Mavric Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Dan Hoppen @danhoppen 1h De’Mornay Pierson-El leads the NCAA with 216 punt return yards, 45 more than anyone else in the country. #Huskers 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Big Ten Football @B1Gfootball 1h De'Mornay Pierson-El of @Huskers named Special Teams POW after posting 150 punt return yards at Fresno St. pic.twitter.com/3zcFgS9KcO Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Big Ten Football @B1Gfootball 1h Pierson-El scored on 86-yard punt return, longest by a freshman for @Huskers, & added a 51-yard return later in game. Quote Link to comment
ShawnWatson Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I dont agree with his apostrophist lifestyle, but he is an awesome football player. 5 Quote Link to comment
hskrfan4life Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 This is back to back weeks we have the special tams player of the week. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I dont agree with his apostrophist lifestyle, but he is an awesome football player. Worse yet, he's an apostrophist and a hyphenator. That's about as bad as being a vegan truther. 7 Quote Link to comment
ShawnWatson Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I dont agree with his apostrophist lifestyle, but he is an awesome football player. Worse yet, he's an apostrophist and a hyphenator. That's about as bad as being a vegan truther. Really makes my blood boil. Quote Link to comment
Nebraska All The Way! Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 All American punt returner at the end of the year?! Quote Link to comment
Shockley03 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think this guy has big play potential. I think we need to make a wingback spot for him as a running back/wide receiver running trap plays and reverses out of the backfield to go along with his role as being a developing wide receiver as this season goes along. Nobody said it on here yet, but I thought this long ago after the Florida Atlantic game. He's another Irving Fryar, Anthony Steels, or Johnny Rodgers, and I suggest that we make such a role available to this scatback! Man, he can run!!! He could bust some big plays in that backfield along with Ameer Abdullah, Imani Cross, and Tommy Armstrong! He's an exciting play-maker!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Dan Hoppen @danhoppen 22m In 3 games, De’Mornay Pierson-El has more punt return yards (216) than any single Nebraska returner in a season since 2009. #Huskers Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Dan Hoppen @danhoppen 22m In 3 games, De’Mornay Pierson-El has more punt return yards (216) than any single Nebraska returner in a season since 2009. #Huskers That's awesome and sad at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 This guy is good, but the play at the line of scrimmage on punt returns is absolutely dominating at times. Nothing more black-white between last season and this season than right there. At one point they put half the Fresno team on the turf seconds after the snap. Pretty hard to pressure the return guy when you're laying on the ground. Finally!! 5 Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 This guy is good, but the play at the line of scrimmage on punt returns is absolutely dominating at times. Nothing more black-white between last season and this season than right there. At one point they put half the Fresno team on the turf seconds after the snap. Pretty hard to pressure the return guy when you're laying on the ground. Finally!! This x 1000! On both of his big returns it looked like everyone was trying to turn or push their guys to short side of the field. Either way, engaging the coverage guys all the way down the field is giving him a nice cushion to catch the ball and try to make a couple moves. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 On both of his big returns it looked like everyone was trying to turn or push their guys to short side of the field. Either way, engaging the coverage guys all the way down the field is giving him a nice cushion to catch the ball and try to make a couple moves. Yes. I have no idea what they were trying last season - but thank God we got it figured out now. Still early, but I think we can say that now. And the best part of it all is that they are looking better and better each week. This is, IMO, the most improved position group since game 1 - and I thought they looked pretty solid in game 1 (maybe slightly skewed because I was comparing it to last season). I never thought going into this season I'd be able to consider our punt return unit a strength, but it's going to be. Even without a return, the field position alone is worth 6-7 points a game and an extra win. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Sorry for the crappy quality - couldn't get it to clean up any more than this. But another great thing about DPE's TD was Kieron Williams and Josh Kalu escorting him in. Three true freshmen leading the way. 3 Quote Link to comment
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