The lack of front seven talent combined with rigidity of our scheme (LBs covering slots, AQM and McCord only in third and long situations, etc.) really shows up in conference play where there is a familiarity with personnel and tendencies. I think this contributes to an increasingly poor defense as the season has gone on over the last two years. Our scheme shows no new wrinkles or blitzes as the season progresses that take opposing coordinators off guard. No where near talented enough to get away with that kind of lack of creativity/arrogance/ineptitude. Our conference number against terrible teams the last two years is truly appalling. Lack of change or innovation has seen our early season sacks and forced turnovers completely dry up.
Some numbers: yards and points against in our last 14 conference games. We made a lot of bad offences look like they had the talent of FSU if you look purely at numbers. Only 1 game where the opponent was held under 400 yards of offense.
@BC 537. 32
@GT. 419. 36
Vs. NCST. 664. 37
Vs UNC. 486. 18
Vs FSU. 447. 33
Vs VT. 421. 12
@UVA. 482. 41
@ Duke. 583. 45
Vs. GT. 401. 30
@UNC. 500. 23
Vs. WF. 361. 21
@FSU. 517. 41
Vs VT. 549. 42
@ Duke. 543. 48
14 game ACC totals: 494 yards against and 33 points against in a pretty middling power conference.
Some numbers: yards and points against in our last 14 conference games. We made a lot of bad offences look like they had the talent of FSU if you look purely at numbers. Only 1 game where the opponent was held under 400 yards of offense.
@BC 537. 32
@GT. 419. 36
Vs. NCST. 664. 37
Vs UNC. 486. 18
Vs FSU. 447. 33
Vs VT. 421. 12
@UVA. 482. 41
@ Duke. 583. 45
Vs. GT. 401. 30
@UNC. 500. 23
Vs. WF. 361. 21
@FSU. 517. 41
Vs VT. 549. 42
@ Duke. 543. 48
14 game ACC totals: 494 yards against and 33 points against in a pretty middling power conference.
