Fw: [Husker] The Offense

[Steven]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven" <jfpgroup at suddenlink.net>
To: "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] The Offense


> Dave,
> I have to agree with several of your comments. I think we are a team that 
> is a mystery right now.  We have never been in a solid groove against good 
> teams.  We need a solid sustained showing against a quality team.  I trust 
> that Coach Watson can see the true talent in Zac.  This team has to 
> establish an identity. I think it will come from the defense.  If they 
> continue to shine,  the offense will grow into a consistent unit.  The 
> offense needs to rely on a solid running game, and utilize the tight ends. 
> Remember, the TD in the VT game called back was completed to McNeil.  He 
> also had one against Mizzou.
>
> It is better to be 4-1 and ranked as to be 1-4 and still maturing.
>
> GO BIG RED!
>
> Steven K
> Classof 83
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
> To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>; "Nick Chevance" 
> <nickchevance at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:23 PM
> Subject: [Husker] The Offense
>
>
> After two games against quality opponents, I think that we have a pretty 
> good team. They were both strange games (one where we found a way to lose 
> a game that we had won and the other in a drenching downpour). I thought 
> that the win against Missouri was the most important win for Nebraska 
> since the 2001 game against Oklahoma, including the bowl games against 
> Michigan and Michigan State. This season would blow if we lost that game 
> and that one win makes everything look up.
>
> I can't be the only one concerned about our offense, particularly the play 
> we are getting from the quarterback position. If the VT game showed us 
> anything, it's that we have a good running game but not good enough to win 
> the game by itself. Missouri, because of the rain, makes it hard for me to 
> judge much. But no one can argue that in the two games against 
> representative competition, our qb has played poorly. Really poorly. VT - 
> 11 for 30, 136 yards - 2 INT against a good defense. Missouri - 14 for 33, 
> 158 yards in a flood. 56 of those on one play. 3 TDs is good, but 2 were 
> off the turnovers. I doubt anyone, especially Zac and OCSW, are satisfied 
> with what we have seen in those two games.
>
> Weather forecast for Lincoln on Saturday is partly cloudy, 53. I am 
> nervous about this game. The Missouri win generated so much optimism and 
> enthusiasm not felt in so long, that I don't want it to diminish so soon. 
> I'm just hoping for a win. Cover 10 and a half? Probably not but I don't 
> care in the slightest. I'm still waiting for the game that gives me a good 
> read on this team. I thought it would be VT, it wasn't. I thought it would 
> be Missouri, it wasn't because of the rain. Saturday is big.
>
> Dave
>
> --- On Thu, 10/15/09, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: [Husker] Wildcat
> To: "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>, "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 10:03 AM
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:09 AM, David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Could you please try to split that hair a little finer?
>
> Ha! Love it!
>
> I thought I'd try to steer the conversation towards this week's game,
> which I had started to earlier by asking who anyone thought would be
> Helu's backup at RB this week against TTech. Regardless of whomever
> it may be that lines up at QB or takes the direct snap.
>
> Frankly, I haven't heard a peep. Nothing's been said out of the
> practice reports, nothing's been leaked on the radio. The injury to
> Burkhead had just been announced before Big Red Wrapup went on the
> air, but they really didn't address it. I think, or at least I get
> the impression, that everyone pretty much thinks that it really
> doesn't matter who it is, that production isn't really going to fall
> off. I must admit, I really like Burkhead's straight-ahead style, but
> I haven't seen much of anything on the guys behind him. And again, I
> know we've all said this before, but this is a team that we should
> have some success running against.
>
> At Mizzou, they were pretty much 8 and 9 men in the box for much of
> the game. Helu and Burkhead were getting tackled by the safeties.
> That must tell you something about who else might be open. Where were
> the TE's? I think on a dry field under good conditions, we should see
> running proficiency way up, and we should see the TE's much more.
>
> The current line is Nebraska and 10.5 points. Do we win? Can we cover?
>
> Nick
> -- 
> “Rene Descartes walks into a bar.
> The bartender asks, "Would you like a beer?"
> Descartes answers, "I think not." And promptly disappears.”
> Harlan Ellison
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