Just like the offense, I thought the defense got off to a little bit of a slow start vs. WCU, the Brandon Facyson interception not withstanding.
I’m a little obsessive with defense, from the standpoint that I watch the defensive tackles to see what they’re doing. It’s as if I think the D-tackles are the key to the entire defense, and certainly they play a huge role in how effective a defense is. When the D-tackles are stuffing the run and blowing up the passing plays from the inside out, it’s hard to pick up yardage.
Just witness Auburn’s Nick Fairley dominating the line of scrimmage in the national title game a couple years ago. It’s hard to control Oregon’s offense, but having a penetrating tackle like Fairly goes a long way toward beating any offense, not just Oregon’s.
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