[Husker] Game observations

[CJolly]

On 10/21/2012 10:39 PM, CJolly wrote:
>
> I certainly am not a football expert, but there are some things that I 
> have observed concern me.  First, I feel bad for Maher.  He was a 
> pre-season pick for All  BIG10 and 2nd team All American but has not 
> had a stellar year.  He is 9/14 for field goals and has shanked 
> several punts including a shanked punt yesterday that went 16 yards.  
> I realize that 2 of the field goal attemps were over 50 yards (he made 
> one of the 50+ yard punts at UCLA) but the 40 yarders should have been 
> made especially from a kicker who was exceptionally good last year.
>
> Have you noticed the trend of teams punting the ball now have 3 
> blockers for the punter. The center blocker will be on one side or the 
> other and when the ball goes past, he will move to the middle of the 
> unit It looks like it is very successful in protecting from a blocked 
> punt.  I was thinking that something would happen that would cost 
> Nebraska the game since we had so many fumbles and lost opportunities, 
> that we would get a punt blocked. Can someone who knows football 
> explain why we block like we do?
>
> It was a very exciting game and I am so glad we won, but it was 
> definitely a heart stopper.
>
> GBR
>
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