Quote:I'm not talking about hype trains. The defense is top 10, no accident. If our games look different than when you watch other teams, it's because: 1) our offensive execution is erratic and 2) this version of cover 3/single high is a more fortified "bend but don't break" defense with a more secure top. Assuming a team is patience and accepts the underneath, the field works against them the closer they get to the end zone. Once the offense clicks, teams will have way less opportunities to score by virtue of TOP.

 

The Defense has certainly exceeded expectations this year and is playing well, but as a whole, the team has not performed up to expectations.  The vast majority of that falls on the Offense, no doubt.  The run game has been non-existent most of the year, and apparently without that, nothing works.

 

Defense has had a couple of slips here and there, but absolutely, they're playing better than anticipated.

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