[Goose]

They’ve had injuries. Plus they have not been able to play complimentary football. Defense on the field  a ton. Wears down. Plan was to wear other team down with run and ball control passing. That went out the door when Garbers got hurt. 

All of the above is true. However, the Cal defense lost a lot of key players to graduation. Their DL has not been able to generate as much pressure as last year. Two important linebackers graduated and their replacements haven't been nearly as good. The word on the street is that Weaver makes lots of tackles because he is making tackles that the other linebackers should make but didn't. The secondary has not been able to force as many turnovers because the weak pass rush requires them to cover longer. To beat WSU, the defense requires run success and ball control passing from the offense.

[Goose]

They’ve had injuries. Plus they have not been able to play complimentary football. Defense on the field  a ton. Wears down. Plan was to wear other team down with run and ball control passing. That went out the door when Garbers got hurt. 

All of the above is true. However, the Cal defense lost a lot of key players to graduation. Their DL has not been able to generate as much pressure as last year. Two important linebackers graduated and their replacements haven't been nearly as good. The word on the street is that Weaver makes lots of tackles because he is making tackles that the other linebackers should make but didn't. The secondary has not been able to force as many turnovers because the weak pass rush requires them to cover longer. To beat WSU, the defense requires run success and ball control passing from the offense.