Saturday cannot arrive soon enough. I am starting to get amped about this game.
I feel that we will be able to contain Polk, somewhere in the 75-90 yard range. Not a total stuffing, but enough to make his yards well earned. My main concern is Price extending the play with his feet. I think that we have struggled with this style of QB over the alst few years. Omar Clayton is the one guy who comes to mind that seemed to be able to extend plays and drives with his movement and avoiding the rush. The two key players for our defense are Shelby and Joe Kruger. If they can get enough push upfield to keep Polk from breaking wide and keep Price contained in the pocket, we will win going away.
UW's defense is atrocious. Our Oline seemed to have a turning point game against BYU. They played exceptionally from the 2nd quarter on. IMO, we have faced the two toughest run defenses on our schedule already(USC, BYU). I think that we should be able to run against UW, esp with the loss of Jamora. They are moving a DT out to end, so we should be able to get White out on the edge and into space.
If there was ever a game for Wynn to show that he is healthy, this is it. Trufant is a decent Corner, but Washington's pass defense is dead last in FBS. This is likely as much about the lack of pass rush as anything. Eastern Washington scorched them for 473 yards, and Nebraska is the only team not to get over 300 yards(they got 309 on the ground instead). Christopher, Dunn, and Anderson should run wild on their secondary. If Wynn can get enough wounded ducks to the right spots, he should have his best game of the year. Also, Wynn has looked stronger each game, having 2 weeks between games should make a difference as well.
I feel that we will be able to contain Polk, somewhere in the 75-90 yard range. Not a total stuffing, but enough to make his yards well earned. My main concern is Price extending the play with his feet. I think that we have struggled with this style of QB over the alst few years. Omar Clayton is the one guy who comes to mind that seemed to be able to extend plays and drives with his movement and avoiding the rush. The two key players for our defense are Shelby and Joe Kruger. If they can get enough push upfield to keep Polk from breaking wide and keep Price contained in the pocket, we will win going away.
UW's defense is atrocious. Our Oline seemed to have a turning point game against BYU. They played exceptionally from the 2nd quarter on. IMO, we have faced the two toughest run defenses on our schedule already(USC, BYU). I think that we should be able to run against UW, esp with the loss of Jamora. They are moving a DT out to end, so we should be able to get White out on the edge and into space.
If there was ever a game for Wynn to show that he is healthy, this is it. Trufant is a decent Corner, but Washington's pass defense is dead last in FBS. This is likely as much about the lack of pass rush as anything. Eastern Washington scorched them for 473 yards, and Nebraska is the only team not to get over 300 yards(they got 309 on the ground instead). Christopher, Dunn, and Anderson should run wild on their secondary. If Wynn can get enough wounded ducks to the right spots, he should have his best game of the year. Also, Wynn has looked stronger each game, having 2 weeks between games should make a difference as well.
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