Mavric Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 There's more detail on each position in the article. Here's the summary for each position: QUARTERBACK Departures: None. Starting experience: Tommy Armstrong (21 games). OFFENSIVE LINE Departures: Jake Cotton, Mike Moudy, Mark Pelini. Starting experience: Alex Lewis (13), Zach Sterup (10), Givens Price (2), Ryne Reeves (1), Dylan Utter (1). RUNNING BACK/FULLBACK Departure: Ameer Abdullah. Starting experience: Andy Janovich (4). WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END Departure: Kenny Bell. Starting experience: Cethan Carter (14), Jordan Westerkamp (11), Alonzo Moore (7), Jamal Turner (6), De'Mornay Pierson-El (5), Sam Cotton (5), Sam Burtch (2), Brandon Reilly (1), Trey Foster (1). Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I thought Jamal turner was not coming back. Quote Link to comment
whateveritis1224 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I thought Jamal turner was not coming back. That tweet was talking about him graduating, not leaving the football team. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I thought Jamal turner was not coming back. That tweet was talking about him graduating, not leaving the football team. I trust that you are right. But, I remember the tweet bring rather sad. That's usually not the reaction of someone who is graduating. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 This is the second different report in the last couple weeks that indicates Turner will be back and they felt good about his chances for a medical hardship after he got hurt so it seems pretty likely that he'll be back. Quote Link to comment
LumberJackSker Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hopefully some of the young offensive linemen are good because not one of the upperclassmen had a good season Quote Link to comment
mnhusker Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I like what we have returning but with everything being new it will be interesting to see what happens. We have not done too good a job developing depth so I am sure that the new guys coming up will take a bit of time to get going. Quote Link to comment
billdozer15 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 The receiving corps looks good. However, i am not very confident the offensive line will provide enough time for Tommy to get them the ball, especially if we have a non-existent running game. That offensive line MUST improve in the off-season. 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 The receiving corps looks good. However, i am not very confident the offensive line will provide enough time for Tommy to get them the ball, especially if we have a non-existent running game. That offensive line MUST improve in the off-season. OK.... I know we are losing Ameer but, I expect one or two of the RBs on the roster to step up and at least give us a decent running threat. Just because we are losing Ameer doesn't mean all of a sudden our running game is going to be "nonexistent". Yes, I know we had issues in the last 3-4 games. However, it's a new staff, new system that I believe will do better late in the season than our previous staff. As for giving Tommy time to throw. Our line wasn't bad at pass pro this past few years. Was it the most dominant great O line in Husker history? No, but our QBs for the most part have had time to get rid of the ball in most situations. Now, I hope all of that improves. There was definitely room for improvement. And, that improvement would definitely help the team. But, let's not act like our entire offense was a total disaster the last couple years. Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Anyone know anything about Utter? Unless I missed something or completely forgot about him, guy came out of nowhere. Quote Link to comment
True2tRA Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I like what we have returning but with everything being new it will be interesting to see what happens. We have not done too good a job developing depth so I am sure that the new guys coming up will take a bit of time to get going. Maybe fewer players being coached up or taught by the last staff could end up being a good thing. 2 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Anyone know anything about Utter? Unless I missed something or completely forgot about him, guy came out of nowhere. Pretty much did come out of nowhere. He's a walk-on from Papillion. Was the fourth-string center so only got in because of injuries. Not sure if he'll be in the mix going forward. Quote Link to comment
billdozer15 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 The receiving corps looks good. However, i am not very confident the offensive line will provide enough time for Tommy to get them the ball, especially if we have a non-existent running game. That offensive line MUST improve in the off-season. OK.... I know we are losing Ameer but, I expect one or two of the RBs on the roster to step up and at least give us a decent running threat. Just because we are losing Ameer doesn't mean all of a sudden our running game is going to be "nonexistent". Yes, I know we had issues in the last 3-4 games. However, it's a new staff, new system that I believe will do better late in the season than our previous staff. As for giving Tommy time to throw. Our line wasn't bad at pass pro this past few years. Was it the most dominant great O line in Husker history? No, but our QBs for the most part have had time to get rid of the ball in most situations. Now, I hope all of that improves. There was definitely room for improvement. And, that improvement would definitely help the team. But, let's not act like our entire offense was a total disaster the last couple years. Ameer was great, and even as great as he was he got shut down against quality opponents because our oline looked like bull fighters out there. If you take Newby, Cross or any combination of RB's and put them as the lead back this year we would have struggled even more than we did. Ameer was the only reason teams had to look out for the run which offered up what little time Tommy did have to throw. I'm not sure what team you watched but the pass-protection was horrid for most of the year. Without someone as great as Ameer next year and growing pains that are to be expected with any kind of staff change I would expect to see a significant drop off with the offense. If we win 7 games I will be happy, just get to a bowl game for the extra practice. (now you made me sound like an Iowa fan, im going to go vomit) Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 The receiving corps looks good. However, i am not very confident the offensive line will provide enough time for Tommy to get them the ball, especially if we have a non-existent running game. That offensive line MUST improve in the off-season. OK.... I know we are losing Ameer but, I expect one or two of the RBs on the roster to step up and at least give us a decent running threat. Just because we are losing Ameer doesn't mean all of a sudden our running game is going to be "nonexistent". Yes, I know we had issues in the last 3-4 games. However, it's a new staff, new system that I believe will do better late in the season than our previous staff. As for giving Tommy time to throw. Our line wasn't bad at pass pro this past few years. Was it the most dominant great O line in Husker history? No, but our QBs for the most part have had time to get rid of the ball in most situations. Now, I hope all of that improves. There was definitely room for improvement. And, that improvement would definitely help the team. But, let's not act like our entire offense was a total disaster the last couple years. Ameer was great, and even as great as he was he got shut down against quality opponents because our oline looked like bull fighters out there. If you take Newby, Cross or any combination of RB's and put them as the lead back this year we would have struggled even more than we did. Ameer was the only reason teams had to look out for the run which offered up what little time Tommy did have to throw. I'm not sure what team you watched but the pass-protection was horrid for most of the year. Without someone as great as Ameer next year and growing pains that are to be expected with any kind of staff change I would expect to see a significant drop off with the offense. If we win 7 games I will be happy, just get to a bowl game for the extra practice. (now you made me sound like an Iowa fan, im going to go vomit) There were games (Wisconsin and MSU as an example) where it was horrible. You take out a couple games and our pass pro was decent. I didn't say great. I didn't say it didn't need to improve. But, it was decent. Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Anyone know anything about Utter? Unless I missed something or completely forgot about him, guy came out of nowhere. He looks like a goof. I noticed him on the sideline of the MN game and wonder if he just works hard. He never went in the game that i was at, but the dude was first guy to cheer on his guys and was very "In to the game" Wonder if Barney gave him the start because he earned it in practice? Quote Link to comment
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