Second-half thread for NU vs. Nevada
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4th string? Try 7th string. Watkins, McShepard, Campbell, Mayo, Williams, Bullock.
I was thinking the same, but I fully expect the 2 TE set and up the middle. I'm scared of the outcome, getting another beer.
Exactly. Scoring was a secondary consideration for FItz at that point.
I thought the OL played better than I expected, although my expectations were pretty low. The solid play of the two tackles, Thomas and Slater, was particularly surprisingly.
There's no need to put your QB at risk at that juncture in the game.
It was fine when the 'Cats needed to score.
QB sneak is one of the lowest-risk plays in the game. The Siemian incident was a freak injury that's clouded the judgement of NU fans, likely for years to come.
Sure. I do not care about my star QB running sneaks. The chances of injury are very low.
Which is why one wouldn't - being that close to the goal line.
Low does not = no chance.
Also, not quite as rare as you claim.
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This was not a situation where the 'Cats needed to risk the health of the QB (and running the sneak twice, no less).
There's a reason why coaches tell players to stay off the ground in practice - as being on the ground (esp. when there are a ton of bodies flying around) is when injuries tend to occur.
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Now find all the times the QB sneak was run WITHOUT injury. Then we will tally up each side. I think I'll win by a landslide.
^ That's just silly talk...
There's a reason why coaches opt to hand the ball off to the RB most of the time in short yardage situations and not have their QB run head first into a crowd of bodies (even tho the QB sneak has a higher rate of succeeding).
There's a reason why coaches opt to hand the ball off to the RB most of the time in short yardage situations and not have their QB run head first into a crowd of bodies (even tho the QB sneak has a higher rate of succeeding).
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It's still a low-risk play. For that matter, what if you hand off to Jackson and HE gets hurt? Persa actually was injured celebrating a play a few years back. At some point, you just have to let them play football.
Can't agree. All of our linebackers have very good speed. Walsh is probably the fastest running laterally, and he had an excellent game. Hall was our second leading tackler, behind only Quiero, and Fisher had 4 unassisted stops.