"I actually like our defensive backs. We can't get a pass rush on decent teams is our problem. Browning will have all day to throw. We still aren't back to 100% on the lines from the sanctions. That's a slow building process."
Lol trust me... we know all about how long it takes to get back to depth full strength after sanctions. We’re just now finally arriving there after 15 years (granted some terrible coaching hires prolonged that process, but point remains).
Interesting, regarding the strengths of the defense. Would never have guessed that was the case just looking at numbers.
I'm sure there have been other topics started about the Fiesta bowl, but I wanted to give you guys a full and objective report on UW. I know very little about PSU, so I was hoping someone could give me more information on your team other than Barkely and McSorely are very good. Thanks in advance!
Washington football is built on defense. The Huskies have been the top defense in the Pac-12 for the last two years and it hasn't been very close. They only give up 14.5 points per game and had gone 26 straight games without giving up 30 points until back to back bad performances against Stanford and Utah. They have been extremely stout against the run, giving up only 92 YPG. They have been good--not great--against the pass, number two in the Pac-12 at 185 YPG. We play a very multiple defense, but our base is our nickel package. Our defense is headed by one of the best in the business in Pete Kwiatkowski. Coach K almost never calls blitzes, and relies on getting pressure with our front three or four.
The passing YPG number is a little skewed by not having both our starting outside corners for over half the year. Jordan Miller, a presumed early entry in the draft, broke his leg badly in our upset loss against ASU, and Byron Murphy (#1), a leading preseason candidate for Pac-12 Freshman DPOY just returned from a broken foot suffered against Montana two weeks ago. This relegated us to starting our nickelback, Myles Bryant (#5) outside, who is 5"8" and a former walk-on playing outside, along with Austin Joyner (#4). They played well enough, but got abused against Stanford and Utah, who both have physical and large receiving corps. With Murphy back and at full strength, our secondary looked phenomenal against WSU, allowing Bryant to move back to his more natural position. Our second best defensive player is Taylor Rapp (#21), who plays all over the defensive back field. He will cover guys 1 on 1 in the slot, play centerfield as a true free safety, blitz off the edge, and is extremely physical in run support. The tone setter of the defense plays, JoJo Macintosh (#14) alongside Rapp at strong safety. He is a thumper and is very unafraid to hit people (see
We rotate a lot of bodies in the back end, so you will see plenty of senior Ezekiel Turner (#24) who is another physical safety that is a special teams terror and true freshman slot corner Elijah Molden (#3).
The strength of our defense is up front Vita Vea (#50) and Gregg Gaines (#99) are absolute studs. They are both very good at stopping the run and collapsing the pocket. Vita garners all the headlines for good reason, winning Pac-12 defensive player of the year, the Morris trophy (Pac-12s best defensive lineman voted on by the players), and is considered a potential top 5 pick in the NFL draft, but Gaines is also very good in his own right. Vita is impossible to block with one--and a lot of times with two (see
so Gaines regularly gets a one-on-one matchup which he usually wins. Ryan Bowman (#55) a RS Freshman former walk-on has been this years best pass rusher, leading the team in sacks with 5.5. This unit operates in hockey style line changes, so there will be different guys lined up across the board from series to series. Jaylen Johnson (#92), Levi Onwuzerike (#95), are players that have shown flashes of talent. Johnson dominated in the CFP last year against Alabama, and Onwuzerike is a highly rated RS Freshman out of Texas that is just scratching the surface. The other impact guy in this unit is Benning Potoa'e (#8). He is a stand up defensive end, which many of us fans think is the wrong position for him, who is charged with rushing the passer and setting the edge. He has done a requisite job, but probably should be playing with his hand on the ground due to his lack of flexibility to bend the edge and get up field.
Our linebacking corps is an interesting group of players led by Keishawn Beirria (#7). He and Azeem Victor (#36) had very lofty expectations coming into the year as three year starters. Victor was deemed a pre-season AP All-American but never got back to his prior form after a gruesome injury suffered against USC last year. Many assume he will not be playing due to suspension stemming from a DUI arrest which came as a surprise to many in the fan base. He is a great kid and great player that made a really bad choice, but has his own charitable organization focused on helping inner-city youth that rebuffed a shot at being a top three round draft pick last year to have an awesome fifth year which never came to be. Bierria is a sideline to sideline backer with tremendous speed and play making ability. He has a knack for causing fumbles and being around the ball. His new middle backing mate is Ben Burr-Kirven (#25). He is a very undersized LB, at 6'0" 225lbs, but is in on every tackle. He reminds me of a former B1G stud, Chris Boreland. Fast, instinctive, and technical but never a guy that will pass the look test. The two depth linebackers that will get snaps are DJ Beavers (#15) and Brandon Wellington (#13). They are young guys that will be good players in time, but are just dudes at this point in there careers. Our outside backers are Tevis Bartlett (#17) and Connor Obrien (#29). Two other guys that are never going to blow you away but are as steady as they come. These guys are tasked with dropping into coverage a little bit and playing the edge opposite of Potoa'e. Bartlett is a two year starter and second on the team in sacks with 4.
