[Husker] Ouch!

[Nick Chevance]

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:48 AM, aroundomaha <aroundomaha at gmail.com> wrote:
> It is worth discussing, but while I'm not a big Watson supporter I did
> ponder whether this was a reasonable analysis. If we went back and picked
> Osborne's worst games and analyzed the offensive numbers in the same way, I
> think the result might be very similar.
>
> So back to Shatel's point, I truly wonder if there was a plan b.

You know, when I first read the article, and then the comments, I
thought, yeah, another hit piece.  But I reread the article and I
think what Dirk says has some merit.  I think his definition of a
critical point in a game is valid, and the stats are really telling.
When the Huskers needed to make yards, there appears to be an answer,
and they have used it a few times but not exclusively.  And that seems
to be the issue, its the determination of what is needed at a
particular point in time that may be faulty.  The determination may
come from intimate familiarity with the offense, knowing what the QB
can and can't do, but perhaps unaware of the track record.  I know
this is just arm-chair, after-the-fact coaching, which we all excel
at, but that last offensive series just sticks in my mind as the
classic example of going away from what had been working and sticking
with what had not.  And it appears clear to most of us that this was a
mistake, a big one.  And I'm not in the Watson-must-go-at-all-costs
camp, but I guess I'd have to scratch my head and ask what was it that
made the coaches think that going to drop back passes was going to
work.  And its more than that Martinez was the starting QB - that's
not an answer.

Nick
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