Banker's defense

[Korn]

Banker stating in the LJS that the two inside tackles are as good as any he's seen in his years of coaching. That says a lot considering his history. Often times they dominate and snuff any inside the tackles running game. Just thinking back a year ago the same two tackles were rarely seen. Nebraska making the most average rushing games look good and the good rushing offenses look devastating.

Also hearing the linebackers now even more active than they were when they were protected by the two gap scheme. Most of us saw the problems with last years complexity and the thought taxing concepts that made highly recruited defenders look slow and yielding.

One has to imagine we were much better than we appeared. That all that speed we possessed was hidden in the playbook. At least that's how it currently appears. As good as the match defense was against the pass, it still had its problems producing turnovers. That maybe to the lack of aggression the complexity produced. With quarterbacks under duress just maybe the turnovers increase.

Time will surely tell. Maybe not this spring but when the entire playbook is implemented in September. The staff currently is more concerned with precision over quantity. Speed over confusion. Doing things well over having a diverse war chest. Just maybe Nebraska was much better on defense than they truly appeared.

Just maybe Bo will learn a lesson or two from this. It will be interesting if Bo continues his two-gap with the time constraints. If he continues with that complexed scheme, his opponents would want to work on their rushing games.

 

[JackWagon]

Tidbits....
Chris Jones showing lots of physicality at corner. Actually knocking receivers off their feet at the line of scrimmage. Davie now participating in drills and should see some action in this late week of spring ball. Aaron Williams getting lots of looks at safety with the top units.

I said I thought Williams and Barry were the 2 best players we got in this past class. Some ______ on here accused me of being from Georgia because I picked the 2 Georgia guys as the best players. lol Several years ago I was a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. I know what to look for in projecting talent. If you look at intangibles, clearly Williams is the top player in the class.

This person said Williams wasn't even in the top 10. lol If that's the case, this is the best class of all-time! I hope he/she is correct. Williams is making noise in a very talented secondary. With depth issues at LB, Barry will make similar noise if healthy. He's the closest thing I've seen to Terrell Farley that we've recruited.

Now before someone starts saying that I said Barry was Farley had better tone it down. There will never be another Farley. He was a uniquely special player. I'm saying that Barry was very disruptive and arrived at the ball carrier with bad intentions at the high school level. If he puts in the work, Barry could certainly be an all-conference type player.

 

[Chris]

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[Cdog923]

I said I thought Williams and Barry were the 2 best players we got in this past class. Some ______ on here accused me of being from Georgia because I picked the 2 Georgia guys as the best players. lol Several years ago I was a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. I know what to look for in projecting talent. If you look at intangibles, clearly Williams is the top player in the class.

This person said Williams wasn't even in the top 10. lol If that's the case, this is the best class of all-time! I hope he/she is correct. Williams is making noise in a very talented secondary. With depth issues at LB, Barry will make similar noise if healthy. He's the closest thing I've seen to Terrell Farley that we've recruited.

Now before someone starts saying that I said Barry was Farley had better tone it down. There will never be another Farley. He was a uniquely special player. I'm saying that Barry was very disruptive and arrived at the ball carrier with bad intentions at the high school level. If he puts in the work, Barry could certainly be an all-conference type player.

There are tons of Spring Practice legends out there that never make a peep when the ammo is live. Let's let the kids get on campus and get to a fall camp before anointing them.

 

[busticket]

I said I thought Williams and Barry were the 2 best players we got in this past class. Some ______ on here accused me of being from Georgia because I picked the 2 Georgia guys as the best players. lol Several years ago I was a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. I know what to look for in projecting talent. If you look at intangibles, clearly Williams is the top player in the class.

This person said Williams wasn't even in the top 10. lol If that's the case, this is the best class of all-time! I hope he/she is correct. Williams is making noise in a very talented secondary. With depth issues at LB, Barry will make similar noise if healthy. He's the closest thing I've seen to Terrell Farley that we've recruited.

Now before someone starts saying that I said Barry was Farley had better tone it down. There will never be another Farley. He was a uniquely special player. I'm saying that Barry was very disruptive and arrived at the ball carrier with bad intentions at the high school level. If he puts in the work, Barry could certainly be an all-conference type player.

You just said that because Farley is from Georgia.

Kidding!!!

 

[busticket]

On a serious note, it is extremely impressive how Williams is battling for PT in a loaded secondary. I never would have guessed based in the recruiting hype machine. Pretty exciting having a safety prospect like this in the team, especially when safety has not been a strong spot for much of this century.

 

[JackWagon]

You just said that because Farley is from Georgia.

Kidding!!!

lol Good one!

 

[JackWagon]

On a serious note, it is extremely impressive how Williams is battling for PT in a loaded secondary. I never would have guessed based in the recruiting hype machine. Pretty exciting having a safety prospect like this in the team, especially when safety has not been a strong spot for much of this century.

He's got tremendous instinct and smarts. He is almost always in position to make a play. I hope he's not one of the top 10 best players. It would be a whale of a class!

 

[Husker94]

I said I thought Williams and Barry were the 2 best players we got in this past class. Some ______ on here accused me of being from Georgia because I picked the 2 Georgia guys as the best players. lol Several years ago I was a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. I know what to look for...

Well I was never a scout or recruiter, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.



And to your point, talent evaluation is mostly a 50/50 crap shoot anyway. The trick to being successful as a scout is equal parts art and science. I don't think any college or university recruits a kid anymore if they didn't believe he (or she in women's sports) couldn't play. This isn't the days of unlimited scholarships where coaches (especially in football) would take a kid just so he wouldn't sign with another team that you would have to play.

 

[valiantsailor]

It will be interesting if Bo continues his two-gap with the time constraints. If he continues with that complexed scheme, his opponents would want to work on their rushing games.

LOL, a leopard cant change its spots any more than a zebra can change its stripes.:dunno:

 

[4NU]

I'm thinking Eddie Periard, 205 lb. nose guard A long time ago , I believe it was the Devany era. I'm to lazy to look it up.. just getting old I guess! I do , I'm happy to read this board!