SuperBigFan69
Head Coach
It is funny to see how much zone read stuff they were running back then
Jammal Lord Slam
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iowahusker09
Four-Star Recruit
that highlight reel was filled with broken plays where he made something out of nothing
kchusker_chris
All-American
zone read != play action - I don't think there was ever a "read" on those plays.
EDIT: I guess at the :15 and 3:28 marks - but I still bet that was a designed run. Only saw them out of shotgun those 2 times. Both same results.
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Jeremy
Starter
2:06 and 2:51 - ha ha ha - that's the way I remember Lord. The problem with him, though, was that he couldn't hardly go through any kind of progression. If his first read was covered, and he felt any kind of pressure (which was about every play with our porous pass blocking), he would take off. I remember being at that wretched '02 Penn State game, and if he just would've seen the open receivers downfield, we would've made a game out of it. As most of you know, it's easier to see the receivers finding openings in person than on TV.
And while he did make a good throw every now and then (like the bomb to Herian vs. ut in '02), they were few and far between. He made a lot of BAD throws, some straight to defenders.
All that said, he gave it all every play, often sacrificing his body to pick up a first down. Looking back, I'm proud of the way he played, and I'm glad he's a Husker.
And while he did make a good throw every now and then (like the bomb to Herian vs. ut in '02), they were few and far between. He made a lot of BAD throws, some straight to defenders.
All that said, he gave it all every play, often sacrificing his body to pick up a first down. Looking back, I'm proud of the way he played, and I'm glad he's a Husker.
Spooky Tooth
Special Teams Player
I think JL was unfairly criticized when he was here, and his parting comments confirmed that. I hope he has learned to forgive and put in perspective some of the vitriol that was directed at him.
Having said all that.......
JL did more damage to fields with the bullets he zinged into them than any other QB I have seen at NU. As a passer, he was no passer.
On the flip side of THAT, go look at that clip. JL had more opponents in his backfield than teammates. I have forgotten just how badly our talent had slipped. JL made a lot of plays that other QBs would not have made. His favorite receiver, though, was the turf.
Having said all that.......
JL did more damage to fields with the bullets he zinged into them than any other QB I have seen at NU. As a passer, he was no passer.
On the flip side of THAT, go look at that clip. JL had more opponents in his backfield than teammates. I have forgotten just how badly our talent had slipped. JL made a lot of plays that other QBs would not have made. His favorite receiver, though, was the turf.
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GSG
Assistant Coach
Those uniforms were horrendous that year. Big ugly stripe, weird piping on the jerseys, not to mention those all-white ensembles
blasted_imposter
Banned
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The difference between Jammal Lord and Eric Crouch was that Crouch had Tracy Wistrom, Bobby Newcombe, and Matt Davison, Correl Buckhalter, Dan Alexander, and Dahrran Diedrick. Jammal Lord had Josh Davis, David Horne, Ross Pilkington and Matt Herian (who was never the same after his injury). Crouch also had better offensive lines.
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PaulCrewe
Heisman Trophy Winner
This. Horne, had million dollar talent, but a ten cent brain. Had the one game against A&M to toy with everyone's emotions and then nada, almost like Nebrasketball and baseball.
Herian for the record was all that J-Rock had, he broke his leg in Crapahan's first year, so Lord had him at his finest
Blaze1up
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NUance
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NU fan in Denver
Starter
I always thought JL would make one hell of an I back. It's too bad the talent wasn't around then or the coaching staff didn't move him to that position early in his career. The kid was athletic and had moves.