bdubb75 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 After watching the football follies video on YouTube from the Iowa State game, how can you blame anybody other than the players that fumbled? I mean, other than the 2 errant throws, Zac Lee apparently played well. I live in Florida so I didn't get a chance to see the game as it is out of my 'area' but after watching those follies, if we don't fumble, we win that game 35-9 at least. I know Zac Lee isn't the best QB and we often question Watson's play calling but not even the almighty Tim Tebow could have won that game for us against Iowa St with those types of turnovers. Quote Link to comment
Pasadena Husker Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 After watching the football follies video on YouTube from the Iowa State game, how can you blame anybody other than the players that fumbled? I mean, other than the 2 errant throws, Zac Lee apparently played well. I live in Florida so I didn't get a chance to see the game as it is out of my 'area' but after watching those follies, if we don't fumble, we win that game 35-9 at least. I know Zac Lee isn't the best QB and we often question Watson's play calling but not even the almighty Tim Tebow could have won that game for us against Iowa St with those types of turnovers. i thought the same thing after watching the video and, like you, did not get to watch the game live. maybe if the game is watched in its enitrety, then his ineptitude that people are talking about on the board would be obvious, but most of those turnovers looked to be other players' faults. Quote Link to comment
caveman99 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 After watching the football follies video on YouTube from the Iowa State game, how can you blame anybody other than the players that fumbled? I mean, other than the 2 errant throws, Zac Lee apparently played well. I live in Florida so I didn't get a chance to see the game as it is out of my 'area' but after watching those follies, if we don't fumble, we win that game 35-9 at least. I know Zac Lee isn't the best QB and we often question Watson's play calling but not even the almighty Tim Tebow could have won that game for us against Iowa St with those types of turnovers. i thought the same thing after watching the video and, like you, did not get to watch the game live. maybe if the game is watched in its enitrety, then his ineptitude that people are talking about on the board would be obvious, but most of those turnovers looked to be other players' faults. No, I watched the game and I agree with you two. I thought Lee played pretty well actually. Every time he made a check, the play went for good yardage so it seemed to me that he was in a nice groove managing the Offense. The turnovers were the story of the game, plain and simple IMO. People talk about the Offense having issues, but I didn't see it really. I saw an offense that on most days puts up 42+ points, but turned over the ball nearly every single drive. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNMO Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Most of us aren't pinning it on Lee, but it's pretty obvious that the players around him are not responding to him. The offense needs a spark, and he doesn't seem capable of providing it. Quote Link to comment
bdubb75 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 Based on the YouTube video, it seems like most of the TO's were when we were about to score or damn near close. Minus the last throw which really shouldn't count too much against Lee. 4th and 10 with a minute to go...meh. Losing makes my week long and aggravating lol. Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Lee didn't have a terrible game. However, temper that enthusiasm with the fact that he was under virtually no pressure the entire game. The ISU pass rush was woeful to nonexistent. Lee still held the ball entirely too long. Most of the passes he completed were for very short yardage or were stop routes where the receiver was literally standing still waiting for the ball. With 1 or two exceptions, Lee's passes while the receivers were still moving were off target - either behind, low, or high. He did not play well. But, yeah. You are correct. The fumbles lost the game more than anything. The running game should have been able to shoulder the load. Quote Link to comment
broganreynik Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 After watching the football follies video on YouTube from the Iowa State game, how can you blame anybody other than the players that fumbled? I mean, other than the 2 errant throws, Zac Lee apparently played well. I live in Florida so I didn't get a chance to see the game as it is out of my 'area' but after watching those follies, if we don't fumble, we win that game 35-9 at least. I know Zac Lee isn't the best QB and we often question Watson's play calling but not even the almighty Tim Tebow could have won that game for us against Iowa St with those types of turnovers. i thought the same thing after watching the video and, like you, did not get to watch the game live. maybe if the game is watched in its enitrety, then his ineptitude that people are talking about on the board would be obvious, but most of those turnovers looked to be other players' faults. No, I watched the game and I agree with you two. I thought Lee played pretty well actually. Every time he made a check, the play went for good yardage so it seemed to me that he was in a nice groove managing the Offense. The turnovers were the story of the game, plain and simple IMO. People talk about the Offense having issues, but I didn't see it really. I saw an offense that on most days puts up 42+ points, but turned over the ball nearly every single drive. He averaged less than 7 yards per attempt, and if you take away the Niles Paul fumble debacle, it was less than 5. That does not scream good yardage. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 No, I watched the game and I agree with you two. I thought Lee played pretty well actually. Every time he made a check, the play went for good yardage so it seemed to me that he was in a nice groove managing the Offense. The turnovers were the story of the game, plain and simple IMO. People talk about the Offense having issues, but I didn't see it really. I saw an offense that on most days puts up 42+ points, but turned over the ball nearly every single drive. He averaged less than 7 yards per attempt, and if you take away the Niles Paul fumble debacle, it was less than 5. That does not scream good yardage. Why would we take away the Niles Paul fumble debacle? That's not Lee's fault at all, and shouldn't be removed from his stats. LEE THREW A TD PASS on that play. Paul gave it away. Even as bad as Lee has played, he's still in the top 50 in Pass Efficiency in the country. For a "balanced" team, that's great. To put that in perspective, Lee is five spots behind Oklahoma's Landry Jones, two spots ahead of Blaine Gabbert, and 19 spots ahead of preseason Heisman candidate Jevan Snead. Now, if you want to talk ONLY about yards per attempt, Lee is ranked ahead of guys like Snead, Gabbert, Jones and some kid named Colt McCoy (it says he plays for Texas - never heard of him). Quote Link to comment
captain obvious Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'm having a hard time deciding if the turnovers on Saturday can be traced to the coaching staff or some crazy wall of voodoo that a wizard erected on the ISU 5 yard line in the middle of the first quarter. Quote Link to comment
Pasadena Husker Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'm having a hard time deciding if the turnovers on Saturday can be traced to the coaching staff or some crazy wall of voodoo that a wizard erected on the ISU 5 yard line in the middle of the first quarter. i really like the phrase "wall of voodoo". wasn't that the name of an 80's band? Quote Link to comment
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