Secondary

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

#osborne is gone

#noshit #neitherissanders #sadtroll

 

[cubsker]

It's been two games in a new scheme. One starter was hurt for most of fall practice, one was suspended for a game. We'll know a lot more in about 78 hours.

well, guess we know now.

 

[rrthusker]

I can`t fathom why our pass defense is so bad.

 

[HuskerPower10]

I can`t fathom why our pass defense is so bad.[/QUOT
Coaching matters.

 

[SnohomishRed]

I can`t fathom why our pass defense is so bad.

Banker is still stuck at a decade ago. QB's today can generally complete the deep pass , his idea is to play soft and hope for a mistake. It's a stupid approach and did not work at Oregon State any better than it will work here.
What I am most disappointed in is that this staff did not look at this as a fresh start but instead they looked at the hiring as validation for their schemes that did not work previously

 

[suhnami]

Its a combination of things:

1. Suspensions to Rose and Rose Ivey in week one.
2 This forced Kalu out of the Nickel and into a boundary corner. While Kalu is strong in coverage, he was a bit unclear within his role and responsibilities.
3. This forced Cockrell, who's actually a very good Strong Safety in run support and in zone coverage, to cover up the slot. He's not really built for running with an elite slot guy.
4. Keeping Cockrell at Nickel meant Aaron Williams, a true freshman had to play his first game ever at Strong Safety vs. a BYU passing game which totaled more than 160 career starts among their recievers and QB's. Aaron will be good, but he was not ready for that moment.
5. The lack of ROse Ivey hurt the blitz game, but also had Gifford's head spinning. Nearly half the passing yardage from BYU came on underneath routes. Gifford only had 1 tackle, and his man was targeted 14 times vs. the Cougars. Put that into perspective. That means he never made a single play on his man.
6. Banderas, at the MIKE, is the primary blitzing linebacker. Vs. BYU, because Gifford and Cockrell were struggling. Bando was forced to drop into more Cover 2. This limited the pressure Nebraska could apply to the QB.
7. DE's losing contain of QB's. The Huskers have actually racked up a substantial amount of QB pressures, but they haven't been finishing the plays and getting the QB on his back. In 2 games, Nerbaska has 5 sacks. That's not bad. However, the team should probably have about 10 sacks already.

8. Vs. South Alabama? I think we all should take some times to applaud a future NFL reciever and a tough QB who made some ridiculous deep fade throws with people in his face. That receiver, Magee beat Davie a bunch. He's a former Profesional Baseball player who went to Alabama after playing in the Minor Leagues. He transferred to UAB and then followed his OC to South Alabama. Maqgee will be playing in the league within the next 2 years.

I feel like no's 1 thru 7 and 8 had seperate causes and effect.

However, in the South Alabama game, with no Banderas and Dedrick Young, Nebraska didn't blitz Weber or Newby much...

Vs Miami... we will see the full extent of this defense:

- There will be more pressure than before.
- Young and Rose Ivey will be used primarily in Tight End coverage or in the flats on Zone.
- Banderas and Rose Ivey and Young will be used in a vast array of blitz packages.
- Jonathan Rose will be matched up with Stacey Coley
- I think you will see more Chris Jones in place of Davie
- Miami may actually use less Slot looks with the injury to Braxton Berrios. This may allow Banker to move Kalu over from Nickel to cover the boundary in place of Davie.
- I think they use Cockrell more in the Box and keep Gerry back as a high safety if they're concerned about Coley burning people.


The biggest key for this team will still be stopping the run. If they can keep Miami 1 dimensional, they will win.

As talented as Brad Kaaya is, and as fast the Miami receivers and backs are, Miami still does not have the same nasty passing attack as BYU. Their offensive line is not half as good either.

You were right on with a bunch of this, but it looked like Miamis passing attack was even better than BYUs

 

[suhnami]

I can`t fathom why our pass defense is so bad.

I think it's the playmakers back there. Geryy is the only true playmaker we have out of the DBs

 

[leodisflowers]

I think it's the playmakers back there. Geryy is the only true playmaker we have out of the DBs

Disagree. There are some players back there, just not seeming to adjust to the new scheme.

 

[huskerbaseball13]

I can`t fathom why our pass defense is so bad.

I think it's a mixture of okay talent in the secondary, new scheme, and zero pass rush. If the QB has all day to throw a solid QB is going to pick you apart.

 

[suhnami]

Disagree. There are some players back there, just not seeming to adjust to the new scheme.

Who?

 

[leodisflowers]

Who?

I my eyes there are plenty. Kalu, Gerry, J. Rose. Hell I think Cockerill and a bunch of the youngsters have the potential to be very good. I'm high on our secondary folks we have, just feel like we need to get the correct mix of people, and a little better scheme and coaching. Hopefully it comes along. Our secondary and WR is where I feel like we have the most potential.

 

[Tuco Ramirez]

If folks are saying it's lack of talent, then we really should have appreciated Josh Mitchell more. Because outside of Mitchell, this is pretty much the same secondary who lead the nation in defending pass percentage last year. They didn't suddenly get less athletic.

It's transition. It's a scheme that asks more of them. Hopefully it's temporary.