Last night the Huskies were looking to improve to 3-1 in the Pac 10 but it just wasn't to be as Washington looked like the 2008 team that went 0-12 and were never in any games.
A promising start was in order for the Huskies which they got forced a Turnover on Arizona's first drive and marched right down the field to lead 7-0. But after that it was all Wildcats who scored 17 straight points to lead 17-7. Washington then got on a good drive and scored a touchdown set up by good field position by the special teams. However that was the last time that the Special teams were special for the Huskies. Their Defence played almost as bad as they did versus Nebraska and the offence never seemed to click. The Wildcats won the game 44-14.
Softy said it perfectly on his radio show Friday. This would be one of the biggest Seattle Sports weekend in a long time. Washington had a chance to maybe crack the Top 25 with a win and well the Seahawks still have a chance to be first place in the NFC West come Monday morning. All in all a terrible start to the weekend because of a coupple things.
Firstly, Washington had major holes in their defence the whole game. Arizona had big play after big play. In fact Arizona did not punt the ball in the first half and only punted the ball twice the entire game. If this doesn't change this week Stanford will score touchdown after touchdown the Huskies Bowl chances will be decreasing.
Also, Washington's offence was no where to be seen for the most part of the game. Dropped balls were again an issue as this prevented the offence to get any momentum what so ever. Furthermore, When Washington fell behind early their play calling got really predictable and it showed as Jake Locker got sacked a few times and also fumbled twice.
Lets give Arizona some credit. They have the best rated defence in the Pac 10 which I doubted that it was any good before the game. They had play three very weak teams and Cal could of been counted as number four as they did not have their best stuff on that day.
Maybe the biggest thing that was preventing the Huskies from getting their offence going was the health of Jake Locker. He was for sure not 100% and he showed it as he was uncomfortable doing his boot legs and what he does best when he is healthy.
What can I say. My key to the game was dead on. Washington let Matt Scott back up QB to be his self in the first quarter. Washington had no pressure on him when Scott settled in he never looked back on route to his teams 44-14 victory.
Next week the Huskies will play another Pac 10 foe of the Stanford Cardinal. They're led by QB Andrew Luck and can put points up on the board in a hurry. Stanford is off to a great start to the season with its only loss to Oregon in Eugene 52-31 a game they had a lead in 24-3 at one point.
My question is which team will show up? If the good Washington team shows up we have a chance to even up their record at 4-4. However if it is the bad team that shows up I will be writing about the Huskies basketball team season preview instead.
The game will be a 4pm start and can be seen on Versus.
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