About the Defense...
Watching these guys, they seem pretty vulnerable.
Yet, they are pretty consistent over 60 minutes.
CSU-21
Davis-10
WSU-24
tOSU-24
MD-20
Rutgers-19
Those are all pretty solid performances for a squad that has some holes in the roster.
Comments
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What is this "defense" of which you speak?
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The opening drive was obviously so horrific that you just laugh, especially given that it's against Rutgers and a QB that got cut from Minnesota.
Walters has been somewhat underwhelming so far. No doubt an upgrade over Stevie though.
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Rutgers, third straight opponent with a bye before playing UW.
Meanwhile UW is dragging their ass across the country and playing #1 at home. 3 straight weeks of college football action.
Scoreboard baby.
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The defense is … not good
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No excuses, but I think this does factor into our early game struggles.
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It absolutely does and it is fucking crazy.
The scripted first drives have been killing UW.
The defense is solid. Having Davis back is good.
That said, Rutgers shouldn't have that many yards.
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When you watch the D there is nothing they are good at. DL/DT get no pressure, get drug 2 yards by rb for extra yards, our blitzes don't get home, middle of field is open for crossers and sit downs all game, cb's can't turn and find ball in air, etc etc
And yet when game is over, they've given up a point total in today's game that you can win many games with especially with what Demond can do on offense.
I keep waiting for the game where someone puts it on us. Maybe UCLA?
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This defense isn't really all that different from the KDB era. They give up a lot of annoying yards. They miss a fuck ton of tackles. The defensive line is undermatched and they get stood up all the f'n time. They commit stupid penalties.
Yet they make plays when they need to and keep teams at bay in the red zone more than other teams do to UW.
It's infuriating… because we all know it's not the most sustainable thing.
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UCLA is looking like it will be a tough game, but they don’t throw the ball well enough to pile it on.
Illinois is a sneaky pick for scoring a lot on us, but it helps the game is at home.
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Michigan is obviously going to play their 2023 shit all over and try to bury us with their overrated QB
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It will and should be the identical game plan to 2023 and when we went back there under Lake. Run for 4, run for 4, run for 3 fd, run for 5 run for 5 fd, run for 2, sit down route for 7, run for 3 fd, etc etc.
Unlike Maryland, Michigan will be more than happy to run until we puke on it, but Moore will use Underwood with slightly more play action and designed roll outs and dedicated qb runs that Harbaugh did with McCarthy to showcase his toy.
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I actually think UW stacks up a hell of a lot better again a one dimensional offense than they have with these teams they've struggled with. UW can't stop QB's that get outside of the pocket.
