Second Spring Practice - 2012

[Hunter94]

No, this has nothing to do with Cody Green. Taylor was *not* making reads at one point, could you remind me of when that was? Maybe it was after the Texas game. If he was making reads that day, they were the wrong ones. It would be a credit to him if he was shut down because Texas outschemed us, rather than Taylor simply being unable to make the right reads.

I think it was pretty obvious that Taylor was not making reads at times last year - that, or other teams became MUCH better at defending it. I have no explanation for that, other than a guess that he was still injured. As far as 2010, I would imagine it was post-injury. I don't recall anyone concluding that he was not making reads in 2010, but the last half of the season was such a mess... who knows.

In the Texas game the problem was not Taylor making poor reads. It was Nebraska thinking they were better than they were and disrespecting an opponent. Same thing happened in the bowl game against Washington. And against Northwestern in 2011. And against Iowa State in 2009. This is a recurring theme with this team over the past few years. They get so wrapped up in "being Nebraska" that they forget they are not the 80s and 90s Huskers who were standing on the shoulders of giants, they are the current Huskers, who have a lot of proving left to do.

Taylor made bad reads all game long against Uteras. They played a 3-4 and he couldn't read the NG properly all game. He kept keeping the ball and Uteras only keyed in on him. When Lee came in they started having success with the ZR because Lee made the right reads. Had he possessed Taylor's speed then they would have gotten bigger chunks than they did. Taylor seemed to have that issue all year long though, he would guess had most times would keep it if he had a choice.

Texas keyed on both Taylor and the RB. There was no place to go with the read, even if Taylor had made the correct read. Both options were covered. That's why we had wide receivers running down field completely by themselves all day - they just couldn't catch the ball when it hit them in their hands.

The reason Zac Lee had more success running the zone read was partially that he made better reads - and it was partially that Texas backed off on the run when he came in. As soon as Lee entered, Texas defenders started shouting "pass, pass, pass!"

This. We playfaked off the zone read at least 4 times. Burkhead dropped one. Kinnie dropped one. Paul dropped 2+X. All woulda most likely been TD's.

damn, can't hear enough about those dropped passes!......missed blocks,fumbles, wrong read......those never hurt us, but the dropped passes will never die, because they are so obvious to the novice fan.

 

[knapplc]

damn, can't hear enough about those dropped passes!......missed blocks,fumbles, wrong read......those never hurt us, but the dropped passes will never die, because they are so obvious to the novice fan.

That is rather condescending, considering the fact that you have never impressed me with your knowledge of the sport.

 

[bshirt]

No, this has nothing to do with Cody Green. Taylor was *not* making reads at one point, could you remind me of when that was? Maybe it was after the Texas game. If he was making reads that day, they were the wrong ones. It would be a credit to him if he was shut down because Texas outschemed us, rather than Taylor simply being unable to make the right reads.

I think it was pretty obvious that Taylor was not making reads at times last year - that, or other teams became MUCH better at defending it. I have no explanation for that, other than a guess that he was still injured. As far as 2010, I would imagine it was post-injury. I don't recall anyone concluding that he was not making reads in 2010, but the last half of the season was such a mess... who knows.

In the Texas game the problem was not Taylor making poor reads. It was Nebraska thinking they were better than they were and disrespecting an opponent. Same thing happened in the bowl game against Washington. And against Northwestern in 2011. And against Iowa State in 2009. This is a recurring theme with this team over the past few years. They get so wrapped up in "being Nebraska" that they forget they are not the 80s and 90s Huskers who were standing on the shoulders of giants, they are the current Huskers, who have a lot of proving left to do.

Taylor made bad reads all game long against Uteras. They played a 3-4 and he couldn't read the NG properly all game. He kept keeping the ball and Uteras only keyed in on him. When Lee came in they started having success with the ZR because Lee made the right reads. Had he possessed Taylor's speed then they would have gotten bigger chunks than they did. Taylor seemed to have that issue all year long though, he would guess had most times would keep it if he had a choice.

Z. Lee had "success" running the zone read vs Texas? 10 rushes for 25 yds was his game stats. I don't recall us running wild with him in there (at all). Heck, we only ran for 125 yds for the whole game.

I do recall we dropped his passes too though.

 

[Saunders]

damn, can't hear enough about those dropped passes!......missed blocks,fumbles, wrong read......those never hurt us, but the dropped passes will never die, because they are so obvious to the novice fan.

Yeah..... that's probably because dropped touchdown passes are a slightly bigger deal. But hey, what do I know, I'm just a "novice fan."

 

['SkersRule]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

 

[Saunders]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

Exactly. Each year under Bo, we've lost at least 1-2 games, just because of our own dumb mistakes. If we can just clean that up, we're looking at a much better team, and that's just with the talent we have now.

 

[Comish]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

"I totally get what you're saying but come on at least be grammatically correct" (see post #22 Women's Basketball Thread)

Shouldn’t your phrase be more properly posited as a question? In which case it should be ending with a question mark.

Not that picky grammatical nuances are a big deal to me, but they seem to be for you.

 

['SkersRule]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

"I totally get what you're saying but come on at least be grammatically correct" (see post #22 Women's Basketball Thread)

Shouldn’t your phrase be more properly posited as a question? In which case it should be ending with a question mark.

