I confess...I thought our defense was horrid. This was based on both...watching all 6 games and reviewing national statistics.
My eyes saw defensive confusion...penalties, missed tackles, missed assignments, loose coverage in the secondary, poor linebacker play etc.
And then there are the national statistics (includes yesterday's games): National stats track 133 teams...we are:
#79 in scoring defense
#91 in rushing defense
#115 in passing defense
#112 in total defense
#107 in opponent long scrimmage plays
Sadly, or thankfully, they don't have statistics for "missed tackles".
But now I'm aware that it was our defense that won last night's game for us. Admittedly, the offense was way out of kilter last night.
Thank God we had Grinch's defense to drive us to victory over a great Arizona team.
Perhaps Grinch will earn Defensive Coordinator of the week for holding Arizona below 600 total yards and 50 points.
My eyes saw defensive confusion...penalties, missed tackles, missed assignments, loose coverage in the secondary, poor linebacker play etc.
And then there are the national statistics (includes yesterday's games): National stats track 133 teams...we are:
#79 in scoring defense
#91 in rushing defense
#115 in passing defense
#112 in total defense
#107 in opponent long scrimmage plays
Sadly, or thankfully, they don't have statistics for "missed tackles".
But now I'm aware that it was our defense that won last night's game for us. Admittedly, the offense was way out of kilter last night.
Thank God we had Grinch's defense to drive us to victory over a great Arizona team.
Perhaps Grinch will earn Defensive Coordinator of the week for holding Arizona below 600 total yards and 50 points.
