Terrell Newby

[Redux]

Agree 100% that far too many run calls are for our smaller speedy back to jam it straight ahead. We should be using Newby on pitches and stretches where he is more capable of turning 2 yard gains into 10 yard gains.

 

[RADAR]

Agree 100% that far too many run calls are for our smaller speedy back to jam it straight ahead. We should be using Newby on pitches and stretches where he is more capable of turning 2 yard gains into 10 yard gains.

He does not have good vision or decision making to be our #1 option.

 

[Mavric]

Illinois - 5 carries for 15 yards, 3.0 ypc

*injured early in the game

2-10 NEB 22 Newby, Terrell rush for 7 yards to the NEB29

1-10 NEB 33 Newby, Terrell rush for 6 yards to the NEB39

2-4 NEB 39 Newby, Terrell rush for 1 yard to the NEB40

No second quarter carries

1-10 ILL 31 Newby, Terrell rush for 3 yards to the ILL28

1-10 ILL 16 Newby, Terrell rush for loss of 2 yards to the ILL18

No fourth quarter carries

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Never noticed this but I hope they aren't short the location on all the road games.....

 

[NUance]

Terrell Newby averaged 5.3 yards per carry for the season, a perfectly Nebraska-like figure. An offense has to work between the tackles to establish everything else, so if your featured running back is averaging 5.3 yards going mostly up the middle, that shouldn't be your complaint.

Going strictly by the eyeball test, Newby appears to be good but not great running back, especially coming on the heels of non-stop Roy Helu, Rex Burkhead and Ameer Abdullah.

He didn't blossom in his Junior year, but he didn't falter. Yards after contact was never his strong suit. I don't think he had a single fumble.

I don't think he's that bad, either, but he doesn't make a strong case for more carries.

And still, he's probably our best running back at the moment.

It might be that simple.

Yeah, he's a good back. But maybe a step behind Helu, burkhead or Abdullah. And he didn't have a single fumble this year? If that's right, it's pretty remarkable. Have we ever had our main RB make it through a season with no fumbles before? I'm thinking no.

Below might be his best run of the year. He had a hole the size of a Mack truck for this one. He showed pretty good speed taking it to the house.

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[Mavric]

Wisconsin - 15 carries for 59 yards, 3.9 ypc

1-10 NEB 25 Newby, Terrell rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the NEB34

2-1 NEB 34 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB36, 1ST DOWN NEB

2-7 NEB 39 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 5 yards to the NEB44

2-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 1 yard to the NEB21

2-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 16 yards to the NEB36, 1ST DOWN NEB

2-10 NEB 36 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 6 yards to the NEB42

2-6 NEB 42 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB44

1-10 NEB 50 Newby, Terrell rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the WIS44

2-4 WIS 44 Newby, Terrell rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the WIS42

1-10 WIS 36 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 4 yards to the WIS32

2-6 WIS 32 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the WIS35

1-10 WIS 47 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the WIS45

2-8 WIS 45 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the WIS43

1-10 NEB 35 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 1 yard to the NEB36

2-5 NEB 41 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 4 yards to the NEB45

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9 runs up the middle for 19 yards, 2.1 ypc

3 runs off tackle for 17 yards, 5.7 ypc

3 runs outside for 23 yards, 7.7 ypc

 

[Mavric]

Minnesota - 13 carries for 116 yards, 8.9 ypc, 2 TDs

1-10 NEB 18 Newby, Terrell rush for 2 yards to the NEB20

1-10 NEB 31 Newby, Terrell rush for 69 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NEB, TOUCHDOWN

1-10 Minn 21 Newby, Terrell rush for 5 yards to the MINN16

1-10 Minn 29 Newby, Terrell rush for loss of 3 yards to the MINN32

1-10 NEB 09 Newby, Terrell rush for 6 yards to the NEB15

1-10 NEB 20 Newby, Terrell rush for 6 yards to the NEB26

1-10 NEB 44 Newby, Terrell rush for 2 yards to the NEB46

2-5 Minn 09 Newby, Terrell rush for 9 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NEB, TOUCHDOWN

1-10 NEB 06 Newby, Terrell rush for 1 yard to the NEB7

1-10 NEB 25 Newby, Terrell rush for 2 yards to the NEB27

1-G Minn 09 Newby, Terrell rush for loss of 1 yard to the MINN10

1-10 NEB 15 Newby, Terrell rush for 16 yards to the NEB31, 1ST DOWN NEB

1-10 NEB 38 Newby, Terrell rush for 2 yards to the NEB40

 

[Mavric]

Another pattern emerging: carries by quarter:

1st - 38

2nd - 20

3rd - 28

4th - 16

So I'm sure they have a script to start the game. It's when we do our most running. As we get "off script" in the second quarter, Newby only got half as many carries. We do better in the third quarter but, despite only one game when we were forced to pass, his fewest carries come in the fourth.

