I'm not sure the defenses were quite as good as they looked today. Both were pretty beat up.
Baylor's second quarterback was beat up coming in, and they used their scout team quarterback, who'd taken few reps all week. He did play a little against Kansas in the regular season finale. But he threw the ball well when they were kind of hand feeding him play calls. Before the play that Brown made to save a long td pass, by catching 12 from behind, they drew up the play during a time out.
His earlier td pass, I believe came on his first snap in the game, or a really early one.
OUr offense is dealing with just as many challenges. We've lost on eof the top five tight ends in the country, permanently. We lost OUr top running back a month ago. We're playing with very nicked up offensive tackles on both sides. We were playing Proctor at the critical left tackle position because Swenson is beat up. Then Ealy couldn't go, so we put Swenson at right tackle. Hopefully, with a month for the bodies to get rested up, and heal, we'll be able to field a capable offensive line. And Baylor has the two beat defensive linemen in the conference. Makes a difference.
And Jalen is really beat up. He's a tough guy, and he's not going to talk about it, but he routinely broke the first tackle on his rushes for ten weeks. But that hasn't happened much the last two weeks. Baylor will strike you. And they have a head hunter at safety, who has been disqualified for targeting three times this season, cause a one game suspension. He's the guy who intentionally drove his should into the crown of Brooks helmet with three minutes left in regulation, ending Kennedy's day. Hopefully, he'll be healed by the end of December. It was a legal hit. But I'm crimson glasses enough to consider that a cheap shot.
We didn't block Baylor very well today, but their players and plan had a lot to do with that. We got a couple of crucial penalties and Baylor is just a quality defense. 99 and 93 are tough to block, and today a couple of other guys had their way with OUr offense, especially their right DE. Baylor leads the country in sacks by a three man line with no blitz help.
When they can hold up that way, it makes it hard to find openings to throw the ball with 8 in coverage.
I'm glad number 2 wears crimson.
