Coach Cav Free Pass?

[Ratt Mhule]

Cav is also a solid recruiter. He has some good relationships with some top O-Line recruits. Hopefully he can reel them in.

 

Marko Polo, the only person on staff that needs to go is Fo Fiddy.

[teachercd]

Feel like the OP is trolling 😂

[DrunkOffPunch]

IIRC Decker and Utter were pretty close in camp but Decker was away from the team for a period of time and that really hurt his chances when he was battling with a senior team captain with tons of experience.

[teachercd]

IIRC Decker and Utter were pretty close in camp but Decker was away from the team for a period of time and that really hurt his chances when he was battling with a senior team captain with tons of experience.

Yep...and might be gone longer

[Count 'Bility]

Cav has caught quit a bit grief actually for not constantly rotati g 26 differen lineman throughout the game on a play to play basis.

[knapplc]

Good grief. We're 7-1, the only loss to one of the best defenses in the nation, at their house, in overtime, by one score, and we're begging to find coaches to criticize.

 

This fan base really gets frustrated when there isn't enough to complain about, doesn't it?

[Savage Husker]

I keep hearing from multiple people say how missing Cethan Carter has been a silent missing piece to the run game. It doesn't excuse all the struggles, but it's no question he is our best blocking TE. Without him sealing the end or protecting in the pass game, no disrespect to Cotton or Foster, it hurts our efficiency.

[84HuskerLaw]

The absolute absence of players (numbers alone) in the O line is the primary issue in my view. I think the guys we have playing are mostly walking wounded and giving their best. But we have no subs and the fatigue and pain factors are just limiting any possible success. I think we'd see dramatic 'improvement' in our RBs and our passing game in stats, yards, points, etc. IF we had better line play. We have way too may little or no gain runs and far too many desperation scrambles and passes into intense pressure, etc. Often there is not enough time for Tommy to go thru his progressions and reads and truly wait for the receivers to come open. This can largely be traced back to an inexperienced, insufficient and inadequate line. The guys are playing hard and give great effort and sometimes make reasonable good plays. We've seen dramatic 4th quarter efforts from them, but that was pre-injury issues mostly and before the season put wear and tear across the WRs and RBs too. The offense has been beat up lately. That is simply disrupting and ruining 'execution' (that term nobody likes to hear). In this season, it is true. The offense has been through hell. The defense has seemed to stay pretty healthy relatively speaking.

We need a bunch of new recruits. I think I'd suggest we take atleast 6 this year and a couple three walk ons would be welcome as well. Without a line, O J Simpson driving a white Ford Bronco would have troubles getting far.

[MichiganDad3]

I don't like his refusal to rotate players, but the line has played reasonably well given the number of injuries. My biggest complaint this year is starting injured players only to have them leave the game early. Why not let them heal?

[Mavric]

I guess I think the OL has played pretty well this year. I also thought previous OLs played much better than many like to give them credit for.

 

Obviously we've had injuries which haven't helped. With our original starting five - Gates, Farmer, Utter, Foster, Knevel - I really liked what we were looking at. Knevel hasn't been particularly good and everyone else has been banged. up.

 

I also think they could get some help from some different play-calling, in case I haven't mentioned that.

[Landlord]

Is average Nebraska fan ever pleased with our offensive line if it isn't accomplishing mid-90's dominance?

[dubsker]

What a classic question from a classic fan. How could we have forgotten?

 

 

We lost a game. GET HIM!

[GBRHouston]

Let's wait until next year when Raridon and/or Farniok presumably get in there. I'm excited to see them.

[husker98]

The op's right we did crucify the last OL coach. And it was justified. And the mess we have this year? The lack of depth, huge wiffs in recruiting. Yea that all lands on him too.

 

This isn't Cav's mess, this is Cotton's and Pelini's mess. Cav won't get any flak unless our o-line looks and plays like this in year 4+.

[Vince R.]

It is going to be imperative for Cav to have a solidified two deep next year where there is not much of a drop off. It has to be mostly, if not all scholarship guys. He brought in some talented players and it appears he is getting at least one every year who is ready to play as a freshman. He is recruiting some elite tackles and it makes sense. Gates probably leaves after next year and Knevel is still an unknown (injuries and inconsistency).