[Husker] the D

[dryter at inebraska.com]

I didn't find Cousin Ed's--I mean Cousin Rich's rant useful in any  
way.  He attacked the coaches using points like recruit rankings that  
are problematic and unfounded--and long debated on this list--and  
hypotheticals (Who cares what Zack could have done to the NU  
secondary?).  Rich criticized like a disgruntled fan with little real  
analysis or breakdown.  There was a talent disparity in KC, that was  
obvious.  Incompetent coaching?  A DB blazing across the endzone to  
steal a sure TD from Nate Swift was not OU coaching genius; it was  
great athleticism, which was not matched on a few key plays by the  
Black Shirts.  It is undeniable that the Black Shirts played a hell of  
a game (field position tells it all) in the face of difficult  
circumstances--how many teams would have only given up 21 points with  
their offense committing 5 turnovers and turning the ball over twice  
on downs?  NU also punted 7 times and the Black Shirts forced 9.   
Well?  I'm waiting.  Who ya gonna fire?

In my opinion, Rich's rant warranted Mr. Stone's reply.  The problem  
is that Rich can't reply, because he isn't here.  It would be a good  
idea to leave Rich to volunteer his own thoughts in the future.

Derek

Quoting Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>:

> <sarcasm>
> Right, that's what we need --- gratuitous insults in response to a
> post with a substantive discussion of the safety support for the
> corners and blitzing.
> </sarcasm>
>
> Seriously, if there was any substance to Steve Stone's post amidst
> it's uninformative name calling and insults, I missed it.  It appears
> to me that Steve Stone, not liking a critical analysis, responsed
> with a personalized diatribe.
>
> Granted, there were some zingers aimed at Callahan and Cosgrove that
> may or may not be justified, but at least there was a discussion of
> actual issues, unlike Mr. Stone's churlish response.  I am not an
> expert at football, but it does seem as if NU's corners get little
> support.  Personally, I appreciate hearing substantive arguments on
> both sides of this issue --- why NU's defensive schemes and gameplans
> are good or why NU's defensive schemes and gameplans are bad.  Such
> namecalling typically ends substantive discussions and this list seems
> to have less and less substantive discussion.
>
> Mr. Stone, if you think that the criticism of NU's defensive schemes
> and coaching is wrong, then why don't you explain why those criticisms
> are mistaken, instead of responding with nothing but ad hominem attacks.
> I look forward to your analysis.
>
>
>> Thank you Mr Stone!!
>>
>> In a message dated 12/7/2006 5:12:08 PM Central Standard Time,
>> sstone at pvtnetworks.net writes:
>>
>> Bill  Laughlin wrote:
>>
>> >I sent "Cousin Rich" Skylar's "Opposing Receivers  2006 Stats" which I
>> >found intriguing, and he said this: "Great  stats!  Too bad that Callahan
>> >doesn't read stuff like  this."
>>
>> Callahan doesn't need to read that stuff ... it's engraved on  his eyeballs.
>>
>> >Then he sent this:
>> >Our problem is not  o-line.  Of course, I know that you think you know
>> >what I am going  to say next, because I'm sure it is what EVERYBODY
>> >complains about . .  .
>>
>> Both first-string tackles had to sit out the Sooner game, and the
>> problem isn't the O-line? All offense begins with the tackle
>> positions. Not that the reserve tackles played poorly, but against a
>> defense like Oklahoma's, a fraction makes a major  difference.
>>
>> >And no, it is NOT Courtney Grixby and our  d-backs.  We will never really
>> >know how good (or bad) Courtney or  any of our d-backs are because of the
>> >total lack of coaching.  The  coaches are questionable and the schemes are
>> >"high school"at  best.
>>
>> Here it's beginning to sound like this piece should have gone to  one
>> of those bulletin board gabfests.
>>
>> >Grixby and Jones have to  play man-man every down and get no help from the
>> >safeties.  The  difference on how OU plays in the secondary vs. how we do
>> >it is  incredible.  Just watch the interceptions that Zac threw.   There
>> >was always a safety there to make a play or if the cornerback  didn't.
>> >Simple zone defense.
>>
>> Simple - - simplistic - - or  simple-minded?
>>
>> >Zac would throw for 400 yards against our pathetic  coverage.  We made
>> >Thompson look like a good QB.  All he had  to do was lob balls out in
>> >front of receivers and they run under  them.  He never had to try to
>> >figure out what coverage we were in,  because it never changes.  If the
>> >corners get beat, it's all over,  because our scheme is so bad.
>>
>> Isn't this the same guy who posted a  diatribe last year that our
>> senior safety was the worst in the Big  XII?
>>
>> >And what is worse is Cosgrove never changes anything, never  mixes
>> >coverages.  Every "blue moon," we go to a nickel.  We  blitzed OU ONE time
>> >and got Thompson to panic and throw an  interception.  Where was that
>> >blitz a 2nd time?
>>
>> And let the  catgorical imperatives fly!
>>
>> >Zac Taylor, after the game: "They did a  great job disguising their
>> >coverages, that was probably the thing that  gave me the most trouble".
>> >Wonder if Callahan and Cosgrove heard that  one?
>>
>> I'll use this non-sequitur in Comp classes.
>>
>> >If someone  had asked Paul Thompson about "reading" our coverages, his
>> >quote  probably would have been: "are you kidding?  I saw more  complex
>> >coverages when I was in the 7th grade".
>>
>> An imaginary  answer to an imaginary question. I trust Cousin Rich's
>> imaginary friend  helped frame them.
>>
>> >It was pretty cool to watch OU's defense line up  in what looked like
>> >man-coverage, and then at the snap of the ball,  they would rotate their
>> >safeties over to a different  coverage.
>>
>> Yeah, man, cooooool!
>>
>> >Without changing a few  defensive coaches we will never get back to where
>> >we want to  be.
>>
>> Where does Cousin Rich get this "we" sh*t?
>>
>> >Better  corners and safeties are not the answer.  By the
>> >way, it was  recently pointed out to me
>>
>> Recently?  R e c e n t l y  ??   RECENTLY???
>>
>> >that Zac Bowman was a  5-star
>> >recruit, Grixby a 4-star and Andre Jones a 4-star.  Not the  players, but
>> >the coaches!
>> >And then we can get to the offensive  problems  . . . I don't have time
>> >right now, but how about zero  rushes in the last 25 minutes!
>>
>> Yeah, how about  that!
>>
>> >_____________________________
>> >
>> >(I've invited  "Cousin Rich" to get on the List several times, because his
>> >level of  intensity re: NU football has always been several notches up
>> >above  mine. But he's not gonna do it.)
>>
>> Promise?
>>
>> Steve  Stone
>>
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