The third-year coach was especially bullish on the defense, a unit he believes can play with anyone when it is confident.
Stan Drayton walked through the bowels of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and sat in front of the media. He appeared frustrated, clearly feeling the weight ofAfter a couple of days to grapple with another missed opportunity to land his first road win at Temple, the third-year coach entered the media room in Edberg-Olson Hall on Monday afternoon more optimistic, particularly about the defense.“There’s no surrender in this defense,” Drayton told reporters during his weekly media session.
But, for now, his team must work through Saturday’s wreckage. The offense continued to struggle, while the Owls defense also took a discernible step back from its performance against now-No. 15 Oklahoma. Despite Drayton’s optimism, the unit looked out of sorts and struggled to remain disciplined against Navy’s hybrid Wing-T offense.
Drayton considered changing lineups before Saturday’s game. He said he’d evaluate which players looked like they belonged on the field and which allowed a slip in confidence to affect their performance.
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