[Husker] Bo Knows Stubborn

[David Strong]

All true.  But there is also an element some call "game coaching" or "play calling" or just knowing what is going on in the context of that particular game and situation in addition to what would be called "normally".  At that point in the game, Taylor Martinez had virtually fallen apart.  It was evident to anyone watching, from the very beginning of the game he could not run.  We spent quite a bit of time trying to run a zone read offense with a quarterback who could not run. His frustration level and confidence were shot. Fumbles, the int, repeatedly getting stuffed, the truly ugly sacks.  Well before the fourth quarter, TM could not do anything right.  He was done, shot, completely out of it. One could question why he was in the game. But having him drop back to throw with the game on the line (more that once) was/were probably not the right call(s).

Dave

--- On Tue, 12/7/10, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:


> I've actually heard this criticized
> this week.  Here's the thought process.  
> Normally, you call a pass play on 3rd and 8 because it's
> more likely to gain 8+ 
> yards through the air rather than on the ground.  But
> in this situation, 
> Nebraska was on the edge of field goal territory.  So
> the revisionist thought 
> process was, run Rex Burkhead out of the Wildcat and hope
> to gain a few yards, 
> and let Alex Henery tie the game up.
> 
> That wouldn't have occurred to me at that time.  I was
> still hoping we could get 
> further downfield (because a 50+ yard field goal is no
> gimmee, even with Alex 
> Henery), and I'd actually like to score a touchdown and win
> the game.  But 
> Martinez got sacked and suddenly even a field goal was out
> of the question.
> 
>  Mike Jaixen