walksalone Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 1. We have to start more quickly, with more consistency 2. This weeks 2nd half adjustments have had the most impact of the 3 games so far 3. T-Mart learned to slide (about goddamn time) 4. The 2nd half may have been the best half of football we've seen so far 5. The youngsters (aka Freshman) are starting to give us some depth Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Our offense can lead us to victories T-Mart is learning to make less mistakes but still has a ways to go DB's need Fonzie back asap O-line is getting better with experience Quote Link to comment
GM_Tood Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 O-Line is coming around Passing game is 'good' Rex is still a beast Secondary needs some play makers to step up Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 If you guys want to point fingers at anybody on the defense - do not do it at a very young and promising set of players in the secondary who are still developing and getting their feet wet for the first time. Point it at that vaunted, veteran DL of ours, supposed to be the most kickass unit on this defense, getting their butts repeatedly handed to them and just not playing up to the standards they have set for themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Definitely happy Taylor learned to slide. And got to agree, we have a TON of young talent that is just beginning to show itself. Our O-line is not as bad as we all thought... They looked downright dominant at times today. Was Barney's headset malfunctioning or something? Our O-line did well. For the first time in a while, I am less concerned with our offense than our defense. I know the Pelini's prefer to drop everyone they can into coverage and let the D-line alone pressure the quarterback. This method worked a few years ago because Suh was a physical freak. Now, I don't know that our D-line is good enough (holding or no) to consistently pressure the QB. I feel even less confident our linebackers and secondary can actually do their job and cover. It feels extremely weird to be saying this, but today the linebacker I was least impressed with was... David. I saw little from him to inspire confidence. He occasionally did a good job attacking gaps, but when he got there, he whiffed on Polk and just got embarrassed trying to play man coverage on that last long Husky TD pass. Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 The future (as usual ) looks very bright on both sides of the ball Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 The future (as usual ) looks very bright on both sides of the ball Some of those kids are ridiculously fast Quote Link to comment
Overland Park Husker Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 That when we're up by 20 with 10 minutes left the coaches call the game like it's already over. Had a chance to finish the game and the coaches blew it. Quote Link to comment
HuskerElse Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 that our secondary needs to get some things fixed, and that it's beautiful to watch the big fullback rumble down the field Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I think the biggest thing we've learned is the offense has to grow up in a hurry because they won't be able to lean on a good defense while they get their act together. It's troubling to see how the defense has regressed since '09. It's not just the young secondary. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 What did we learn? 1- Defense is worse than most of us ever imagined. 2- Offense showed vast improvement since last week. 3- We may not have to totally rely on TM for yardage. 4- Didn't learn but was reminded why I love Burkhead. 5- Pass rush is non-existant and our secondary is struggling. 6- Bo may think too highly of his mediocre defense based on decision to go for it on 4th and 3 instead of kicking Mr Automatic to go up by 16. Quote Link to comment
melscott62 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 What did we learn? 1- Defense is worse than most of us ever imagined. 2- Offense showed vast improvement since last week. 3- We may not have to totally rely on TM for yardage. 4- Didn't learn but was reminded why I love Burkhead. 5- Pass rush is non-existant and our secondary is struggling. 6- Bo may think too highly of his mediocre defense based on decision to go for it on 4th and 3 instead of kicking Mr Automatic to go up by 16. how did their QB get hurt? 1 Quote Link to comment
It'sNotAFakeID Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I think Bo went for it because we were still up two scores and would have been even if we kicked the FG. If we would've gotten it, the game would have been over, so the benefits certainly outweighed the risks. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh and #7- We have a bunch of scary good young talent in Abdullah, Heard, Green, and Turner. Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 What did we learn? 1- Defense is worse than most of us ever imagined. 2- Offense showed vast improvement since last week. 3- We may not have to totally rely on TM for yardage. 4- Didn't learn but was reminded why I love Burkhead. 5- Pass rush is non-existant and our secondary is struggling. 6- Bo may think too highly of his mediocre defense based on decision to go for it on 4th and 3 instead of kicking Mr Automatic to go up by 16. how did their QB get hurt? They mentioned he was a bit gimpy from last week, but I don't think Crickenstein leveling him didn't help matters any... Quote Link to comment
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