Younger Players

[huskers1]

I was reading on rivals and it said that expect Potter to not play this weekend which in turn will force Steinkuhler to play a little base which should open the door for Jensen to step in and contribute. If this is true I sure hope that he makes the most of his opportunity and shows the coaches that he has what it takes and hopefully get some more snaps as the season goes on. I also might puke if I see Erickson in the game before holt, paul, or brooks one more time. What the hell is the point of this? Seriously I cant even put into words how upset it makes me when I see him playing. Why do we even have talented players if we arent going to play them? We have an All-American receiver standing on the sidelines watching a 5'11 180 pound walk on play before him!! I know damn well that Paul Holt and Brooks are more talented and you cant tell me they cant run the routes that Erickson has been running or block the people that Erickson has been blocking!! Seriously can someone explain this to me? Is it not possible to tell him to memorize around 20 plays or even 10 plays? I really do like Callahan and I think he will lead us to where we want to go, but for the love of God, play the guys with talent!! This isnt a freakin IQ test!! Another question I have is has anyone heard how Eric Hagg is doing in practice? He seemed to be a pretty good player and I think he could be a pretty good safety in the coming years.

 

[admo]

Hang in there, and dont let it get you too worked up & frustrated. I'm sure a lot of people would like to see the younger players get plenty of opportunity to show what they can do. Even if it turns out that they cant get it done like in high school. My best suggestion is take a grain of salt with every published thought from a scouting paper and leave it at that. They'll feed you size and speed times and interview HS coaches and the player, etc. And it does two things: It keeps their jobs so they can write more, and it feeds into most of the fans head with anticipation and hope that some kid is the next best thing to Mountain Dew.

Opportunity is the key. It has to be given by the coaches, and then it's up to the player to take advantage of that by excelling.