First thing I said when DR slid 1.5 yards short of a game clinching first down in the bowl game was "Dammit, What the hell were Banks and Neyor doing on that play?!"
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First thing I said when DR slid 1.5 yards short of a game clinching first down in the bowl game was "Dammit, What the hell were Banks and Neyor doing on that play?!"
I was surprised to hear Sean and Steve say Dana basically suggested to Isaiah he should leave.
Wasn't he the one who lost the battle for the ball in the enzone against Illinois? If so, I can understand why he was asked to not comeback. That catch/non catch cost us that game. Banks had one like that against Northern Iowa as well but not for a TD.
I wasn't. Dana is old school. If you drop passes or lose out to a DB when you have the ball in your hands, you cost your team games. Holgerson is having none of that. The drop against Iowa was the final straw.
Our rushing game was not successful on getting yds on the perimeter, as well as having success on the quick sideline throws. Holgorson pretty much said that our perimeter blocking really sucks. Acknowledging the problem is the first step in correcting the problem. Can’t wait to see improvements on this next year.
Part of the perimeter problem was constantly giving the ball to a slower RB in Dowdell. When we ran on the perimeter with RJ and EJ we had better results even with poor perimeter blocking.
Yes. Our running plays were never bang-bang. Everybody knew what was happening before the runner got to the line of scrimmage. Everything in slow motion.
For my money until Dana stepped in, I thought all of our plays were slow developing.......running and passing. I've always felt Dylan and the receivers both needed a little more immediacy.
And for that matter the last punt that was blocked, while not blocked properly, showed that even Buschini needed to show a little more expedience in getting the ball away.
Our players are fast enough imo, but they haven't seemed to play fast enough. I put that on coaching. Prepare an athlete mentally for the situation, and he's going to play a lot faster. I'm really hoping that Dana steps up our playing speed on offense.
Totally agree, redfred.
From his very first presser as Nebraska's OC, Satterfield made a big deal out of (cue drumroll...) huddling up between plays. My thinking at the time is that his goal was to slow it down and dominate time of possession. That all SOUNDED good at the time. But this ain't the 1960s. In addition to getting stuffed a lot, it often looked like we were playing in slow motion. And worse, it never felt like Satt had a plan.
When Holgorsen took over, my immediate impression was, "Holy Cow, we're actually playing with some rhythm!!!" IMO, Big Ten defenses are too good to give them time to adjust between plays. You've got to keep them on their toes.
You can still win by slowing down the game, but not if you can’t run between the tackles
That's just crazy talk. Some here insist we have an amazing level of talent, with several players who would be starting at places like Ohio State.
Sarcasm duly noted.
But I have to sheepishly admit that I bought into last year's hype surrounding Neyor and Banks. They were both big, strong, and experienced. It helped that we'd had previous WR portal success with Trey Palmer and that kid from Montana.
So, this time around I vow to take a 'let's wait and see' approach to our newest WR acquisitions. That said, I do have more faith in them knowing Dana Holgorsen was doing the evaluating.
Problem was the OC, those two may not have been all American’s but what they did bring to the table was squandered by satt’s lack of creativity in the passing game combined with his stunningly confusing play calling ( on the bright side he may never have confused the defense, but he sure confused the fan base
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The OC and the WR coach di the evaluating. Banks and Neyor were good when the weren't dropping passes and losing dual tie up possession and subpar blocking. Had we Had Holgerson for the entire season, we'd probably have had a new WR coach. DR just wasn't ready. We'd have had better production with them. Maybe not what DR wanted but better. I do feel really good about the current incoming WR class and portal class. Definitely feel we upgraded really well.Problem was the OC, those two may not have been all American’s but what they did bring to the table was squandered by satt’s lack of creativity in the passing game combined with his stunningly confusing play calling ( on the bright side he may never have confused the defense, but he sure confused the fan base
Those things we knew but I was surprised to learn that Holorgen was unimpressed with Neyor's route-running too.
If I'm being honest I wasn't. Where my season tickets are in the stadium and I sit around a bunch of former players. Several of them commented they weren't impressed with his route running. And the fact that Holgerson is a great OC and Satterfield not, no surprise when Holgerson tells Neyor he's not impressed with his route running. There's a reason Neyor has been with 3 different teams I'm what? 3 years? Now a 4th or NFL?
