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5 hours ago, Vince R. said:

If I'm being brutally honest, I think Maurice puts multiple guys in that room on the bench. He is the talent that cannot sit. If you allow me to be more brutally honest, once it clicks for him, I don't think you will see much of Mikale, Jaylin, or Ozigbo (and I like Divine a lot). Bell needs to be the guy going in. Maurice will get his touches and so will Jones. Mix in JD and Tyjon, and you start to see how guys will get left out. 

 

I like Thomas Grayson. He appears light on his feet, and is a great fit for our offense. If I compare him to Johnson, I would say they are very similar but give Johnson the nod in speed. They both appear to be great outside runners and I give Grayson the edge on the inside (tape shows more).  Grayson seems to be a little better in traffic. If I compare him to Bivens, the speed looks about equal. Bivens has better agility and hip flexion. Grayson is no slouch though. He is a great fit. I'm looking forward to his senior year, and I expect the local schools to sniff around. 

 

I know I will get some backlash for this but I am disappointed with Mikale and Jaylin. Both look too big, especially Mikale. I don't think Jaylin has anything special to his game, at least for now. I know once summer workouts happen, they will become better conditioned and drop some of the fat. Still, serious talent is filling up that room, and I don't see how those guys can fend them off.   

I think Maurice might be the perfect Duck-R because that guy can run some routes.  He is going to put a lot of stress on defenses running and receiving.  And can we get new terminology?  Maybe Husk-R , instead of referring to some other team's mascot.

Wilbon did average 5.4 yards per carry, so I think the jury is still out on him.  Bradley was a little disappointing in that he didn't capitalize on his opportunities, but there could be a multitude of circumstances when you only see 1 practice.  Austin Rose again capitalized on his limited opportunities in a spring game.  I wonder what the deal is with him that he never moved up the depth chart.  

6 minutes ago, Dilly Dilly said:

 

I wanted to +1 you more than once.

Dilly Dilly

Love the little bit of insight into the coaching.  Gives the fans a little something something and good for recruits to see the expertise on staff.

1 hour ago, Dilly Dilly said:

 

True that, but not all 10 minutes of my life are created equally

Dilly Dilly

41 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Interesting comment after Dixon had success last year at Ol Miss in the SEC.

 

 

Success??????  5 tackles in 6 games???????  I also believe he was playing DB at Ole Miss.

20 hours ago, ScottyIce said:

In defense of that comment, Riley tried to recruit the state as well. The only baffling one is Bryson.

I blame Diaco and his exact measurables per position.  It happened at ND also.

16 hours ago, Dilly Dilly said:

Love that guy!

Dilly Dilly

20 hours ago, LaFlamaBlanca said:

 

Ugh.  Tainted by a Texas Longhorn fan narrating.

14 hours ago, Enhance said:

I won't necessarily begrudge your opinion, however, AM was the best runner and had the best command of the zone read. He also accounted for 28 points (3 runs, 1 pass) which is twice as many points as Gebbia and 21 points better than Bunch. It seems just a bit odd to value offensive command and yet somewhat ignore that AM drives were the most efficient. I'm not saying you're wholly wrong by any means, but I don't think that opinion really weighs everything.

 

I still think Gebbia is your game one starter as of right now but I didn't see anything from the spring game that would make me think Bunch is ahead of AM in the pecking order.

I don't know if I agree with the bolded as I thought they both looked fairly decent usually making quick and correct decisions.  I think people are overreacting to a couple of nifty runs against what was made up of an amalgamation of 2nd through 4th+ string players from a team that went 4-8 last year and they couldn't contact the QB.  There were numerous plays that demonstrated that Gebbia had command of the zone read also.  For example, I can remember a couple of TE screens where the OLB/DE was crashing hard and he made quick reads (RB first option, QB run second option, and then TE pass third option) to get the ball out quick to the TE, a zone run play where he kept the ball in Bell's belly to the last second sucking the defense in before finally letting go and letting Bell take it for a 13 yard run and Gebbia also had a good keep for 7 yards on zone read near the goal line that they called down at the 3 that he may or may not have got in for the TD if it was live.  But, then again all of those plays were against the same defense that couldn't contact the QB, so what does any of this tell us?  Pretty much nothing.

49 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

People are mentioning the green jerseys and I understand how that can be an advantage for the QBs, but on the other hand... there were times I felt like Martinez could have gotten away from them if it were tackle football but he had to stop becauae they touched him. And on those runs where no one touched him it was more impressive because they couldn't get a finger on him let alone get close enough to try to tackle him.

