Missed assignments--YEP--and we have few inexperienced guys on Off.SAD ,very sad.
As I just pointed out elsewhere, except for QB and AB we actually don't have much O game experience on the field. Here's just the OL:
Lee: Was an OT. Has now started in 5 games at center, the toughest OL position on the field.
Hansen: His 3rd start is coming up.
Quinney: His 6th start is coming up.
Braun is the only OL with extensive experience we have had available regularly. Bryan and Marshall have been hurt in 3 games and Cooper has just come back to starting form from an injury. And, of course, all the backups have only had sporadic game experience. And we wonder that we get missed assignments in close games against good Ds.
This is hidden in games like the one at Louisville where the D didn't know what they were doing, but it has shown up in others. All we can do is hope that our experienced OLs get healthy and that the new kids continue to improve. We'll see next Thursday.