D. Davie.....
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This. Fairly good coverage for the most part. Every defense is going to have a weakness. NU basically saying throw a perfect pass and catch and beat us. The QB did on 2 occasions. 3 points is all you need to know
Had a TD called back that he was burned for. He has some good plays but doesn't seem to be up to the task of how this defense wants to play for the position. Hope he gets better and in a hurry.
I feel bad for him. He looked completely depleted towards the end. He didn't want to be out there at all. Will see how the staff handles it. Because it is going to be addressed.
He took down his twitter and instagram....
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Be real about the shit, hes right there neck and neck on every pass, like Banker said he just didnt finish good. Hes in position to make the plays, he now has to figure out how to do it. And like it or not, coverage, tackling and all CB duties he is our best. He had a terrible game last night, but hes not getting beat completely, hes right there were he needs to be, now he needs to learn to finish and then hes fine.
I know I shouldn't feed the troll but....Bo Bo's D was much more Cosgrovian than Bankers.
First of all, there isn't probably a DB on our roster that was going to have any better coverage on a couple of those perfectly thrown and perfectly caught balls. Sometimes you HAVE to acknowledge that the QB made a great throw and the WRer made a great catch. Second of all, SH## happens. You can't stop every pass play when its executed as well as a couple of those were. Some of it is that he needs to be able to locate the ball better maybe, but you look for the ball you lose the receiver so its a double edged sword. THIRD of all, I haven't seen any of Miami's WRs make those type of catches. Maybe they will, but that WR and QB for S Bama were damned good. I don't think Kaaya is any better and I don't know that he has a guy like that to throw to so lets play the game and hopefully Daniel gets a couple of picks.
for people saying he's our best corner then we are in for a long year. It is what it is and he's an avg corner. He has more bad plays then good ones, and someone said that Kaaya won't be able to expose him. We'll just see hopefully he turns it around, his head that is and go for the ball. It may be a double edge sword but if what is currently being used isn't working then look for the ball and make a play
Sucks that he had to do that. Hope for him and the rest of the team they start making plays.
Aside from the one play where he lost contact - was faked out - he was around the ball most of the time. However, he was not in good enough position to make a play on the ball. The difference between being there and making a play on the ball is big and a very small window. Until he learns how to get his body under control so he can make the play he will continue to struggle.
The blitz is not going to get any better for the fade route. It is a timing pass and doesn't require a lot of time. Throw to a spot where your guy can get to it. I don't buy that missing two LB's was much of a factor in the blitz game. I am not a fan of blitzing as it comes back to bite you sooner or later. It is a gamble play where you hope you can get to the QB before he finds someone running free. So far, I don't see anyone who fits the bill as a blitzer extraordinaire.
I actually think Davie will be OK. Didn't he play on the other side last year? As long as he doesn't get his dauber down he will figure it out. He is hanging with them but needs to finish and of course, no hold. Refs will be all over that Saturday.
The blitz is not going to get any better for the fade route. It is a timing pass and doesn't require a lot of time. Throw to a spot where your guy can get to it. I don't buy that missing two LB's was much of a factor in the blitz game. I am not a fan of blitzing as it comes back to bite you sooner or later. It is a gamble play where you hope you can get to the QB before he finds someone running free. So far, I don't see anyone who fits the bill as a blitzer extraordinaire.
I actually think Davie will be OK. Didn't he play on the other side last year? As long as he doesn't get his dauber down he will figure it out. He is hanging with them but needs to finish and of course, no hold. Refs will be all over that Saturday.
Aside from Gerry, the whole secondary is a liability. Part of that is scheme, and part of that is that a lot of the true talent is very young. Davie has had it rough and I hate to be critical of a player, but there's probably a reason he didn't have many major offers.
His coverage wasn't the best and clearly the Jags saw something on tape that led them to believe they could pick on him, which they did over and over and over.
I don't mind the defensive scheme, as I'd rather lose to a QB and receiver that can sling a 30+ yard pass to perfection than to a team that runs down your throat and you have no answer. This is not very different to the defensive schemes run by McBride. Nebraska often left DBs on an island and dared teams to beat them with a big play. In college, this is not an easy pass and catch, so I'd take my chances there.
Davie can certainly use this game to build from and hopefully he does - but schematically, I'm OK with it.
There aren't many QBs in the B1G who will be able to complete this pass at a high consistency.
IIRC the primary reason Davie even got an offer from Nebraska was his 100m dash time. He has the physical tools, he just hasn't been very well developed as a db. I understand why though, when the kid has had a different db coach every season.
Davie doesn't seem to have trouble keeping up with the WRs, he just struggles with the football part of the play. If 100 meter dash time was important to other major programs, he would've had other major offers. Some people have football instincts, some don't. Sometimes it doesn't matter what coach you have at the position if the FOOTBALL talent just isn't on the roster.
His fluidity, body, athleticsm, and agility are excellent.
His ball skills and football instincts are terrible. He's actually almost the polar opposite of former Husker Ciante Evans.
