What did we learn? Colorado edition

[Savage Husker]

I didn’t like the all out blitz on third and 10+ when we were still in the game though. That play broke us IMO. We showed all day we could cover their guys. Not sure why that call at that moment

Yeah, that’s fair. I’ll tip the cap to Sanders and WR for breaking our back. 
 

Maybe I’m going to give Sanders or CU OC too much credit, but I believe they recognized the all out blitz and checked to a quick drop and fade route knowing they were in man. 

 

[chamrocck]

This in a nutshell:

We have a good defense.

But that defense is negated by a turnover machine offense.

Colorado has playmakers so when we  keep giving them chances they’ll eventually hit on one or three, etc.

Recipe for the disaster we saw despite a good effort from the defense. 

 

[twofittyonred]

Ethan Piper should be benched.  He kills drives almost as effectively as Sims does.  

if you are not happy with piper's play, I suggest you dont look at Turner Corcoran's

 

[MyBloodIsRed16]

I learned we can almost reach last year's sack total in two games 

 

[MyBloodIsRed16]

if you are not happy with piper's play, I suggest you dont look at Turner Corcoran's

Not happy with his either.  I did notice Lutovski in there but I was a little drunk by then and not sure who he replaced.  I'll have to go back and watch 

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

Oh the hope I had when it was 13-7 and they had 3rd and long

I was just thinking about that. I almost forgot the score was 13-7 halfway through the third quarter.

I guess I had hope, but how many of us thought Nebraska was going to rally and win the game?  I just wasn't feeling it from this team. 

 

[corncraze]

I was just thinking about that. I almost forgot the score was 13-7 halfway through the third quarter.

I guess I had hope, but how many of us thought Nebraska was going to rally and win the game?  I just wasn't feeling it from this team. 

Not with this offense… 

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

I learned that Colorado could be penalized more often than Nebraska and it still wouldn't shut up Husker Board's ref conspiracy theorists. 

 

[krc1995]

I learned that Colorado could be penalized more often than Nebraska and it still wouldn't shut up Husker Board's ref conspiracy theorists. 

But they actually commit them

 

[Packerhuskerfan]

Sack totals don't mean remotely as much as turnovers.  We still give up big yardage plays on defense and whenever the offense gives us a glimmer of hope or you need the defense to give a final stand, you can depend on the defense to finally let up.  The defense is the best part of this team by far, but they aren't game changers.

 

[Waldo]

if we had a competent QB we might be 2-0 right now.

If you just switched QB’s in both games, we’d be 2-0. You need your QB to be a gamer in college. Honestly one of the most important positions in all of sports. Look at Alabama last night. Sims just doesn’t have it but he doesn’t have a ton around him either. 

 

[knapplc]

I put forward that we use as many additional M’s as he has turnovers each week. One additional M for each turnover. So this week he will be Simmmmms(I putting the Earvin one on him as well)

That's a great idea!

 

[MyBloodIsRed16]

Haarberg didn't play as bad as I originally thought.  Had one really bad throw had two nice passes dropped.  Also threw a TD pass.  That's just as many as Sims has thrown this year 

 

[soup]

So unpopular take here. Sims fumbles are not necessarily his fault. They are the lines fault. It was a silent count most of the game which is controlled by the line.  And their timing was off multiple times. (I would be willing to give the first one to Sims but it wasn’t a great snap)
 

I seem to remember a certain center that was rolled for bad snaps and causing Adrian to fumble. Very few of those were tagged to Martinez and rightly left at the feet of the bad snap. 

 

[runningblind]

So unpopular take here. Sims fumbles are not necessarily his fault. They are the lines fault. It was a silent count most of the game which is controlled by the line.  And their timing was off multiple times. (I would be willing to give the first one to Sims but it wasn’t a great snap)
 

I seem to remember a certain center that was rolled for bad snaps and causing Adrian to fumble. Very few of those were tagged to Martinez and rightly left at the feet of the bad snap. 

Big difference between Sims being hit right in the hands and dropping it, versus Cam throwing it 3 yards to the right of Adrian or at his feet.  

If it's anywhere near his hands, it's the QBs fault.