The Virginia Tech Defense spent the 90's and the early 2000's as a seriously good unit. Year after year great top 10 defenses made lives miserable for opposing coaches and players alike. Crazy blitz packages, shutdown corners, ball hawking safeties, and solid linebackers dominated other teams passing games, daring them to throw into dangerous coverage. The last few years have not exactly lived up to that reputation. A big reason - Linebackers.
The 2015 season marked another year at a multiple year low point for the Virginia Tech Defense. There is no sugar coating it; we just weren't good.