Our front four is spectacular. The secondary is playing great. Zaire Anderson is enforcing his will out there and making opposing rushers pay. Nate Gerry could be a huge factor in this game against Wiscy. He is fast and he recognizes the play well for the most part. A few mistakes here and there but I'd expect him to play a large role in helping stop Gordon.
Offensively I don't kow what to expect. Can we snap the ball without fumbling? Can Tommy throw a pass that isn't a rocket? By the way, I'm a huge supporter of Armstrong, but he's got to get better. Will Abdullah be back? Will our WR's stop running every route 25 yards or deeper? Where's the common sense? Where is the basic knowledge of the game and understanding of the situation? This offense bothers me, and Wiscy in their house bothers me. Huskerboard be prepared, it could be a lot more questions about Becks abilities andi know that gets some of you all workied up inside.
I too have asked why we always through 25 to 30 yards passes on 3rd & 5. I also like Tommy, but sometimes he tries to do too much.
Look at the routes his receivers are running.
I keep trying to tell people it's not all on Tommy, we just like to keep piling on the kid around here for some reason.
Becks offense give the WR's reads and options. Look at the route Westerkamp runs on Tommy's interception. The offense is already playing into the wind, Westerkamp fakes inside then breaks if back out and up. He's already 20 yards downfield into the wind and he's going to run deeper?? Why? Then obviously Tommy reacts to Westerkamps fake and believes he is going to stay inside, and BOOM easy interception.
We run one of the stupidest offensive systems I've ever seen. Actually, it's not stupid, it's genius really. If you have eleven geniuses all on the same page who never make mistakes and an opposing defense that does exactly what you expect them to do every time, then yep...it's genius. That's why I call it stupid...because it won't ever work out this way.
We have 2 weeks. I'd cut the receiver route option crap. It hasn't/doesn't and won't work. If the WR is to do a 10 yrs curl, that's what he runs. WR and QB know. No miscues, limits mistakes and INT's......
Go with TA under center. Run out of the I formation. Use 2 back sets the entire time. The 2 back sets would allow us to go Cross or Jano (inside runs) or Newby for sweeps or outside. Again, play to the strengths of the team. Cross isn't going to get it done running outside......
TA won't/can't go through progressions so don't have 4 guys in routes. Run 2 TE sets as well. Chip block and drag to the middle of the field. TA's "strength" in passing is vertical to the middle of the field. Several things will happen, the TE will be open as we haven't used them, when the LB's start to go with them, it opens running lanes. The safeties will be i run support so no threat if over thrown.
TA is a strong runner. Use designed runs. Can the zone read and go true option i.e. triple, belly G. Misdiretion and counters. Play to strengths of the team not to to Beck's "genius". For f@@ks sake even tell him to hike the ball and simply look left and then go to the right for your primary receiver. 18 games on film of look left, throw left will allow the loo left throw right get at least 2-3 scores before they adjust and quit jumping routes......
Wisky will have no idea on how to defend. Nothing on film......
We go in with the same craptastic play calling Beck used against Purdue and MSU, we are going to get our a$$es handed to us. Bo needs to sit beck down and explain we need to be a power run team with spread elements. Not a speed team with power elements.......
