[Husker] Martinez

[Shawn Sherlock]

I might have missed it, but we do not seem to run any screen or shovel passes any more.  

I admit I'm not the most knowledgable guy, but we do not seem to have anything in the playbook to slow down a defense on a day that our line isn't opening up holes.

Also, I understand running the option to the short side back in the 90's when we had a great lines.  But right now I do not quite understand.  The sideline is the 12th defender. 

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On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com> wrote:

> I think all Bob was saying was that a little perspective and measured
> judgment is warranted by those of us who couldn't do what those we
> are often to quick criticize are expected to do.  Northwestern's
> defense isn't "terrible" nor was Martinez' performance "mediocre".
> It's kind of like what I hate about Fox News on the right and MSNBC
> on the left --- everything is over-loud, exagerated, and lacking in
> perspective or nuance.  I'd prefer we were more careful with our
> words, like an intelligent exchange on the News Hour.
> 
> 
>> So again, if you didn't play college football you're not entitled to express an opinion? Would make for a mighty boring discussion/mail list.
>> 
>> I also imagine if you're not a former professional journalist, you have no business criticizing other journalists. Right? ;-)
>> --
>> Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
>> Overland Park, Kansas
>> 
>> ---- Robert Christensen <fourbox at nctc.net> wrote: 
>>> Thank you, thank you, thank you Steve.  Most of the complainers couldn't 
>>> carry a football to their car in the drive way without fumbling it and 
>>> they surely couldn't complete a pass.  You want to see bad form?  Watch 
>>> me, or any of the complainers!!!
>>> 
>>> Bob in the Sandhills.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 11/6/2011 9:45 AM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:
>>>> The reason that the offense only scored 25 points is that the defense
>>>> allowed the Northwestern offense to hold the ball for more than 34
>>>> minutes and rack up 25 first downs and nearly 500yds of total offense.
>>>> 
>>>> Martinez was on the mark on almost every pass.  He was 28-37, better
>>>> than 75%, with zero interceptions and I remember at least three dropped
>>>> passes that were nearly perfect --- two to Bell and one to Kinnie.
>>>> The only bad one I can remember was throwing it into his blocker's back.
>>>> He had a couple of nice scrambles too.  People have been all over
>>>> Martinez this year, sometimes with justification, but he played a great
>>>> game Saturday and deserves credit, not lousy fans who call a great
>>>> performance "mediocre".  To what little extent the offense struggled
>>>> --- fumbles by Burkhead and Quincy, dropped passes, and penalties ---
>>>> it most certainly wasn't Martinez' fault.
>>>> 
>>>>> Martinez was going against a terrible defense, so I'm not sure why
>>>>> you're taking so much out of a mediocre offensive performance.  The
>>>>> defense didn't play great but Nebraska should have been able to put
>>>>> up more than 25 points today.
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