Perfect timing for Tuten
It's the first game that I've noticed where Tuten looked a little gassed and not quite himself. Did anyone else think he looked a little slow and not as explosive through the gaps? The bye comes at a perfect time for him and VT. Finish strong Hokies!
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He continues to show me something: The guy plowed through the 4th and 1
and scored a touchdown (post game interview stated that he told his coach he was going to score) while smashing through his own blocker first and then squeezing through two defenders before lunging into the end zone. That is actually the type of runner we need - Downhill in short yardage and scoring TDs. If the oline continues to get better then Tuten will actually get less carries and become more productive (we will need him to return a kickoff for a score soon). We also need Malachi Thomas to get carries. He had a nice one late in the game where he broke a tackle, ran to daylight and then smashed a DB for a big gain.
Also need Jennings to make an impact. Gosnell, Felton and Lane our warmed up.....time for Jennings to show out (he was supposed to be the alpha in the group).
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Tuten is an absolute football warrior
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It was like 100 degrees on the field.
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It just seemed like he was a tad bit slower than normal, but perhaps my observation is incorrect....
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We got needed tough yards and burned them thru the air to separate
Game plan to beat them was just what we needed and did
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so that probably has a lot do with it.
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Why run when you can pass on Stanford? Or maybe Stanford just says we’re gonna stop the run and whatever happens behind that is god’s doing?
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just abandon the run altogether.
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The point was VT didn't need to rely on the run as much because Stanford's pass D is so bad. And AGAIN...I suspect part of that is because Stanford knows stopping the pass is not a strength so they might as well focus their efforts on stopping something. But I don't think in and of itself, the Stanford run D is as great as some stats in isolation show.
** Edited by marcbvtgm at 10/8/2024, 1:37:06 PM
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...and I saw him often adjusting a knee brace or something he was wearing.
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Stanford has a stout run defense methinks
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Plus there was just zero air moving in that stadium. I can't remember feeling hotter at a football game.
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