During the game last weekend against the Oregon Ducks, Purdue showed strengths and weaknesses on defense. Purdue's defensive line and linebackers allowed the Duck's running back, led by LeGarrette Blount, to gain an impressive 306 yards on the ground. However, the Boilermaker's secondary defense looked strong out there on the field. The corner backs and safeties did a terrific job in shutting down the quarterback and wide recievers.
Although many of the Duck wide recievers dropped several passes, Oregon's quarterback Justin Roper was shut down by the Boiler defense. Only completing 20 of 48 passing attempts for197 yards, the Ducks were unable to catch and run for a big play last Saturday. 42% pass completion percentage for a quarterback is not good at all, especially for a big school like Oregon. Pressure on the quarterback caused Justin Roper to toss up some poor decision passes, and he was picked off twice by Purdue's secondary. Overall, Purdue looked strong in the secondary, but they could use some work in stopping the run. Expect to see some great things from this Boiler defense throughout the course of games yet to come this season!
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That game was so good! I was surprised it was that close. Don’t get me wrong, I love Purdue and have been a fan for forever but I just didn’t think we had what it took. After our first game I didn’t think we were going to do good verse Oregon, but I was wrong. We have a good chance this year of doing some big things. Hopefully good ole Tiller can pull through with a big year. As for the squad, I had confidence in our offense but the defense earned my respect. Besides Oregon’s running game, I was very impressed. Have a good weekend!! See you next week.
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