[Husker] Smith

[Andy Knipp]

As much as I hate to say anything even remotely good about the current coaches,
you cannot blame this on them (or any coaches for that matter).

This fumble was dumb bad luck.  Nothing more.

As a football player you are taught to make positive yards if you can. Anyone.
I intercepted a ball on 4th down.  Ended up losing 20 yards than where it would
have been if I knocked it down. But you see a ball,  you take it and run. 

Are there exceptions like knock a ball down on 4th down ? Sure.  Would things
have turned out great if Smith had gone down, or tripped, sure.  DBs and LBs 
are taught to gain positive yards and hold on to the ball.  Most teams do an 
intercept drill,  let a LB catch it and try to make him fumble.  Smith is a DT, 
either playing in a  zone blitz or doing a really poor job of rushing the passer. :-)

Net net is that he would not have been through those type of drills.

Andy

> 
> This brings up a good point that seems to bother me more and more and
> that is the lack of fundamental football at all levels. As Scott says he
> was taught to just drop to the ground I was taught on a fumble that you
> just get on the ball. I even cost myself a TD freshman year in HS
> because I did as I was coached and just jumped on the ball. I see team
> cost themselves turnovers because everyone is trying to pick the ball up
> and run with it. I could see LB's and DB's doing this but guys like me
> in the trenches didn't need to be anywhere near the ball unless we are
> recovering it. Now every D lineman is trying to pick the ball up and
> score. About the only level I can excuse it is the pro level but
> everything other level should be about getting the turnover and not the
> turnover and the score unless a special circumstance prevails. I firmly
> believe that Le Kevin has been coached to pick the ball up or pick it
> off and run. Callahan can mouth that he should have just fallen during
> the game but when you're constantly coaching a kid to try and get the
> ball and score you can't get to upset.
> 
> Just my $.02 worth!
> 
> Sean
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
> Of scott71law at verizon.net
> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 6:54 PM
> To: Tony Lambert; husker at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Smith
> 
> From: Tony Lambert <slimmer37 at hamilton.net>
> Date: Sat Oct 08 18:41:41 CDT 2005
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Subject: [Husker] Smith
> 
> if you have played football and you intercept a pass what is your first
> thought. It is to run.
> 
> I did play football, and I was taught that when you are 90 yards away
> from the end zone and you get a fumble recovery or a pick, you go down
> regardless, especially if 7 of the 11 players on the other team are way
> faster than you. Did Smith really think he was going to return the pick
> for a td? Sure, I probably overreacted saying he shouldn't play the rest
> of the year. There is just no excuse for trying to run that pick back, I
> don't care what anyone says. Now if the play occurs on the Tech 5 yard
> line, that' sone thing, but to pull that on your own 10 is simply dumb.
> 
> Scott in NY
> 
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