Thenarse's says "Almost every play I got beat"

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Thenarse's comments from OWH - "Almost every play," he said, "I got beat"

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It took an entire football season, but Nebraska cornerback Rickey Thenarse finally experienced the moment that coaches hope will happen for every freshman.

For Thenarse, it came last week as the Huskers practiced. Early in their Cotton Bowl preparations, NU threw a large group of young players, including Thenarse, into key situations.

Let's just say things didn't go all that smoothly for the physically gifted rookie out of Los Angeles.

"Almost every play," he said, "I got beat."

Thenarse, a 6-foot, 185-pound top recruit from a year ago who played largely on special teams this fall, is back with the No. 2 defense this week after his humbling experience.

"It finally hit me that my talent was not going to get it done," Thenarse said. "You don't realize it right away. I just thought I could come here and play with my talent, but it doesn't work. I've got to work on my techniques and my assignments, so that when next spring comes, I can be prepared."

 
It is nice to see a top recruit like Ricky getting humbled and admitting it. He will get better with the reps and the continued practice on his technique.

 
The point is he is learning. Learning to be a DB at Division 1 level. Being taught by coaches that know what it takes and how to evaluate the talent, their progress and thier ability.

The fact that just maybe the coaches know a little, I am sure not much, but a little bit more than a flock of internet geek defensive coordinators that most likely have never set foot on a college football field. Silly me.

 
skersfan said:
The point is he is learning. Learning to be a DB at Division 1 level. Being taught by coaches that know what it takes and how to evaluate the talent, their progress and thier ability.

The fact that just maybe the coaches know a little, I am sure not much, but a little bit more than a flock of internet geek defensive coordinators that most likely have never set foot on a college football field. Silly me.
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Its great to see him learning! I am one of those that is not a Cosgrove fan but....I must admit, I am sure he knows a helluva lot more about defensive football than I do.

 
It's good for him to learn this early in his career. He knows what his faults are and what he needs to work on and that's a huge step in the right direction. Some guys don't get out of their own way because they think they are so good they don't need to change anything..........

 
skersfan said:
The point is he is learning. Learning to be a DB at Division 1 level. Being taught by coaches that know what it takes and how to evaluate the talent, their progress and thier ability
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even better than that...he's learning a crap load from the players on his team that BEAT him.

There's no better way to learn than from guys who are better than you. You can take a Vince Young and throw him on a weak a$$ I-AA team, and he'll never get better because he'll be the best of the best. Rickey probably thought he could come in and just dominate like he had been doing before Nebraska. But then he learned that this is a whole new level and everyone is the best of the best. He'll have to constantly be stepping up his routine if he wants to stay with the team.

it's the BEST and ONLY way to learn, in my opinion.

 
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bennychico11 said:
skersfan said:
The point is he is learning. Learning to be a DB at Division 1 level. Being taught by coaches that know what it takes and how to evaluate the talent, their progress and thier ability
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even better than that...he's learning a crap load from the players on his team that BEAT him.

There's no better way to learn than from guys who are better than you. You can take a Vince Young and throw him on a weak a$$ I-AA team, and he'll never get better because he'll be the best of the best. Rickey probably thought he could come in and just dominate like he had been doing before Nebraska. But then he learned that this is a whole new level and everyone is the best of the best. He'll have to constantly be stepping up his routine if he wants to stay with the team.

it's the BEST and ONLY way to learn, in my opinion.
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:thumbs :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs

 
skersfan said:
The point is he is learning. Learning to be a DB at Division 1 level. Being taught by coaches that know what it takes and how to evaluate the talent, their progress and thier ability.

The fact that just maybe the coaches know a little, I am sure not much, but a little bit more than a flock of internet geek defensive coordinators that most likely have never set foot on a college football field. Silly me.
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And shooting monkeys into space made them better astronauts. <_<

 
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