[Husker] Re: now come the QB discussion.

Tue Oct 20 18:49:49 CDT 2009

My thoughts exactly.  Which means next year should be good, and the 
following year should be great!

Tommy Thompson (Pa)
"GO BIG RED"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Lambert" <slimmer37 at hamilton.net>
To: "RJ Wessel" <da_huskers at cox.net>
Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Re: now come the QB discussion.

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:
>>  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. 
>> Dave
>>
>> --- 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
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> --- On Tue, 10/20/09, rczeranko <rczeranko at juno.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> I agree with SteveG's comments about discipline and penalties (it was a
>> very good post, IMHO).
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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).
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Well, it is late (3:42 AM in Chandler, AZ) I need to get up in a few
>> hours.
>>
>> Go Big Red!
>>
>> Rob Czeranko
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