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I'm still on the Cody Green bandwagon...I just don't think he's suited to running so many damn zone reads. We need to line up in the ace sets, i-formation and go straight at the Buffs. Let Green hit some intermediate passes (10-15 yards) and don't make him throw horizontally. Get him in a rhythm throwing down the field, over the middle. Most of all, the coaches just need to show Green that they believe in him. Come out and call a great game and let Cody do everything he can to win the game for us.

Haha I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say "act like you've been there before" when a player celebrates a TD...now our freshman QB doesn't celebrate enough? These guys can't win.

Watson's always seemed to improve as a playcaller when we throw more. Today he let Martinez fling it around a little bit, and we looked good. Now, I'm not saying we should transform into Missouri or Oklahoma overnight, but this game should give us more confidence in throwing on 1st downs in the future.

After the visit he said that he had kind of been thinking about going to see some other schools, but the visit made him realize that he made the right choice with Nebraska and he couldn't be more excited to get here. This kid will unseat Martinez. Not right away, but at some point when they're both here, Turner will take over. He's just got everything you want in a QB in this system. He's a much better passer than Martinez at this point, hence the reason you see top schools coming after him as a QB, unlike Martinez.

Sounds to me like he's talking about it's the last time they're playing Texas/the big 12 teams.

Jesse Palmer was right in saying that when Martinez is on, we are a top 5 offense in the country. The kid is absolutely explosive on the ground, and that opens up so much in the passing game because teams gear up for the 3 headed monster of Martinez/Helu/Burkhead each week. Kyler Reed is quietly becoming a big play guy. Since he's a basically a WR playing TE and teams fall asleep on the passing game (especially in those 2 TE sets), he can kind of just sneak down the seam and blow by defenders. He could be a big weapon this year.

If Martinez struggles (completes <50% of his passes, multiple INTs), I think you HAVE to give Cody Green the ball. If they really were that close in the fall camp, then Cody deserves a shot too. However, if the team is still up big despite Martinez struggling, let him work through his issues. I think as long as the game is in hand, you don't pull the QB. Say we're down at the end of the 3rd Q and TM hasn't done much of anything...go to Green and see what he can do. Let's just hope Martinez plays lights out and this topic never has to be revisited. I would like for this team to have some stability at QB, regardless of who it is (and I'm a Cody Green guy).

I agree with a few of you guys, if they were to do one thing differently, I'd love to see the red socks again...those were sweet.

That last set of numbers is bad. Reminds me a lot of last year, except last year we weren't that bad against our out-of-conference opponents.

Good to hear he's got that fire in him...hope it makes all the difference in the world. I think he's got a ton of talent, and if he's got the right attitude on top of it...well then he'll be a fun one to watch for the next 4 years. I still think we need to hold off on the huge expectations...he's going to have to play well against teams much better than WKU, and he'll have to beat some teams by throwing the ball well.

Like others have said, Cody knows he's only a snap away from going into the game and possibly starting the rest of the year. He's got too much talent at QB to move him to WR/TE. I still think he'll end up starting at QB for Nebraska before it's all said and done, whether it happens this year or two years from now, I think it will happen.

Bradford won it as a RS Freshman, won it again as a RS Sophomore (played in NC game against Florida), and got hurt his junior year then went to the NFL.

Sam Bradford

This question was about his THROWING ABILITY...the reporter asked how hard he's had to work to improve his passing, he said not that hard at all because he's "always been able to throw" but no one has been able to see it...yes he's cocky, but he did not say he didn't work hard to become starting QB.

I don't think being disappointed with this game is a bad thing. There were plenty of areas to improve upon...but it's game #1, and that's usually how it goes. That's why you have teams like WKU and Idaho up first on the schedule...so you can work those kinks out without losing games.

