[Husker] Upcoming talent

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j j wrote:
> 
> Why would Sams performance in practice be haunting Zac? 

Because he sees Sam lighting things up?  Because the
players on the scout team are raving about Sam's skills 
and saying how good things are going to in 2007?

> Sam cant take his spot as he cant play this year 

I know.  Zac's position is not at risk.

> If Sams performance in practice is weighing on Zacs mind 
> I would say he sure isn't the player I thought he was. 

It was during the Kansas game that it first occurred to
me that Sam might be having an effect on Zac.  For some
reason Zac seemed to be looking for big plays rather than 
doing the routine dink & dunk.  Perhaps it was the gameplan?  
Perhaps BC told Zac to look downfield for the big play?  
I don't know.  What I do know is that Zac made some big 
plays (which won the game), but he completed only 45% of 
his passes (which nearly lost us the game).

> He should be helping Sam as much as he can so that he 
> is ready to take over next year. 

I'm sure Zac has been trying to help Sam.  But Sam is not 
a newbie.  It's not a master-acolyte type of relationship.
In terms of experience and maturity, Sam is Zac's equal.
Yes, Zac knows much more about our system, but Sam is an
experienced gunslinger who could probably teach Zac a thing
or two about making big plays under pressure.

I have no inside information.  I'm just a couch potato 
watching the game.  But I gotta wonder what happened to
the cool/calm/controlled Zac we saw at the Alamo Bowl.
The o-line is better, the tight ends are getting open, 
the receivers are making spectacular catches, the backs
are getting good yards on the ground, everybody knows the
playbook better.  So why does Zac seem more frustrated
and uncomfortable this year than last?

GBR