?</p><p>3. Do we show up against Syracuse's OL like we did against FSU's non-starters on OL?</p><p>3a. Or do we look more like last Saturday?</p><p>4. Do we get our Tight Ends back for the red zone this week?</p><p>4a. If not, do we have a plan for some extra blocking or some other mismatch in that part of the field?</p><p>5. Is Tommy DeVito a bad QB three weeks in a row</p><p>6. Do we win the turnover battle?</p><p>7. Do we have our field goal kicking unit fixed?</p><p>8. Can our linebackers be disruptive this week?</p><p>9. Can we block better against Syracuse than we did against UCF?</p><p>10. Who else comes off the injury list for us (please)?</p><p>11. Can Syracuse steal any ideas successfully from UCF?</p><p>11a. Can we fix last week's issues?</p><p></p><p>[a lot more questions that I expected]</p><p></p><p>ETA: ESPN lists their 5 best players:</p><p><strong>Five best returning players:</strong> FS <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4361939/andre-cisco" target="_blank">Andre Cisco,</a> K <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4258620/andre-szmyt" target="_blank">Andre Szmyt</a>, CB <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4240401/ifeatu-melifonwu" target="_blank">Ifeatu Melifonwu</a>, RG <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4240404/dakota-davis" target="_blank">Dakota Davis</a>, NB <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4361942/trill-williams" target="_blank">Trill Williams</a> </p><p></p><p>Ifeatu Melifonwu has been showing out as a player. I'm not sure how he compares to Assante Samuel, but he's been pretty close to a shutdown corner, and their player of the game last week. Other places in the secondary seem more vulnerable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 746340, member: 282"] Someone may dig in a bit more than I have, but 1. Syracuse has a good group of safeties. Maybe this isn't the week that we start throwing deep: [URL]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29324891/acc-atlantic-season-preview-clemson-dominance-continue-else-make-noise[/URL]. 2. Their offensive line was pretty bad last year, and seems to have been bad against Pitt also. If we can get some health on the defensive line, maybe this is a good week for us: [URL]https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/20/21447172/syracuse-football-position-grades-vs-pittsburgh-orange-pitt-recap-panthers[/URL]. 3. Their linebackers (same source) appeared to be really good against Pitt, but had trouble against the run against UNC. We'll need offensive balance. 4. Their secondary has some strong players, but also some players that can be picked apart ([URL]https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/13/21434619/syracuse-football-grades-north-carolina-orange-tar-heels-position-players[/URL]). They slowed down the passing attack of UNC pretty well according to [URL]https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/14/21435705/syracuses-player-of-the-game-vs-north-carolina-ornge-football-tar-heels-mvp-recap[/URL]. 5. The middle of the field was vulnerable against Pitt. Both UNC and Pitt picked on Ja'Had Carter. 6. Syracuse fans like their defense, but hate their offense. They hate their playcalling, are down on their QB and wide receivers (some of the good ones are gone after last year), and rate their running backs "ok". 7. They got behind the chains a lot against Pitt. ([URL]https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/9/21/21448363/syracuse-football-first-down-offense-vs-pittsburgh-acc-orange-panthers-pitt[/URL]). For us, the big questions are 1. Do we get some of our defensive linemen back and get more depth there? 2. How do our DBs do against Syracuse's WRs (who I don't think are as strong as UCFs or FSUs)? 3. Do we show up against Syracuse's OL like we did against FSU's non-starters on OL? 3a. Or do we look more like last Saturday? 4. Do we get our Tight Ends back for the red zone this week? 4a. If not, do we have a plan for some extra blocking or some other mismatch in that part of the field? 5. Is Tommy DeVito a bad QB three weeks in a row 6. Do we win the turnover battle? 7. Do we have our field goal kicking unit fixed? 8. Can our linebackers be disruptive this week? 9. Can we block better against Syracuse than we did against UCF? 10. Who else comes off the injury list for us (please)? 11. Can Syracuse steal any ideas successfully from UCF? 11a. Can we fix last week's issues? [a lot more questions that I expected] ETA: ESPN lists their 5 best players: [B]Five best returning players:[/B] FS [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4361939/andre-cisco']Andre Cisco,[/URL] K [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4258620/andre-szmyt']Andre Szmyt[/URL], CB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4240401/ifeatu-melifonwu']Ifeatu Melifonwu[/URL], RG [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4240404/dakota-davis']Dakota Davis[/URL], NB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4361942/trill-williams']Trill Williams[/URL] Ifeatu Melifonwu has been showing out as a player. I'm not sure how he compares to Assante Samuel, but he's been pretty close to a shutdown corner, and their player of the game last week. Other places in the secondary seem more vulnerable. [/QUOTE]
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