I don't have crazy expectations this year, I understand growing pains and yadda yadda but my one frustration and I also understand it points the finger. But if I was an opposing offense I would throw/run towards Davie all day. I know he was a converted WR but he just seems to be out of position on a lot of plays. This speaks more towards our recruiting but just tough to know this will be all year. Kinda reminds me of Courtney Grixby. Anyways I know he didn't lose the game but just a small rant
One DB in particular bothers me
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Don't bother me to say it at all, Davie is our best CB we have on the team right now. Yes Lee and Anderson will be better in years to come but right now are best CBs in this order is Davie and Rose. It is what it is. There not Dennard and Prince but there not all that bad. Davie did turn the wrong direction that one deep ball he got beat on, but in all fairness he was literally right there with the WR, he simply turnes around wrong which put him i a bad spot. Remember the play he had on the next deep ball thrown towards him he almost picked it, and at least boke the pass up. IMHO hes a good CB, just not an elite CB.
Wrong DB
Cockrell needs to be benched. I don't know what the coaches see in him.
Cockrell needs to be benched. I don't know what the coaches see in him.
davie played like crap this last game. but he's the best we have. with the defensive scheme we run, with DBs continually 1 on 1, there are going to be lots of big plays. This is my greatest fear and sharpest prediction. Our defense is going to suck going forward but our offense on pt.
No he didn't, and the fact Nothin Kevin liked your post showcases the error in your perspective.
I think a lot of you guys need to go back and rewatch the game, maybe a few times.
Davie played a good game. His biggest flaw is his lack of ball skills. He's good in coverage, but gets beat in jump ball situations or loses strength matchups despite being a big tall kid.
Most of BYUs success came vs. Nickel looks with Gifford and Aaron Williams out in coverage. They killed the Huskers with underneath pick plays while Aaron and Gifford were caught with their heads in the backfield. Cockrell was brutally beaten on a Go route on BYUs first scoring drive. That play was by design as Hill faked a QB draw. Cockrel, mistakenly bought the fake for a half second and was blown away.
The biggest issue for Nebraska was not Davie or Kalu. It was not even Aaron Williams or Gifford.
It was the defensive line continually losing contain and chasing QBs all over the backfield while receivers were allowed to improvise. Even NFL secondaries will get lit up in that scenario.
Those suspensions hurt man.
If Jon Rose is on the field in Nickel, it allows Kalu to slide over onto the Slot. Cockrell can thing move back to Strong Side safety to not be overmatched in run support or vs. A tight end.
Mike Rose- Ivey, in non nickel allows Cockrell to go high while Dedrick Young blankets the 4th option. Rose - Ivey then joins Banderas for a blitz party which also frees up an interior linemen from double teaming Maliek or Vince.
And yet after all that, BYU, with their best offense ever, needed a miracle with no time left to beat the Huskers.
Davie played a good game? Oh yeah? Not sure what contest you were watching. He got beat time after time
In our conference, its a better scheme than the last one we ran. Gotta play run defense.
I don't know football so good and after reading your posts these past few months, I can tell you do. I'm sure you've reviewed the game film a few times by now, so could you tell me on which plays Davie got beat on time after time??? I'm sure you have each one marked, so if I could just get which Quarter and the time left in the quarter, I can go back and try and learn the football as well as youuuuu.
Davie played ok. In general, he is our best corner, although his run support could be better. There is a reason why Kalu had some a fair amount of good plays: BYU was going after him more. Really good corners don't get many tackles. As I posted in another thread, Williams had a really tough day.
