Rating the Bears: Cal vs. Colorado

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesTell me if you’ve heard this one before: the Cal defense clamps down on an opponent and generally makes its life miserable while providing several scoring opportunities for a mostly ineffective offense. That’s been a recurring theme in Cal’s victories this season and it was once again the story this past weekend.

Average Standard Deviation Pass Offense 38.6 24.6 Rush Offense 37.6 25.2 Pass Defense 87.3 10.5 Rush Defense 79.6 13.1 Special Teams 86.6 10.9 Coaching 75.0 15.1 Overall 73.7 13.5 Pass defense earned the highest scores of the week followed by special teams. That’s fitting, as Cal produced the Pac-12’s defensive and special teams Players of the Week…