[Husker] Status of the Huskers (My Opinion)

[Mike Jaixen]

They are better in some areas, but certainly not all. 
The running game, in particular, is definitely not
better this year.  And with adding a quarterback
better suited for this style of offense, it's
debatable whether the passing game is better.

It's not all negative, though.  We've seen significant
improvement in the defensive line this season.  The
change in defensive philosophy to play more zone has
also been an improvement.  I've seen some flashes of
optimism from the wide receivers, especially Nate
Swift.

--- ntapower <ntapower at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I came into this season with "high" expectations
> considering the talent we
> had coming in.  By "high" expectations, I mean to
> not get embarrassed and be
> bowl-eligible.  After last year, I figured that they
> had to be better this
> year.  And, in my opinion, they are.  The team is
> competing in every game,
> the guys have the heart of champions, they may not
> be winning the games, but
> they are keeping the games close and fighting to the
> end.  I know a lot of
> you husker fans out there would like 10-2 every year
> with blow-outs every
> game, but we need to be realists.  This is the
> second year of a completely
> new system and I feel that there have been
> significant improvements in every
> aspect of the game.  The offense may not have the
> numbers, and may be
> struggling to put points on the board, but if you
> compare this offense to
> last years' you have to be excited about the future.
>  The defense is by far
> better than last year's.  I know the record might
> not be much better than
> last years, but this team is much better.

Mike Jaixen
Blog: http://huskermike.blogspot.com


		
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