Losing DPE is a blow but not critical

[Tulsa Tom]

Not HTO, but what I think he was saying that Bolievers want to downplay any losses like DPE now to avoid people using the loss as an excuse after a less-than stellar season. He thinks a certain group of rejects are celebrating because the loss of DPE puts the rejects one step closer to unleashing a barrage of "I told you sos" after a bad season.

It's hard to fathom there are people really like this. If you are so mad that Bo is gone, why waste your time? Pick up another hobby...life is too short to wait around for a year or a number of years waiting to say I told you so.

BTW...I still think DPE's loss in the return game is huge. However, the idea that we just lost seven first downs (conservatively) a game without him is nonsense. I am not sure there is any wide out ever who was worth "on average" seven first downs a game.

 

[cubsker]

We can beat BYU without DPE, not feeling great about Miami.

Miami's D line starts in a two gap and switches to a 1 gap as soon as they see a run play. As soon as they see run they pick their gap and the linebacker fills the opposite. (Sound familiar? Except unlike Bo Miami runs a 3-4.)

To beat the D on run plays we want to make their line hesitate before committing to run and picking a gap while also moving certain players to the second level to meet the primary linebacker 8-10 yards downfield to prevent gap fill.

Last year we went deep early to back them up a bit in the back end and their front 7 was so afraid of Ameer it gave Cotton plenty of time to fire up and not only get to Perryman but engage him before he took a single step. In effect flatlining their entire scheme and letting Ameer be Ameer.

Without Ameer the way we were likely going to maintain that indecision and 10 yard space was with a cosistant dose of jet sweep/jet fake with DPE.

Now without DPE, while we will still likely do similar things it very likely won't have as much impact mentally. Their line will play run quicker and the backers will very likely take 2 if not 3 steps up on the snap and move closer at handoff. Meaning first contact on the 2nd level is 5 yards up instead of 10. Much smaller, less defined holes and cutback gaps for guys that really need them.

I haven't seen a worse scheme against us than miami's was last year.

 

[dockentwo]

Nothing I've seen reported out of Riley seems to indicate that he would be cool with lining up in the I and just pounding the rock with a stacked box, DPE or not. He wants jet sweep action, he wants a screen game, he spent a whole practice if not more throwing deep and telling the media we have to stretch the field (where Reilly and not DPE was getting kudos at that particular point in time).

Considering run pass ratio, we probably won't be chucking it deep a lot. Westy is more of deep threat than people imagine, Carter is too, and both Reilly and Moore have plenty of ability to stretch a field. For some reason, I can't shake the idea that Riley will use Reilly as sort of a white Alvin Harper from 90's Cowboys fame.

Very good. Coach Banker was not happy the O connected on 5 of 6 deep passes in the scrimmage the other day. Certainly backs what we have picked up from HCMR comments. Hard to stuff a box when you are back pedaling or wishing you had. Pretty cool TA has maintained his long ball ability and his run game should be as good or better. As a junior; he just looks physically more mature.

 

[scarletred]

Just imagine if we still had Pelini with DPE injury.... Pelini wasn't going to win 9 games at Nebraska this year IF he was still here.

We were dealt with huge loss but it's along season and believe the staff will adjust to the situation.

 

[Solana Beach Husker]

We lost a ton of talent from last years team, and have no real solid replacements at skill positions...DPE was the one guy who "projected" to be a top level talent, and each year the best teams have 3 or 4 of these guys develop from super freshman to all-americans. This is the biggest loss, bigger than Tommy because Tommy is an average qb, and his backups, even if bad, will not be a huge drop off. We have no one to replace DPE in the pass game or pr game, as well as his confidence,and the fact he can back it up. Who else do we have that can walk out on the field and know they do something better than the guys on the other side. Bo was fired because of the negativity he built in the program but also because this year projected to be pretty bad with so much production and talent graduating. Soft schedule is soft schedule but to think we will make any inroads into the top tier of the big 10 is fantasy, especially now that we lost our best skill player.

 

[timnsun]

We lost a ton of talent from last years team, and have no real solid replacements at skill positions...DPE was the one guy who "projected" to be a top level talent, and each year the best teams have 3 or 4 of these guys develop from super freshman to all-americans. This is the biggest loss, bigger than Tommy because Tommy is an average qb, and his backups, even if bad, will not be a huge drop off. We have no one to replace DPE in the pass game or pr game, as well as his confidence,and the fact he can back it up. Who else do we have that can walk out on the field and know they do something better than the guys on the other side. Bo was fired because of the negativity he built in the program but also because this year projected to be pretty bad with so much production and talent graduating. Soft schedule is soft schedule but to think we will make any inroads into the top tier of the big 10 is fantasy, especially now that we lost our best skill player.

Funny you talking to about Bo and his negativity and then post this crap? Why don't you let this thing play out a little before posting about how bad we are going to suck because one player is injured...