and the play calling -- was far from creative in my opinion. too many 1st down inside-runs, then 2nd-and-long inside runs, making it 3rd and 6+ ... not enough bubble screens/short passes, still too many easy drops
... we shouldn't have won that game --- and i don't hang this shit on anything but the offense. oline needs to sack the hell up ... period.
/rant
The offensive line is not nearly as improved as we thought. These last couple games have shown that. If they can't get any better push up the middle than this...then the O will have some major trouble running the ball going forward. I am glad for the W...but starting to realize that this season (with regards to the OL and running game) may be doomed. GT up next...God help us.
Not trying to give the offense/team a pass on the last couple games, but is there anyone that thinks that Marshall and ECU might be pretty damned good teams and a more than formidable opponent for VT.
Preseason expert predictions have ECU, Marshall, and Tulsa the odds on favorites to win that conference. After looking at their schedules, It wouldn't shock me if one (or both) of those teams are 9 win teams. ECU has UNC coming up this weekend after a bye. That should be a better gauge of how good ECU is...or better yet how much the VT Offense sucks.