Physical secondary working on strategy

[junior4949]

I would say the PI penalties had more to do with NU being a marked man than anything. I'm a little concerned about losing physicality. We need to continue doing what we do until someone A) beats us at it, or B) the league makes it apparent what we are doing will not be tolerated. The train of thought that someone is tougher than you or more physical than you so you should back down is a train of thought that could get us in trouble. Our guys should always be thinking they are the baddest M'fer's on the field and regardless of your size we are going to make you hate your job. But we will see.

 

How bad does A&M get jobbed by the zebras this year?

[billdozer15]

I would say the PI penalties had more to do with NU being a marked man than anything. I'm a little concerned about losing physicality. We need to continue doing what we do until someone A) beats us at it, or B) the league makes it apparent what we are doing will not be tolerated. The train of thought that someone is tougher than you or more physical than you so you should back down is a train of thought that could get us in trouble. Our guys should always be thinking they are the baddest M'fer's on the field and regardless of your size we are going to make you hate your job. But we will see.

 

How bad does A&M get jobbed by the zebras this year?

I would say worse than us last year.

[bball_backer]

"Perhaps you noticed Nebraska standout cornerback Alfonzo Dennard's comments last week. An exceptionally physical corner, Dennard raised eyebrows when he said, "In the Big Ten, you can't hardly put your hands on them (receivers) … Coach Raymond told me I have to change it up. It's kind of hard for me to play the game the way he wants to me to play."

 

That's the thing right there, you will get called on late jams and grabs. Hitting hard is allowed, it is football after all, but mugging is not and will be called. What they (in your camp) are seeing is officiating more like the nfl officiates.

I watched a decent amount of B10 football last year, and tOSU, Iowa, and Wisky all got away with about the same amount of "mugging" at various times as NU was doing in the B12. This is, again, a "wait and see" item. I suspect this is a non-issue where opposing fans will think NU is getting away with PI and NU fans will think the PI calls are bogus. That's just how fans are.

 

Now I'll freely agree that officiating in the B10 has been better than the B12, but I'd also say the same about every conference out there (except the P10 5-7 years ago).

The reason people think the Big XII-3 was more lenient is just because NU was willing to push the envelope constantly. I don't buy that there is that much of a difference from conference to conference.

[Scarlet Overkill]

How bad does A&M get jobbed by the zebras this year?

 

I said it elsewhere, but say it here, too. If any other team announces their departure, the refs will be on their best behavior since they'll be auditioning for a new job somewhere else. No "jobbing" gonna happen after either MU or OU announce their plans to leave the house of cards.

[Hercules]

"Perhaps you noticed Nebraska standout cornerback Alfonzo Dennard's comments last week. An exceptionally physical corner, Dennard raised eyebrows when he said, "In the Big Ten, you can't hardly put your hands on them (receivers) … Coach Raymond told me I have to change it up. It's kind of hard for me to play the game the way he wants to me to play."

 

That's the thing right there, you will get called on late jams and grabs. Hitting hard is allowed, it is football after all, but mugging is not and will be called. What they (in your camp) are seeing is officiating more like the nfl officiates.

I watched a decent amount of B10 football last year, and tOSU, Iowa, and Wisky all got away with about the same amount of "mugging" at various times as NU was doing in the B12. This is, again, a "wait and see" item. I suspect this is a non-issue where opposing fans will think NU is getting away with PI and NU fans will think the PI calls are bogus. That's just how fans are.

 

Now I'll freely agree that officiating in the B10 has been better than the B12, but I'd also say the same about every conference out there (except the P10 5-7 years ago).

The reason people think the Big XII-3 was more lenient is just because NU was willing to push the envelope constantly. I don't buy that there is that much of a difference from conference to conference.

 

Me neither, at this point. I'm pretty sure we've played with Big Ten officials a couple times over the past three years, and I'd be surprised if we were even close to as heavily penalized as we were in the Big 12.

[Hunter94]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110830/BIGRED/708309788/-1#physical-secondary-working-on-strategy

 

Physical secondary working on strategy

 

Nebraska's talent-rich secondary developed the reputation as a physically oppressive unit during the past two seasons, a label that may not quite be as applicable going forward under a NFL-influenced position coach.

 

The defensive backs don't want to shy away from contact — they're not losing any aggressiveness.

 

 

But first-year assistant coach Corey Raymond is telling the Huskers to be a little more calculated and strategic when they start banging with receivers after the snap.

 

"You can play a physical game, but you have to change your game up at times," Raymond said. "Because what if you meet somebody that's more physical than you? Then you've got to do certain other things to them - play your technique."

 

It's not always necessary to bump a receiver off his route, or to tug at his jersey, or to run him out of bounds. That has been Raymond's message to his unit ever since he was hired in the offseason.

 

The mentality, though, happens to be a bit contrarian to the bullish approach the defensive backs regularly used to overwhelm opposing receivers in 2010.

 

It's undisputed that the Huskers' secondary had incredible talent last season, led by NFL draft picks Prince Amukamara, DeJon Gomes and Eric Hagg.

 

But it gained even more of an advantage because its style of play was defined by toeing the line between legal contact and illegal mauling. The Huskers were called for more defensive pass interference penalties (nine) than any other team in the Big 12 last year.

 

Asked specifically about what he saw from Nebraska's game film, Raymond just smiled.

 

"In the league I came from, you couldn't touch people," he said.

 

 

 

note to Raymond.......don't screw with success, it ain't broke, don't try to fx it.

[whateveritis1224]

I see it has Raymond preparing the DBs more for the next level. I see that as a good thing.