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Four-year contract, $2.491 million. Not bad. Texans fans are pretty excited about it, they're calling Crick a "steal" in the fourth. They could be very, very pleased with him. LINK

I know this gets brought up a couple times a year, but I think it's worth more discussion. In cases where the opposing team has a clear number one receiver (in terms of talent level) and we have a clear number one corner, we should make adjustments to match them up, IMO. Yes, I know we play a lot of zone and match zone and each player is accustomed to playing a certain side/area of the field in these schemes, but it would help us a lot to make special adjustments for scenarios like today. It's really frustrating to watch Ebert take a basic route for an 80-yard pitch and catch while arguably our worst cover guy trails hopelessly two yards behind him. Meanwhile, we have the best corner in the conference stuck like glue on some glorified decoy.

I really think Fonz deserves his own shout-out thread here. He looks completely back up to speed and really, I think he is the best corner we have had here in a long time. Losing him is really going to hurt next year, and I hope he imparts some of his swagger to the younger guys he is mentoring. He is athletic to be sure, but it's his fearlessness that really sets him apart. He relishes the idea of taking on receivers and shutting them down. Can't be more obvious that he loves having the ball thrown his way so he can get get in there and make a play on it. Love that feistiness. Even in the blowout against Wisconsin, he was lining up against receivers with a "c'mon, bring it" attitude...and last year, against Oklahoma State, he was just itching to get put on Blackmon. Move over Darelle Revis! He may have his own little island, but Isla Alfonzo has raptors on it (see NUance's picture ) What an incredible find by the staff back in 2008. We're watching a Husker legend in action and are lucky enough to be able to do so for a few more games yet...