[NU Sports] Sad

[Dennis W. Brandt]

> I thought our offense looked MUCH improved over the past three weeks.

Yes, it did, as long as you ignore five turnovers.  And so far this season 
we seem incapable of getting to a loose ball.  The opposition always seems 
to get to it last.  Kafka is a strong runner on two good legs, but he's no 
Michael Vick, and defenses will now be laying for him - if he can run at 
all.  We must pass the ball to win.  In that skill, his inexperience shows. 
I believe, however, he has the potential to be a good quarterback. 
Hopefully, painful experience will be a good teacher, and he will be a 
quality student on the football field as well as in the classroom.

The defense is improved over last season, but last year's defense was 
horrible and this year's is still porous.  And, ugh!  The kicking game. 
Last night's loss was a team effort that required the everyone's individual 
ineptitude at the proper moments.

Has anyone noticed that our allegedly weaker opponents all have had better 
punters and place kickers?  Why can't we get decent kickers?  Howells has 
had plenty of opportunities to take control but has consistently failed to 
do the job.  Try the younger kid.  We could hardly lose anything.

Please don't whine about that out-of-bounds call or the spot.  He was 
clearly out.  As to the spot. . .  Well, that was questionable.  But what 
was Nevada doing running the ball down our throats in that series?

And did anyone notice how many times the snaps from center were low?  Not 
only does Kafka's leg hurt this morning, so too does his lower back from 
bending over so much.

P.S.  That "pistol" offense has some good points, especially the one that 
allows the running back to build up steam before receiving the ball from the 
quarterback.  I see Tyrell flourishing under that system.