[Husker] Keller

[Bob Beach]

Tommy Thompson <huskertt at charter.net> wrote:

> I agree with most of the posts concerning Keller's performance.  I
> wonder, though, if we would be saying the same thing had all of
> those passes not been dropped.
>
> I think I counted at least 6 dropped passes, but there may have
> been more!  I know that some of you go back and review the
> games...maybe one of you can count these up.
>
> He finished 24-41-2 for 258 yards and a touchdown.  Give him back
> the drops, and he is at least 30-41-2 for over 300 yards and at
> least one or two more TD's.
>
> I think that WF was able to pin back their ears after all the
> drops, and were able to rush Keller.  Had the receivers made those
> catches, they would have been forced to respect him a little more.
>
> That said, he still threw way off the mark at times, stared down
> his receivers, and didn't get any air under his passes.
>
> I sure hope things change for USC.




     Keller did a lot of good things.  He sure has a lot to physical ability.  But, it still shows he is new to this offense in game situations.  It also shows he still is shaking off the rust of not playing for two years.  As a result his mind doesn't process things sometimes a quickly as he should which one would expect.  I think he is the real deal.  I just wish we had more games under the belt before USC.


Bob Beach