theknife Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If the coaches felt the more pro style QB was better than Tommy, he would be playing. They had no prior relationship to any of the QBs less Stanton and he couldn't even reach beyond 4th or 5th string. It's clear they tried to adjust the offense to our stable full of athletes who play QB and it appears it didn't work. If they had a prototypical guy for their system, he would be playing. Quote Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 i hear the ball boy is showing some promise now.......start him Too risky. We might never have got to five wins with the ball boy. Yeah...we may have risked winning the B1G West and having to play Michigan State again. Quote Link to comment
TonyStalloni Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I'm sure no one on either side of this fence is saying RF is an all conference QB. If he was head and shoulders above Tommy he would have been starting. I think the coaches thought Tommy had the higher ceiling and I get that. So did I. He showed what he can do vs Miami in the 4th qtr and vs MSU a few weeks ago. Unfortunately he doesn't always have his head screwed on tight. I thought RF, for his first start, did pretty well and could have grown from there. Either way for the first 7 or 8 weeks it was the D that was losing the battle as much as the O. Lately the D has improved enough that games were won or at least winnable. Quote Link to comment
Elf Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Go back and watch the game teachervd. Lot of check downs, lot of throwing to one on one coverage etc. Yes he had some mishaps however, throwing him in there and game planning 55 passes....He really didn't look so bad. He threw 48 times, not 55. He was 29-48-4. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Here's what we do, guys: Ryker for the first three quarters. And then put Tommy in. We go into OT? Ryker back in. /sarcasm Quote Link to comment
Elf Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Go back and watch the game teachervd. Lot of check downs, lot of throwing to one on one coverage etc. Yes he had some mishaps however, throwing him in there and game planning 55 passes....He really didn't look so bad. I posted this in another thread. It's another strike against the coaches. With their poor run defense, have him throw about ~15 times against Purdue. Let him gain some confidence in live action to be a competent backup. Not sure what his confidence is like after the 4 ints. Yes our defense played very bad, but run the ball and keep our defense off the field. If our defense had only shown up for 1 quarter we beat Purdue. The Purdue loss is directly on the shoulders of the defense for giving up 55 points. If the defense shows up and plays we easily overcome Fyfe's interceptions. 1 Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ryker is terrible! He threw 4 against one of the worse defenses in the country. If he started against Iowa, we would have lost by 30, maybe 40. We have a long record, going back to T-Magic, of trying to make a running QB throw. It does not work. Bring on O'Brien!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Bowfin Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 If the coaches felt the more pro style QB was better than Tommy, he would be playing. Valid point...unless one has a low opinion of the judgment of these coaches... Quote Link to comment
nebraskaart Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Get him ready and play him, in a bowl, if we are so fortunate. Coach him up through Spring ball, let him lead the way into Fall camp. LOL. Fyfe is a UNK quarterback at best. Quote Link to comment
Bowfin Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Matt Johns of Virginia is the current leader in most interceptions thrown thus season Yeah, but don't forget Armstrong missed one game, so there is that. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The sample size the OP is using is from one game where Fyfe threw 4 picks AGAINST PURDUE! Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Tommy has not played well. I dare say we should stick with him in the bowl game (if we in fact do go to one?????) and let him play until he makes two (2) major/glaring erros such as INTs, fumbles, etc. Then sub in Fyfe and let him go until he does the same. Then play somebody else. We have guys that have not seen the light of day in back of them unless they have quit the team or something. Frankly, I predict Tommy will play well in his next outing. If we dont' go bowling, then who knows what can happen in 9 months until Sept 1st. Surely the other QBs on the roster will make some kind of improvement/effort to be the starter and then we will recruit one or more. Obrien is supposedly coming in a few weeks. We know that he is a darn good high school quarterback as he has just finished a very successful senior season with great stats, wins, etc. Very few errors apparently. He was a starter there. Personally, I feel Tommy Armstrong has done many good things in his many games here. He certainly will not be easy to beat out. His errors hurt. He will need to demonstrate that he is less likely to continue those errors or he will lose his starting job. Riley will be expecting a great deal more from his team in 2016. The first year excuses and reasons will no longer apply. Experience has been given to a number of players. Sadly, we have too many that didn't play this year because the coaches were trying to win and every game came down to the last plays almost. Not good for finding playing time for the 2nds and 3rds. 1 Quote Link to comment
huskers15 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 The sample size the OP is using is from one game where Fyfe threw 4 picks AGAINST PURDUE! Actually it was 3 picks, unless you're blaming Fyfe on Hovey having the ball ripped out of his hands along the sidelines. Sure, statistically it's on Fyfe but did you see that play? Did any of you see that play? All I'm saying is that for his first start he played decently. He completed 29 passes, 30 if Hovey holds onto the ball. He checked down, he hit open receivers, he threw with touch, he didn't throw it into double coverage where receivers had to make circus catches and he has good mechanics. I don't know if the game plan was for him to throw 48 times, I would hope it wasn't. But when you get 55 points hung on you....Bottom line IMO, he's serviceable. I have my own theory on why TA played nearly every snap of damn near every game but I'm not going there, this thread is tiring enough. In fact it's laughable. 1 Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 No, thinkng Ryker Fyfe is the answer to our prayers is laughable. His ceiling is lower than Tommy's. It will not matter one bit as there is a STRONG chance neither of them start next season. Quote Link to comment
Bowfin Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 No, thinkng Ryker Fyfe is the answer to our prayers is laughable. His ceiling is lower than Tommy's I'm not sure on what you are basing your opinion, but you are certainly welcome to it. I happen to think that we do at least or well or better than 5-7 with Ryker Fyfe at quarterback, based on how many games were literally thrown away, but again, just opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment
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