[Husker] Uninspired first half
Steve Reichenbach
reich at inetnebr.com
Sat Nov 29 11:10:04 CST 2008
> > That fake field goal call has got to be about the worst play call
> > I can remember in a long long time. Sure it worked a few weeks ago
> > but it looked like Colorado was waiting for it, especially from 51
> > yards out for a FG attempt. The kicker really didn't help either
> > by taking off way too early.
>
> Not a great call, but how did the defender come through unblocked?
To sell the fake, the outside man on the line needs to block mostly
to the inside to draw the defender into the rush, but from the snap
the outside defender looped pretty far outside clearly playing the
fake and not the kick. So, it was very difficult for the blocker
to get far enough outside to make the block. The defense was
ready and Pellini was well out-coached that play. It really wasn't
the blockers fault.
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