A number of good points already in this topic. I really wonder exactly what % of the entire offense (and defense and or special teams 'schemes' for that matter) are actually in full use and available to Frost and staff to feel comfortable in the games when the outcome is 'on the line'. I really have the feeling that we are not witnessing nearly the full blown 'system' and all the flexibility and adaptibility etc that can be utilized.
My understanding of the Frost offense and all of its features and strengths, etc is that it is quite dependent on the ability of the players on the field to read the defenses and exercise options and improvise or select from a number of different means of attacking the defense. If the QB and 'skilled' players arent executing the same 'play' or option in any given play in conjuction with the O line, etc. then plays are going to fail or be less successful. It only takes one or two individuals to do the wrong things to make a given play blow up. Defense would have similar issues presumably. Special teams has been a hot mess in many ways, perhaps, because the amount of practice time available to really hone things and so on has been limited by necessity of spending more on the base offense and defense. And having a revolving door of players at so many positions will compound this and we've had QBs, RBs, etc. come and go, miss for injury, etc. Repetitions and timing are critical to making any offense go against such strong competition.
Add to this that frankly we have not had any 'tune up' type games as it turns out almost every opponent we've played so far is probably better than most realize. This may end up being the most difficult schedule faced by a Husker team ever when things are all said and done. It would not be a surprise if Coach Frost and Co don't have confidence in executing at a high level with less than stellar talent under all of these circumstances.
