admo
Heisman Trophy Winner
Don't often start topics, but this one is for the offense and it's issues / problems passing against defenses that know your weaknesses. This may include strategy and playing smarter, quicker or aggressive.
The O-Line absorbs a lot of blame, but it's not exactly the root cause of the problems. They are not playing great, but they do not have to every time a pass play is called.
Routes might be an issue.
Not having a receiver in slot that can quickly go 5 yards and sit as a hot-route may be an issue. But please, no Tight Ends for this job. They are slow off the ball. This is a burner route to defuse the pressure.
Also, depending on the RB as the hot-route is not always good, especially when he has to look backwards to wait and catch a pass 5 yards behind the LOS. And then turn up-field with a defender closing in.
All I want you to do is watch other games. Particularly the better offenses in the SEC, the Ohio State's, the Indiana's, the Oregon's etc, some Big 12 teams and even some of the better ACC teams.
Just watch and count Mississippi's.
The defensive coverage is pretty much always the same. Zone underneath, sometimes man. Outside man coverage, sometimes press-coverage with 1 or 2 corners. Sending a blitzer and also dropping into zone coverage. It is all the same.
Again, watch these games with good teams (top 25 teams for sure). And count Mississippi's (for seconds).
Nearly every QB is in a quick position and ready to release and throw the ball in 2 seconds. 2 seconds. Sometimes 1.5 seconds. And it's always out of their hands in 3 seconds or less.
That is what most of the good teams do on nearly 70-75% off passing plays. And even play action is rapid.
Then watch the Huskers. The ball isn't out of the hand in 3 seconds or less. In fact we are still faking a handoff and looking downfield. While pressure occurs in the backfield at 3 or 3.5 seconds (mostly) and it leaves us into a scramble situation.
That is the main problem. Not having a quick hot route by a speedy player. Taking too long to determine where to throw the ball. And not playing fast and getting rid of the ball in under 3 seconds.
To me, that's an offensive strategy and QB problem more than an offensive line issue. Just watch the games that NU doesn't play and see how simple it is to get into throwing position and release it for a positive play.
The O-Line absorbs a lot of blame, but it's not exactly the root cause of the problems. They are not playing great, but they do not have to every time a pass play is called.
Routes might be an issue.
Not having a receiver in slot that can quickly go 5 yards and sit as a hot-route may be an issue. But please, no Tight Ends for this job. They are slow off the ball. This is a burner route to defuse the pressure.
Also, depending on the RB as the hot-route is not always good, especially when he has to look backwards to wait and catch a pass 5 yards behind the LOS. And then turn up-field with a defender closing in.
All I want you to do is watch other games. Particularly the better offenses in the SEC, the Ohio State's, the Indiana's, the Oregon's etc, some Big 12 teams and even some of the better ACC teams.
Just watch and count Mississippi's.
The defensive coverage is pretty much always the same. Zone underneath, sometimes man. Outside man coverage, sometimes press-coverage with 1 or 2 corners. Sending a blitzer and also dropping into zone coverage. It is all the same.
Again, watch these games with good teams (top 25 teams for sure). And count Mississippi's (for seconds).
Nearly every QB is in a quick position and ready to release and throw the ball in 2 seconds. 2 seconds. Sometimes 1.5 seconds. And it's always out of their hands in 3 seconds or less.
That is what most of the good teams do on nearly 70-75% off passing plays. And even play action is rapid.
Then watch the Huskers. The ball isn't out of the hand in 3 seconds or less. In fact we are still faking a handoff and looking downfield. While pressure occurs in the backfield at 3 or 3.5 seconds (mostly) and it leaves us into a scramble situation.
That is the main problem. Not having a quick hot route by a speedy player. Taking too long to determine where to throw the ball. And not playing fast and getting rid of the ball in under 3 seconds.
To me, that's an offensive strategy and QB problem more than an offensive line issue. Just watch the games that NU doesn't play and see how simple it is to get into throwing position and release it for a positive play.
