1's vs 1's

[huskers1]

I was thinking about Peter's comments last week on Big Red Wrap-Up about how they used to go 1's on 1's at the end of every Tuesday and Wednesday practice for a good 30 min. I started thinking, do we do that anymore? Maybe not even an all out scrimmage type situation, but does anyone know if at least the lines are going ones vs ones? I remember hearing all of fall camp how o linemen were saying it was really hard going against suh but it was going to benefit them later in the year. Then they came out and looked pretty good even against va tech in the running game. however, I was wondering if we stopped doing that and they aren't used to the speed they're seeing on game days bc they've been going against the scout team the whole week instead of our top guys.

[tmfr15]

I don't think we do it much now. The idea is to keep people healthy. And, not only that, but the green jerseys for the QBs, Helu and Brooks are lame. Either they can play or they can't. If they can't practice and get hit, how are they going to play in the game and get hit?

[motorboatjonesNU]

1s vs. 1s would be a good idea for our offense now.

[husker98]

1s vs. 1s would be a good idea for our offense now.

 

 

i completely agree. this would speed the progression of the o-line as facing our D-line daily would be would help them significantly.

[huskerstuckinmichigan]

1s vs. 1s would be a good idea for our offense now.

 

 

i completely agree. this would speed the progression of the o-line as facing our D-line daily would be would help them significantly.

 

Like Jason Peter said, it made the actual games easy. If our O line had to go against Suh, Crick and Co. even a couple times a week I can't imagine it wouldn't help.

[I am I]

My college coach made us go 1v1 every week too. He said it was to 'toughen us like leather'...You see, if you USE leather all the time and keep it in shape and well oiled it gets better and stronger, even over years and years of use.

 

However, if you let it sit even for a few weeks and it gets tight and cracked, then even the slightest misuse will cause harm to it.

 

His final reason was that if people MAY to get hurt in practice, it makes sense that they MAY get hurt in a game too. So might as well practice hard and get everyone ready to play, cuz if a 1 goes down, a 2 better be ready....needless to say, we were never out-toughed on the field

[helu4heisman]

Playing Division 2 ball, we go 1's vs. 1's every tuesday and Wed. usually for an inside run period and a blitz pass period. It is a HUGE benefit as an o-lineman. Last year we had an all-american at d-end, and 2 all-conference beasts on the d-line. When we got to the games it was a breeze because we were prepared in practice and went against the best D-line we would face during the week of practice. I think it brings competition and toughness and if it is not happening at Nebraska definitely should be!

[caveman99]

Well I don't know how much they do it as compared to what TO did, but when Cody Green was speaking at the presser yesterday he basically stated that they do so. He was asked about the OU front four putting pressure on him and he said basically that it helps the O-Line to have to go against the Blackshirt Front 4 in practice and that he thinks the Blackshirt front four is better than the OU front.

[ICT HSKR 10]

Well I don't know how much they do it as compared to what TO did, but when Cody Green was speaking at the presser yesterday he basically stated that they do so. He was asked about the OU front four putting pressure on him and he said basically that it helps the O-Line to have to go against the Blackshirt Front 4 in practice and that he thinks the Blackshirt front four is better than the OU front.

 

I wonder how the coaches get enough material to grade our QB's and RB's. Can you imagine what Suh & Crick do to our O Line in practice?

[Ringer02]

Well I don't know how much they do it as compared to what TO did, but when Cody Green was speaking at the presser yesterday he basically stated that they do so. He was asked about the OU front four putting pressure on him and he said basically that it helps the O-Line to have to go against the Blackshirt Front 4 in practice and that he thinks the Blackshirt front four is better than the OU front.

 

I wonder how the coaches get enough material to grade our QB's and RB's. Can you imagine what Suh & Crick do to our O Line in practice?

You'd think it would make them better..

[I See Red People]

I thought the team was already scrimmaging 1s-1s regularly?

[I am I]

Special-teams standout Martin brings it all

 

BY BRIAN ROSENTHAL / Lincoln Journal Star

Thursday, Nov 05, 2009 - 12:15:29 am CST

 

Eric Martin became a starter on special teams because as a scout-team member, he was “a little too aggressive with our starters,” he said.

 

Nebraska assistant coach John Papuchis rolled his eyes and smiled.

