Shirley she’ll get over it?
Fidone
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William Washington was a beast at blocking
I get that, but why even bring it up (his "supposed athleticism") if we haven't seen it due to known major injuries?
I guess it's more of how HuskerDrew made that comment. Like Fidone's injuries has nothing to do with his now athleticism abilities.
Great from an evaluation standpoint. Terrible from a coaching standpoint. We went what, 1.5 or 2 full seasons not knowing if the center would get the ball to the qb? Stupid decision to trot him out there not knowing how to snap.
Yesterday was a great illustration how important the tight end blocking is to the running game. #44 is a relentless blocker and was key in a number of the big plays.
It boggles my mind sometimes how long it takes a highly paid coaching staff to identify and fix something simple.
The braces decrease the risk of ligamentous knee injuries in high risk positions such as OLine and TE’s. For a guy like Fidone, the brace is almost a must to protect his reconstructed ACL’s. I’m sure he does a ton of proprioception exercises for ACL protection. But no amount of strength exercises can prevent ligament injuries and there is no exercise to “strengthen” the ligaments of his knee. You can hate on the brace all you want, but the idea that a brace weakens a knee has zero data to support it.
Is this coming from Holgorsen or has Rhule bought into this also along with the rest of the offensive staff?
Wish people would tone down the Fidone rhetoric. We win one game in forever and lots of fans are acting like its his fault. He chose Nebraska over Saban and Alabama, and he's a local kid to boot. Easy to root for and not his fault we had a crappy OC the last 2 years.
We all know most moms are blind when it comes to their sons.
Very true. It is also true that most sons (especially those that play high level sports in high school, NAIA, D2, D1, which includes D1 football) also want their moms to stay quiet. Be supportive and commiserate in private but stay silent in public.
Mom -- regardless of what jersey your son is wearing next season, if he shows up and plays like a #1, he'll get the playing time of a #1.
If he shows up and plays like a #3, he'll get the playing time of a #3.
For any competent OC.
Fidone’s snaps and targetshad already decreased significantly from his earlier involvement. Benning kept talking about how Satt was misusing him and what a matchup problem he was downfield. Dana sent a loud message but the fact he was still playing before the false start says that Dana still sees a talented pass catcher there.
I guess I would have to see the studies on that. I’ve worn a knee brace for a partially torn ACL. It all it did was apply unnatural pressure to both my knee and hip. Trying to stabilize a knee with that much soft tissue between the bone and the brace is virtually impossible with an external device that short and that bends in the middle.
I ran in to Junior Miller talking to Bob Devaney outside South Stadium on my way to class one time. Junior was a MASSIVE human being. Both were very pleasant.
In looking at the roster going forward, and the reality of Fidone only in for 3 plays Saturday, you have to wonder what this team looks like in a world of 105 man roster limits.
NU has Fidone, JR, Boerkircher JR, Lindemeyer SO, Nelson FR. If Dana returns as the OC, and I'm Fidone's parent, I'm not feeling very secure. I don't think its far fetched that Thomas enters the portal. There may not be a spot for him on this roster if Dana is designing the offense next year.
Fidone has very good hands, not a physical or very good blocker and is limited in his movement; Boerkircher has very good hands, more physical than Fidone and moves well for a big kid; Lindemeyer likely doesn't catch the ball as well as the others, but he's a total wrecking machine as a blocker; Nelson, has all the tools, needs to get bigger, but has the speed and the versatility the others lack.
Saturday, due to snap counts, Dana has moved on from Fidone.
I remember a TE back in the 80's, Tom Banderas, who would flat out knock you into next week with his blocking, that's what is needed when you're not the primary target on a play.
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