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Westerkamp has Records on the Horizon
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84HuskerLaw
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Rogers had an incredible ability to make people miss. He could dodge and juke like very few ever! This made him an electrifying player and in most games, the entire stood up automatically every time he was about to get the ball (pass, punt return, wingback reverse, etc.). You really expected if he got the ball in the open field it would be a score. One on one I imagine there were very few who could tackle him and many wouldn't even touch him. Today's players are bigger, stronger and faster than back in Rogers' day so he might look a little more 'real' but in his time he was special.
The game has changed in many ways over the 44 years since his heisman year but he would still be a very fine player without question. We've had a handful of players with 'shake and bake' similarly but even after all these years and a thousand more recruits, you won't make a long list of those who can compare. DeJuan Groce was in that category. Bobby Newcomb, Ameer, Dana Brinson, Von Shepherd are some that come to mind. Other greats who made some special plays include Crouch, Tommy F, Lawrence P, Gill, Fryar, Rosier. But the latter bunch didn't have the pure elusiveness really. Rogers made so many yards after the catch.
Catches and yards and even TDs don't tell the whole story. I believe Bobby Reynolds was also one who could shake em loose from their shoes as well though he was before my time.
The game has changed in many ways over the 44 years since his heisman year but he would still be a very fine player without question. We've had a handful of players with 'shake and bake' similarly but even after all these years and a thousand more recruits, you won't make a long list of those who can compare. DeJuan Groce was in that category. Bobby Newcomb, Ameer, Dana Brinson, Von Shepherd are some that come to mind. Other greats who made some special plays include Crouch, Tommy F, Lawrence P, Gill, Fryar, Rosier. But the latter bunch didn't have the pure elusiveness really. Rogers made so many yards after the catch.
Catches and yards and even TDs don't tell the whole story. I believe Bobby Reynolds was also one who could shake em loose from their shoes as well though he was before my time.
Great comments above. I wonder, if some of our guys lack of YAC, is ball placement by the QB. TA doesn't seem to always throw a ball where the receiver catches it in stride. Don't get me wrong, I would love 0 YAC and cut the INT's this season to 10 or less.... However, I think our receiving corps is truly better than the statistics show.
Westy is a phenomenal receiver. Great routes, phenomenal hands and great ability to move his body in the air to make the catch. Even in todays game in the NFL, very few guys have the ability to juke a guy out of their cleats. That's a rarity, that we at NU, have been blessed to see with some of the guys who have come through here.
Lastly, Coach Dub gets credit for these guys. Great technician and coach. Credit Fish as well.
Getting a 1000 yard receiver would be amazing considering it would be the first. Seems like a very deserving candidate.
That is definitely part of it. Not saying any of them would be Rodgers (DPE might be close if he completely recovers) but a lot of times they are doing well just to be able to catch the ball, let alone do anything with it after they do.
I'm still not sure how Westerkamp was able to walk off the field after the MSU game last year. He got hung out to dry at least three times and took huge shots. No I idea how he was even able to get up again, to say nothing of actually catching the ball (which he did).
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Landlord
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Swift deserved it and was close.
Kenny deserved it and got pretty damn close too.
Will Westerkamp be the first to finally break through that glass ceiling? Hopefully he stays durable and reliable enough with the added attention from defenses to lead the way in that regard. It's pretty trivial in the long run, but that will be something that goes further than it should with recruits.
Kenny deserved it and got pretty damn close too.
Will Westerkamp be the first to finally break through that glass ceiling? Hopefully he stays durable and reliable enough with the added attention from defenses to lead the way in that regard. It's pretty trivial in the long run, but that will be something that goes further than it should with recruits.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
I think it's weird to say that someone "deserves" a record or a statistic. Either they get the stat or they don't. Nothing against your post, just my thoughts.
