Husker67 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 An article this week in Sports Illustrated about Melvin Gordon, but there is a side bar page about the 4 B1G running backs, Coleman from IU, Gordon, AA from Nebraska and Cobb from Minnesota. The quote that stood out was from none other than John Papuchis (talking about what it was like to practice against AA): " In practice, we're tagging instead of tackling.....I don't know how many times we've actually tagged that guy" There are so many directions we could go with that quote, we would need graphs and charts to keep track of everything. Quote Link to comment
NebraskaHarry Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 It's hard to take anything Papuchis says seriously. Deer in headlights kind of guy. Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I truly believe that he means tagging in the literal sense. As in, two hand touch to simulate tackling...........This really explains our defense...... Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I really don't think there's much to criticize here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there are pretty strict regulations about contact in practices and so on. Quote Link to comment
VA Husker Fan Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Another caption would be "I'm in Wayyyy over my head" Quote Link to comment
Husker67 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I really don't think there's much to criticize here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there are pretty strict regulations about contact in practices and so on. If that's the case, and I am not saying you are wrong in any sense, then why does it seem like Nebraska misses more tackles than anyone else in the country? Quote Link to comment
gtsum2 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 1's against 1's in practice has proven beneficial in the past...tagging and half pads sounds like an NFL practice to me. No wonder we missed more tackles than most any other team in the country it seemed Quote Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Pretty Urban does a bloody Monday where it's full on hitting at practice. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 This makes sense. Was always hard to wrap my mind around our running-past-the-ball-carrier-or-quarterback-only-to-stick-a-hand-out-to-tag-him technique. Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 This makes sense. Was always hard to wrap my mind around our running-past-the-ball-carrier-or-quarterback-only-to-stick-a-hand-out-to-tag-him technique. Cosgrove and Callahan. 'Nuf said Quote Link to comment
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