***The Nebraska Defense - Blackshirts 2021***

Not sure if Domann will ever find a role that suits him in the NFL but that kid can play.  I hope he has a breakout year and gets some recognition. 

 
Farms said:
Not sure if Domann will ever find a role that suits him in the NFL but that kid can play.  I hope he has a breakout year and gets some recognition. 
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He should be gold at the next level. Hybrid guys that don’t require a sub package are in high demand. Nate Gerry found a role and Domann has a chance to be better than him. 

 
SECHusker said:
Don't think he's taken into account how much offenses have changed.
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I think rule changes have played a big role but offensive schemes and QB play have dramatically improved from even like 10 years ago. During quarantine I watched a bunch of old football games on Youtube and caught two games from '05 USC, and it was shocking how average Matt Leinart looked compared to today's QBs and he won a Heisman then.

 
J-MAGIC said:
I think rule changes have played a big role but offensive schemes and QB play have dramatically improved from even like 10 years ago. During quarantine I watched a bunch of old football games on Youtube and caught two games from '05 USC, and it was shocking how average Matt Leinart looked compared to today's QBs and he won a Heisman then.
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I tend to think rule changes have enabled a lot of the changes in offensive scheme. IE rule changes that benefit offensive players create extra stress on a defense, schemes adjust to exploit that added stress, thus making offenses more effective. The inability to ragdoll a quarterback like Suh comes to mind, as does all the rules regarding WR safety/ targeting, etc. the lack of enforcement on rub routes, they all cumulatively make it much harder for a good defense to perform. I would recon if you go back and watch the number 1 defenses during the early 2000s and the number 1 defenses of recent years, todays defenses would look pretty average as well. 

 
I just hate how every rule is in place to make offenses succeed.  I don't like how they protect the QB so much.  They are on the field just like every other player, they aren't special.  Now defenses can't read ques like O-line coming down field in pass vs run scenarios because they can get like 10 yard downfield before its a penalty on a pass.  All this because the people who don't know anything about football just want to see points.  

 
Born N Bled Red said:
I tend to think rule changes have enabled a lot of the changes in offensive scheme. IE rule changes that benefit offensive players create extra stress on a defense, schemes adjust to exploit that added stress, thus making offenses more effective. The inability to ragdoll a quarterback like Suh comes to mind, as does all the rules regarding WR safety/ targeting, etc. the lack of enforcement on rub routes, they all cumulatively make it much harder for a good defense to perform. I would recon if you go back and watch the number 1 defenses during the early 2000s and the number 1 defenses of recent years, todays defenses would look pretty average as well. 
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MyBloodIsRed16 said:
I just hate how every rule is in place to make offenses succeed.  I don't like how they protect the QB so much.  They are on the field just like every other player, they aren't special.  Now defenses can't read ques like O-line coming down field in pass vs run scenarios because they can get like 10 yard downfield before its a penalty on a pass.  All this because the people who don't know anything about football just want to see points.  
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They had to take some of the physicality out of the game for safety reasons so it's hard for me to criticize that. I think they could pretty easily tighten up the linemen downfield rule and take away a lot of the RPO stuff that's kinda bologna. Maybe I'm being a crank, but throwing a pass when your right guard is six yards down the field blocking a linebacker isn't fair football to me. 

I do also think just quarterback and receiver play is better. High schools are running more modern stuff and everyone does months of 7 on 7 in the offseason. QBs and WRs are getting to college (and later the NFL) with a lot more reps and better technique than they used to have even 10 years ago.

 
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MyBloodIsRed16 said:
I never knew there was a 4th team
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The preseason ones are kind of a joke - their second team QB hasn't thrown a pass and has one career rushing attempt. Now he did take that 48 yards for a TD and is throwing to what would probably be an above average NFL receiving corps, so he probably will be great. But yeah 4th team preseason all-conference is ridiculous and a bit of a dubious honor. 

It is interesting to see the conference talent at certain positions though - 2 of the 4 QBs are projections (Stroud and Mertz), and Penix is good but maybe not "best in the conference" good unless it's a pretty weak season for QB play. The 1-2 of Ibrahim/Goodson is excellent at RB, but already on the second team Teague keeps getting recruited/transferred over and Berger is very unproven. On the flip side, it's an impressive list at WR and pretty much the entire defense all the way through 4. 

 
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