Initially, it appears that DeVito will have a clean pocket.īut three Orange players end up blocking one UNC defender, and three SU blockers are standing around not blocking anyone. The result is seven blockers against three pash rushers. To help protect, Syracuse keeps seven players in and sends only three on routes. Facing a 3rd-and-10, the Tar Heels bring a three-man rush and drop eight into coverage. Just before halftime, DeVito drops back to pass in UNC territory with a chance to finish a scoring drive. An offensive line miscommunication leads to another DeVito sack Still, the play results in a scramble and eventual throwaway. But the UNC defender is closing fast.Įlmore and right guard Darius Tisdale are able to pancake the Tar Heels defender and provide more than enough time for DeVito to get the ball. If DeVito quickly releases to the receiver running an out route after, he might be able to fit it in. The Tar Heels have a spy on DeVito, and he’s limited in his ability to leave the pocket. When DeVito again hits the top of his drop, he’s unable to find any open receivers as he scans the field. Syracuse ran play-action with multiple underneath routes, and North Carolina brought four rushers initially with a delayed fifth blitzer.
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On the Orange’s next full offensive drive, which came after a muffed punt and an SU field goal, they faced a 3rd-and-2 from their own 44-yard-line. While the Orange are poised to pick up the extra rusher rather easily, UNC lineman Raymond Vohasek pushes Carlos Vettorello into DeVito for a sack.ĭeVito unable to find an open receiver on a 3rd-and-2 despite good protection He takes a split step forward to look for an escape from the pocket, but at that point, it’s too late. When DeVito gets to the top of his drop back, he’s unable to find a receiver.
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SU has seven people to block: five linemen plus a running back and tight end to pick up the rushers. On this play, North Carolina feigns a blitz and instead brings five rushers. A first down would have put the Orange in UNC territory, but back-to-back incompletions instead put them in a third-and-goal situation. Early in the second quarter, Syracuse faced a 3rd-and-10 near midfield.