With injuries comes no offense and a struggling defense – Cache Valley Daily
Utah State had the only winning streak it’s ever known this season snapped by Wyoming with a demoralizing 28-14 victory. And while an increasing number of injuries tempts one to excuse this loss, the fact remains that it happened and will have an impact on the season going forward. Reality is reality and the Aggies must either win in the face of adversity or go down as a team most would prefer to forget. Here are some observations on Saturday’s loss. No downfield passing attack In his first start, true freshman Bishop Davenport did pretty much the bare minimum for the position, much like he did against Colorado State. Unfortunately, the bare minimum doesn’t cut it against a more established defense. Per PFF, Davenport completed all passes he attempted that traveled less than 10 yards down the field, garnering an NFL passer rating of 92.56 on those throws. Solid. On throws that did make it 10-plus yards down the field, well, it could have been better. Per PFF, Davenport was 1-for-10 on those throws for just 10 yards and an interception. It’s worth noting after saying all those things that there should be no expectation that Davenport would be up
