The defensive line’s public self-incrimination masks a deeper leadership fracture after a

Willie Jefferson’s blunt “S-t wasn't good enough” and Jake Ceresna’s “Really, really bad defence. Horrendous” were not boilerplate quotes — Jefferson, typically the unit’s unifying voice, pointed the finger at all three phases but specifically singled out the defence’s inability to “do it” in the second half, a sharp pivot from his usual post-loss messaging. The 22‑0 rout over the final 6:18, capped by two long Horvath TD runs of 58 and 35 yards, left Ceresna openly scorching the unit; internal