 

[Mavric]

Northwestern - 16 carries for 52 yards, 3.2 ypc

1-10 NU 38 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 5 yards to the NU33

1-10 NEB 09 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 8 yards to the NEB17

2-5 NEB 40 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB42

2-10 NEB 24 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 3 yards to the NEB27

1-10 NU 38 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU36

1-10 NEB 37 Newby, Terrell rush over left end for 9 yards to the NEB46

1-10 NU 47 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 6 yards to the NU41

2-4 NU 41 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 1 yard to the NU40

2-10 NU 35 Newby, Terrell rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the NU29

2-4 NEB 44 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB46

1-10 NEB 49 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NU49

1-10 NU 36 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the NU37

1-G NU 04 Newby, Terrell rush over left tackle for no gain to the NU4

2-4 NU 29 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 5 yards to the NU24, 1ST DOWN NEB

1-10 NEB 19 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB21

1-G NU 03 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for no gain to the NU3

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13 runs up the middle for 37 yards, 2.8 ypc

2 runs off tackle for 6 yards, 3.0 ypc

1 run outside for 9 yards, 9.0 ypc

Really? 13 out of 16 runs right up the middle.

 

[Herbie87]

Hey didn't we just hire a guy to compile stats and tell the coaches where the odds fall on different plays in the playbook???

Doesn't NU pay that guy a lot of money?

 

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

I think he has terrible vision. Which in turn leads to indecisiveness. Just my opinion. I think the measurables are there. I think the talent is there. Vision is hard to quantify sometimes at the high school level when youre just that much better than everyone or are running behind a line that is just dominant. Look at some of Alabamas rbs. Great lines, just hit the hole and go. The special backs hit that hole then make the second and third levels miss.

 

[Mavric]

Purdue - 10 carries for 56 yards, 5.6 ypc

1-10 NEB 07 Newby, Terrell rush for 4 yards to the NEB11

1-10 NEB 36 Newby, Terrell rush for 1 yard to the NEB37

1-10 PUR 43 Newby, Terrell rush for 3 yards to the PUR40

2-7 PUR 40 Newby, Terrell rush for 18 yards to the PUR22, 1ST DOWN NEB

1-10 PUR 22 Newby, Terrell rush for 2 yards to the PUR20

1-10 NEB 21 Newby, Terrell rush for 3 yards to the NEB24

2-7 NEB 24 Newby, Terrell rush for 3 yards to the NEB27

1-10 NEB 31 Newby, Terrell rush for loss of 2 yards to the NEB29

2-7 PUR 35 Newby, Terrell rush for 2 yards to the PUR33

1-10 PUR 44 Newby, Terrell rush for 22 yards to the PUR22, 1ST DOWN NEB

No second half carries

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Came out with the right idea. Run heavy including the first time this year where Newby carried it on three straight plays. Also got carries on three out of four plays. All in the first quarter. Kept the ball for 10 out of 15 minutes. And then .....

I don't remember, did Newby get hurt again? Didn't get any carries after the 13:00 mark of the second quarter.

 

[Mavric]

I think he has terrible vision. Which in turn leads to indecisiveness. Just my opinion. I think the measurables are there. I think the talent is there. Vision is hard to quantify sometimes at the high school level when youre just that much better than everyone or are running behind a line that is just dominant. Look at some of Alabamas rbs. Great lines, just hit the hole and go. The special backs hit that hole then make the second and third levels miss.

I don't think he has terrible vision. I think - especially early in the year - he was always trying to bounce it outside. Improved quite a bit on that as the year went on.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

I think he has terrible vision. Which in turn leads to indecisiveness. Just my opinion. I think the measurables are there. I think the talent is there. Vision is hard to quantify sometimes at the high school level when youre just that much better than everyone or are running behind a line that is just dominant. Look at some of Alabamas rbs. Great lines, just hit the hole and go. The special backs hit that hole then make the second and third levels miss.

I don't think he has terrible vision. I think - especially early in the year - he was always trying to bounce it outside. Improved quite a bit on that as the year went on.

His running in the Iowa game was awful. It was like he was seeking out the tackler.

 

[Mavric]

Michigan State - 4 carries for 8 yards, 2.0 ypc

1-20 MSU 37 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 2 yards to the MSU35

No second quarter carries

2-3 NEB 38 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 6 yards to the NEB44, 1ST DOWN NEB

1-G MSU 02 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for 1 yard to the MSU1 *Nulified by penalty

1-G MSU 01 Newby, Terrell rush over left tackle for no gain to the MSU1

2-G MSU 01 Newby, Terrell rush up middle for no gain to the MSU1

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4 runs up the middle for 9 yards, 2.3 ypc

1 run off tackle for 0 yards, 0.0 ypc

0 runs outside

 

[Mavric]

Rutgers - 1 carry for 4 yards, 4.0 ypc

No first quarter carries

1-10 RU 42 Newby, Terrell rush for 4 yards to the RU38

No second half carries