Makes perfect sense right, I mean, you can't give up 200 yards per game. 80th in the Country and 8th in Conference? But then, the article continues.“We’ve got to talk about it. There’s no doubt,” he said last month. “I think it was around 200 yards we gave up last year — which, we’re not going to win a lot of games if we give up 200 yards rushing. So talking about it......."
So, the big debate about how we are going to stop the run is how often will we play a freaking 3rd D lineman!? Jesus. Does he care about anything besides getting DBs drafted and stopping the Air Raid?And it isn’t all talk. After traditionally relying on two defensive linemen in a system that emphasizes the secondary, Washington routinely added a third big body up front this spring. In those packages, sophomore Faatui Tuitele joined junior stalwarts Tuli Letuligasenoa and Sam “Taki” Taimani with the starters.
But how often will UW deploy its extra defensive lineman? And will that schematic adjustment yield the intended results? Will shining a light allow Washington’s defense to grow, or wilt?
Sounds to me like they are just waiting for the next Vita Vea or Danny Shelton so they can have one man stop the run game. I guess those guys just grow on trees in the Pac 12?
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