[Husker] Re: now come the QB discussion.

Tue Oct 20 17:21:53 CDT 2009

Or how about Tommy Frazier

Tony Lambert

RJ Wessel wrote:
> Anyone else see a lot of commonality in this season and the season when Turner Gill got his first start?
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> ---- David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com> wrote: 
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>> Green is faster and more athletic than Lee.  He is a more explosive and elusive runner than Lee.  He has a stronger arm than Lee.  His upside is way beyond Lee.  It will be disappointing if Zac is still our quarterback *next year*.  The question is this year.  Zac is 22, Cody is 18.  Zac is a game manager, Cody *will be* a playmaker and a weapon.  But this year is not lost and I think it is still important to everyone that we still try to get to the Big12 championship game if possible (we may lose that game, but it is important to get to it.).  So who gives us the best chance to win this season is the big question.  We have two games coming up against relatively, traditionally weak opponents.  Could be a good time to get a new, young quarterback ready or at least see what he can do now.  If his talents are ready, he adds quite a bit to the offense.  If not, then maybe you stick with the guy in place despite his limitations.  
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>> Dave
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>> --- On Tue, 10/20/09, j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> From: j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] Re: Momentum and FSN on DirecTV
>> To: husker at tssi.com, "rczeranko" <rczeranko at juno.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 8:19 AM
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>> What have you seen that gives you the indication that Green has a leg up on Lee in the tuck and run department? I thought Zac did a good job of this early in the season but it is almost as if he is being told not to do it anymore. He has had a lot of chances to do so but its like he is being told to find someone to throw to. I really never saw Green tuck and run this past saturday. 
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>> --- On Tue, 10/20/09, rczeranko <rczeranko at juno.com> wrote:
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>> From: rczeranko <rczeranko at juno.com>
>> Subject: [Husker] Re: Momentum and FSN on DirecTV
>> To: husker at tssi.com
>> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 5:50 AM
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>> I agree with SteveG's comments about discipline and penalties (it was a
>> very good post, IMHO).
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>> I have mixed feelings about Coach Pelini's 'wearing his emotions on his
>> sleeves' though. There were times when I felt that Coach Osborne was too
>> stoic, almost aloof. I cannot recall him getting upset until the 1993
>> Orange Bowl against Florida State. I remember thinking that it was good
>> to see him emotional, instead of having a 'well, it's just the way it
>> goes sometimes' attitude.
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>> I do agree that not only the players, but most we fans and the media got
>> sucked into the 'Nebraska is back' hype after the Missouri win. Beating
>> Missouri in Columbia was a big step for the Huskers, but at the time no
>> one really knew how good Missouri really was (there was a lot of
>> preseason buzz about Illinois, but that has proved to be just that -
>> buzz).
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>> It will be interesting to see how the Huskers bounce back after this
>> loss. We will learn a lot about the team this week and next. I am more
>> worried about the Baylor game than the one this week. Nebraska should
>> beat ISU handily, but if they over look Baylor (even with their QB out)
>> and look ahead to OU and have a few turn overs or inopportune penalties
>> the Baylor game could get ugly.
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>> I also agree that the defense (and the defensive line is the heart of the
>> D) cannot carry this team. I guess that is what I liked about the
>> Missouri win, that the offense didn't let the defense down. Heck, holding
>> TTech to as few as yards and points as they have should have been enough
>> to win the game. In their two losses, TTech only scored 24 and 28 points.
>> TTech's offense only scored 24 points, so the defense had done it's job.
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>> I also agree that Zac Lee may indeed be the 'sacrificial lamb', but he
>> didn't play all that poorly. He does need to become a threat to tuck and
>> run if all the receivers are covered. He has a tendency to always try to
>> throw it. I have been worried that sometimes when he does tuck it and
>> then pulls up to throw that Nebraska may have linemen down field that are
>> attempting to block for him. Since he not a threat to run, then the
>> defense gets coverage sacks. He needs to see that his receivers are
>> covered, then tuck and run. This is an area where Cody Green has one up
>> on Zac. Another issue is all the plays in the offensive playbook. As I
>> posted previously, there are in the neighborhood of 300 offensive plays.
>> While it may be a wealth of plays, it does make the offense very
>> complicated. I would like to see Nebraska simplify things. Remember the
>> complicated defenses that Coach Cosgrove tried running? When Coach Pelini
>> took over one of things they did was simplify the defensive schemes.
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>> Which leads me to my next topic, the offensive line. This line was
>> essentially put together to do what Coach Callahan wanted out of his
>> offense. I do not believe that Coach Pelini has the same offensive
>> philosophy that Coach Callahan did. And while Nebraska is going to be
>> more balanced offense, it still favors the passing game over the running
>> game. It will be interesting to see how the line is in a few years after
>> all the previous linemen cycle out of the system. I don't get wrapped up
>> in the post game analysis of counting up running versus passing plays to
>> determine balance. You see it during the game. Last week, Nebraska
>> favored running the ball in the second have for a while and that boosted
>> the run vs pass numbers. For me, balance is being a dual threat to run or
>> pass to make yardage. I have never like the run and shoot or fun and gun
>> style offenses because as the field gets shorter, they become less
>> affective. And I cannot stand the tendency in the NFL to pass on first or
>> second and goal when the ball is less than five yards from the end zone.
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>> A balanced attack should keep defenses guessing at what will come next.
>> This puts the offense a step ahead of the defense and keeps the down and
>> distance on schedule. One of the most idiotic comments made during a game
>> it the one that states 'nobody has a play for third and long'. Well, no
>> duh! Even if the running game is getting two or three yards, third down
>> will still be manageable.
>> As I have posted previously, a good ground game will open up play action
>> for big play. Coach Osborne's team made a living off of this. The offense
>> needs to take what the defense is giving them. I just don't see a
>> coherent game plan on offense yet. While Nebraska is not as experience in
>> receiver as they were last year and the running back is experienced, then
>> why the heck isn't this years offense built around Roy Helu, Jr and the
>> running backs? The receivers could then be worked in week after week to
>> create that balanced offensive attack.
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>> PS If you have DirecTV watch the game on either Fox Sports Midwest
>> (channel 671 - non HDTV, 671-1 HDTV) or Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
>> (channel 683 non HDTV & HDTV) if you have the sports package, especially
>> if you live outside of those regions. In Arizona, if  I am watching the
>> game on Fox Sport Arizona and it bleeds over past kickoff for the Pac-10
>> game, they switch to the Pac-10 game. This won't happen on the Midwest or
>> Rocky Mountain channels, there they join the Pac-10 game in progress.
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>> Well, it is late (3:42 AM in Chandler, AZ) I need to get up in a few
>> hours.
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>> Go Big Red!
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>> Rob Czeranko
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