"Joe" from Know It All Football

[NUance]

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

I would think someone named Nuance would be able to see the subtle differences between the two situations.

 

Somebody put it best last week: They ran the right plays in the in the wrong weeks!

 

Besides that, it's pretty sad that the coaches let fan reactions to a certain play call affect future play calls. Really? they wouldn't consider a pass at the wnd of the Wiscy game because fans were too upset with the pass against the Illini???

 

 

Do you know that's the reason they didn't call a pass? You must have some great insights. It's easy to sit here five days later second guessing the play calls, and spitballing about what they should have called instead. You remind me of a poster a few years back who said: "Why don't they just call plays that work?"

[True2tRA]

Gets creative in play calling to deceive the opposing defense and pick up the first down:

 

 

Runs it straight at them and asks his offensive line to get a push, let the players make the play instead of trying to let the playcall make the play:

 

 

 

 

Langsdorf can't win with the logic of some of you. Emo.

[Redux]

Gets creative in play calling to deceive the opposing defense and pick up the first down:

 

 

Runs it straight at them and asks his offensive line to get a push, let the players make the play instead of trying to let the playcall make the play:

 

 

 

 

Langsdorf can't win with the logic of some of you. Emo.

Creativity wasn't the issue with the bootleg at Illinois.

[True2tRA]

 

Gets creative in play calling to deceive the opposing defense and pick up the first down:

 

 

Runs it straight at them and asks his offensive line to get a push, let the players make the play instead of trying to let the playcall make the play:

 

 

 

 

Langsdorf can't win with the logic of some of you. Emo.

Creativity wasn't the issue with the bootleg at Illinois.

 

Yes it was, we should've ran it right at them, like we did with Wisconsin.

[GBRedneck]

 

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

I would think someone named Nuance would be able to see the subtle differences between the two situations.

 

Somebody put it best last week: They ran the right plays in the in the wrong weeks!

 

Besides that, it's pretty sad that the coaches let fan reactions to a certain play call affect future play calls. Really? they wouldn't consider a pass at the wnd of the Wiscy game because fans were too upset with the pass against the Illini???

 

 

Do you know that's the reason they didn't call a pass? You must have some great insights. It's easy to sit here five days later second guessing the play calls, and spitballing about what they should have called instead. You remind me of a poster a few years back who said: "Why don't they just call plays that work?"

 

99.5% chance of winning that game. All they have to do is run the clock down. Easy. Illinois has no timeouts remaining. They could've taken a knee. And they call a play from the playbook which includes an option to pass. But they somehow supposedly communicated (smoke signals??) to Tommy that the pass option was off the table for this one time special case. And you're defending this idiocy?

 

In the Wiscy game, it's completely different. They know they need a first down to ice the game or give Wiscy the ball back with over a minute to play. They didn't even try for a 1st down. They did what they SHOULD have done the previous week (in a completely different situation.) They didn't need to pass, but three straight up the gut is pretty much guaranteed NOT to get a 1st down against Wiscy.

 

I can't believe I even need to explain this crap. 13 year old kids playing Madden would've called the correct plays in BOTH situations 99% of the time.

[gdubs4nu]

 

 

Gets creative in play calling to deceive the opposing defense and pick up the first down:

 

 

Runs it straight at them and asks his offensive line to get a push, let the players make the play instead of trying to let the playcall make the play:

 

 

 

 

Langsdorf can't win with the logic of some of you. Emo.

Creativity wasn't the issue with the bootleg at Illinois.

 

Yes it was, we should've ran it right at them, like we did with Wisconsin.

 

but they didn't and it was still the right play call. When you have a lead and the defense is called upon to prevent a score. you prevent the score. Langsdorf had nothing to do with losing those games.

[84HuskerLaw]

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

 

And this week there are still those that don't know/understand why each scenario was wrong!

 

Exactly! There are still a bunch of folks who seem to think the two weeks' scenarios are the same on some tactical or play calling level! they are polar opposites and we did exactly the wrong thing both weeks. We threw when we should have run and we ran when we should have thrown or at least tried to find a play which could get a first down in a relatively high percentage of the times we ran it. We ran the right plays the wrong weeks as somebody said! LOL

[StPaulHusker]

I blame Janovich for the loss against Wisconsin. If he doesn't run so fast and not get tackled to get the Huskers up 21-20, Wisconsin doesn't have enough time to attempt 2 FG's.

[True2tRA]

 

 

 

Gets creative in play calling to deceive the opposing defense and pick up the first down:

 

 

Runs it straight at them and asks his offensive line to get a push, let the players make the play instead of trying to let the playcall make the play:

 

 

 

 

Langsdorf can't win with the logic of some of you. Emo.

Creativity wasn't the issue with the bootleg at Illinois.

 

Yes it was, we should've ran it right at them, like we did with Wisconsin.

 

but they didn't and it was still the right play call. When you have a lead and the defense is called upon to prevent a score. you prevent the score. Langsdorf had nothing to do with losing those games.

 

I'll only disagree with you about the Illinois game. The rest is just football.

 

I like all these coaches, they all deserve a fair amount of time to make their mark and Langsdorf has easily been one of the more impressive so far. His influence has been a clear improvement since day one.

 

That said.

 

You don't throw the ball that many times in Hurricane winds. Not unless the opponent is forcing you to go to the air because you need points. Obviously, that wasn't the case.

 

I don't come here to bash on the coaches (only Pelini) and I don't really question anything they've done so far, I like the direction we are headed. But that Illinois game was mind numbingly stupid. It is what it is. I've forgiven and moved on.

[True2tRA]

I blame Janovich for the loss against Wisconsin. If he doesn't run so fast and not get tackled to get the Huskers up 21-20, Wisconsin doesn't have enough time to attempt 2 FG's.

