[Husker] The Offense

[David Strong]

Steve wrote:
 
(snip)
 
"However, in the fourth quarter the qb's performance was little short of spectacular. I've been watching football since my Dad coached Roy Petsch at Scottsbluff HS in the Thirties and I've seldom seen its equal by any qb - - HS, college, or pro."
 
Wow.  You'd think in all that time you would have seen more quality football.  Or perhaps it was "an exaggeration".
 
Dave



--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote:


From: Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
Subject: Re: [Husker] The Offense
To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 12:40 PM


Dave wrote:

(snip)

> 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.

While not without merit. I believe Dave's case is a bit one-sided. At VT the qb was not afforded needed protection, which in large part accounted for a number of inaccurate throws.

The O-line's pass protection was spotty in the downpour at MU, in addition to which receivers were not playing even close to their potential and as a result were benched for a while. So it's not inaccurate to say that the qb's play at that time was substandard.

However, in the fourth quarter the qb's performance was little short of spectacular. I've been watching football since my Dad coached Roy Petsch at Scottsbluff HS in the Thirties and I've seldom seen its equal by any qb - - HS, college, or pro.

> Really poorly.

An exaggeration.

> 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.

One - - and only one - - stat really counts: 27-12.

>  I doubt anyone, especially Zac and OCSW, are satisfied with what we have seen in those > two games.

Agreed.

> 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.

I share Dave's apprehension.

Steve Stone

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