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[whateveritis1224]

 

 

 

 

 

Lightbourn had a hell of a game!

 

The punt return scheme is still going to drive people mad.

Punt coverage and punt return schemes both looked different to me in this game. Were we holding something back for UO?

 

 

The only difference I saw was Lightbourn was kicking the ball much better. Our return blocking scheme wasn't any better, DPE just made a play. But he also had to fair catch a couple and fumbled one because the pressure was right in his face as the ball got there. Even the one good return had a guy hit him before he caught it. He just made a heck of a play.

 

It's hard to judge based on the TV coverage, but it looked at we actually attempted to block some guys this game. So only a guy or two were in on the returner as opposed to 4-7 in previous games. I also noticed one of our blockers started on the left side of the formation and dropped back and across the field to block a cover guy coming from the opposite side. I hadn't seen that in the previous two games.

 

 

There may have been marginally more room because their punter was kicking it farther than our previous opponents. But there were still a bunch of guys running free.

 

They punted six times. We had one return for 45 yards. On their other five punts we combined for -3 return yards.

 

Good points. I'd have to go back and watch the special teams to go into any more depth than this. Ideally, somebody that knows something about football would do that for me and put it on the interwebz.

 

A couple of the punts DPE had enough room to at least get a few yards, but fair caught them instead. He also had a dropped punt and one where he got tackled by 2 right away. Overall it was a better game by the punt return team, maybe even the best game since Riley became coach. And they were doing something with the return that they had never done this year, might be the fact that Oregon's punter could actually punt more than 30-35 yards through the air.

[QMany]

Back to the status quo.

[Moiraine]

How can a GA or the players themselves be worse at coaching than this?

[QMany]

Are you referring to only 7 men on field, or #15 DPE and #15 MRI on at same time, or having to burn a timeout, or our non-existent PR "scheme," or...

[Moiraine]

Are you referring to only 7 men on field, or #15 DPE and #15 MRI on at same time, or having to burn a timeout, or our non-existent PR "scheme," or...

 

There are too many things to remember.

[The Dude]

We're setting up for Wisconsin.

[Moiraine]

Sorry, I guess I didn't need to make a new topic about it. If someone wants to delete it that's fine.

[QMany]

We're setting up for Wisconsin.

Exactly. If only 7 men are on PR and you don't attempt to block, it is tough to scout.

[zoogs]

ST turns in a great day against Oregon, little mention...

 

I suppose we'll have to wait to hand it off to some GA to see how it goes.

[swmohusker]

Stopped fake fg was great, and a huge play. Kickoff and kickoff return was poor. Punt team had opportunities to change game but did not.

[huskerfan92]

Frustrates me that he's working so much on that extra point garbage, when the special teams clearly doesn't even have the fundamentals down yet. Lock down the fundamentals, then you can start teaching the other things

[Moiraine]

ST turns in a great day against Oregon, little mention...

 

I suppose we'll have to wait to hand it off to some GA to see how it goes.

 

We have potentially one of the best punt returners in the country. One good return and maybe a few good returns set up the entire season isn't enough to pay this guy $450k.

[Hayseed]

Who is Read?

[zoogs]

Coverage, too. It was splendid last week, no?

[Moiraine]

Coverage, too. It was splendid last week, no?

 

What do you mean, "too" ?

 

Are you happy with the punt return team overall? Was the two good setups last week enough for you to say our dedicated ST coach is doing his job? After seeing practically the whole team in his face every time this week?