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When Does The Hurting Stop?

Probably not this week, I'm guessin'.  A few reasons why the Virginia Tech game is going to be an unpleasant affair:

1.) Tech's improved passing game.  The Hokies still don't ask Tyrod Taylor to do a lot through the air and he remains a bit erratic, but he's averaging almost three more yards per attempt than he did a year ago and he's completely turned around his TD:INT ratio. (2:7 in '08, 12:3 in '09.  He's got a trio of big-play guys in the receiving corps, which doesn't hurt.  Danny Coale (19.8 yds/rec.), Jarrett Boykin (18.6), and Dyrell Roberts (16.4) are in the top ten in the ACC in yards per catch.

2.) Ryan Williams.  Oh god, Ryan Williams.  Williams leads the ACC with 1235 yards and ranks 5th in yards per carry (5.8).  I'll set the over/under on his YPC against the Wolfpack at 6.5.  What do you think?

3.) It's still Bud Foster's defense. 

OppYds/PassAtt OppYds/Carry
2008 7.1 3.2
2009 5.4 3.9

 

They've been more vulnerable on the ground this season but they've compensated with some huge improvement in their pass defense.  Opponents are completing just 45.2% of their passes; 7 of 10 have been held to a completion percentage below 50%, 8 of 10 have been held under 200 passing yards.

Overall, the Hokies rank third in the ACC in both total defense and yards allowed per play.

Plus their leading tackler is a linebacker named Cody Grimm.  With a name like that, I'm assuming he's unstoppable.

 

[Edit: video removed since it was auto-playing for some reason. Sorry about that.]

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Cody Grim

i believe that Cody Grim is the son of Russ Grim, one of the original Hogs of the Washington Redskins, and a member of the Redskins who under Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls.

by sbas2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:39 PM EST reply actions  

Just call it a hunch

I’ve put $500 that Tyrod Taylor gets conference POTW honors. I’d say that Ryan Williams would be more likely, but I think he’d have to run for a bunch of yards, and do something rediculous like run, throw, and catch for 3 separate touchdowns and not even our defense is that bad…

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsLunchBox on Nov 18, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions  

agreed

That trifecta is an impossible scenario.

by Akula Wolf on Nov 19, 2009 12:25 AM EST up reply actions  

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