BigRedBuster Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, knapplc said: Now put your top players on ST and make the unit an actual factor in games. No more backups and walk-ons manning special teams. I think it was DeJon Gomes who tweeted this past season after yet another ST debacle that if he was a Blackshirt he'd be in the coach's office demanding to be on Special Teams. I don't know if the coaches are keeping the top players off ST or the players don't want to do it, but that has to change. This has been a frustration of mine for a long time. I would love to see a stat on how often a player gets hurt on special teams compared to a normal play. It sure doesn't seem like there's lots of players constantly getting hurt on ST. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 26 minutes ago, Decked said: Hopefully he is your new recruiting coordinator as well I believe that's Joseph? Wasn't he named RC, or just Assistant HC? Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: This has been a frustration of mine for a long time. I would love to see a stat on how often a player gets hurt on special teams compared to a normal play. It sure doesn't seem like there's lots of players constantly getting hurt on ST. Unless Eric Martin is on the opposing team...LOOK OUT!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: This has been a frustration of mine for a long time. I would love to see a stat on how often a player gets hurt on special teams compared to a normal play. It sure doesn't seem like there's lots of players constantly getting hurt on ST. I complained about the number of walk-ons on kickoff coverage after the Wisconsin TD return this past season, and I think 5 of the guys on that opening kickoff unit were walk-ons. I know that walk-ons can be contributors, but I would rather see the best athletes on the field during those plays. Frost will have to change his philosophy as he's tried to use special teams play as a reward for the top walk-ons. Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 41 minutes ago, knapplc said: Now put your top players on ST and make the unit an actual factor in games. No more backups and walk-ons manning special teams. I think it was DeJon Gomes who tweeted this past season after yet another ST debacle that if he was a Blackshirt he'd be in the coach's office demanding to be on Special Teams. I don't know if the coaches are keeping the top players off ST or the players don't want to do it, but that has to change. I agree we need to get more of the top players out there for ST. I think that has been limited over the last couple years due to serious depth issues. Hopefully some of those have been corrected. 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I don't remember him, but if yall like him, and coach O has great things to say about him, then that's good enough for me. Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Also, I was wondering.. what is the difference between ST coordinator and ST coach? Is it different duties? Or just famous titles? Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Just now, admo said: Also, I was wondering.. what is the difference between ST coordinator and ST coach? Is it different duties? Or just famous titles? I'll take it for $500, Alex. 2 6 Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 He is also a good recruiter. Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Cdn Blackshirt Two said: I thought I read that we were potentially going to more 4-man fronts which could mean your DL coach [Dawson] now looks after (4) players on field, leaving only 2 or 3 LB's for (1) LB coach [Ruud], depending on if we're 4-3 or Nickel.... So, it it the general feeling that the 3-4 isn't working for us in the big 10? We sure don't get the sacks we need. Of course if we go to a 4-3 we still need that dominate pass rusher that we've been missing. Is there any potential rusher on the roster now are coming in as a recruit or from the portal?? Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: I'll take it for $500, Alex. Well played! I knew someone would get my humor 1 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, TGHusker said: So, it it the general feeling that the 3-4 isn't working for us in the big 10? We sure don't get the sacks we need. Of course if we go to a 4-3 we still need that dominate pass rusher that we've been missing. Is there any potential rusher on the roster now are coming in as a recruit or from the portal?? I wouldn't say that. There are good teams in the Big Ten that run a 3-4. I believe we have the 3-4 as our base defense but at times put in 4-3 in certain situations. I'm guessing that's pretty common with other teams too. I haven't seen that we are switching to a 4-3 base defense other than a few fan's speculations. 1 Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Just now, TGHusker said: So, it it the general feeling that the 3-4 isn't working for us in the big 10? We sure don't get the sacks we need. Of course if we go to a 4-3 we still need that dominate pass rusher that we've been missing. Is there any potential rusher on the roster now are coming in as a recruit or from the portal?? Nelson, Rogers & Robinson both improved as the year went on. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 59 minutes ago, TGHusker said: So, it it the general feeling that the 3-4 isn't working for us in the big 10? We sure don't get the sacks we need. Of course if we go to a 4-3 we still need that dominate pass rusher that we've been missing. Is there any potential rusher on the roster now are coming in as a recruit or from the portal?? WAAAAAYYYY too much has been made out of what is supposedly our base front. Chinander has supposedly run a 3-4 since he got here but in practice it's always been closer to a 4-3 because the strong side OLB basically plays the same position that a DE would play in a 4-3. And this past year we ran a lot of what is basically a 4-2-5 against teams not named Wisconsin or Iowa. 8 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Yeah Nelson was on the line quite a bit, going mono y mono with the tackle. Quote Link to comment
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