I was only able to watch the entire first half, then listen to most of the second. The feeling I got the entire first half was this is exactly how the Huskers played in the four previous losses. They literally did everything in their ability to keep the other team in the game. In this case, they outplayed the other team mostly, and still was getting beat handily at the half.
Quick hitters on what I saw.
-Tommy throwing off his back foot on probably 2/3 of his passes. It is like hearing passing experts say they have fixed Tim Tebow's horrible throwing motion. Tommy is what he is. He is a cross between horrible form Taylor Martinez and safety playing quarterback/horrible passer Jammal Lord. If Riley truly wants to put a square peg in a square hole, he would run Tommy a lot more. A LOT MORE. Tommy is not a good passer no matter how much he matures. He is what he is.
-How does the defense spend considerably less time on the field through three quarters, and save for letting the opposing QB look like Mike Vick, shut down the other teams offense totally forget how to play D late when it counts? Banker-grove, I am looking at you. I have no clue what that was.
-What happened to the vaunted run game? We were led to believe that average yards per carry= actual effective run game. Every third and two we passed the ball led me and everyone else, especially every team we play from here on out know we have no faith in the running game. How do pretty much most of last years line that run blocked pretty good forget how to run block? Was Ameer that good? Probably. It is nice to see the coaches sub in backups to shake up the starters or at least give them a breather. Apparently O-line is much different than the duck duck goose game they have been playing with running backs.
-Newby may be pretty good. It is pretty is pretty hard to tell when Cross, Janovich, and...(insert whatever runningback here) the coaches feel is good for this play gets carries. I am amazed the true freshman who likely threatened the staff with leaving hasn't got some carries. Where did Wilbon go? Never mind. There is no rhyme or reason with that position.
-Why do our receivers keep dropping passes? I realize Tommy isn't Dan Marino, but I saw several drops that were near enough to catch. I am even talking to you Westercamp.
After several years of Bo, it occurred to me that his staff was like Rainman. They barely functioned as functional coaches, yet masterfully won a lot of games against lesser teams by playing undisciplined, penalty laden games where the coach would go bonkers on the sideline. Then he would burn the house down against real teams. Riley and his staff has about four hundred years experience, and they also play a very undisciplined, penalty laden form of football with the coach looking like Buddha on the sideline most games. Only difference is the team plays like the three stooges.
I don't know. I really don't. Maybe they will be better next year. I doubt it.
Quick hitters on what I saw.
-Tommy throwing off his back foot on probably 2/3 of his passes. It is like hearing passing experts say they have fixed Tim Tebow's horrible throwing motion. Tommy is what he is. He is a cross between horrible form Taylor Martinez and safety playing quarterback/horrible passer Jammal Lord. If Riley truly wants to put a square peg in a square hole, he would run Tommy a lot more. A LOT MORE. Tommy is not a good passer no matter how much he matures. He is what he is.
-How does the defense spend considerably less time on the field through three quarters, and save for letting the opposing QB look like Mike Vick, shut down the other teams offense totally forget how to play D late when it counts? Banker-grove, I am looking at you. I have no clue what that was.
-What happened to the vaunted run game? We were led to believe that average yards per carry= actual effective run game. Every third and two we passed the ball led me and everyone else, especially every team we play from here on out know we have no faith in the running game. How do pretty much most of last years line that run blocked pretty good forget how to run block? Was Ameer that good? Probably. It is nice to see the coaches sub in backups to shake up the starters or at least give them a breather. Apparently O-line is much different than the duck duck goose game they have been playing with running backs.
-Newby may be pretty good. It is pretty is pretty hard to tell when Cross, Janovich, and...(insert whatever runningback here) the coaches feel is good for this play gets carries. I am amazed the true freshman who likely threatened the staff with leaving hasn't got some carries. Where did Wilbon go? Never mind. There is no rhyme or reason with that position.
-Why do our receivers keep dropping passes? I realize Tommy isn't Dan Marino, but I saw several drops that were near enough to catch. I am even talking to you Westercamp.
After several years of Bo, it occurred to me that his staff was like Rainman. They barely functioned as functional coaches, yet masterfully won a lot of games against lesser teams by playing undisciplined, penalty laden games where the coach would go bonkers on the sideline. Then he would burn the house down against real teams. Riley and his staff has about four hundred years experience, and they also play a very undisciplined, penalty laden form of football with the coach looking like Buddha on the sideline most games. Only difference is the team plays like the three stooges.
I don't know. I really don't. Maybe they will be better next year. I doubt it.
