[Husker] Re: Worst ever (continued)

[richards todd]

What is it?  Umm........  It's athletes trying to read
and react like their coach tells them to.  They are
looking and thinking instead of playing football.

Your right about Defense is DEFENSE...      Thinking
and standing around doesn't get it done.

Todd in Tennessee
--- Steven Johnson <jfpgroup at msn.com> wrote:

> 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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