Northwestern: What did we learn?

[admo]

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

I agree, pertaining to the run game.    We don't have a dominating offensive line.  Attack the edges more.  More misdirection....etc.  If that works, it helps the inside run too.

Solid points.  Plus, it's a new coach, a lot of depth (players) and it can take a few games together to get rolling like they want it to.  

 

No better time than an FCS team up next, and Georgia Southern to establish that.  

 

More reps, find the guys, and gel together.

[lo country]

2 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

It's kind of odd that you took my response to that article so personally.  I never thought you wrote it.  Nor did I say anything about you.

 

And you didn't even attempt to refute the points I made.  You just starting bringing up other stuff.  If you'd like to have a different discussion, that's fine.  But you pointing out other things that I didn't talk about to try to prove I'm wrong about what I did talk about seems ... curious.

It's all good.  Didn't take it  personally at all.  When you used "you", I inferred that it was referring to me as the poster for referring to an article with wrong names.  

 

As to refuting your points, I mentioned no use of Rahmir, Allen going 3 for 7, Oliver having the first INT.  Referring to Frost's comments concerning the creativity of the play calling.  Leading me to believe perhaps he questioned the personnel. You picked Brody's stats as though he was the best on the field that day.  So I used Logans 7 yard one carry average....

 

And again I mentioned, when seeing those guys on the field did instill confidence that we were going to win that game?  If you had your pick of the roster would those guys have been on the field the last two series?  TBH, I'd have brought out Logan again. 

 

The bottom line is you and I usually disagree.  And that's perfectly fine.  It adds more conversation, dialogue and really opinions.  Because that's pretty much all this board is.  Opinions of Husker fans and some trolls who pop in to pop out.

[BIG ERN]

Looking back last year the defense was pretty good BUT we also never got to the QB. From rewatching games our secondary held up better as did our interior DL. Those were the two spots exposed imo Saturday. 

[Mavric]

 

[Archy1221]

10 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

This is good stuff.   Really reinforces the folly of Chin’s bend but don’t break style.   Make a team like NW beat you with the mid to deep passing game.   Chin just basically played to NW’a strength.  

[Husker in WI]

1 hour ago, Archy1221 said:

This is good stuff.   Really reinforces the folly of Chin’s bend but don’t break style.   Make a team like NW beat you with the mid to deep passing game.   Chin just basically played to NW’a strength.  

 

That's Casey Thompson's spray chart, not Ryan Hilinski's.

[Archy1221]

2 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

 

That's Casey Thompson's spray chart, not Ryan Hilinski's.

I feel silly now!  Thanks for the correction

[Husker in WI]

8 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

I feel silly now!  Thanks for the correction

 

To be fair, Hilinski's probably backs up your point even more - I just can't find it.

[hunter49]

On 8/30/2022 at 4:02 PM, admo said:

Solid points.  Plus, it's a new coach, a lot of depth (players) and it can take a few games together to get rolling like they want it to.  

 

No better time than an FCS team up next, and Georgia Southern to establish that.  

 

More reps, find the guys, and gel together.

yes, we need more cup cakes to make us look good.

[desertshox]

55 minutes ago, hunter49 said:

yes, we need more cup cakes to make us look good.

 

Maybe not the linemen. They might have had a few too many already.

[ColoradoHusk]

13 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

Is anyone else concerned about Thompson's conditioning?  His 2nd half passing was not accurate, especially after he had the scrambling play early in the 3rd quarter.  I wasn't expecting Thompson to be anywhere near the runner that Adrian was, but he's basically a short, statue back there.

[Mavric]

18 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Is anyone else concerned about Thompson's conditioning?  His 2nd half passing was not accurate, especially after he had the scrambling play early in the 3rd quarter.  I wasn't expecting Thompson to be anywhere near the runner that Adrian was, but he's basically a short, statue back there.

 

There was definitely a significant drop off.  I wouldn't think it would be conditioning but I don't know what it would be attributed to.

[MyBloodIsRed16]

1 hour ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Is anyone else concerned about Thompson's conditioning?  His 2nd half passing was not accurate, especially after he had the scrambling play early in the 3rd quarter.  I wasn't expecting Thompson to be anywhere near the runner that Adrian was, but he's basically a short, statue back there.

he was only sacked once but he took some shots throughout the game.  Could have made him a little gun shy and hurried him up a little.  

[runningblind]

3 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

There was definitely a significant drop off.  I wouldn't think it would be conditioning but I don't know what it would be attributed to.

 

3 hours ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

he was only sacked once but he took some shots throughout the game.  Could have made him a little gun shy and hurried him up a little.  

Nothing to back this up, but I wonder if he didn't hurt his thumb again like the rumors said.  That would easily get in his head and make him uncomfortable quickly.

 

The entire team appears to have conditioning issues though, so that could contribute also. Or maybe he saw live action behind this line and is now regretting his decision!

[Mavric]

27 minutes ago, runningblind said:

Nothing to back this up, but I wonder if he didn't hurt his thumb again like the rumors said. 

 

As much as I don't want that to be true, I don't think it can be ruled out.

 

Hopefully he was just trying too hard.