54 plays for 1 yard or less

[Bradr]

Husker's Offensive Stats according to Huskers Illustrated:

54 plays for 1 yard or less

12 gigantic plays for a total of 499 yards

:blink:

That's some scary numbers there.

Seattle Times

 

[tschu]

Yikes.

Pretty much confirms what we've been saying - we shouldn't be relying on the big play. Works fine now, but not so much going forward. I hadn't realized it was that bad though.

 

[Lyons in the Sea of Red.]

That is scary.

 

[knapplc]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

 

[ZRod]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

That puts my mind more at ease than anything. He knows that it's happening and if he's worth his salt they're working on it for better teams down the road.

 

[74Hunter]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

Disagree. See last year.

 

[knapplc]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

Disagree. See last year.

You mean last year where we were one half of solid football by the defense away from the Big XII Championship and a BCS berth? That last year?

 

[tschu]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

The big plays aren't the worrisome part. Its the 54 plays for 1 yard or less that is most alarming. And thats against Fresno and an FCS school.

 

[ZRod]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

Disagree. See last year.

See last year's injuries. Cross fingers and pray last year's injuries aren't seen again.

 

[Hercules]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

The big plays aren't the worrisome part. Its the 54 plays for 1 yard or less that is most alarming. And thats against Fresno and an FCS school.

Exactly. Everyone should love those 12 plays for 499 yards. I hope we see even more big plays. But I also hope we see way fewer plays that only go for 2 yards or less.

 

[knapplc]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

The big plays aren't the worrisome part. Its the 54 plays for 1 yard or less that is most alarming. And thats against Fresno and an FCS school.

And eight and nine in the box, and zero attempts whatsoever to throw over the top to break that up, and yadda yadda yadda.

I disagree with the apparent philosophy of not showing all of our cards in the first two games, of using them as overgrown practices (until Fresno showed they were here to win, at which point we opened it up), but that's what they did. We saw, maybe, 1/3 to 1/2 of the offense in the first two games. Kyler Reed figures to be one of our biggest weapons and he was targeted maybe four times in the first two games. There are several plays we have in the bag that we didn't even hint at, some that would definitely make a defense pay for stacking the box like that.

Should we be able to push the defense around on every play? Absolutely. But it's early, we have a very young line, and they need time to get used to the game at this level. I'm just not going to be concerned about this two games into the season.

 

[Pedro Guerrero]

Our offense is the college football version of Adam Dunn?

Home Run or Bust

 

[knapplc]

Our offense is the college football version of Adam Dunn?

Home Run or Bust

Maybe. But we haven't dipped below the Mendoza Line yet, so we're OK.

 

[74Hunter]

"I think when you are an offense that tries to take advantage of a defense and find a weakness, and if you're able to exploit it and that's their weakness, you're probably going to get a big play out of it," Beck said. "I'd like us to be able to be more consistent running and being able to throw it. But certainly, if we're able to find a soft spot in them and hit it and get some big plays, that's good. That's just kind of part of football sometimes. It's like asking if guys are tired of hitting home runs."

Count me among those in the "Not Worried About It" column.

Disagree. See last year.

You mean last year where we were one half of solid football by the defense away from the Big XII Championship and a BCS berth? That last year?

No, I'm talking about the last year where we couldn't sustain long td drives. It was either long td, turnover, or three and out.

I said it last year,.and I'll say it this year, if it doesn't change, if we can't sustain 8 to 12 play touchdown drives, it will look like the last two years

 

[Marf]

About 25 of em are incomplete passes.

Yep. Not worried.