The offense is a good, not great unit. They are extremely banged up, with three starters definitely out for this game. Chico McClatcher, our starting slot receiver broke his leg in game 4, Trey Adams our starting LT tore some knee ligaments early on in the year, and Quinton Pounds our second wide out broke his leg during practice. Questionable guys who have been knicked up are our number one wide out, senior Dante Pettis (#8) with a sprained ankle, senior Lavon Coleman (#22) our bigger running back also hurt his ankle in our season finale, and true freshman TE Hunter Bryant (#19) banged his knee just after he started coming into his own against UCLA. Having those three guys at full strength would be huge for UW, but Coach Petersen is very quite when it comes to injuries, only announcing if guys are out for the whole year, so the status for the last three guys we won't know until game time on the 30th.
Our offense is similar to our defense in that they are very multiple. They are predicated on pre-snap motion and mixing tempo to get the defense mis-aligned and on their heels. The national perception of Petersen is that his offense is gimmicky, using trickery to beat teams. He always has wrinkles, but the offense is really centered around physicality and running the football. Our QB, Browning, has plenty of freedom at the line of scrimmage. It's his job to make the proper read after all the pre-snap motion. This is where having extra time to game plan and scheme is very beneficial. Browning will have ample time to understand PSU's defense and know where the favorable match ups are on each play. The x-factor for this game is the change in offensive coordinator. Jonathan Smith is a well respected football guy, but never endeared himself to the UW fanbase. Many questioned his play calling ability, even though his offenses at UW averaged over 35 PPG during his 4 year tenure on the job. Play calling will probably shift to Matt Lubick, Co-OC and WR coach who was formerly the OC at Oregon under Mark Helfrich.
Browning has had an up and down year. He was outstanding last year, winning Pac12 OPOY, so it was hard to imagine him being better this year. Browning is at his best when he is decisive. He is a rhythm thrower, relying on timing rather than arm strength to beat defenses. He has looked hesitant at times, holding the ball too long with open receivers down the field. He had such a strong receiving corps last year with John Ross striking fear into opponents as a deep threat, opening things up in the intermediate routes for Pettis and others. They were hoping to replace Ross in large part with McClatcher, but without him we miss a huge element of speed on the outside. We have seen signs of life over the last five quarters. He shredded Utah at the end of the game in a comeback situation, throwing with confidence down the field. He didn't need to do much against WSU since Gaskin ran rampant, but when he was called to throw he was on time and on target. The biggest knock on Jake has been his inability to show up in big time spots and big games. He led a huge comeback drive against Utah and dominated WSU in the last two games. Hopefully, we see that same confidence in a marquee game against PSU.
The playmakers on offense are Myles Gaskin (#9), Coleman, Pettis, Bryant, and Salvon Ahmed (#26). Gaskin is maybe the best back ever at UW, which says a lot. He is a three year starter has the all-time touchdown record and should break the all time rushing record during this game, being 81 yards shy. He has amassed over 1,000 yards each year at UW and is impossible to bring down on first contact. Though he isn't the biggest guy in the world, he is physical, shifty and patient. His vision is his best attribute but he isn't a plodder by any means and can run away from guys in the open field. Pettis is the clear cut number one receiver. He has outstanding leaping ability, sure hands,
nuff said on that.
edit: original poast was ~4800 characters too long to poast.
I'm sure there have been other topics started about the Fiesta bowl, but I wanted to give you guys a full and objective report on UW. I know very little about PSU, so I was hoping someone could give me more information on your team other than Barkely and McSorely are very good. Thanks in advance!
Washington football is built on defense. The Huskies have been the top defense in the Pac-12 for the last two years and it hasn't been very close. They only give up 14.5 points per game and had gone 26 straight games without giving up 30 points until back to back bad performances against Stanford and Utah. They have been extremely stout against the run, giving up only 92 YPG. They have been good--not great--against the pass, number two in the Pac-12 at 185 YPG. We play a very multiple defense, but our base is our nickel package. Our defense is headed by one of the best in the business in Pete Kwiatkowski. Coach K almost never calls blitzes, and relies on getting pressure with our front three or four.