This is what the next week is going to be like on this board? Listen...Lee doesn't fit the direction this offense is going, to put it simply. He's not a decisive (or overly fast) runner, and that makes the zone read option a lot less effective. If you don't have a threat at QB on that play, it's just a very obvious handoff from a shotgun set...not an effective play. Bo wants to run the ball, and it appears he wants to be able to run it from many different looks...including the spread option type of looks. If Lee doesn't add anything to that type of system, what good does it do to start him just because he's a senior? I think the depth chart tonight at QB shows that Bo was looking for the player who best fit this system. We will have about a 60/40 run/pass ratio this year, if not higher. If that means we need to get the best athlete out there at QB, great. Martinez obviously did something right in camp, because he's the guy the coaches chose to start the opener. I'm especially fond of the guys who really think that there's no way we can win the big 12 or even a MNC with Martinez/Green at QB...like Lee really did anything last year to make people believe he's got a better chance to do get us there. Do you really think if he gave us a better chance to win, he'd be 3rd string? Our coaching staff has its faults, but they are not stupid. They did what they think is best for the team. This season will be brutal for the fans if we have to listen to the "Zac Lee got screwed" camp complain all year long.

Agreed, 100%. I hope he can make the same strides that Cody Green has made in this area, because he looked very solid throwing the ball tonight.

I don't think he was saying it was easy to become the starter or anything like that...the question was in reference to his throwing ability. They asked him how hard he had to work to improve that aspect of his game...basically he was just saying that he's always had the throwing ability but no one ever noticed it...whether he's right or not who knows. However, I don't think he was saying it was a cakewalk to the starting spot.

I felt the same way. I'm going to reserve judgement on him until he faces some tougher competition. If he continues to back up his talk with on the field results, then I could care less how cocky he is. Some people are just driven by that belief in themselves, and they tend to come off as cocky individuals. I agree, he's going to have to earn the right to be that way in the long run, and that attitude certainly will rub some people the wrong way after a tough loss...but for now, he's a 19 year old who just played his first college game and scored 3 TDs while making some incredible runs. If he wants to be a little bit cocky right now, I have no problem with that. He just better make sure that he keeps putting in the hard work to get this team where it needs to be offensively. Oh, and he needs to keep throwing the bones when he scores, cause that was cool haha.

i love Martinez's interview...he comes across as really confident/cocky to me though. as long as you back it up on the field (and he did tonight) then by all means, believe in yourself man. i just liked his response when asked how hard he had to work to become a better QB (i'm assuming the reporter meant throwing-wise)...taylor said not hard at all, and he's always been a good thrower just no one has been able to see it...wow lol he's going to be a fun one for the next few years

I think Green has the biggest upside, Martinez the most athleticism, and Lee the best arm... but you can tell from day 1 that Bo has been on a mission to return to physical, ball control style offense. All the QBs he's recruited (or at least the ones he's signed) have been phenomenal athletes with questions about their accuracy/consistency in the passing game. Bo has the final say in who starts, and it just so happens that Martinez is the best fit for what he wants to accomplish on offense.

Martinez and/or Green. Both of them need the game exposure and have a big opportunity in front of them to grab the starting job and never look back. I personally hope it's Green, but I want to see both of them in action.

Hearing some rumblings that Martinez and Green are sort of Co- #1's right now...found that very interesting since most have written Green off as being 3rd string. I don't know how accurate this is, but it comes from a pretty reliable poster on another board. It could also just be for the first game or two, to see how much those two have actually improved when it counts. Saturday can't get here fast enough.

That doesn't make much sense. If they were going with Martinez as the starter and he looks decent he should play the majority of the game not Lee. He needs the reps and game experience if he's going to be our starter and Lee doesn't. My understanding is that the coaches want to see Lee in game situation to see if he is fully back from his injury and that he may be the starter for the rest of the year if he does well, but that T-Mart earned the starting spot at least for the first game with his play in spring and fall camp. Interesting. I wonder if the coaches are willing to keep starting Martinez or if this is just a way to reward him and to tell him to stick it out for one more year while Lee finishes up this season as the starter...Either way, I hope Martinez plays so well they don't have the option of taking him out of the game. I hope he proves to be that good. Less than 1 week. Should be a fun week.

I can't wait for this QB debate/speculation to be over. So many people with so many different "sources"...they can't all be right. I just want to see who steps onto the field first, and who gets the majority of the snaps.