[NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns

[Jeff Beamsley]

There is no doubt that Kafka is both talented and tough.

The problem is that he has to prove that he can play a whole game where the
offense "does no harm".  He hasn't done that yet with the "easy" teams on
our schedule.  It is going to be MUCH more difficult with the BT defenses we
are about to face.

That means that, even if the offense doesn't score, he has to put together a
couple of first downs to give our defense a break.  That means that he is
going to have to complete some passes on third down, which means learning to
go through his progressions, deal with the blitz, and be able to make a good
decision when there isn't anything there.  That's a lot to ask from a guy
who is still learning how to survive back there.

At the same time, this is what is wonderful about college football.  Every
team goes through this every three or four years.  This just happens to be
our year.

jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Tom Maycock
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:12 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns

> turnovers and frequent 3 and outs.  He could have a "coming out game"
> against Illinois and we will get a peak at what might be possible next 
> year.

I think we've already seen those peaks--Kafka's already made big plays in
several games this year, both with his arm and with his legs. Big mistakes,
too, of course. But I think the potential is obvious. 

He's got 2 wins already (sharing one W with Brewer), which is probably
better than most first-year NU QB's after 4 games.

Of course, I also am intrigued by what CJ and Brewer might have to offer.
But I have a good feeling about Kafka.

Tom


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