Are we trying to pretend the team will tackle poorly during the season if they are not allowed to practice tackling our own QB's? Okay...derp derp....'cause there's just nobody else on this roster to hit is there? Oh, or are we saying our QB's won't be used to getting hit in the season if they aren't hit in practice. Yes, because they've only been playing football their whole lives. They've never been hit before.
And we only led the nation in fumbles for 3 yrs. Miss tackles, get off sides etc..... Unsure if I would use this argument for NU the past few years. We have sorely been lacking in fundamentals, technique and basic football skills.
You play how you practice. IIRC, last year we complained about the D just "wrapping up" and not taking people to the ground. Not advocating our guys getting hurt at all, but Jason Peter said that the beat the hell out of each other in practice and games were easy.
all that because we didnt hit our qb's enough in practice? who knew
i think your taking this all wrong and running with it. There are other guys on the team to work on tackling with. we have one qb on this team with any game experience....maybe we ought not beat the piss out of him. Pretty basic concept really.
Also, Taylor Martinez fumbled the ball alot bud....that's not Tommy's fault.
I was commenting on the "playing football their whole life". The team has been plagued by mistakes for several years that at times looked like it was their first time playing the game.
Martinez did fumble a lot. Duh. Led the nation 3 yrs running. TA threw what 8 int's last year? We do not look like a team that has the "basics' down.
Would you feel better if they tackled Bell, AA, Cross, or some scout teamer with little ability to duplicate a player they might actually face?
TA got dinged. How bad? Knocked out? Concussion? Wind knocked out? No one knows how bad he got dinged.
It's a contact sport. We are damned if we do or don't.
