Which players benefit most from the Riley hire?

[ColoradoHusk]

Without knowing any of Riley's assistants at this time, this list is pretty limited to offensive players. But, which players will benefit most from the Mike Riley hire? Here are my initial thoughts.

 

1. Adam Taylor -- the key is getting him healthy. But, Mike'l Severe said that he could be the new Stephen Jackson for Riley at Nebraska.

2. Cethan Carter -- Tim Beck thought the tight end position was an afterthought. Oregon State's #1 TE has had over 30 catches a season the past 3 years. Cethan could see a lot more targets going forward, and that would be great to see.

3. Johnny Stanton -- buried in the depth chart this past season, I would assume the QB position will be open for competition. Riley supposedly recruited him hard out of high school, so this could be the QB that benefits the most. I also could see Riley bringing in a JUCO QB for some competition.

4. Kendall Bussey -- now this assumes that he stays with his commitment. But, Riley has had RB's make it to the NFL. Riley can sell him on that during the recruiting process.

 

Any others you guys have thoughts on?

[AZHusker33]

I would think all of our wide receivers, tight ends and Fyfe and Stanton, Armstrong must be thinking about transferring...

[Hedley Lamarr]

Stanton was tops on Rileys board 2 years ago at the QB position.

[JJ Husker]

_{All of them benefit.. Now they won't have a coach turning them against the fan base and choking in big games. Maybe they can win something more than a 1 year old made up rivalry trophy. Win win.}

[QMany]

Cethan Carter

Johnny Stanton

DPE

[Omaha-Husker]

DPE without a doubt. Riley is a great history of getting skill players the ball in space. The Rodgers Brothers, Markus Wheaton, Brandin Cooks to name a few.

[ithinkiloverg44]

We will have a 1000 yard receiver or two imo. DPE and Westerkamp come to mind I really like this hire from a coaching perspective. Forgot completely Brandin Cooks came from there, he is DPE in a few years I think

[Redux]

The possibilities of Stanton and Westerkamp in 2015 are pretty damn exciting to think about. Yes in that way.

[HUSKER FREAK]

I think Armstrong might be alright if he lets him coach him. But yeah I would say Stanton has to be happy with this hire.

[sho]

TA

Fyfe

Stanton

Darlington

Bush

 

He can develop QBs.

 

Cross, Newby....he runs plays that fit the players skill set.

 

TEs Wrs--better QBs, better schemes, better stats for these guys.

 

Wait and see--The D

[gobiggergoredder]

The entire defense. Taking cuffs off will allow the players to play.

 

Rose, Big Mo, VV, Gerry, Davie, Kalu

[74Hunter]

The QBs for sure.

 

If they don't have to sling the ball all over the field in 20 below wind chill, that is.

[Hujan]

I could see this being a boon for TA as well. Call me crazy, but I think TA has potential with the right coaching. Let's face it: He has swagger, leadership qualities, throws a nice deep ball, and isn't afraid to stand in the pocket and get plowed.

 

The problem is he doesn't have touch on short passes and locks in on receivers. If you can help him develop a comfort with short routes and get him to work through progressions, I think he could be an excellent game-manager QB who distributes the ball to play makers and does enough to keep the chains moving.

[Abdullah the Butcher]

I think the Armstrong experiment is over, one of the other quarterbacks will start in the new system. Also yay tight ends.

[suh_fan93]