I just don't understand...

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hujan;

Oh, "lots" of people have problems with SW's play calling. He's a WCO guy to the core and simply doesn't understand anything to do with a power run game. That's why you so frequently see him throw the ball around (for a 3 & out) when we're in a 3rd & short situation even when it's glaringly obvious the opponent can't stop our run game.

That's also why this is his career....

2000: #66

2001: #20

2002: #58

2003: #66

2004: #85

2005: #89

2008: #12

2009: #99

He's not going to change but for some reason most NU fans just keep throwing out endless excuses for him. Oh well.....we'll just have to hope for the best.

My knock on Watson has never been play calling. If you execute, it's no big deal. My biggest knock has and always will be the execution aspect. His offenses, more often than not, get pushed around when they shouldn't. His offenses make bad mistakes when they shouldn't. His offensive lines look good at times and then look average at others.

It shouldn't matter what quarterback we have in there. We should still be able to push people off the ball and create holes for our running backs against below average defensive lines.

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

hujan;

Oh, "lots" of people have problems with SW's play calling. He's a WCO guy to the core and simply doesn't understand anything to do with a power run game. That's why you so frequently see him throw the ball around (for a 3 & out) when we're in a 3rd & short situation even when it's glaringly obvious the opponent can't stop our run game.

That's also why this is his career....

2000: #66

2001: #20

2002: #58

2003: #66

2004: #85

2005: #89

2008: #12

2009: #99

He's not going to change but for some reason most NU fans just keep throwing out endless excuses for him. Oh well.....we'll just have to hope for the best.

I don't much care for Watson, never have.

 

[SuperBigFan69]

hujan;

Oh, "lots" of people have problems with SW's play calling. He's a WCO guy to the core and simply doesn't understand anything to do with a power run game. That's why you so frequently see him throw the ball around (for a 3 & out) when we're in a 3rd & short situation even when it's glaringly obvious the opponent can't stop our run game.

That's also why this is his career....

2000: #66

2001: #20

2002: #58

2003: #66

2004: #85

2005: #89

2008: #12

2009: #99

He's not going to change but for some reason most NU fans just keep throwing out endless excuses for him. Oh well.....we'll just have to hope for the best.

This is a great post and it really shows that Watson is at best, average. I am not going to do the math but what is the average rank for his offenses? About 60ish? He is and always will be an average OC. Thats not a bad thing but thats just what he is. Good DC's can out scheme him and bad ones cant.

 

[knapplc]

This is a very immature team. We have a bunch of young guys, which leads to young-guy mistakes. We also have a bunch of seniors who are either making the same mistakes as the young guys (Niles, Thenarse) or are simply not strong vocal leaders (Helu). We have a team with lots of talent but not a lot of senior leadership - or, at least, not strong senior leadership. Maybe this is a factor of the various personalities we have, maybe this is a hangover from the Callahan Era, maybe it's just pure chance. Hard to say. I think this is a phase that we'll get over, but it's no fun going through it right now with these huge ups (Washington, Oklahoma State, Missouri) and baffling downs (SDSU, Texas, Kansas).

 

[bshirt]

hujan;

Oh, "lots" of people have problems with SW's play calling. He's a WCO guy to the core and simply doesn't understand anything to do with a power run game. That's why you so frequently see him throw the ball around (for a 3 & out) when we're in a 3rd & short situation even when it's glaringly obvious the opponent can't stop our run game.

That's also why this is his career....

2000: #66

2001: #20

2002: #58

2003: #66

2004: #85

2005: #89

2008: #12

2009: #99

He's not going to change but for some reason most NU fans just keep throwing out endless excuses for him. Oh well.....we'll just have to hope for the best.

My knock on Watson has never been play calling. If you execute, it's no big deal. My biggest knock has and always will be the execution aspect. His offenses, more often than not, get pushed around when they shouldn't. His offenses make bad mistakes when they shouldn't. His offensive lines look good at times and then look average at others.

It shouldn't matter what quarterback we have in there. We should still be able to push people off the ball and create holes for our running backs against below average defensive lines.

Well, my take on that is that it's because we're so "multiple"....a jack of all trades and a master of none. We desperately need an identity on offense. Something we can rely on when things get tough. Something we excel at. That's not going to happen with this guy though.

At some point Bo will have to address this one way or the other.

 

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hujan;

Oh, "lots" of people have problems with SW's play calling. He's a WCO guy to the core and simply doesn't understand anything to do with a power run game. That's why you so frequently see him throw the ball around (for a 3 & out) when we're in a 3rd & short situation even when it's glaringly obvious the opponent can't stop our run game.

That's also why this is his career....

2000: #66

2001: #20

2002: #58

2003: #66

2004: #85

2005: #89

2008: #12

2009: #99

He's not going to change but for some reason most NU fans just keep throwing out endless excuses for him. Oh well.....we'll just have to hope for the best.

My knock on Watson has never been play calling. If you execute, it's no big deal. My biggest knock has and always will be the execution aspect. His offenses, more often than not, get pushed around when they shouldn't. His offenses make bad mistakes when they shouldn't. His offensive lines look good at times and then look average at others.

It shouldn't matter what quarterback we have in there. We should still be able to push people off the ball and create holes for our running backs against below average defensive lines.

Well, my take on that is that it's because we're so "multiple"....a jack of all trades and a master of none. We desperately need an identity on offense. Something we can rely on when things get tough. Something we excel at. That's not going to happen with this guy though.

At some point Bo will have to address this one way or the other.

