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Washington Football: Pleasant Surprises Emerge while Awaiting Tougher Competition

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edited September 2013 in Tug Tavern

imageWashington Football: Pleasant Surprises Emerge while Awaiting Tougher Competition

Derek Johnson talked with former Husky Kyle Benn about the pleasant aspects of Washington's 2-0 start, while awaiting the tougher part of the schedule.  

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    FIRST!
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  • MisterEm
    MisterEm Member Posts: 6,685
    GRAA
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  • Steve_Bowman
    Steve_Bowman Member Posts: 442
    I'm glad Kyle sees improvment. He believes we're, "Like the old Husky defenses." Really? (Granted tackling is greatly improved.)

    Unlike the Purple Reign defenses and other lockdown squads of the past, this team features a weak defensive line and blown coverages. IL has a weak running game and they managed to chew us up fairly well on the ground.

    Maybe this will pass. I find it hard to believe it will......this year or next.
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  • Tailgater
    Tailgater Member Posts: 1,389
    I guess I'm surprised to read or hear that other folks are surprised by how good a RB Bishop Sankey truly is. Unless I've lost track of time which is always possible, Sankey was a true freshman last season and still did pretty good running behind a very unknown OL. BSU was concerned about Sankey because of the 200+ all purpose yards he gained against them in Las Vegas, and yet the Broncos could do little to stop him two weeks ago. The expert commentator on the BTN telecast of the UW-Illini game at one point said something to the effect that Sankey wasn't flashy or a great RB, just good at getting the job done advancing the ball. Wow! How long can Bishop Sankey remain a secret weapon operating in anonymity? I think not long.
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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    Tailgater said:

    I guess I'm surprised to read or hear that other folks are surprised by how good a RB Bishop Sankey truly is. Unless I've lost track of time which is always possible, Sankey was a true freshman last season and still did pretty good running behind a very unknown OL. BSU was concerned about Sankey because of the 200+ all purpose yards he gained against them in Las Vegas, and yet the Broncos could do little to stop him two weeks ago. The expert commentator on the BTN telecast of the UW-Illini game at one point said something to the effect that Sankey wasn't flashy or a great RB, just good at getting the job done advancing the ball. Wow! How long can Bishop Sankey remain a secret weapon operating in anonymity? I think not long.

    Sankey wasn't a ture freshman last year. He was a Sophomore.
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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised by Sankey. It was obvious what he could do last year when used correctly. The offense will put up 30ish points per game against pretty much anyone...the issue...once again...wait for it..... is the defense. Against decent pac-12 offenses this D will give up 30ish a game. Oregon will be in the 40's or 50's. The interior DL just isn't able to control the line of scrimmage and that puts too much pressure on the DBs against fast teams like Oregon and UCLA. Stanford will have their way with them.

    The question is: will the offense be able keep up in high scoring games? And then there are always the games where everyone stays on the bus and a team like Arizona (2012) or Ore St (2011) that should be sure wins end up being embarrassing losses.

    I still see this as a 7 win team. I don't think we need to play the "we won't know until they play team X to find out how good they are" game. We know. Above average to very good offense. average defense, average coaches...combined will yield a special average 2013 season.
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  • Homebrew_Dawg
    Homebrew_Dawg Member Posts: 1,652
    edited September 2013
    MikeDamone said:

    I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised by Sankey. It was obvious what he could do last year when used correctly. The offense will put up 30ish points per game against pretty much anyone...the issue...once again...wait for it..... is the defense. Against decent pac-12 offenses this D will give up 30ish a game. Oregon will be in the 40's or 50's. The interior DL just isn't able to control the line of scrimmage and that puts too much pressure on the DBs against fast teams like Oregon and UCLA. Stanford will have their way with them.

    The question is: will the offense be able keep up in high scoring games? And then there are always the games where everyone stays on the bus and a team like Arizona (2012) or Ore St (2011) that should be sure wins end up being embarrassing losses.

    I still see this as a 7 win team. I don't think we need to play the "we won't know until they play team X to find out how good they are" game. We know. Above average to very good offense. average defense, average coaches...combined will yield a special average 2013 season.

    Am I on the HHF? You feeling okay Damone? Three paragraphs of non-sarcastic, intelligible prose. What's your agenda? A special invite to return to doogman.com from Kim?
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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    Homebrew_Dawg said:

    MikeDamone said:

    I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised by Sankey. It was obvious what he could do last year when used correctly. The offense will put up 30ish points per game against pretty much anyone...the issue...once again...wait for it..... is the defense. Against decent pac-12 offenses this D will give up 30ish a game. Oregon will be in the 40's or 50's. The interior DL just isn't able to control the line of scrimmage and that puts too much pressure on the DBs against fast teams like Oregon and UCLA. Stanford will have their way with them.

    The question is: will the offense be able keep up in high scoring games? And then there are always the games where everyone stays on the bus and a team like Arizona (2012) or Ore St (2011) that should be sure wins end up being embarrassing losses.

    I still see this as a 7 win team. I don't think we need to play the "we won't know until they play team X to find out how good they are" game. We know. Above average to very good offense. average defense, average coaches...combined will yield a special average 2013 season.

    Am I on the HHF? You feeling okay Damone? Three paragraphs of non-sarcastic, intelligible prose. What's your agenda? A special invite to return to doogman.com from Kim?
    You you don't get me,or my agenda
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  • Homebrew_Dawg
    Homebrew_Dawg Member Posts: 1,652
    MikeDamone said:

    Homebrew_Dawg said:

    MikeDamone said:

    I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised by Sankey. It was obvious what he could do last year when used correctly. The offense will put up 30ish points per game against pretty much anyone...the issue...once again...wait for it..... is the defense. Against decent pac-12 offenses this D will give up 30ish a game. Oregon will be in the 40's or 50's. The interior DL just isn't able to control the line of scrimmage and that puts too much pressure on the DBs against fast teams like Oregon and UCLA. Stanford will have their way with them.

    The question is: will the offense be able keep up in high scoring games? And then there are always the games where everyone stays on the bus and a team like Arizona (2012) or Ore St (2011) that should be sure wins end up being embarrassing losses.

    I still see this as a 7 win team. I don't think we need to play the "we won't know until they play team X to find out how good they are" game. We know. Above average to very good offense. average defense, average coaches...combined will yield a special average 2013 season.

    Am I on the HHF? You feeling okay Damone? Three paragraphs of non-sarcastic, intelligible prose. What's your agenda? A special invite to return to doogman.com from Kim?
    You you don't get me,or my agenda
    Too fast for me.
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  • MisterEm
    MisterEm Member Posts: 6,685
    MikeDamone said:

    I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised by Sankey. It was obvious what he could do last year when used correctly. The offense will put up 30ish points per game against pretty much anyone...the issue...once again...wait for it..... is the defense. Against decent pac-12 offenses this D will give up 30ish a game. Oregon will be in the 40's or 50's. The interior DL just isn't able to control the line of scrimmage and that puts too much pressure on the DBs against fast teams like Oregon and UCLA. Stanford will have their way with them.

    The question is: will the offense be able keep up in high scoring games? And then there are always the games where everyone stays on the bus and a team like Arizona (2012) or Ore St (2011) that should be sure wins end up being embarrassing losses.

    I still see this as a 7 win team. I don't think we need to play the "we won't know until they play team X to find out how good they are" game. We know. Above average to very good offense. average defense, average coaches...combined will yield a special average 2013 season.

    Wiser words will not be spoken about this 2013 Husky team.

    Front page this. Stick a fork in it. And thanks Bronc4Blue.

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