Skeeball

Yep. Here's the deal. At some point over the next year and a half we will all have been exposed to Covid-19. The govt is just looking to flatten (albeit extend) the curve in order to make the available medical supplies and supply chain meet the current need at any given point in time. Slowly over time they will let up on restriction even though it means there will be a continued (but steady stream) of new cases.

Issue Husker red surgical masks and Purell with the tickets this fall. The curve should have flattened by then and the supply chain will have caught up. Make everyone sign a waiver. I don't want a refund.

It doesn't matter to me who wins the QB competition as long as that QB can: 1. Deliver the ball accurately and consistently. 2. Check down to his 2nd and 3rd options. 3. Run the ball when it's there. 4. Put his shoulder down and run someone over while securing the ball. 5. Doesn't run out of bounds 6 yards deep, instead of just throwing the ball away.

Martinez recovering from shoulder surgery. Noah off helping the B-ball team. Looks like McCaffery is the guy this Spring, with Smothers on his heels.

You hit the nail on the head here. AM sticks with the primary receiver (usually a wideout) way too long and rarely makes it through his progression.

I also had this thought. He was hung out to dry by many a bad pass last year. Took many shots I figured were game enders, but always came back and continued running those crossing routes. A real stud. Maybe he figures he'll sees nothing but more of the same this next fall.

Maybe we need to make our QBs spend a couple years playing arena football.

At CFU in 2017, McKenzie Milton definitely had "it". In 2018, I thought Adrian had "it", but he appeared to have lost "it" in 2019. McCaffery looked like he might have "it", but the sample size was too small to know for sure.

There was plenty of blame to go around. Missed passes QBs should be able to make in their sleep. Running out of bounds for a 5 yd loss (throw it away for crying out loud). Embarrassingly whiffed blocks it open space. Undependable snaps. WRs failing to create separation or sustain blocks. Ridiculously poor kick coverage. Team defensive hustle dried up after the 1st half of the Colorado game (Where'd the gang tackling go?). Nonexistent pass rush. The list goes on. Inconsistency was the killer. Play makers can be game changers, but until we can field 11 player who can execute play in and play out, the games that should be "blow outs" will be close and many of the close games will be losses. Lets hope year 3 is the year where consistency in execution reigns.

Brody didn't look too bad in the spring game, but then again Jaylen Bradley didn't look too bad either. As I recall, Brody looked better running in traffic. Again I'm not saying he's anywhere near the category of Burkhead. Just that that's the style he'll need to emulate to see the field as a Husker.

I'm not arguing that he is in the "Burkhead" category. Far from it, he gives up 2" and 30lbs (currently), but I'd like to see him take strides in that direction. If he doesn't, he likely won't see the field much as a Husker. Not going to argue the 40 speed as I've never timed him. Only repeating what I've read. Full pads slows some more than others. I can see your 4.6ish assessment in full pads as legitimate.

He ran a 4.5 in high school at Millard West. Has he lost a step since becoming a Husker?

Good post. We'll need more than incremental improvements to achieve bowl eligibility next year. We have a difficult schedule in 2020. The keys as I see it and as you noted are how quickly we can gel on the OL, DL and LBs. We'll need to make hay early in the season and perhaps "steal" a game or two over the last 5.

I'd like to see him develop into an elusive yet hard to bring down back in the mold of Rex Burkhead. At 5' 8" 185lbs, he needs to beef up a bit but his 4.5 40 speed is certainly respectable.

Been reading through the old Ozigbo thread. I just don't get all the hating on him from fans and coaches for the first three years as a Husker. He was clearly our best back, certainly better than Wilbon, yet he received far fewer carries. That was Riley. Frost seemed pretty cool on him to start the 2018 season also. Some players are game players and some are practice players. I have to wonder if Devine was the former and perhaps a bit deficient in the latter. His senior game performance spoke for itself.