Which is why I will probably be on my soap box, until the day I die, that Nebraska should always be a run first team (regardless of how they do it) because it was that type of offense and those type of players that made us into the program we are. We have the suffocating defense back and have had it for the last two years. I wonder what other part of the equation we are missing!!!???? :rant

 

[Landlord]

It's simple guys. Texas won because of the "B****" factor. Everyone has this factor somewhere, it just means that there is one team that will almost always find a way to beat you regardless of how much better or worse they are. We are Texas' b****, the same as Penn State is Iowa's, the same as the Pete Carrol Trojans were Oregon State's, etc.

 

[zoogs]

bshirt, you will complain about 3rd-and-short passing when it works and applaud 3rd-and-short running when it doesn't.

I will never understand stubbornly cheering for the style and not the results.

 

[bshirt]

bshirt, you will complain about 3rd-and-short passing when it works and applaud 3rd-and-short running when it doesn't.

I will never understand stubbornly cheering for the style and not the results.

I think we'll never get back to the premier status we deserve until we can run the ball with authority. That's all.

It's just something you won't understand my good friend. Hey....that's ok!

 

[knapplc]

It's simple guys. Texas won because of the "B****" factor. Everyone has this factor somewhere, it just means that there is one team that will almost always find a way to beat you regardless of how much better or worse they are. We are Texas' b****, the same as Penn State is Iowa's, the same as the Pete Carrol Trojans were Oregon State's, etc.

As Texas is to Kansas State. It's baffling, but it's true too often to be ignored.

 

[husker_99]

It's simple guys. Texas won because of the "B****" factor. Everyone has this factor somewhere, it just means that there is one team that will almost always find a way to beat you regardless of how much better or worse they are. We are Texas' b****, the same as Penn State is Iowa's, the same as the Pete Carrol Trojans were Oregon State's, etc.

um Landlord you need to find better examples cause both of those are really bad. Just because one team wins like 2-4 years in a row doesn't mean that they own them. Carroll had a winning record against Oregon State and Iowa may have won lately but far from owning Penn St. It's nothing like us going 1-10 against texas in the Big 12.

 

[Landlord]

It's simple guys. Texas won because of the "B****" factor. Everyone has this factor somewhere, it just means that there is one team that will almost always find a way to beat you regardless of how much better or worse they are. We are Texas' b****, the same as Penn State is Iowa's, the same as the Pete Carrol Trojans were Oregon State's, etc.

um Landlord you need to find better examples cause both of those are really bad. Just because one team wins like 2-4 years in a row doesn't mean that they own them. Carroll had a winning record against Oregon State and Iowa may have won lately but far from owning Penn St. It's nothing like us going 1-10 against texas in the Big 12.

Maybe the USC/OSU example was a stretch, but Penn State is 2-8 against Iowa (who has nearly always been a big underdog in this game) in their last ten meetings. Since 2005 (maybe before?), knapplc's KSU/UT example is a good one as well.

 

[suh_fan93]

All I know is that Kansas State, Iowa State, Baylor, UCLA, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma have all beaten UT this year. They all scored 30 points or more except for Iowa State and Oklahoma who both scored 28 against Texas.

Nebraska musters a field goal and 1 touchdown against them.

Yesterday. Nebraska scores 2 touchdowns total against the Jayhawks. The only other team to score less points against Kansas this year is North Dakota State.

It is a Watson led offense. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[HuskerMav11]

It doesn't seem like our team is getting better. Every week you need to get better, and ours isn't.

We seemed to play better at the start of the conference games. Texas wasn't really a bad game, besides the fact that our receivers had forgotten how to catch the ball. You turn the 5 drops or whatever it was into 1 to 2 drop passes, and we win that game. So:

KSUominated

Texas: Wasn't bad, but not great. Catch the ball.

OSU: Defense seemed not to play well, but Okie State has a pretty solid offense. Offense played solid that game.

MIZZ: Only game so far that we set the tempo. Got ahead early. Struggled in the second half, but Zac Lee played alright.

ISU: Weather conditions may have been a factor here. At one point, we were up 2 TD's, however short fields let them back into the game. Can't really blame that all on the defense.

Kansaseople are upset with this game because it was supposed to be a blow out. It wasn't a blowout, but we never really gave them an opportunity to be in the game.

There is definitely a problem somewhere, but for some reason we play down to our opponents. It could be a number of factors, including some that come back on the coaching staff. Maybe our scheme is based too much off of what our opponent does.

Regardless, we are winning. You can be upset that we aren't dominating, and want to change that, however at this point we aren't losing. We are winning games.

This could all change next week vs A&M, but for now, let's enjoy the victory, and hope the team plays well next week.

 

[GBRsal]

It's simple guys. Texas won because of the "B****" factor. Everyone has this factor somewhere, it just means that there is one team that will almost always find a way to beat you regardless of how much better or worse they are. We are Texas' b****, the same as Penn State is Iowa's, the same as the Pete Carrol Trojans were Oregon State's, etc.

um Landlord you need to find better examples cause both of those are really bad. Just because one team wins like 2-4 years in a row doesn't mean that they own them. Carroll had a winning record against Oregon State and Iowa may have won lately but far from owning Penn St. It's nothing like us going 1-10 against texas in the Big 12.

1-9 - and six of those were horrible teams. this year's game had nothing to do with any of the others. we turned it over in the redzone, texass had no turnovers. we start cramming the ball down their throats, the refs give them a 10 minute time-out after each play. some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. you can't read anything else into it.