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(08-15-2018 02:26 PM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  Offense is very vanilla. Has been. We got by with better skilled players when we were FCS. At FBS all teams are bigger and faster, but we haven't seemed to improve the play calling. We can't WR screen the opposing defenses to death.

Also, remember, the D has seen this offence their entire careers. If we don't have outstanding players on offense the D should win head to head a lot.

We need a broader playbook than anything we've shown to date.

Our D should be OK against the run. I do not believe our LB corps is FBS quality. I hate playing 2 LBs. Horrible field coverage, and once you get pass the DL you have +6 years gains like crazy.

However, just like last year, if you can't stop teams from passing (and we were piss poor last year) teams will move the ball on us very easily. When we got a pass rush our passing D was not horrible. When we couldn't pressure the passer our defensive secondary got picked apart very easily. Yes, that happens to all teams. But I've watched this D for 9 seasons now, and we still cannot cover the field.

We need either better players or better coaches. Or maybe both.

I'm mostly concerned with converting on 3rd down for the offense and getting off the field on defense. If those improve we will win more games.