Mavric Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Per ESPN, -21 rushing yards were the fewest rushing yards against NU since Troy State in 2001 (-25). Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Pelini now 18-4 in November. Quote Link to comment
southernoregonhusker Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Learned? Nothing. Reinforced: 1. Pressure on the QB makes the secondary look a lot better. 2. Armstrong needs to stay in the game. RKIII hinders this offense. Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Nebraska does know how to run blitz AND tackle in the hole. It is about time! Quote Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Granted, you must run plays up the middle to keep them honest...but plays like the quick slant to Bell were there ALL NIGHT LONG. Power sweeps/toss plays to the edge were there. Screen passes were there all night long. All things we didn't see until the last TD drive, save for some occasional option sweeps. It seems that, week after week, this offense is succeeding in spite of Beck, and not because of him. And we know Beck is smart and talented enough that this shouldn't be the case. I'm not writing this to defend Beck's play calling per se......but part of what we needed from Beck was to help protect Armstrong from turning the ball over. Armstrong did not turn the ball over yesterday. That's a big deal on the road and something we've struggled with from the quarterback position. And I get that Beck may have been calling plays to protect TA... ...but pitch plays (not option--designed pitch plays to the edge), quick slants, and screens should be high percentage, low risk plays--plays that would have helped us move the ball better than we did, IMO, and not gotten TA into (much) trouble. Quote Link to comment
It'sNotAFakeID Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 There's a mentality that develops when we constantly blitz. And it's a mentality that makes us play better. We tackle MUCH better when we constantly bring pressure. Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 There's a mentality that develops when we constantly blitz. And it's a mentality that makes us play better. We tackle MUCH better when we constantly bring pressure. It also helps take away the other team knowing exactly where we will be on defense even before the snap. Quote Link to comment
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