Well, the Boston College line wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be…it was worse. After losing their only experienced offensive lineman before the game, the Eagles stepped on to the field with two scarecrows at the tackle spots.

That’s CJ McCray looking like Lawrence Taylor there. Don’t get me wrong, McCray’s got a shot at being a good player for the Hokies, but that BC line was baaaaaad. The Hokies pummeled the Eagles, allowing the visitors only a little bit of air when the LPD second-stringers rotated in, before tightening the noose for good. As it should’ve been. If the Hokies had been anything but dominant on the line, it would’ve been disappointing.

BC brought in a few more problems, too:

One thing that I haven’t seen mentioned is that the Boston College alignment makes things tougher than they have to be. The call isn’t a bit of rare brilliance, but it’s solid—Chatman’s basically head-up and pressing, so a fade is the typical route to be called here. The receiver is aligned way wide outside the numbers in a Baylor split, though, which means he’s practically in no man’s land for the fade route, as there’s almost no room to “fade” into the sideline. He’s so wide, Chatman manages to push him out of bounds. It’s still good coverage and hands by Chatman; the video pauses and you can see that there’s not much of a way for the receiver to get clear or break for the back-shoulder throw.

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