Friday Updates

There's a couple of articles regarding Tech's defense. The first being from the DMN talks of Tech possibly being lulled into thinking they were a little better than what they actually were after playing SMU. Tech is claiming that most of the mistakes were mental, I tend to err on the side that I think that most of the mistakes were simply not tackling well and letting UTEP's WR's run all over the field without breaking up their rhythm or simply laying a hit on they (i.e., we might miss Slay).

The Avalanche-Journal notes that Setencich understands that a successful season will hinge upon the play of the defense, which is exactly right. I certainly like the idea of making the defense accountable. Without this type of responsibility the defense could skate through the season, letting them know that the season depends just as much on them as the offense is important to establish early.

A decent article from the AV regarding Shannon Woods and his play to date.

A pretty decent observation from Tim Griffin, of the Express-News, regarding Harrell.

"Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell appears to be the perfect fit in the Red Raiders'’ offense. Not only does he have a quick release (only one sack in 101 pass attempts) but he seems to have a significantly better deep arm than his predecessor, Cody Hodges. Look for Coach Mike Leach to try to exploit TCU'’s defense with a more vertical passing game than he’s used earlier in the season."

I couldn't agree more, it was evident during the UTEP game that Harrell has a better arm and may be just as athletic as Hodges. I truly believe that Tech is blessed with outstanding quarterbacks for the next 3 or 4 years. It would certainly be worth it for Tech to try and throw deep, Filani has the ability to jump up and over defenders and his height is such an asset that Tech should take advantage of it.