[Husker] Re: Worst ever (continued)

[Steven Johnson]

I must chime in... I must... Defense is DEFENSE... Line up, play off a block 
and tackle the guy.  If he throws,  knock down the pass.  If he runs tackle 
the guy.  This conept will ALWAYS remain the same.
Rush the passer...he throws early.  He may beat your blitz.  He may duck 
under for a first down draw.

Scheme all night.

1. You are out of position in your scheme...no way to tackle.
2. You get knocked down and can't tackle.

What is it?  Bad athletes  or an overmatched defensive coordinator?

StevenJ
Class of 83

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>
Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Re: Worst ever (continued)


> David & Lynette {278990} wrote:
>> I think this could easily be the worst overall defense in 80 years
>> statistically; at least 40 years that I have been watching(gonna get out 
>> my
>> Platt books and my dusty old statistic prairie notes and see if NU is 
>> making
>> Historical heresy <g>).
>
> Perhaps the worst ever statistically, but in fairness, offenses are much 
> different than they were in the 40s and 50s. I don't know that you can say 
> this is the worst NU defense ever, regardless of the yards and points it 
> surrenders. Such an assessment would have to compare how defenses from 
> different eras compare to other teams from the same era. (Not that this 
> makes a bit of difference in the fundamental conclusion: this is a very 
> bad defense, and if it doesn't show marked improvement, NU could lose the 
> rest of its games.)
> -- 
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at comcast.net
>
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