If they blitzed, they left a weak secondary vulnerable to the big play, and if they stayed back in coverage, the Elis receivers could still beat them either to the sidelines or underneath.
"We felt with our four legitimate receivers that we could always make plays," Walland said.
Heading into The Game, the Crimson's biggest question mark was its secondary and coming out of The Game, it's clear that the question was well-founded.
Yale took advantage of the one obvious weakness on Harvard's No. 1 ranked defense.
The Crimson defense was the heart and soul of this team throughout the season. It carried the offense when it struggled, even scoring once against Yale on a blocked field goal attempt.
Every single player Harvard player left his heart on the field Saturday, but the Crimson pass defense couldn't keep up with Yale's multifaceted receiving corps.
The score reflected it for the second week in a row.