Who's really our BEST Quarterback?

[The Dude]

I hope we don't see anymore Wildcat this year. Granted its the only thing that worked most of the time. The WC is just the zone read with two qb's on the field. Seems like a disadvantage to me. We need a qb who can throw the ball and make decisions well enough to leave a wr out their instead of pretending we're gonna throw it to TM. Anyone who watched the CG when rex tried to throw it to TM down field knows what I'm talking about

The Wildcat is a formation and the zone read is a play. Not the same thing at all. The Wildcat basically give you an extra blocker because with your #1 QB spread out to WR, someone has to cover him, which takes a defender out of the play.

[wilber24]

 

And no on Rex at QB, we will desperately need him in our thin backfield this year.

 

The thread title is 'Who's really our BEST Quarterback?' not do you think Rex should start at QB.

Turns out the offense moved better with him than Martinez.

[GBRsal]

And no on Rex at QB, we will desperately need him in our thin backfield this year.

 

The thread title is 'Who's really our BEST Quarterback?' not do you think Rex should start at QB.

Turns out the offense moved better with him than Martinez.

[lionsfan93]

 

martinez was a freshman. were people expecting the next coming of christ when he took the field?

 

 

the guy didn't develop, injuried or not, he went backwards...Burkhead showed more than any qb, he at least knows how to run the zone read!

I don't put the lack of development on T-Mart...I put it on the coaching! Other than Ganz, Watson never developed a QB.

[nhuskers5]

Martinez is the best, but I voted for Spano just to shake things up

[Hercules]

I hope we don't see anymore Wildcat this year. Granted its the only thing that worked most of the time. The WC is just the zone read with two qb's on the field. Seems like a disadvantage to me. We need a qb who can throw the ball and make decisions well enough to leave a wr out their instead of pretending we're gonna throw it to TM. Anyone who watched the CG when rex tried to throw it to TM down field knows what I'm talking about

The Wildcat is a formation and the zone read is a play. Not the same thing at all. The Wildcat basically give you an extra blocker because with your #1 QB spread out to WR, someone has to cover him, which takes a defender out of the play.

 

The Wildcat gives you nothing when your QB is already a threat to run the ball, though. I hope we don't see it at all this year either.

[In the Deed the Glory]

Wait...who's better Taylor, Cody, or three guys that have never played any college football? Are we serious here?

 

For christ sake people, when are we going to learn that a high school highlight tape doesn't mean crap, go back and watch Cody Green's HS highlights.

 

I make highlight tapes for my athletes, I can make a very average player look great when I cut up film for highlights.

 

Taylor wins this poll, I would hope.

[In the Deed the Glory]

I hope we don't see anymore Wildcat this year. Granted its the only thing that worked most of the time. The WC is just the zone read with two qb's on the field. Seems like a disadvantage to me. We need a qb who can throw the ball and make decisions well enough to leave a wr out their instead of pretending we're gonna throw it to TM. Anyone who watched the CG when rex tried to throw it to TM down field knows what I'm talking about

The Wildcat is a formation and the zone read is a play. Not the same thing at all. The Wildcat basically give you an extra blocker because with your #1 QB spread out to WR, someone has to cover him, which takes a defender out of the play.

 

The Wildcat gives you nothing when your QB is already a threat to run the ball, though. I hope we don't see it at all this year either.

This...later in the year when T-Mart was injured this wasn't as true, but when he was good to go at the beginning of the year I didn't understand the Wildcat when Martinez was more dangerous than Burkhead.

 

I don't want to see it next year because I want a dominant run game between the tackles.

[DJR313]

While you're watching that highlight tape of Carnes, think about how Western Kentucky was his best offer before DONU snagged him the last days of recruiting last season.

 

According to Rivals Carnes actually had offers from Clemson, Georgia, West Virginia, South Florida, Cincinnati, and Louisville. Western Kentucky was his other choice because of early PT and the Head Coach.

 

FWIW: Martinez had no other offers besides Nebraska according to Rivals.

I seem to remember another Florida qb who wasn't highly recruited that came to NU and did alright.

 

If you are referring to Tommie Frazier, than the insinuation that he wasn't highly recruited couldn't be further from the truth.

 

Frazier wasn't highly recruited as a quarterback.

This is what I meant. Many schools recruited him and most tried to blow smoke up his ass saying they would try him at QB but if it didn't work they might move him to wr or db. Nebraska was one of the few schools who said you will be a qb if you come here.

 

Maybe the Florida schools, but he was highly sought after by Notre Dame, Clemson and many others as a QB. Getting Frazier was a big deal, I remember.

 

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=637710

[T_O_Bull]

At this point in time its hard to tell.

T_O_B

[Blaze1up]

Much love for TMart from the Husker Nation.

[Saunders]

 

martinez was a freshman. were people expecting the next coming of christ when he took the field?

 

 

the guy didn't develop, injuried or not, he went backwards...Burkhead showed more than any qb, he at least knows how to run the zone read!

 

 

That's because Watson can't develop QB's, especially in an offense that he doesn't understand, or feel comfortable with.

[bshirt]

This thread is a classic. Kids that have never played one single down of cfb are our "best" qbs.

 

lol! awesome.....

[zoogs]

Coaches that have never OC-ed a single down of div 1 football are our "best" OCs, quite laughable

[Hercules]

Coaches that have never OC-ed a single down of div 1 football are our "best" OCs, quite laughable

 

Watson and Beck each run different systems (or, at least, we think they do), so it's not that Beck is better than Watson, it's that he's a better fit for Bo's vision of our program.

 

Anyways, I understand what you're trying to say, but arguing that Brion Carnes is our best QB just doesn't make any sense. We've seen nothing. He hasn't taken a snap, thrown a pass, run an option - he's done absolutely nothing. There is literally no reason to believe he is the best QB on the team.

 

I've seen his high school tape, I think it's good (other than the fact that he doesn't seem able to throw a spiral), and I think he is a good fit for our system. Not as explosive as Martinez as a runner, but he reminds me of Oregon's Darron Thomas - somebody who is enough of a threat in each aspect of the game to make the offense go while the running backs are the show.

 

I hope Carnes becomes that guy, or better yet, is that guy today and gets the starting spot in the fall because he's even better than Martinez (the best freshman QB Nebraska's ever had). But there is absolutely no reason to think that is the case, and expecting him to be that guy is just setting him up to fail.

 

I do think that Carnes could be second string, but that is only based on the fact that I think he is a better fit for the offense than Cody Green, and that he'll have had one more year of practice than Jamal Turner/Bubba Starling. Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing Carnes, Green, Turner and Martinez all in the spring game.