I apologize for not posting this last week; I was swept up in work and couldn't find the time to get it done. nevertheless, here is what we know about Linfield after three games:
Linfield's Defense Has Chinks: While Linfield's defense still leads the NWC in tackles for loss and sacks, and is up there in turnovers forced and defensive touchdowns, their last two games against Hardin-Simmons and Cal Lutheran have shown that they have trouble stopping talented offenses, which doesn't seem to bode well for future match-ups with Willamette, Whitworth, and Lewis & Clark. With that being said, there's a lot of season left for the defense to get better, and Linfield has an excellent coaching staff.
Linfield Still Hasn't Cleaned Up Their Game: After three games, Linfield still has yet to clean up the slopiness that they showed against Menlo and Hardin-Simmons. Against Cal Lutheran, Linfield had a season-high three turnovers, as well as 15 penalties for 142 yards. While Linfield was able to pull off the victory on the road against Cal Lutheran, playing that sloppy on the road against someone like PLU or Lewis & Clark could prove costly down the road.
Despite The Mistakes, Linfield's Still Pretty Good: We can talk all we want about all the mistakes that Linfield's making every week, and we can talk about all the vulnerabilities of Linfield's defense, but the fact of the matter is that even with these mistakes, Linfield went 3-0 against arguably the toughest non-conference schedule they ever had, and their offense is arguably among the nations toughest even with all the mistakes they've made in the first three games; Linfield is going to be a scary team when they get the sloppiness out of their game.
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