Our offense is similar to our defense in that they are very multiple. They are predicated on pre-snap motion and mixing tempo to get the defense mis-aligned and on their heels. The national perception of Petersen is that his offense is gimmicky, using trickery to beat teams. He always has wrinkles, but the offense is really centered around physicality and running the football. Our QB, Browning, has plenty of freedom at the line of scrimmage. It's his job to make the proper read after all the pre-snap motion. This is where having extra time to game plan and scheme is very beneficial. Browning will have ample time to understand PSU's defense and know where the favorable match ups are on each play. The x-factor for this game is the change in offensive coordinator. Jonathan Smith is a well respected football guy, but never endeared himself to the UW fanbase. Many questioned his play calling ability, even though his offenses at UW averaged over 35 PPG during his 4 year tenure on the job. Play calling will probably shift to Matt Lubick, Co-OC and WR coach who was formerly the OC at Oregon under Mark Helfrich.
Browning has had an up and down year. He was outstanding last year, winning Pac12 OPOY, so it was hard to imagine him being better this year. Browning is at his best when he is decisive. He is a rhythm thrower, relying on timing rather than arm strength to beat defenses. He has looked hesitant at times, holding the ball too long with open receivers down the field. He had such a strong receiving corps last year with John Ross striking fear into opponents as a deep threat, opening things up in the intermediate routes for Pettis and others. They were hoping to replace Ross in large part with McClatcher, but without him we miss a huge element of speed on the outside. We have seen signs of life over the last five quarters. He shredded Utah at the end of the game in a comeback situation, throwing with confidence down the field. He didn't need to do much against WSU since Gaskin ran rampant, but when he was called to throw he was on time and on target. The biggest knock on Jake has been his inability to show up in big time spots and big games. He led a huge comeback drive against Utah and dominated WSU in the last two games. Hopefully, we see that same confidence in a marquee game against PSU.
The playmakers on offense are Myles Gaskin (#9), Coleman, Pettis, Bryant, and Salvon Ahmed (#26). Gaskin is maybe the best back ever at UW, which says a lot. He is a three year starter has the all-time touchdown record and should break the all time rushing record during this game, being 81 yards shy. He has amassed over 1,000 yards each year at UW and is impossible to bring down on first contact. Though he isn't the biggest guy in the world, he is physical, shifty and patient. His vision is his best attribute but he isn't a plodder by any means and can run away from guys in the open field. Pettis is the clear cut number one receiver. He has outstanding leaping ability, sure hands,
nuff said on that.
edit: original poast was ~4800 characters too long to poast.
Is this guy tryin to get laid or some shit? He's going to be really disapoonted to find out they're only into little boys over there.
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"I actually like our defensive backs. We can't get a pass rush on decent teams is our problem. Browning will have all day to throw. We still aren't back to 100% on the lines from the sanctions. That's a slow building process."
Lol trust me... we know all about how long it takes to get back to depth full strength after sanctions. We’re just now finally arriving there after 15 years (granted some terrible coaching hires prolonged that process, but point remains).
Interesting, regarding the strengths of the defense. Would never have guessed that was the case just looking at numbers.
Washington football is built on defense. The Huskies have been the top defense in the Pac-12 for the last two years and it hasn't been very close. They only give up 14.5 points per game and had gone 26 straight games without giving up 30 points until back to back bad performances against Stanford and Utah. They have been extremely stout against the run, giving up only 92 YPG. They have been good--not great--against the pass, number two in the Pac-12 at 185 YPG. We play a very multiple defense, but our base is our nickel package. Our defense is headed by one of the best in the business in Pete Kwiatkowski. Coach K almost never calls blitzes, and relies on getting pressure with our front three or four.
