Word: strikingly
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Perhaps more vital to the quick-strike nature of the Harvard offense was the brilliant play of the defense, which in holding the Lions to just 46 yards on the ground provided Linden and his offense with a delectably short field to work with...
With the Lions attempting to mount a scoring drive with a first down at their own 19-yard line, Thomason took one step out of the pocket and, with senior defensive end Chris Smith bearing down hard on him from the left side, he fired a strike straight to Jackson at the 38-yard line...
While defense and a grinding running game have been Murphy's hallmarks, Saturday's win provided glimpses of a flashier, almost quick-strike offense. Troy Jones's consistent quickness through the gaping holes opened up by the offensive line and the rookie Nwokocha's open-field explosiveness are decidedly new looks for the ground game...
...presence of Eitzmann, Linden's target on a first-quarter 55-yard scoring strike over the middle, and sophomore flanker Terence Patterson-whose 44-yard reverse set up a second-quarter Crimson score-suggest a big-play dimension to the offense untapped in seasons past...
...last couple of years, we've had to fight, scratch and claw for 16-play drives to get a touchdown," Murphy said. "Now... I wouldn't say we're a quick-strike offense, but we're more capable of being that than we have in the past...