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Wake Forest Football: Three areas of concern the defense must fix

By Brandon Croce

NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 30: Darnell Mooney #3 of the Tulane Green Wave catches the ball as Ja'Sir Taylor #24 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons defends during the second half on August 30, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 30: Darnell Mooney #3 of the Tulane Green Wave catches the ball as Ja'Sir Taylor #24 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons defends during the second half on August 30, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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WINSTON SALEM, NC – SEPTEMBER 13: AJ Dillon #2 of the Boston College Eagles stiff-arms Carlos Basham Jr. #18 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at BB&T Field on September 13, 2018 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
WINSTON SALEM, NC – SEPTEMBER 13: AJ Dillon #2 of the Boston College Eagles stiff-arms Carlos Basham Jr. #18 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at BB&T Field on September 13, 2018 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Stop Explosive Plays

There is no question that the biggest Achilles heel of this Demon Deacons’ defense is their inability to stop the explosive play. They have allowed 18 touchdowns over their first four games and the average length of each touchdown is 26.2 yards per score.

However, the game against Notre Dame helped actually bring this total down because in their first three games the average length was 38.45 yards.

These totals are only scoring plays as the Demon Deacons have allowed plenty of other big plays that haven’t resulted in scores.

It is hard to imagine a team having any kind of success when allowing these long plays. They are momentum killers and even if opposing offenses are not scoring, these plays at a minimum swings the field position and pin the Wake Forest football team deep in their end when on offense.

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