Hi there.The "Wilcox is the greatest" has got to stop. UW replaces 3/4 in the secondary and QB, hence my tempered expectations. Even though this secondary has great natural talent, they need experience. You do not run press coverage all over the field with 1 over the top in the first game with this experience. If you can't see that I can't help you. LIFPO
Wilcox inherited experienced DBs, but he also inherited some inexperienced DLs and LBs. You forgot to mention (or research) that.
I don't think "Wilcox is the greatest," but to dismiss his positive impact on the defense is FS. Our guys were flying around and making plays, whereas under holt they were passive and lost, and content to bend but not break. Which is exactly how they looked much of Saturday.
UW's defense gave up 16 points on Saturday. Wilcox's defenses held opponents under 21 twice on the road in 11 tries.
Come on, DNC. The defense was pretty good in the second half, especially when considering the offense couldn't get a first down, but the opponent had something to do with it. The only team that was as bad or worse than Hawaii that Wilcox faced was Colorado in 2012. Most everyone expected us to hold Hawaii under 21. We would have expected Wilcox to have done the same.
The defense was decent though. We held them under their average of 27 ppg last year, and we played good defense when we needed to. I don't love soft coverage, but it made sense with so many young guys in the secondary. The Hawaii QB was 23-42 for 207 which is only 4.93 yards per attempt. I was disappointed in the front 7 and with the way Hawaii ran the ball on us. The pressure on the QB was pretty good, but nothing great either. I'd give them a B-, maybe a B.
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