Gerry to Play in Senior Bowl

Westy and Gerry are the two kids on our roster right now that I look at and know not only will they make a NFL roster, but they will get significant playing time int he league

 
So he couldn't play in our bowl game, but he can play in the Senior Bowl? I've always been a big Gerry fan, but that just doesn't seem right for some reason.

 
NUance said:
So he couldn't play in our bowl game, but he can play in the Senior Bowl? I've always been a big Gerry fan, but that just doesn't seem right for some reason.
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Agreed. I suppose they can invite whoever they want though. He's going to the NFL so Nebraska's rules don't apply anymore.

 
southernoregonhusker said:
Sorry, but I view this guy as a disapppointment. Creating dissent last year by not "buying in" and not going to class this year and letting his team down.
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Yeah, this seems over-stated. Saying he "created dissent" is an exaggeration.

It seems more likely to me - and has the whole time - that a lot of the reason some guys were having a hard time "buying in" is because our scheme was so bad that when they did what they were "supposed" to do they were getting gashed. And I think changing the scheme this year with much better results but still firing the guy in charge is pretty good evidence of that.

 
southernoregonhusker said:
Sorry, but I view this guy as a disapppointment. Creating dissent last year by not "buying in" and not going to class this year and letting his team down.
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I think the whole "buying in" thing was overblown in 2015, but that's just me.

Gerry's INT's against Wisconsin enabled NU to take that game to OT, and he played well the rest of the season. Yes, him not going to class all season is very dumb, but he's only one player on a team of over 100 players.

 
Mavric said:
southernoregonhusker said:
Sorry, but I view this guy as a disapppointment. Creating dissent last year by not "buying in" and not going to class this year and letting his team down.
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Yeah, this seems over-stated. Saying he "created dissent" is an exaggeration.

It seems more likely to me - and has the whole time - that a lot of the reason some guys were having a hard time "buying in" is because our scheme was so bad that when they did what they were "supposed" to do they were getting gashed. And I think changing the scheme this year with much better results but still firing the guy in charge is pretty good evidence of that.
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Maybe we can just list the players that did "buy in"

 
teachercd said:
Mavric said:
southernoregonhusker said:
Sorry, but I view this guy as a disapppointment. Creating dissent last year by not "buying in" and not going to class this year and letting his team down.
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Yeah, this seems over-stated. Saying he "created dissent" is an exaggeration.

It seems more likely to me - and has the whole time - that a lot of the reason some guys were having a hard time "buying in" is because our scheme was so bad that when they did what they were "supposed" to do they were getting gashed. And I think changing the scheme this year with much better results but still firing the guy in charge is pretty good evidence of that.
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Maybe we can just list the players that did "buy in"
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It's funny that the players that have been scolded by the fans for not "buying-in" were the best/most talented players on the defense: Collins, Valentine, Gerry. Maybe those guys know what a good defensive scheme looks like and they thought Banker's scheme wasn't that good.

 
teachercd said:
Mavric said:
southernoregonhusker said:
Sorry, but I view this guy as a disapppointment. Creating dissent last year by not "buying in" and not going to class this year and letting his team down.
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Yeah, this seems over-stated. Saying he "created dissent" is an exaggeration.

It seems more likely to me - and has the whole time - that a lot of the reason some guys were having a hard time "buying in" is because our scheme was so bad that when they did what they were "supposed" to do they were getting gashed. And I think changing the scheme this year with much better results but still firing the guy in charge is pretty good evidence of that.
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Maybe we can just list the players that did "buy in"
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I don't remember hearing the "no buy in" excuse in the last 4 games of 2015 and the first 8 of 2016.
Maybe buy in just ebbs and flows.

As Mavric put it, it seems pretty obvious that it was more of a staff issue than a player issue, considering that 3 of the 4 original defensive assistants are gone in just 2 years. S&B alluded to this.

 
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