Looking at the numbers, [autotag]Woodi Washington[/autotag] isn’t someone you’d think has had a really good season this year so far. He has 27 tackles, 1.5 for loss and two pass breakups.
A big part of that though is that it seems he’s locked down a whole half of the field for a lot of the season. He’s gotten to the point where teams weren’t throwing to his side of the field. Time and time again, he’d be in perfect position and make a good play on the ball.
That was until this past Saturday. Saturday was by far his worst performance of the season. It wasn’t as confident as we’ve seen Washington play this season. On the 86-yard touchdown pass allowed to Javon Baker just before halftime, Washington got caught biting on the run option presented by John Rhys Plumlee.
Prior to Saturday, Washington was allowing just 11.75 yards per reception on 16 catches through six games. The 86-yard score was the first touchdown he’d allowed this season.
The good news is that Washington was able to respond in the game and that performance isn’t indicative of the type of player the defensive leader is.
Washington talked to reporters about the defensive performance as a whole on Saturday. “We just have to be more disciplined with our eyes,” Washington said. “Just be more locked into the details. Trust what the coaches are telling us.”
This is a big week for Washington to have a bounce-back game. The [autotag]Kansas Jayhawks[/autotag] run a ton of trick plays and try to confuse defenses. They also have one of the most explosive offenses in all of college football.
If the Sooners as a whole aren’t locked in, this could be very similar to the game we saw this past Saturday. For now, only time will tell if they learned from their mistakes.
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