To say VT at home, at night, is a cream puff is a dig at best. :smiley_coolpeace: That is one hostile place to play and had Brewer survived the game, VT was going to have a solid season. They have a lot of talent and could have made a run at the ACC title. Without him, I don't see that happening. But VT is certainly not the cream puff that say, Louisiana-Monroe or Middle Tennessee may be! lmao Or Hawaii and Northern Illinois... :smiley_blackeye:
Zeke should not be returning punts and he showed why last night. That issue gets solved next week.
The OL gelled as the game wore on. So did the DL. I'll cut them some slack since it was the first game of the season, on the road, at night, in a hostile environment. But they better pick it up. We know what they are capable of (e.g. Alabama - Oregon), so I expect to see them improve as the season wears on.
As for the QB situation, I like CJ back there for the sake of the vertical passing game. If we don't have #15 in the back field, then JT is the right call. However with Zeke running the ball and the caliber of athletes we have on the outside, we need CJs arm to stretch the field. He doesn't make the best decisions, but he'll learn. He has the kind of talent in his arm that allows him to make "bad" decisions and get away with it. As long as Zeke is healthy and tearing things up, CJ makes us a more lethal offense. Over the next few weeks we will see why Urban went that route. Pound Zeke, go up top. Pound Zeke, go up top. We've never had a serious down field threat like we have with him and IMO, it won the championship last year. He and Devin Smith made Zeke's running possible, not the other way around IMO...
Zeke should not be returning punts and he showed why last night. That issue gets solved next week.
The OL gelled as the game wore on. So did the DL. I'll cut them some slack since it was the first game of the season, on the road, at night, in a hostile environment. But they better pick it up. We know what they are capable of (e.g. Alabama - Oregon), so I expect to see them improve as the season wears on.
As for the QB situation, I like CJ back there for the sake of the vertical passing game. If we don't have #15 in the back field, then JT is the right call. However with Zeke running the ball and the caliber of athletes we have on the outside, we need CJs arm to stretch the field. He doesn't make the best decisions, but he'll learn. He has the kind of talent in his arm that allows him to make "bad" decisions and get away with it. As long as Zeke is healthy and tearing things up, CJ makes us a more lethal offense. Over the next few weeks we will see why Urban went that route. Pound Zeke, go up top. Pound Zeke, go up top. We've never had a serious down field threat like we have with him and IMO, it won the championship last year. He and Devin Smith made Zeke's running possible, not the other way around IMO...
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