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  1. Link to the LJS Article Notes from the article: This is something many of us have asked all season long--if you know you have a QB that can't handle the plays that are being called, why the heck are you calling them in the first place? Perhaps the local media was being kind in waiting until the end of the regular season, to give Riley, Langsdorf, et al, the benefit of the doubt. But it's evident they're seeing what many folks have pointed out here, usually during gameday threads--that Riley and Langsdorf really did not do what was sold to the 'Husker fans at the beginning of the season in this regard...or worse yet, they did set out to do this, and failed in their attempt to do so. I think between Sipple's column and McKeown's article in the aftermath of the Iowa debacle, it's evident that the grace period for Riley and company (for whatever grace period was given) is now over, and the local pundits are seeing what many folks have been complaining about for some time--that Langsdorf isn't putting these kids in a position to win with his playcalling and coaching. I guess the honeymoon is over?
  2. Would like to know how former players feel about the current Nebraska Football Program?
  3. After the MSU game, I've got 3 main concerns with this team that will be key factors in how the rest of season plays out. The first is a concern that I've had for a while, and really showed itself Saturday. #1 - Receiver route combinations Too many times in the past few years under Tim Beck's offense, we've seen 2 receivers running routes and ending up in the same area (Late throw to Moore in the endzone that was nearly a TD). There also seem to be a lot of routes that don't quite complement each other (Final throw by Tommy that was intercepted). I'm not an offensive guru by any means, but these route combos seem like a problem. I can understand if there are young receivers in the game and they aren't running them correctly, which was the case on that last drive, but it has happened with our passing game for years now. Wasn't Beck the passing game coordinator at Kansas? You'd think these types of things wouldn't happen. #2 - Offensive line - Bad push and too many penalties Against Fresno, Miami, and Illinois, our line looked possessed. They controlled the line even though teams were loading the box. Saturday against MSU, they looked like absolute dog crap. They got absolutely tooled by MSU's front 7 (which I acknowledge is very good), and that factor alone held us back from winning the ballgame. I'd love to see a stat as well on penalties, as Alex Lewis and Jake Cotton have to be two of the most penalized offensive linemen in CFB. And at times on Saturday, Sterup looked like a Jr. High kid trying to block Calhoun and Rush. Totally tooled. This is the one thing that I'd give Beck some leeway on. I've heard a lot of bitching about how we kept trying to do the same thing over and over even though it wasn't working. Let's be honest - If Beck would have tried to run early on and just aired it out the rest of the game, people would be complaining about that too. Ameer Abdullah is the best playmaker on the team, and we had to continually try to get him the ball. Unfortunately, when your OL can't block and is continually whiffing on LBs and DL all game long, it's hard for your All-American RB to find space to run. #3 - Depth in the secondary Losing Daniel Davie hurt. Bad. He's been doing a pretty good job this year and was holding his own early on in the game. Then the first play Jonathon Rose came in, MSU went right after him with a double move and threw a 55 yard TD to Lippett. Kalu shows major promise, he's just young and pretty green. He will be a different person next year after an off season in the weight room. Josh Mitchell, while I love his heart and his leadership, just isn't a guy who is going to make us feel comfortable on an island against a quality receiver. I really hope our young CBs and Charles Jackson can step in next year and make that unit much improved, because lack of depth and ability there right now is pretty concerning. I know someone is bound to post that Connor Cook was just held to 11/29, so here would be my response to that: Our best form of pass coverage right now is our stellar front 4. Cook didn't have all day to sit in the pocket and make throws because RG4, McMullen, Collins, and Valentine are freakin' amazing! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - With that said, I truly believe that there is something special about this team. The leadership that is present is different than years' past, and our defense plays with attitude. I fully expect this team to run the table and face MSU in the B1G CCG with an 11-1 record. And the way things are playing out this year, I'd venture to say that the winner of that game could be looking at the 4th spot in the playoff. GBR!!!
  4. An article from Hail Varsity re: Tim Beck's media comments post-McNeese State debacle: Also They go further down the rabbit hole here. I don't care if you're a position coach, head coach, coordinator, the Weinerslinger(sp) operator--you don't *hope* that what your responsible for works, you put work and due diligence in so you trust that it will work correctly. If you're hoping it works, then IMO I'm not sure you're going about things the right way...
  5. One thing I've been baffled by, especially during UCLA and even now, is why there aren't more rollouts and blatant run-pass options. To see an actual "option-pass" today was nice, I guess, but, with Taylors athleticism I don't understand why there isn't more of it. I'd almost wonder if using it more often would help the defense get used to mobile QBs, too, but that's another story. Now I haven't seen every play of every game, and maybe there are things I'm missing - please enlighten me. But, especially in high pressure situations, or to change the pace, why not move the pocket or do more roll outs, etc? I'm very, very happy with Taylor becoming a more sound drop back passing threat. Seeing him take courageous stands in the pocket is pretty cool and respectful to see. But to me there are situations where the lack of 'changeup' is a problem. This may be more something that came up during last week, but, I didn't see it happen at all this week, nor in the first game. Is this simply something not emphazied by the offense?
  6. I just finished this book last weekend. Anyone else read it? It's from the guy who runs smartfooball.com, and I would highly recommend it. It's somewhat short, but it helped me understand some stuff I never really knew. He goes into detail about the stuff like match-zone coverages we use, and discusses the "get open" WR routes Beck installed (it's from the run-n-shoot). I've also spent quite a bit of time at his website over the summer, and it's a really cool site if you're into X's and O's. Website is here: www.smartfootball.com Book is here.
  7. Guys--I keep seeing ourselves going around and around about the Rexcat, or putting more RBs in, or Taylor Martinez calling his own number too much in audible situations, or Taylor Martinez not checking down properly. I *can't* be the only person with a strong sense of déjà vu when I read these posts. Ultimately, there is only so much we can do running when teams are content to put 7+ in the box and go man-to-man in pass coverage. We *MUST* pass to keep defenses honest--it's football 101. It's why so many folks here griped and complained about Watson not going down the field enough--you have to stretch a defense to keep it honest and allow your running game to flourish. And while this year is different in that we have both an offensive coordinator that *is* calling the necessary passing plays to win and we have good young WRs that catch the ball and fight for YAC, we have maintained excellent RBs and TEs, just like last year. Hell, even our O-Line is progressing, despite its youth, and looks to be a stout and hardy group in the years to come. We're getting close to getting a 'pipeline' back in Lincoln. The *only* thing that has not progressed since last year on offense is Martinez, folks--we've improved or maintained at all other positions (including OC), but we've effectively regressed or stagnated at QB. As Yogi Berra said, "It's Deja Vu all over again." And if Bo isn't willing to make the necessary changes and start putting in a competent run/pass threat at QB, then we may as well search for our old 2010 threads, dust them off, replace Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Oklahoma State with the likes of Ohio State, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Michigan, and be done with this season. I would honestly rather we make the necessary changes, especially now against a weak tOSU and going into a bye week to face underwhelming Minnesota and Michigan State teams to get whomever that needs to be at QB the necessary reps to make them comfortable and avoid another Cody Green problem like last year. Otherwise, when we play Wisconsin for the Big 10 title (and I still believe that we will win our division), the Fox Sports announcers are going to be pulling out the Yogi Berra quote early and often, and deservedly so.
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