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Erik Johannessen's avatar

"I still don’t quite understand why Cal couldn’t/didn’t pass downfield against Nevada, and that refusal and/or inability cost them a winnable game."

I haven't gone back and rewatched the game or anything, but my recollection from watching it live was that Garbers was pretty often looking downfield first, but then checking down to a receiver in the flat for a minimal gain. I'd have to rewatch tape (and you can't always see it on TV) to understand what Garbers was or wasn't seeing, so I couldn't say whether Nevada simply played/schemed better in coverage, or whether we've done something since schematically to free up receivers downfield, but I don't think not throwing downfield vs. Nevada was a choice we made so much as a result what was available to the offense.

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Justbear's avatar

I still want to believe that Wilcox can fix the defense. I understand we don't have TDR, GA, Weaver, Bynum, Hawkins, etc. anymore and our defense likely won't be elite like previous years. But it should still have potential to be at least average to good defense, and Wilcox wants to win more than anyone in the fan base. So let's see how we play against UW and see if I have to say "fire Sirmon" again.

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