Not that picky grammatical nuances are a big deal to me, but they seem to be for you.

I wasn't asking a question. I was making a statement hence the . and not the ? I used the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot" as a coresponding idiom for the team's penchant the last two seasons for making mistakes which ultimately sinks them. I understand that grammatically it wasn't the best sentence I have ever constructed. But there really isn't a way to pluralize the adage, "shooting yourself in the foot" so that it makes sense grammatically when used in reference to a team with many players and twice as many feet. So if this is a source of consternation for you please put it on my tab and I'll settle the bill at the end of the month Bob Cratchet.

 

[Comish]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

"I totally get what you're saying but come on at least be grammatically correct" (see post #22 Women's Basketball Thread)

Shouldn’t your phrase be more properly posited as a question? In which case it should be ending with a question mark.

Not that picky grammatical nuances are a big deal to me, but they seem to be for you.

I wasn't asking a question. I was making a statement hence the . and not the ? I used the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot" as a coresponding idiom for the team's penchant the last two seasons for making mistakes which ultimately sinks them. I understand that grammatically it wasn't the best sentence I have ever constructed. But there really isn't a way to pluralize the adage, "shooting yourself in the foot" so that it makes sense grammatically when used in reference to a team with many players and twice as many feet. So if this is a source of consternation for you please put it on my tab and I'll settle the bill at the end of the month Bob Cratchet.

No consternation here Aunt Bee..............just playing along since you seem more interested in dissecting and diagramming than in actual content. Plus, the smiley I posted after your first foray into this session should have been a clue no offense was taken. That, and the fact that I explicitly said that.

 

[knapplc]

I wasn't asking a question. I was making a statement hence the . and not the ? I used the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot" as a coresponding idiom for the team's penchant the last two seasons for making mistakes which ultimately sinks them. I understand that grammatically it wasn't the best sentence I have ever constructed. But there really isn't a way to pluralize the adage, "shooting yourself in the foot" so that it makes sense grammatically when used in reference to a team with many players and twice as many feet. So if this is a source of consternation for you please put it on my tab and I'll settle the bill at the end of the month Bob Cratchet.

FYI, you really don't need a comma here (see the giant comma).

Also, you misspelled "corresponding."

Anyway. I'll let you guys get back to your grammar battle.

 

['SkersRule]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

"I totally get what you're saying but come on at least be grammatically correct" (see post #22 Women's Basketball Thread)

Shouldn’t your phrase be more properly posited as a question? In which case it should be ending with a question mark.

Not that picky grammatical nuances are a big deal to me, but they seem to be for you.

I wasn't asking a question. I was making a statement hence the . and not the ? I used the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot" as a coresponding idiom for the team's penchant the last two seasons for making mistakes which ultimately sinks them. I understand that grammatically it wasn't the best sentence I have ever constructed. But there really isn't a way to pluralize the adage, "shooting yourself in the foot" so that it makes sense grammatically when used in reference to a team with many players and twice as many feet. So if this is a source of consternation for you please put it on my tab and I'll settle the bill at the end of the month Bob Cratchet.

No consternation here Aunt Bee..............just playing along since you seem more interested in dissecting and diagramming than in actual content. Plus, the smiley I posted after your first foray into this session should have been a clue no offense was taken. That, and the fact that I explicitly said that.

Good. I'll still settle the bill for the egregious error on my part. You think $20 will cover it? The check is in the mail. :lol:

 

['SkersRule]

Many times the cursor will randomly move to another line as I'm typing and it'll cause me to make absurd spelling errors. I try to catch them before I post but sometimes errors slip through. :dumdum

 

[Comish]

Dropped passes have plagued Nebraska's wide receivers since Nate Swift and Todd Peterson left.

:backtotopic

If this team could just avoid shooting themselves in the proverbial foot who knows what they might accomplish.

"I totally get what you're saying but come on at least be grammatically correct" (see post #22 Women's Basketball Thread)

Shouldn’t your phrase be more properly posited as a question? In which case it should be ending with a question mark.

Not that picky grammatical nuances are a big deal to me, but they seem to be for you.

I wasn't asking a question. I was making a statement hence the . and not the ? I used the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot" as a coresponding idiom for the team's penchant the last two seasons for making mistakes which ultimately sinks them. I understand that grammatically it wasn't the best sentence I have ever constructed. But there really isn't a way to pluralize the adage, "shooting yourself in the foot" so that it makes sense grammatically when used in reference to a team with many players and twice as many feet. So if this is a source of consternation for you please put it on my tab and I'll settle the bill at the end of the month Bob Cratchet.

No consternation here Aunt Bee..............just playing along since you seem more interested in dissecting and diagramming than in actual content. Plus, the smiley I posted after your first foray into this session should have been a clue no offense was taken. That, and the fact that I explicitly said that.

Good. I'll still settle the bill for the egregious error on my part. You think $20 will cover it? The check is in the mail. :lol:

I think we're good..........now :backtotopic

 

[The Maudfather]

Haven't heard any news out of practice lately. What gives?

 

[knapplc]

Many times the cursor will randomly move to another line as I'm typing and it'll cause me to make absurd spelling errors. I try to catch them before I post but sometimes errors slip through. :dumdum

This is a weird posting interface. And if you're using a mobile device I think it gets even weirder.

Maud - they're on break right now. No new practice news for another week.