[Husker] Cousin Rich, the sequel

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

[snip]
> - all of the verbage about coverages . . . and we don't have safeties . 
.
> . I have one question for him:  Does he think Bullocks and Bullocks were
> above-average safeties?  Well, with Bullocks AND Bullocks AND Fabian
> Washington, this great coaching staff managed to be 107th in pass 
defense
> with their great scheming and coaching.  The year before, with Pelini, 
it
> was "Top 
> 10."  So quit [complaining] about the players and focus on the real
> problem - coaching!
> 
> Cousin Rich
> ---------------------------------------------------
With all due respect to Cousin Rich.... 

When we had Bullocks, Bullocks and Washington, this team was a Solich team 
that didn't buy into the new coach's schemes, or were unwilling or unable 
to learn them. As evidence, I submit the 70-10 drubbing at Texas Tech. The 
first year under Callahan this team was lost, and I don't think it's a 
fair comparison to use them as an an example of anything, whether good or 
bad. 

I agree with Jeff Volk about the safeties. Neither of the safeties we had 
this year would have played for Osborne. I was very surprised to see 
Shanle as an honorable mention Big 12 player. 

I noticed that Cousin Rich didn't address the inability to switch to 
Nickel, or anything about the corners with the exception that Grixby 
didn't play on the line all night. 

This set of coaches has assembled an offense, and we've seen the results 
of that on the field. To be fair, the defensive set of coaches hasn't had 
a full defense to work with. 
Once they do, I'd be willing to listen to Cousin Rich's ranting as much as 
anybody, but for now, I think he's full of it, at least as much as I am. 
Maybe more. That'a a lot of it. And then tell the #)$*#)$*@#@#!@ that I 
said "Merry Christmas!" 

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com