[Husker] Schemes to win...what to look for

[Mike Jaixen]

Offensively, we've seen a heavy dose of power
formations with 2-3 tight ends and a fullback in the
game.  Defensively, we haven't seen a lot of blitzing
as well.

I don't know what we'll see this upcoming Saturday,
but I don't expect to see a whole lot of what we've
seen so far this season.  (I would argue that we've
seen a whole lot of vanilla, but topped with a bit of
sprinkles to peak the curiousity of Nick Holt, USC's
d-coordinator.) And before someone reads that wrong:

I think we'll see much more out of our receivers,
especially Nate Swift and Maurice Purify.  I also
think we may see multiple I-backs in the game at the
same time, with Marlon Lucky likely split out wide.

We will need to run the ball effectively, if only to
keep the pressure off of Zac Taylor.  

Defensively, I think we'll see more blitzes to put the
pressure on Booty, who is starting only his second
game.  The trick will be to get to Booty before he can
fire at our secondary, who appears to be our "weakest
link" at this point.

--- Tommy Thompson <huskertt at charter.net> wrote:

> Just wondering about a few things that I am hoping
> you all will comment on.  I haven't been able to see
> either game, and was only able to listen to the
> Nichols St game.  
> 
> Has the Big Red been playing vanilla on offense and
> defense?


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

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