kchusker_chris Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I am stunned by Martinez's transformation over the last 3 games. I'm still a skeptic, but just when we were begging him to become a game-manager, he became one. He has played extremely well the last few weeks. Even Saturday his passes were crisp and on (or at least not far off) the mark. He scrambled well, showing much better pocket awareness than in past weeks. He called his number in correct (minus once or twice) situations. He executed the 2-minute drill at the end of the game like he was a passing QB. Dennard is fully back. You rarely hear his name during the game (and that's a good thing). Steinkuhler may have just had his break-out game. A loss, unfortunately - but he was all over the field. He doesn't have the Suh speed, but there were multiple times where I watched him flat out man-handle his guy. Finished with 9 tackces, 2 TFLs and a sack. He only had 22 tackles going into this game. He's finally learning to play outside the shadow Crick has been casting over him. Expect big things out of him the rest of the year. Gotta love the way Marlowe and Kinnie played. Kinnie had the drop, then bounced back the next play to make up for it. Seasoned vet. Marlowe is becoming Martinez's go-to guy. Reminds me of Swift. Now - Bo needs to get out of the offensive meetings, and pull rank on brother Carl - get this defense back to it's glory. ...back to calling for Bo's head. Quote Link to comment
Hammerhead Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 There were definitely a lot of good things, but there were also unfortunately a lot of not-so-good things. I like candy bars. 2 Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^ not in this thread. only positive thought's in this space! Quote Link to comment
MJSkers Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I thought Taylor played great. I don't care what national ranking NW's defense had...his passes were on point and he played hard the whole game. Good to see, gets me excited for the next couple of years. Marlowe surprised me, good to see since he gets so much playing time, but has hardly gotten the ball. Stein was manhandling his guy up front....pushing him in the backfield a lot. And that's about it for me. On to PSU...Go Big Red Quote Link to comment
Hammerhead Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^ not in this thread. only positive thought's in this space! I ninja edited. I think you'll find it more appropriate. Quote Link to comment
Jason Sitoke Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I like candy bars. I love lamp. Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I am stunned by Martinez's transformation over the last 3 games. I'm still a skeptic, but just when we were begging him to become a game-manager, he became one................ Devil's advocate. Several plays still forced tight coverages, luckily no picks so far. But overall, I agree for kchusker quote. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 The McRib is back. 2 Quote Link to comment
tab-neb Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Should probably mention Andrew Green's progress. He played extremely well. We may have found ourselves a new lockdown corner. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Steinkuhler had a great game, he was all over the guys that were blocking him. He flushed the QB out of the pocket several times, but we couldn't tackle their QB in the pocket which caused us problems. Martinez is getting MUCH better at game management and made some very nice throws. Quote Link to comment
Hoosker Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The team is young....that's a positive. If this were a veteran squad then I would be extremely worried about this loss. Freshman who have seen a good amount of action this year Kenny Bell Jamal Turner Ameer Abdullah Andrew Green Braylon Heard Corey Cooper Chase Rome Sophomores who start of a frequent basis Taylor Martinez Quincy Enunwa Ciante Evans Andrew Green Stanley Jean-Baptiste Spencer Long Thad Randle Andrew Rodriguez Jeremiah Sirles I may have left somebody off, but my point is that this team has a high ceiling. I thought Taylor would never improve, I'm gladly mistaken (knock on wood), but if he can settle into his role on the team, it gives me hope for the rest of the young players. I know it's comparing apples to oranges, but a guy can dream, can't he? Quote Link to comment
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