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While holding Florida Atlantic to three points had folks grinning in coffee shops across the state, as fans have come to expect and appreciate, the man in the head coaches’ office sees lots of room for improvement.
During the weekly Nebraska football news conference Tuesday, Bo Pelini said he felt Nebraska was “soft” in a season-opening 49-3 victory against Florida Atlantic.
He doesn’t want to paint a picture that the performance was perfect, Pelini said. The effort was there, but the passion and execution wasn’t all of the time.
“I wasn’t happy about how physical we played,” he said. “Overall, man-to-man, I thought we played soft. That’s an area we’ve got to get better.
“We played too high at times,” Pelini said when asked for an example. “We didn’t play the way we practice. We weren’t coming off the football. We didn’t attack blocks; we weren’t as crisp as we need to be. On defense, that’s the difference between taking on the block and destroying the block.”
Pelini was asked if giving up 358 yards was a concern.
“You better believe it,” he said.
He’s not alone in his feelings of how Nebraska played. A lot of players were not happy with how they performed, Pelini said, and he loved the attitude the players brought to Monday’s practice.
The Huskers play Arkansas State (1-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium in a game that will be broadcast on pay-per-view. Arkansas State opened with a 61-0 victory against Mississippi Valley.
Linebacker Blake Lawrence is looking forward to playing Arkansas State, because it’s expected that the Red Wolves will run the ball more.
Arkansas State entered the season as one of the favorites in the Sun Belt Conference after a 6-6 record in 2008. Last year, the Red Wolves pulled off a victory at Texas A&M.
“They have a solid defense and have gone into some pretty impressive places and played well,” Husker QB Zac Lee said.
Against Florida Atlantic, NU’s Roy Helu rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns.
Helu said Tuesday he felt he was playing selfishly and “going through the motions” in the first half, but that changed in the second half, along with his success.
Helu also was impressed with how hard running back Rex Burkhead ran on his 8-yard TD run in the second half, and wants to make plays like that himself.
Nebraska had 259 yards rushing and 231 yards passing in Game 1. Lee was impressed with the young group of receivers. What showed up while watching film, Lee said, was how well the receivers blocked, noting blocks by Niles Paul and Curenski Gilleylen.
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During the weekly Nebraska football news conference Tuesday, Bo Pelini said he felt Nebraska was “soft” in a season-opening 49-3 victory against Florida Atlantic.
He doesn’t want to paint a picture that the performance was perfect, Pelini said. The effort was there, but the passion and execution wasn’t all of the time.
“I wasn’t happy about how physical we played,” he said. “Overall, man-to-man, I thought we played soft. That’s an area we’ve got to get better.
“We played too high at times,” Pelini said when asked for an example. “We didn’t play the way we practice. We weren’t coming off the football. We didn’t attack blocks; we weren’t as crisp as we need to be. On defense, that’s the difference between taking on the block and destroying the block.”
Pelini was asked if giving up 358 yards was a concern.
“You better believe it,” he said.
He’s not alone in his feelings of how Nebraska played. A lot of players were not happy with how they performed, Pelini said, and he loved the attitude the players brought to Monday’s practice.
The Huskers play Arkansas State (1-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium in a game that will be broadcast on pay-per-view. Arkansas State opened with a 61-0 victory against Mississippi Valley.
Linebacker Blake Lawrence is looking forward to playing Arkansas State, because it’s expected that the Red Wolves will run the ball more.
Arkansas State entered the season as one of the favorites in the Sun Belt Conference after a 6-6 record in 2008. Last year, the Red Wolves pulled off a victory at Texas A&M.
“They have a solid defense and have gone into some pretty impressive places and played well,” Husker QB Zac Lee said.
Against Florida Atlantic, NU’s Roy Helu rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns.
Helu said Tuesday he felt he was playing selfishly and “going through the motions” in the first half, but that changed in the second half, along with his success.
Helu also was impressed with how hard running back Rex Burkhead ran on his 8-yard TD run in the second half, and wants to make plays like that himself.
Nebraska had 259 yards rushing and 231 yards passing in Game 1. Lee was impressed with the young group of receivers. What showed up while watching film, Lee said, was how well the receivers blocked, noting blocks by Niles Paul and Curenski Gilleylen.
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I STILL think it can be done or at least be close to that. I don't think for a second that we're going to get there overnight though. It is going to take a long time to get back to that.