On Saturday, Harvard pressured the passer effectively. But, again, it was Dartmouth.
Although the Crimson was able to pressure the passer, the defense only registered one sack and did not force the Dartmouth quarterbacks into making mistakes.
Granted, the Big Green quarterbacks made enough mistakes on their own, throwing five interceptions, but it was Dartmouth.
Harvard's pass defense matches in ineptitude what its passing offense displays in prowess.
The Crimson gives up 289 yards per game through the air. To be sure, some of those yards come because opposing teams have to pass in order to try and keep pace with the Crimson offense. But a lot of those yards come because Harvard has an ineffective pass rush.
Precisely because the Crimson tends to jump to large leads, and because Harvard's attack eight-man front stifles the run, pressuring the passer is the most important concern for the defensive front seven.
The Crimson defensive backs are a fairly solid bunch and they match-up well against the receivers that they will face in the remainder of the schedule.
What they won't do is match-up for five, six or seven seconds without someone getting open.
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