In any case, I think you've seen so far that VU was not a one man team with Jay Cutler last year, and indeed has plenty of supplementary talent. I've been very happy with our defense this year, and if CJG can ever get with it and estabish the running game, and Nickson develops some consistency, then VU could have a bowl team.  

Anyways, good luck 'Dores!!!!!!!!!!

There may be some red-zone issues. Just a few. Keep the ball off the turf, kids.

On the plus side: Van's kid is kicking the lights out. This is especially good if the offense doesn't figure out how to counter what I've decided to call the "Darby swarm".

I'm tired, now, and I just want to sleep and reflect on the game more tomorrow. I'm looking forward to reading the discussion here.

d.

I think that the reason Capps won the job was simply that he's a junior and will be back next year, so he got the benefit of a close decision.  He's a better pass blocker than Tatum, and the pass blocking has been pretty good.  (Most of the time there's been pressure it's been because of a surprise blitz, and usually up the middle.)

However, Tatum is a far superior run blocker and he doesn't get called for holding every time the running back gets outside him.  I don't know, but I'm guessing that with a good week of practice Tatum will have a chance to get his job back, or at least play some against Louisiana-Nowhere or whoever the team is next week.

Anyway, we have two right tackles, one of whom (Capps) isn't a right tackle and the other of whom (Tatum) really should be at guard.  We're going to have to run left a lot.