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[QUOTE="OrangeFoo, post: 352143, member: 210"]
Those stats are mostly a reflection of our schedule. We have played two of the best offenses we will play all season and two of the more mediocre defenses we will face all season.  USC has all of the offense in the world but I think their D while very talented is very very young... this isn't your older brothers USC D of Pete Carroll's heydey.  I am impressed that our offense was able to do so well against BCS teams but I am curious to see if we can maintain it against more experience Ds that we will face come BE time.
 
I think our D will be much much improved come BE time.  I think the answer to the OPs point about how our completion percentage against is very high but our YPC against is very low is pretty simple... both USC and NW used a lot of WR screens and quick slants to get the ball to their playmakers in space.  Those passes are nearly impossible to stop so the big thing is to minimize the YAC and it looks like we have been doing that.  
 
They key to the season is to make other teams sustain drives to score rather than scoring in less than 4 plays and to avoid giving other teams a short field.  Do that and we should be in very very good shape if the offense holds up against stiffer competition.
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