[Husker] McKewon Dissects the Offense

[Andrew Smith]

I'm puzzled at NU's offensive woes.  Nebraska has gone from having a 
top-25 offense and bottom-10 defense (under Callahan) to having a top-10 
defense and poor offense (at least in too many key games).  But Watson 
was offensive coordinator for both (2 years of each).  It doesn't make 
sense.  I'm not sure if the article below has merit, but I'm looking for 
SOME kind of explanation and the general idea sounds plausible.

I can buy that last year's and this year's offense woes were due to the 
articles main point and...
* Last year- the OL and Lee were hurt most of the year, so NU decided to 
let the D win games while the offense focused on not losing games.
* This year, TM's inexperience and injury caused problems in key games 
when, for some reason (either injuries or coaching decisions) Lee was 
not used.

The one thing I can't explain, and which concerns me for next year, is 
why the OL seems unable to establish a decent non-option running game 
even against weaker opponents.
I'm also concerned about TM's decision making and composure.  Yes he has 
some of the tools to be a championship QB, but it's much to early to 
tell if he has the other necessary tools.  We often talk about a 
player's "potential" when we are really talking about our hopes.


On 12/5/2010 8:38 PM, Dick Karre wrote:
> Sam McKewon's excellent analysis of the problems with the offense. In 
> a nutshell:
> "[Bo is] trying to marry an Oregon-style QB to a West Coast offensive 
> coordinator and protect both with an O-line coached by an old-school 
> option guy. Throw in big, slow receivers who can't separate and an 
> offensive tempo that resembles thick maple syrup, and you have an 
> ungainly hybrid."
> http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2010/12/05/4cfb444582555 
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