When the offense puts up 491 yards of total offense in a scrimmage, we find ourselves asking two questions.  Number one, what’s wrong with the defense?  Number two, is the offense really that good?

Let’s tackle the second question first.  I know the Hokies have to replace a number of starters on offense, but as we’ve said all along, there is good talent there.  I feel like Tech has upgraded physically along the offensive line, and while they don’t have a proven running back there is still talent at that position.

The Hokies put up some big numbers through the air, but for the most part it came against the backup secondary.  As we know, there are a lot of true freshmen and other young players getting reps with the #2 defense, and even more with the #3 defense.  Donovan Riley was beaten several times, but Riley isn’t a guy we’re going to see in a meaningful game on defense unless the Hokies have a major emergency.

Backup free safety Boye Aromire missed the scrimmage with an injury, and rover Michael Cole had a slight concussion as well.  Tech’s #2 secondary was just about all true freshmen.  That’s going to lead to a lot of big plays down the field.

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