[Husker] Mr. Keller Comes to Lincoln

[Mike Jaixen]

I wasn't aware that Arizona State ran any sort of
variant of the West Coast Offense, though what they
run doesn't seem to have a label either.

Today's Omaha paper talked about Keller with several
college defensive coordinators, and Northwestern's guy
questioned whether Keller could pick up the WCO in one
year.

However, they also point out that Keller's experience
in reading defenses in the Pac-10 will give him a leg
up on the others:

"Colby said it would be difficult for a quarterback to
pick up the West Coast in just one year, but Nebraska
shouldn't worry about Keller's intelligence.

"When you watch him, he made all the right decisions,"
Colby said. "There weren't many times he threw to the
wrong spot."

Banker, the Oregon State coordinator, said a lot of
young quarterbacks who haven't played in intricate
systems freeze up at the first sniff of complexity.
They anticipate a blitz and look for the closest run
audible.

"He's just been exposed to more," Banker said. "He
knows defenses. He knows how to recognize a two-deep,
whether it's a squat corner or a press corner."

That knowledge base should expedite Keller's learning
process. Many quarterbacks during a transfer year
would split time between learning the offense,
studying coverages and mastering fundamentals. Keller
can focus on the playbook."


http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2229301



--- Jeff Volk <jeffv at alphavideo.com> wrote:

> Jon,
> 
> Don't focus on the 1 year of eligibilty that he has
> remaining. Focus on
> the fact that we need a QB for next season and he is
> the guy. He put up
> great numbers against tough competition before
> getting hurt last year in
> an offense that is very similar to ours. He will
> have a whole season to
> sit and learn the offense and then be the starter
> next season. Without
> him next year would have been BAD with either Ganz
> or Davis starting, or
> the JUCO kid who just came in that is supposed to be
> pretty good as
> well. 


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

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