IMO, taylor is faster, but dennard is shiftier. you'll see dennard escape the pocket more, and gather up 3-5 yards where taylor might just make it back to the line of scrimmage, but unless it's a complete defensive breakdown he won't be taking off for 60+. When taylor gets into the secondary however, he's gone.
I'm surprised that this would be your takeaway.
The only thing I see is Michigan State going derp. How do you let four players get taken out of a play by one receiver?
:zoom EAT MY DUST!
It's not my takeaway, our coaches are doing well to balance our offense (the part of my paragraph you chose not to quote). My point was directed toward a tendency on HB that I've noticed. The "Just run the damn ball" crowd shows up when we throw some INTs. It happens almost as predictably as a 4th qtr Husker comeback. Even the BTN guys have chimed in saying we need to run more when our passing is failing (I believe post OSU game). Given our offense, there is a finite number of ways to run the RBs therefore that implicitly puts more running plays on the QB. If we can avoid risking injury to Taylor, we should continue to pass and use our RBs for running. If the defense is giving T-mart the run like MSU did, turn him loose. Taylor was untouched on most of his runs. Low risk of injury. This is in stark contrast to MI, where Denard is relied upon to run through the middle and other plays where he will definitely get tackled. I believe Urban recognized this too and is passing more and less Braxton running but I haven't watched too many OSU games lately. We are ahead of the curve. Our INTs are disappointing but as long as we win games I'm hopeful that they are learning experiences for better QB decisions and play calling going forward. We need an effective passing attack.
Personally I thought coining the phrase "It happens almost as predictably as a 4th qtr Husker comeback" was the highlight of the post.
Well, he better get his a$$ in the Heisman race, or the axe is coming down. No reason for these unnacceptable awards.
