Mario Cristobal on GT loss: “You’ve gotta be a grown man and own it”

[IbzRlz]

Wake Forest will tell everything...do we come out and blow the doors off an inferior opponent or do we let them hang around and we win by 7-10 points? Talk is cheap, but the scoreboard tells everything

 

[MiamiVice7]

GT did the exact same thing they did last year with just a different DC. Keep everything in front of you and choose your spots to blitz. The only difference this year was TVD wasn’t throwing into the deep coverages throwing picks. But we ran the ball much better and didn’t let them control the ball quite as much. How we wasn’t prepared for this is mind boggling. They don’t have the athletes to play our skill guys so it was obvious the game plan would remain the same . They were also alllowed to grind the ball and clock . We were put in quick sand, fought like **** to get out and we know how that ends.

I agree, except it seemed their DBs held their own athletically with our WRs for the most part. I haven’t seen the all 22, and I know they kept everything in front mostly…but I saw plenty of plays live and replays where our guys were locked up. And it’s not the first team to show that.

 

[MiamiVice7]

First off I think we were decisively out coached. Our staff played right into their hands. Secondly I put this on both sides , because I expect more from the offense. We put a large amount of money in the offense so it should be held to a higher standard. They can’t have average games. The defense gets their normal blame too though.

This is the worst part IMO. It was clear very early. I kept saying to myself how the game was going virtually exactly how GT drew it up. If it goes down like that for a quarter or two, I can live with it (I guess). But the whole game? And take the L cause of it? From that team, this season? After last season?

Hard stuff to watch unfold.

 

[CANESCANES]

If the culture has changed, this team comes off the bye improved on the fundamentals: setting the edge, tackling, communication in the secondary. Cam making the routine plays.

Also a big bye week for the coaching staff to have these guys prepared to play sound football.

 

[hurricaneman]

Guys looking more lost on defense as the season goes on means the coaches are pressing the players instead of fixing the scheme. They don't feel comfortable out there because they're thinking too much. That's the only way this can be getting worse, if more pressure is on the players.

 

[canes732]

I'm sure we've tried to make adjustments, but we haven't noticed because we have guys like Harris, Kiko and Powell who are constantly missing tackles and getting lost in space. It's hard to notice adjustments when the dline is playing with no physicality and are getting bullied by average ACC olines

Powell and Harris are unplayable. Powell is smart but looks like a mediocre athlete and Harris is just ***