After reviewing film of Saturday’s blowout loss to Air Force, Navy defensive coordinator Brian Newberry had no problem with the effort of his unit.
Newberry saw players flying around and playing hard as the defensive staff demands. However, effort does not equal execution, and that was lacking against the Falcons, who scored 40 points and piled up 410 total yards.
“Unfortunately, we had 45 or so missed assignments, which is extremely high for us. That’s disappointing,” Newberry said Tuesday during a virtual news conference. “Obviously, we have to look at ourselves as coaches to make sure we’re getting our point across, that guys are clear and understand exactly what they’re supposed to be doing.