There is a myth that Louisville is a one trick pony with Lamar Jackson that is starting to get dispelled; at some point you can't keep overlooking the fact that statistically Louisville defensively is starting to keep company in total defense (10th), 3rd down percentage defense (7th) and rushing defense numbers with teams like Wisconsin, Ohio State and Clemson in particular. We're starting to see incremental improvement defensively with some individual players, most notably DT Drew Bailey and got a big shot in the arm from (r-Fr) DE/OLB Jonathan Greenard Saturday coming in for Devonte Fields. Getting Shaq Wiggins back at CB for the first time since FSU is a big boost, because teams have stopped throwing at Jaire Alexander downfield altogether since the Clemson game.
We are maintaining that old pattern of Petrino where we seem to overwhelm even good football teams at home and play a little lesser on the road--the first halves of the Florida State and NC State games were reminiscent to games back in 04-05 when they would hang 60+ on teams with huge days out of a guy like Dumervil and offenses that became one dimensional very quickly.