[Husker] General Husker Observations

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

I'm glad to see that the complex shifting we were doing is gone. It's 
eliminated the drive-killing penalties of the Pitt game, and it also shows 
that Callahan can adapt to whatever we need. Maybe it's obvious to some 
that Callahan was willing to change, but for a while there, you couldn't 
tell...! 

I agree with your comments on the blitz versus cover option and Cosgrove. 
Maybe he does this because getting caught in the wrong blitz at exactly 
the wrong moment gives up enormous plays, like Ross' 70 yard middle screen 
versus ISU. Maybe there's something to the effect that if we force an 
offense to throw, say, 8 or 9 passes to complete a scoring drive that it's 
less dangerous than potentially giving up one or two plays in a scoring 
drive. 

I suppose at a lot of it is Cosgrove's personal philosophy. Why does 
everyone complain about the Prevent defense, but it's used a lot in the 
situation it's meant for? 

Jon Johnston
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husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 10/10/2005 09:51:19 PM:

> I loved the motion and shifting that Cosgrove put in
> place in the 2nd quarter and beyond, and the blitzes
> were well-designed.  I give Cosgrove lots of credit
> there for inventiveness.
> 
> But I still have to be bewildered as to why Cosgrove
> kept the defense on a leash until we were down 21-0. 
> I understand the thought behind wanting to get a feel
> for the flow of the game, but by that time, the game
> was inching closer to getting out of hand.  Watching
> Tech, it's really much more risky to not blitz than to
> blitz.  Give them time to throw, and the completion is
> almost automatic.  Perhaps if you have a shutdown
> secondary, you might be able to get away with a
> minimal rush, but we don't have that.
> 
> Speaking of shifting, notice that the complex shifting
> has disappeared once again from the offense?
> 
> --- Huskercleg at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > As far as the Defense goes, not only did Cosgrove go
> > with more blitzes, but 
> > he adjusted how the Defensive line lined up in those
> > huge gaps in Tech's 
> > offensive line.  That seemed to confuse the line and
> > lead to some sacks and  stops.
> 
> 
> Mike Jaixen
> Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> 
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