It's reality. I know you and others demand perfection the first nano-second with a new offense, coaches & players. Some of us just know it's not a five minute process.
Who is saying they're writing off the whole year (besides you)?
If by perfection you mean some resemblance of competency and/or progress...guilty as charged for losing my grasp on reality. But, your nano-second was a less than encouraging 60 minute game (practice/scrimage). It's the same duration
you will use to declare we are "back" in the coming weeks if there is some dramatically positive change in the offense. That same 60 minutes of gametime will be more than adequate then I'm sure. The 5 minute process you speak of has been in the works for 9 months now (if not longer), though large portions looked to only have been implemented last week...with our most reliable offensive weapon (rex) running around like he was lost - not once but multiple times throughout the game.
I guess you saw a very different game than I did...or you saw the same game and will continue to find excuses for the better part of the season. It's unfortunately what Husker fans have begun to do very well over the last 9 years. Lets see, already we have the "sophomore", "Beck's a 1st year coordinator" and "1st year of this offense" excuses being thrown around. We'll call it Huskerboard Poker. If I can get a "OL injury" or "playing down to competition" and a "freshman running backs" excuse in there I'd have 2 pair. (2, youth excuses / 2, 1st year offense excuses). To hit the royal flush I'd need a "ref's screwed us" excuse - in combination with some that I have yet to think up - but can count on many here to devise as the season progresses I'm sure...
just admit it - it was rough to watch. no one's hitting panic, but not all of us are ignoring the
reality that the performance was very discouraging.
The point still remains that with new coaches, players & scheme there's going to be growing pains. It's silly to pretend there won't be. Especially for game one. Also there is a real possibility it was basically used as a scrimmage by the coaches. If so.....so what?
Again, no one but you is implying that it's an excuse to be used all year long. No reasonable person is saying it will be a perfectly linear line in improvement throughout the year but the mean average in offensive play is demanded to go up.
Sure, I agree it was rough to watch but I'm really not overly discouraged at all. I saw a lot of positives.....
1. Tmart not standing like a statue in the pocket and taking sacks, his speed is back & his passing though still poor with very little improvement should easily suffice for PA.
2. While just one play, nevertheless Turner looked like the Jet out there. I think he gives us two legit difference makers and needs the ball.
3. The return of the option. Yes, it frequently looked "very" rough but when it didn't it gave us some big plays. I think its return is great.
4. A fullback. Can't wait to see our FB used more.
We'll see.....just hang tough a little while.
GBR!!