I'll not bash the Griz D in this post. It did a helluva job keeping the Griz in the game. (BTW, why should they be the ones keeping the Griz in any game? They should be supporting the offense, not the other way around?) Whenever the Griz passed to a sideline receiver, there was only one Griz blocker, while there were at least 2 & sometimes 3 tacklers on him. Yet, when Davis did the same, the Griz had either one tackler or no tacklers on the receiver.
Davis was killing the Griz with slant and short-yardage passes, most for 1st downs. I'm no pass defense expert, but it was obvious that Davis receivers were more open than Griz receivers. The Griz secondary is slow. Davis' secondary was quick, getting to our receivers. Ty may have some theory of letting opponent receivers catch the ball, a kind of bend-don't-break pass defense. I don't like it, if that's the case, but I'm no Ty Gregorak. All I know is what I see on TV.
Yeah, I'm talking like the Griz lost the game, but they won it because of a fluk play by the D, intercepting a pass for a TD. OK, good & well. But, how long & how much can the Griz depend on fluk play success by the D? I cannot believe why the Griz did not win by a larger margin.
Davis was killing the Griz with slant and short-yardage passes, most for 1st downs. I'm no pass defense expert, but it was obvious that Davis receivers were more open than Griz receivers. The Griz secondary is slow. Davis' secondary was quick, getting to our receivers. Ty may have some theory of letting opponent receivers catch the ball, a kind of bend-don't-break pass defense. I don't like it, if that's the case, but I'm no Ty Gregorak. All I know is what I see on TV.
Yeah, I'm talking like the Griz lost the game, but they won it because of a fluk play by the D, intercepting a pass for a TD. OK, good & well. But, how long & how much can the Griz depend on fluk play success by the D? I cannot believe why the Griz did not win by a larger margin.