Why didn't he lay down on the 1 yard line so we could run more time out on the clock!!!!!!!

 

[Redux]

 

 

Gets creative in play calling to deceive the opposing defense and pick up the first down:

 

Runs it straight at them and asks his offensive line to get a push, let the players make the play instead of trying to let the playcall make the play:

 

 

 

Langsdorf can't win with the logic of some of you. Emo.

 

Creativity wasn't the issue with the bootleg at Illinois.

Yes it was, we should've ran it right at them, like we did with Wisconsin.

Yeah, if we would have run it we probably win that game. It was called as a run, Tommy should have run. He didn't.

 

Against Wiscy, the 3 runs were desinged to go right at the line. We needed a 1st down, those plays were never gonna cut it.

[NUance]

 

 

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

I would think someone named Nuance would be able to see the subtle differences between the two situations.

 

Somebody put it best last week: They ran the right plays in the in the wrong weeks!

 

Besides that, it's pretty sad that the coaches let fan reactions to a certain play call affect future play calls. Really? they wouldn't consider a pass at the wnd of the Wiscy game because fans were too upset with the pass against the Illini???

 

 

Do you know that's the reason they didn't call a pass? You must have some great insights. It's easy to sit here five days later second guessing the play calls, and spitballing about what they should have called instead. You remind me of a poster a few years back who said: "Why don't they just call plays that work?"

 

99.5% chance of winning that game. All they have to do is run the clock down. Easy. Illinois has no timeouts remaining. They could've taken a knee. And they call a play from the playbook which includes an option to pass. But they somehow supposedly communicated (smoke signals??) to Tommy that the pass option was off the table for this one time special case. And you're defending this idiocy?

 

In the Wiscy game, it's completely different. They know they need a first down to ice the game or give Wiscy the ball back with over a minute to play. They didn't even try for a 1st down. They did what they SHOULD have done the previous week (in a completely different situation.) They didn't need to pass, but three straight up the gut is pretty much guaranteed NOT to get a 1st down against Wiscy.

 

I can't believe I even need to explain this crap. 13 year old kids playing Madden would've called the correct plays in BOTH situations 99% of the time.

 

 

Are you a 13 year old who plays Madden? That certainly would explain your behavior. The way you prance around the board taking victory laps after our losses, relishing in our misery.

[HuskerShark]

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

It's so freaking stupid it makes me want to literally smack the dumb f'ers that do this. These coaches have no chance of pleasing these people, not a chance. It's not anything to do with what happens on the field. They've got their mind made up already, they probably already had their minds made up in December when their beloved BoBo got canned and they pledged allegiance that they would hate whoever replaced him, as a display of respect and jock-riding love for their beloved nostril flaring jackass.

 

 

A lot of peoples' opinions on play calling has to do with the results. At Illinois, if Tommy leads Ozigbo on that pass and he makes the first down off of it, people would have been praising the guts of Riley and Langsdorf. Against Wisconsin, if the blocking were more favorable and Cross/Jano punch the ball for a first down, everyone would have praised them then as well. It all depends on results, and when the results aren't favorable, all the armchair coaches emerge with the "If I was coach, we'd have..." garbage.

[Mad Dog]

 

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

It's so freaking stupid it makes me want to literally smack the dumb f'ers that do this. These coaches have no chance of pleasing these people, not a chance. It's not anything to do with what happens on the field. They've got their mind made up already, they probably already had their minds made up in December when their beloved BoBo got canned and they pledged allegiance that they would hate whoever replaced him, as a display of respect and jock-riding love for their beloved nostril flaring jackass.

 

 

A lot of peoples' opinions on play calling has to do with the results. At Illinois, if Tommy leads Ozigbo on that pass and he makes the first down off of it, people would have been praising the guts of Riley and Langsdorf. Against Wisconsin, if the blocking were more favorable and Cross/Jano punch the ball for a first down, everyone would have praised them then as well. It all depends on results, and when the results aren't favorable, all the armchair coaches emerge with the "If I was coach, we'd have..." garbage.

 

 

[NUinID]

 

 

 

With time on our side, and the win basically gift wrapped and HANDED to us, we dropped the proverbial ball, again……typical.

With three runs plays dialed up that even my nine year old could predict, Wisconsin stuffs the ball back down the Huskers’ throats and forces another punt. I hate to sound like a broken record, but are-you-kidding?!

 

 

Ha ha! Last week when Langsdorf tried to be creative with a QB bootleg which went awry Husker fans almost strung him up at the nearest cottonwood. This week he calls three established running plays and Husker fans are again eyeing that cottonwood.

 

It's so freaking stupid it makes me want to literally smack the dumb f'ers that do this. These coaches have no chance of pleasing these people, not a chance. It's not anything to do with what happens on the field. They've got their mind made up already, they probably already had their minds made up in December when their beloved BoBo got canned and they pledged allegiance that they would hate whoever replaced him, as a display of respect and jock-riding love for their beloved nostril flaring jackass.

 

 

A lot of peoples' opinions on play calling has to do with the results. At Illinois, if Tommy leads Ozigbo on that pass and he makes the first down off of it, people would have been praising the guts of Riley and Langsdorf. Against Wisconsin, if the blocking were more favorable and Cross/Jano punch the ball for a first down, everyone would have praised them then as well. It all depends on results, and when the results aren't favorable, all the armchair coaches emerge with the "If I was coach, we'd have..." garbage.

 

 

Not true at all for me, I would have still said it was a bad call. The three running plays against Wisconsin were not in themselves bad, but they could have been a little more creative. Say one of the QB counters or even an outside zone. Cross should have followed his blocking though. At third and 7 I actually may have thought about throwing a pass. The time is still going to be stopped by Wisconsin with a TO. The only thing running did was make then use their final TO.