 

“I don’t know about that,” Papuchis said. “But, yeah, he made a great name by giving a great effort on the scout units.”

 

Sometimes, a little too much effort.

 

“Like I’d be on punt block and I’ll rush and just block all the punts Alex (Henery) kicks,” said Martin, a true freshman from Moreno Valley, Calif.

 

“I’m supposed to let him kick it, but I don’t. I’m just violently aggressive. I’ll hit the starter when there’s really no need to, but I will anyway, just because. Who knows? There might be somebody out there like me.”

 

The good news for Martin: All that effort, however misguided at times, helped earn him playing time this season.

 

“He made us confident that he could be a guy who could help us out on Saturdays,” Papuchis said.

 

Like last Saturday, when Martin’s punt block helped Nebraska score an early touchdown in a 20-10 victory at Baylor.

 

“He’s a great competitor,” said teammate Justin Blatchford, who returned the blocked punt 25 yards for a touchdown. “It doesn’t matter who it is. He’ll go up and hit him in the mouth, and it’s great to see from a true freshman.”

 

Martin doesn’t play scout team anymore. He’s a starter on punt block and kickoff.

 

“I’m pretty sure nobody on scout likes me,” Martin said.

 

Papuchis admits coaches still “rein him in a little bit” when the punt block team is going against the scout team. Nobody’s getting work on punt returns if some go-getter is blocking all the punts.

 

Oh, Martin has other stories of when he’s been too disruptive.

 

“Like one time, I was on punt block,” he said, “and it was the starting punt (unit). Our long snapper, I was supposed to rush him and then let him go and start blocking him down the field. I didn’t. I kind of peeled off and waited ’til he came around, and kind of blindsided him.

 

“And he was the starting long snapper, and he was kind of hurt a little bit and dizzy.”

 

Martin said Papuchis yelled at him.

 

“He told me not to hit him no more,” Martin said. “He just said he doesn’t want me taking out the starters. We don’t have that many long snappers.”

 

Martin, who began making a name for himself with his vicious hits in fall camp, said his hard-hitting nature is the result of mental toughness.

 

“When I’m on the field I just put myself out there like me being bigger than anybody and me being tougher than anybody,” he said. “When I feel my opponent is trying to be better than me, I just use physicality as a mind-set.”

 

So when does Martin take all this physicality to linebacker?

 

Maybe in the bowl game, he said, if Nebraska plays a run-heavy team. Martin plays BUCK linebacker, a position in the base 4-3 defense coaches seldom use against the many spread-type offenses in the Big 12 Conference.

 

“I haven’t really picked up the schemes of the pass defense yet,” Martin said. “I’ve just picked up the schemes of the run.”

 

For now, Martin will channel all of his energy on special teams.

 

“Special teams is not on the field as much as offense and defense,” he said. “So the couple seconds I do have out there, I’m going to make it last, make it worth something instead of being another player out there. Just be the best special-teams player you can.

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This is kind of what we were talking about in another thread the other day...just guys going out and hitting each other and making each other tougher...I just really love watching Martin, especially when I'm at the games, he just absolutely rocks people...

 

Now, I know what the coaches are saying about getting done in practice a certain amount of reps for punts and returns and stuff, but when we had guys like this on our college team, the coaches wouldn't rein them in, they would get pissed at the starters and curse and yell at them telling them to keep the friggin true freshman out of the backfield, that he was giving a great look, and we were sucking, and just to f'ing block him like a game situation....

 

we all hated guys who went balls to the wall on every stinking play in practice, but after a couple reps of us getting chewed, we just went harder too and it ended up making us all really tough and competitive...we need more guys like this not giving starters A FREE PASS in practices...hell, that's what scout players are there for--to give a realistic look!! I love this guy!

[Enhance]

Interesting article. I think Martin has the potential to be a great linebacker with an unbelievable motor that just never stops.

 

As far as the practice comments go, I agree and disagree at the same time. Yes we need guys being physical and making every body work hard in practice, but at the same time drills are drills and they need to be done the way they are supposed to be done. He needs to keep being physical, but it appears discipline is really what is keeping him off the field right now.

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

I really like Martin. He's aggresive and isn't afraid to smack someone in the mouth. We need more kids with his style of aggresivness on both sides of the ball.

[The Maudfather]

This kid is going to be a player. He's already had some really impressive hits and plays this year as a true freshman.