It's hard to say because the defenders are not bearing down on them as fast as they would be if they were trying to tackle them.  I would say they are probably just going at about 75% speed to try and make the touch.

44 minutes ago, Making Chimichangas said:

Overall thougts on the spring game:

 

1.  Adrian Martinez will be the #1 QB by the end of fall camp.  I saw nothing from any of the other QBs to make me think they can beat him out.  He is ideal for this offense.

 

2.  A missed PAT and FG.  We should never miss a PAT...it is a 13 yard kick from the middle of the field.  The FG (I actually cannot remember what yard line the ball was at for this attempt so I don't know how long the attempt was.) miss might have just been nerves.

 

3.  The DBs still need to learn the core concept of turning their heads back to look for the football.  Saw way too much of the old "technique" out there.  They need to take #NoFearOfFailure to heart and start making plays on the ball.

 

4.  Too many horizontal passes to the sideline for my liking, but that's probably a nit-pick.  I also may have bad feelings about these sideline throws because of Tanner Lee from last season.

 

5.  Saw some really good physical running from the RBs today.  Saw many instances where they kept those legs churning and moving the pile.

 

6.  Defensively we're a work in progress.  Saw some really good things like pursuit to the ball, getting off blocks, etc.  But also saw too much hesitation in the secondary.  The good news is, they looked more physical overall.

 

7.  The OL might actually be a strong unit.  Had some great pass pro and managed to open some holes for the backs to slip through.

 

Overall, I really liked what I saw, especially in terms of effort.  We're not there yet, but absolutely heading in the right direction.

You better quit being a fan if 4 is against your liking.

Just now, SouthLincoln Husker said:

 vedral does not have the athletic ability of Martinez or gebbia

A definite positive to the level of players that are on the roster.

1 minute ago, Toe said:

Right now, I'd say Martinez looks the best overall. Not perfect, but seems to be the guy with all the pieces. Gebbia seemed a little off the mark at times. Those bobbled snaps were a bit alarming (not sure who they had at center?). There's not a loser in the... uhh... bunch, though, and it's a long time until Akron.

 

Running game still a work in progress. Obviously a few nice runs, and looking better than last season, but seemed pretty inconsistent.

The good thing is I think we will blow Akron the F out like we should, after that, there are no guarantees.

3 minutes ago, yort2000 said:

 

 

Listen to the professionals.  This isn't instant coffee.  6-6 will be a good year providing a foundation to build off of for the future.

 

 

We'll lose one that most think we shouldn't (probably one of the first three) and we'll win one no one expects (I really hope it is tOSU).

3 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

I was impressed too. I think we'll have a good QB either way. I hope our OL is decent. 

Listen to the professionals.  This isn't instant coffee.  6-6 will be a good year providing a foundation to build off of for the future.

22 minutes ago, yort2000 said:

 

 

I'm a huge Gebtinez fan.

Just watched their BTN interviews.  WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These guys are some of the most mature young men under 20 years old I've ever seen/met.

Basically a whole B1G show about Nebraska.  You can't buy this kind of press.

1 hour ago, Moiraine said:

3 QBs seen. I still don't know what to think.

I'm a huge Gebtinez fan.

DiNardo said our practices looked like B1G practices.  Way better than anything he said last 3 years.

1 minute ago, Redux said:

How can you just not love Moos, says all the right things.

There are few people that are true leaders.  Moos and Frost are two of them.

8 minutes ago, Caliborn72 said:

Well I meant 1s and 2s vs 1s and 2s then. No matter how you want to slice it, the red team is supposed to win this and win big. Which I guess is a positive that they are running away with it.

Yes.  I know what you mean.  My point was that I think on defense we can put a front seven out there with our top 2 without much if any drop off.  Definitely need more depth/"real" nose guards though.  I won't be looking for our defense to be top 20 next year.

2 minutes ago, Caliborn72 said:

This is fun but I wish the 1s were playing against the 1s. Hard to tell how good either side is because of it.

I doubt there is much separation from the 1s and 2s.  The only difference would be the positions we are thin at CB, WR, OL, where a little more depth on one side or the other would make a big difference.

Edit:  True OLB also.

5 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

 

GEBBIA 2018!!!!

Seriously though, I know this is a spring game, but I don't know when we've had this much quality depth at QB.  They are all making quick and fairly accurate decisions.

Just now, B.B. Hemingway said:

 

GEBBIA 2018!!!!

LOL

3 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

I wonder when Gebbia plans to transfer? (Hot takes)

Not so fast my friend.