Our secondary was not good. He looks fast on film. Would be a nice flip. That is my hot take analysis.
They weren’t that far off from having a good game. Balls get completed when you aren’t playing CB’s ten yards off the ball. They had some injuries and played well enough to win.
MSU offense did nothing most of the game. 2 of their touchdowns their QB threaded the needle which you should expect from like a top 3-4 B1G team.
Everything can still needs to improve. DB's closed the game out when they had to at the end.
MSU, mainly their QB and receivers, came through on 4th down, usually with minimal resistance. That was the frustrating thing. 4th down looked disturbingly like the old third down for UW. It's hard to be too confident in a defense that can bring on a lot of 4th and medium or long but can't make a stop.
In the old days where teams punted or tried long fgs on 4th and mid yardage, UW wins that game about 52-0.
They also got bailed out by an illegal snap call that saved them on a failed fourth down and kept the possession (which they ended up scoring a TD on). UW gets that ball in MSU territory the rout is absolutely on.
The game was frustrating from a defensive perspective but they did the two most important things: stopped the run and rushed the passer. I think the rest will fall into place.
I forgot about the illegal snap too. What a fucked up break.
The run defense was boner inducing. Everyone was hitting and hanging on, even the DBs.
