The goal line stand certainly makes the defensive performance feel slightly better. And while I definitely would blame the offense slightly more than the defense for this loss, I think that giving up 24 points at home to what has been a bad offense all year is pretty bad. Maybe just one notch above horrible. I'd grade them a D and it's that goal line stand that keeps it from being an F.Honestly....defense wasn't terrible. In today's game you should win quite a bit if you hold a team to 24 points and their QB to less than 50% completions. Too much on the run game especially in the third quarter, but deserve credit for bowing up on that goal line to keep us in it.
Pretty much agree, but I'd slightly quibble with the defense getting a C. That was a D performance in my grade book.Offense F
Defense C
Special Teams F
You forgot coaches...F+Offense F
Defense C
Special Teams F
I wonder if his height causes problems for him sometimes as far as seeing over the line. There's times when he holds on to the ball forever but will have a receiver running open down the field.CM passing accuracy was poor as was some of his lack of decisions… could have had 3 picks that WV dropped… deep ball is still not in his inventory
defense played winning football.They were not rewarded by an absolute fail in second half coaching and execution from the offense and special teams.Honestly....defense wasn't terrible. In today's game you should win quite a bit if you hold a team to 24 points and their QB to less than 50% completions. Too much on the run game especially in the third quarter, but deserve credit for bowing up on that goal line to keep us in it.
The secondary played lights out. WV OL was better than our DL; we didn't get any pressure all night, and their QB still hit less than 50% completions.defense played winning football.They were not rewarded by an absolute fail in second half coaching and execution from the offense and special teams.