(TrXr «dona5' f n andr i: Trill sit cam’s jf exas ~ said tlis tides, play tl (ico (losi In a lot bookup ■ “Weki ith only It’sjustf ed ag: back gainst -30). . layfatt,^ ild on sports r irir njr'W*'mw j SCHOLMAN Battalion/Page 11 September 28, 1982 Aggies’ secondary woes may disappear in SWC So the Aggie defense needed a little practice against the pass. 1 Fine. The Aggies shipped in some good sparring partners, didn’t they? Flutie and company of Boston College, the duo of Jackson and Hopkins of UT- Arlington and the ever-efficient Matt Dunigan of Louisiana Tech all passed with flying colors, cxas Ail Together, these guys managed to un- st featut; load the ball 126 times on the Aggie de fense, which is fine when we consider the old cliche “practice makes perfect.” But it seems unlikely that Coach Jackie Sherrill figured those opponents would actually catch 71 of those passes for almost 1,000 yards — in three games. So much for practice. That’s all over now, and this weekend will mark the start of that tough Southwest Conference struggle the Aggies were hoping to be prepared for. Some may be predicting a gloomy out come for the Maroon and White. But they’re caught up in the apparently nega- , tiye statistics. They need to read the fine print. In the first place, anybody in the SWC who needs to pass as much as Louisiana Tech and UT-Arlington did is in big trouble. Unless you’re Brigham Young, it’s unlikely you can win many games without some kind of running game to keep defenses honest. Many teams throw the ball simply be cause they can’t move it on the ground or because they’re way behind. Granted, some throw it because they’re good at it, like Boston College. But who’s going to count the Aggies out because they lost to a team that tied defending national champion Clemson? Second, the fact that the Aggies are 2-1 right now instead of something un thinkable like 0-3 has to be a positive sign. Opponents are averaging only 92 yards a game on the ground against the Aggies. That’s why they’re passing, and any team — especially one with a Flutie or a Duni gan at the helm — is going to complete passes when it launches the ball all night long. Yes, the Aggies still need to work on secondary play, and yes, 994 yards pas sing is a bit much to surrender in three games. There’s no debating that. But Sherrill has come up with an observation that many critics may be forgetting: If a team can play poorly and still win, there’s got to be hope. A big chunk of that passing yardage can probably be attributed to something few people consider. When a team is ahead by some absurd margin like 30 points, it’s only natural (though not wise) for the defense to relax a little. And it doesn’t take much relaxing in the secon dary for a receiver to slip past a defender into the open. As for the 126 passes thrown the Aggies’ way thus far, it seems only logical to assume the secondary has learned a thing or two about pass defense. If they haven’t learned it on the field yet, they certainly have enough related film foot age to look at the mistakes in more detail and make the necessary corrections. But as obvious as it sounds, as long as the Aggie offense generates more points than the defense surrenders, it shouldn’t matter whether the secondary allows 50 or 500 yards passing. Of course, it’s unlikely the offense will always jump out to a big lead. That’s why defensive improvement is a must. But improvement may not be as far away as it seems. Sherrill’s players might prove that the deficiency in the secon dary was just a passing thing. 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