Dave Doeren Meets with the Press After BC Loss: BULLETED

NC State head coach Dave Doeren met with the media after the Wolfpack’s 45-24 loss to Boston College this afternoon. You can watch the video here, or read the bulleted breakdown below.

Failing to stop the run…

• Don’t know where to start.
  • Didn’t tackle well.
  • Didn’t set edges.
  • Didn’t play low enough.
  • Didn’t have good enough technique.
• Pushed around at times.
• Their running backs ran through contact.
• Bottom line: they did a better job.

Devin Leary…

• Felt like Bailey Hockman was a little bit shook.
  • Could be wrong on that, but that’s how I felt.
• Devin Leary went in and looked calm and we wanted to give him a shot.
  • He seemed level. Wasn’t pressing and was just playing.
• Valuable reps for him to get out there and see what he can do.

Injuries…

• There’s 11 guys that were in our 2-deep when the season started that aren’t playing right now.
  • Makes it hard for chemistry on either side of the ball.
  • There’s a lot of guys not playing. Not an excuse.
• The guys out there have to take advantage of the opportunity to play better.
• Have to do everything schematically to give them opportunities to make plays.

Red zone efficiency…

• It’s everything.
• Ran a timing route for Thayer Thomas early in the game.
  • He was open and Bailey Hockman threw it over his head. Would have been a touchdown.
• We got stopped 2x down there on an inside rush off the edge.
  • Last year, Reggie Gallaspy could’ve ran threw that probably. Freshman Running Backs not there yet.
• Went with Matt McKay to see if he could get us some QB run game going. Didn’t get us in the end zone.
• There’s a lot of things we’ve got to look at. It’s infinite right now.