The passing YPG number is a little skewed by not having both our starting outside corners for over half the year. Jordan Miller, a presumed early entry in the draft, broke his leg badly in our upset loss against ASU, and Byron Murphy (#1), a leading preseason candidate for Pac-12 Freshman DPOY just returned from a broken foot suffered against Montana two weeks ago. This relegated us to starting our nickelback, Myles Bryant (#5) outside, who is 5"8" and a former walk-on playing outside, along with Austin Joyner (#4). They played well enough, but got abused against Stanford and Utah, who both have physical and large receiving corps. With Murphy back and at full strength, our secondary looked phenomenal against WSU, allowing Bryant to move back to his more natural position. Our second best defensive player is Taylor Rapp (#21), who plays all over the defensive back field. He will cover guys 1 on 1 in the slot, play centerfield as a true free safety, blitz off the edge, and is extremely physical in run support. The tone setter of the defense plays, JoJo Macintosh (#14) alongside Rapp at strong safety. He is a thumper and is very unafraid to hit people (see
The strength of our defense is up front Vita Vea (#50) and Gregg Gaines (#99) are absolute studs. They are both very good at stopping the run and collapsing the pocket. Vita garners all the headlines for good reason, winning Pac-12 defensive player of the year, the Morris trophy (Pac-12s best defensive lineman voted on by the players), and is considered a potential top 5 pick in the NFL draft, but Gaines is also very good in his own right. Vita is impossible to block with one--and a lot of times with two (see
Our linebacking corps is an interesting group of players led by Keishawn Beirria (#7). He and Azeem Victor (#36) had very lofty expectations coming into the year as three year starters. Victor was deemed a pre-season AP All-American but never got back to his prior form after a gruesome injury suffered against USC last year. Many assume he will not be playing due to suspension stemming from a DUI arrest which came as a surprise to many in the fan base. He is a great kid and great player that made a really bad choice, but has his own charitable organization focused on helping inner-city youth that rebuffed a shot at being a top three round draft pick last year to have an awesome fifth year which never came to be. Bierria is a sideline to sideline backer with tremendous speed and play making ability. He has a knack for causing fumbles and being around the ball. His new middle backing mate is Ben Burr-Kirven (#25). He is a very undersized LB, at 6'0" 225lbs, but is in on every tackle. He reminds me of a former B1G stud, Chris Boreland. Fast, instinctive, and technical but never a guy that will pass the look test. The two depth linebackers that will get snaps are DJ Beavers (#15) and Brandon Wellington (#13). They are young guys that will be good players in time, but are just dudes at this point in there careers. Our outside backers are Tevis Bartlett (#17) and Connor Obrien (#29). Two other guys that are never going to blow you away but are as steady as they come. These guys are tasked with dropping into coverage a little bit and playing the edge opposite of Potoa'e. Bartlett is a two year starter and second on the team in sacks with 4.
The offense is a good, not great unit. They are extremely banged up, with three starters definitely out for this game. Chico McClatcher, our starting slot receiver broke his leg in game 4, Trey Adams our starting LT tore some knee ligaments early on in the year, and Quinton Pounds our second wide out broke his leg during practice. Questionable guys who have been knicked up are our number one wide out, senior Dante Pettis (#8) with a sprained ankle, senior Lavon Coleman (#22) our bigger running back also hurt his ankle in our season finale, and true freshman TE Hunter Bryant (#19) banged his knee just after he started coming into his own against UCLA. Having those three guys at full strength would be huge for UW, but Coach Petersen is very quite when it comes to injuries, only announcing if guys are out for the whole year, so the status for the last three guys we won't know until game time on the 30th.
Our offense is similar to our defense in that they are very multiple. They are predicated on pre-snap motion and mixing tempo to get the defense mis-aligned and on their heels. The national perception of Petersen is that his offense is gimmicky, using trickery to beat teams. He always has wrinkles, but the offense is really centered around physicality and running the football. Our QB, Browning, has plenty of freedom at the line of scrimmage. It's his job to make the proper read after all the pre-snap motion. This is where having extra time to game plan and scheme is very beneficial. Browning will have ample time to understand PSU's defense and know where the favorable match ups are on each play. The x-factor for this game is the change in offensive coordinator. Jonathan Smith is a well respected football guy, but never endeared himself to the UW fanbase. Many questioned his play calling ability, even though his offenses at UW averaged over 35 PPG during his 4 year tenure on the job. Play calling will probably shift to Matt Lubick, Co-OC and WR coach who was formerly the OC at Oregon under Mark Helfrich.
Browning has had an up and down year. He was outstanding last year, winning Pac12 OPOY, so it was hard to imagine him being better this year. Browning is at his best when he is decisive. He is a rhythm thrower, relying on timing rather than arm strength to beat defenses. He has looked hesitant at times, holding the ball too long with open receivers down the field. He had such a strong receiving corps last year with John Ross striking fear into opponents as a deep threat, opening things up in the intermediate routes for Pettis and others. They were hoping to replace Ross in large part with McClatcher, but without him we miss a huge element of speed on the outside. We have seen signs of life over the last five quarters. He shredded Utah at the end of the game in a comeback situation, throwing with confidence down the field. He didn't need to do much against WSU since Gaskin ran rampant, but when he was called to throw he was on time and on target. The biggest knock on Jake has been his inability to show up in big time spots and big games. He led a huge comeback drive against Utah and dominated WSU in the last two games. Hopefully, we see that same confidence in a marquee game against PSU.
The playmakers on offense are Myles Gaskin (#9), Coleman, Pettis, Bryant, and Salvon Ahmed (#26). Gaskin is maybe the best back ever at UW, which says a lot. He is a three year starter has the all-time touchdown record and should break the all time rushing record during this game, being 81 yards shy. He has amassed over 1,000 yards each year at UW and is impossible to bring down on first contact. Though he isn't the biggest guy in the world, he is physical, shifty and patient. His vision is his best attribute but he isn't a plodder by any means and can run away from guys in the open field. Pettis is the clear cut number one receiver. He has outstanding leaping ability, sure hands,
nuff said on that.
edit: original poast was ~4800 characters too long to poast.