Sorry, but the defense was bad all year long. They had a good day against Duke.
Sorry, but the defense was bad all year long. They had a good day against Duke.
Looked pretty decent against State. We will be much improved due to better LB play. Defensive backs will be better if we can replace Cam Glenn's production. Replacing Chuck Wade won't be a problem. DL, as mentioned, will be our achilles heel.
I'm kinda pessimistic
worse at every offensive position except QB
defensive depth is down from a bad D
5 wins
Interior DL will be the issue. I have faith in our DEs. But after Kamara, Bergan, and T. Williams, we have no over over 275 with experience to plug in there.
The defense wasn't bad against Pitt either. They held up until they were on the field for too long.
to illustrate this point, in the first half of that game WF held Pitt to 156 yards while gaining 163
however, Pitt ran 39 plays and held the ball for 20:40 in that first half, while WF ran 24 plays and held it for the other 9:20
Some of that is on the Wake defense. The story has been that Wake defense plays well on downs 1 and 2, but can't seal the deal and get off the field on third down.
Pitt's offense was en fuego at that point as well, they had just rushed for nearly 500 yards on Bud Foster and VT. Also rushed for 250 vs UVa and 480 vs Duke in the two weeks before that.
We held their rushing attack well below those numbers, but perhaps sold out too much against that which lead to their QB's one good day of the season
Coachspeak? Nope.On the next few practices being vital for depth chart placement
Hemphill: “It is. Last night had a lot to do with it, but as I just told two of them, the next seven days — you’re either on the bus or not on the bus. I’m cheering for them all, but you can’t underestimate the importance of the next couple days.”
Pitt's offense was en fuego at that point as well, they had just rushed for nearly 500 yards on Bud Foster and VT. Also rushed for 250 vs UVa and 480 vs Duke in the two weeks before that.
We held their rushing attack well below those numbers, but perhaps sold out too much against that which lead to their QB's one good day of the season
yep. Decent game plan but our execution didn't hold up across the board.
The flaw in the game plan was not seeking to control clock on offense. Pitt has two 1,000 yard rushers and our defense was short staffed. They were going to get theirs if we kept giving them opportunities.
Major factor indeed.The flaw in the game plan was not seeking to control clock on offense. Pitt has two 1,000 yard rushers and our defense was short staffed. They were going to get theirs if we kept giving them opportunities.