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I agree with everything that Meister04 stated so well. Our number one (and only real) weakness this season is Boeckman. He does well in the easy games and when there's no real pressure; but when the pressure's on, he falls apart like wet toiletpaper. I've rewatched the Illionois, UM, and LSU games at least a dozen times during the off season, and each time confirms just how completely Boeckman lost his poise.
I think that the Defense got a bad rap from the NCG. They were just left in horrible situations (e.g. the blocked FG), and especially by Boeckman. OSU's offense outperformed LSUs offense, but the vast majority of it came on a few big plays and on drives that were blown by Boeckman's turnovers. Usually, it was just 1-2-3-punt, and the defense was left on a short field for most of the game.
However, I do believe that the D-line has to start getting penetration, and the D-backs must learn to catch the INTs (I counted 14 dropped INTs in the last 4 games).
A huge concern is also special teams. We need some performance on returns!!!
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