I disagree about the whole secondary being a liability. I want to see the defense play a game with all the starting linebackers out there before I make that claim.
This defense is a liability when Gifford has to play in coverage, Bando is moved from a primary blitzer to a cover 2 zone guy in the deep middle, Kalu goes from a nickel to boundary Corner, Cockrell has to play at the LOS as a Nickel, and true freshman Aaron Williams has to play Strong Side safety.
The presence of Mike Rose-Ivey, Banderas, Dedrick Young, and Jonathan Rose changes the way Nebraska plays defense. More importantly, it changes the way Nebraska can pressure the QB.
His ball skills and football instincts are terrible. He's actually almost the polar opposite of former Husker Ciante Evans.
I disagree about the whole secondary being a liability. I want to see the defense play a game with all the starting linebackers out there before I make that claim.
This defense is a liability when Gifford has to play in coverage, Bando is moved from a primary blitzer to a cover 2 zone guy in the deep middle, Kalu goes from a nickel to boundary Corner, Cockrell has to play at the LOS as a Nickel, and true freshman Aaron Williams has to play Strong Side safety.
The presence of Mike Rose-Ivey, Banderas, Dedrick Young, and Jonathan Rose changes the way Nebraska plays defense. More importantly, it changes the way Nebraska can pressure the QB.
So what would you do? Do you bench Davie or do you try to adapt your scheme to protect him? I think much of what we did against BYU and in many cases what Bo did last year was an attempt to prevent putting Davie and maybe some other guys in those island situations. The bottomline is we need better CB play period no matter what the scheme is. Man on man. Get it done or sit.
Do you know that the guy behind him can do as good or better?
I'd rather give the guy a shot with development. IF the coaches feel that benching him for a while will HELP in the development, then fine - but if they are benching him purely because he's not getting it done, and the guy behind him is better, then I have to wonder why he was behind him in the first place.
I'm actually a little less concerned about Davie than I am about Cockrell. He was out of position quite a ways on a couple of plays. Davie is at least close enough to make the play- just needs to get better at finding the ball or reading the receiver's eyes. As someone mentioned above, sometimes the QB and receiver just make great plays.
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Picking On Davie
Breaking down where South Alabama went through the air
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Posted on 9/13/2015 by John Bishop
Saturday night was a long one for CB Daniel Davie. South Alabama rarely went a drive without testing the senior and testing him deep where he was singled up almost all night on junior WR Josh Magee.
In breaking down the numbers and the USA passing spray chart, it is clear where the Jaguars made their hay offensively. It was at the expense of Davie.
Of the 313 yards and 26 completions (mostly by QB Cody Clements), 14 of those completions and 203 yards went to their offensive right where Davie and Magee were doing battle all night.
Not all of those 203 yards were over Davie, but when you look at the numbers, USA made him feel all alone on his island.
BALLS THROWN AGAINST DANIEL DAVIE
Of the two times USA was unable to make a connection over Davie, once the Huskers got a QB pressure. The other time, Clements badly underthrew the deep ball and it was picked off by Nate Gerry. That was also the lone time Davie got any safety or teammate help. Virtually all night, Davie was left to his island.
Other defensive backs of note:
Picking On Davie
Breaking down where South Alabama went through the air
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Posted on 9/13/2015 by John Bishop
Saturday night was a long one for CB Daniel Davie. South Alabama rarely went a drive without testing the senior and testing him deep where he was singled up almost all night on junior WR Josh Magee.
In breaking down the numbers and the USA passing spray chart, it is clear where the Jaguars made their hay offensively. It was at the expense of Davie.
Of the 313 yards and 26 completions (mostly by QB Cody Clements), 14 of those completions and 203 yards went to their offensive right where Davie and Magee were doing battle all night.
Not all of those 203 yards were over Davie, but when you look at the numbers, USA made him feel all alone on his island.
BALLS THROWN AGAINST DANIEL DAVIE
- Passes thrown 1-5yds downfield: 2/2, 9yds
- Passes thrown 6-10yds downfield: 2/2, 20yds
- Passes thrown 11-15yds downfield: 1/1, 14yds
- Passes thrown 20 yds downfield: 2/4, 88yds
- TOTAL passes thrown vs. Davie: 7/9, 131yds
Of the two times USA was unable to make a connection over Davie, once the Huskers got a QB pressure. The other time, Clements badly underthrew the deep ball and it was picked off by Nate Gerry. That was also the lone time Davie got any safety or teammate help. Virtually all night, Davie was left to his island.
Other defensive backs of note:
- Joshua Kalu: 2/2, 20yds
- Jonathan Rose: 6/10, 42yds
- Byerson Cockrell: 1/5, 4yds
- Nate Gerry: 0/3, 0yds, 1 INT
- Chris Jones (who took over for Davie vs. Magee): 2/3, 43yds, TD
If he would just stop grabbing jersey, and learned to be more violent with his hands when the ball arrives...
I think some people are forgetting how rough his play was against BYU too. He has been brutal in both games. He needs to sit and Kalu needs to get more reps.
