T. Armstrong/B. Farve

[MyBloodIsRed16]

I've been seeing a lot of post about TA's decision making and Langsdorf's inability to coach him up. I'm wondering what kind of impact Brett Favre has had on TA's decision making and risk taking. Like if he was sitting there telling him, "Hey look, this is what I did and I got drafted and made a career out of it".

[dman22]

"Tommy, completions are way more awesome when you force them into triple coverage!"

[RunMickeyRun02]

I've wondered this myself at times, esp. when there were stories/pics/write ups in the off season about it, but it's kind of water under the bridge now. He might not even play in the bowl game.

 

I will miss him thought. Certainly never a dull moment . It's a shame he didn't get to play on his senior day.

[Red Five]

[Savage Husker]

I was thinking this the other week...with the relationship they have amdnthe history between the dad and Favre, how come Favre hasn't been invited or never came to any game in person to see Tommy play?

[Enhance]

In the grand scheme of Tommy Armstrong's development and career as a Nebraska quarterback, I think we can safely say Brett Farve's influence (whatever that may be) was minimal in comparison to the coaching he received.

 

I'll admit it's funny to poke fun at Favre's successes and failures throwing some ridiculous passes in his career, but there's one big thing Favre did pretty well that Armstrong didn't - check down.

[ScottyIce]

Okay, I'm pretty sure Manning's message to him this summer was "Always live for the next play, if you can check it down or throw it away to survive the down and protect the ball, you do it."

[Guy Chamberlin]

In the grand scheme of Tommy Armstrong's development and career as a Nebraska quarterback, I think we can safely say Brett Farve's influence (whatever that may be) was minimal in comparison to the coaching he received.

 

I'll admit it's funny to poke fun at Favre's successes and failures throwing some ridiculous passes in his career, but there's one big thing Favre did pretty well that Armstrong didn't - check down.

 

Yep. Favre has the strong arm and tons of incredible throw only he could make and too many throws he never should have made, but he also did the quickest checkdowns in the NFL. Thousand of Favre's career yards were short checkdowns. If the play wasn't breaking the way he wanted, he had no problem take the 5 yard gain to the wide open RB in the flat. Always wished Tommy would have done the same.

[cornstar]

 

 

In the grand scheme of Tommy Armstrong's development and career as a Nebraska quarterback, I think we can safely say Brett Farve's influence (whatever that may be) was minimal in comparison to the coaching he received.

 

I'll admit it's funny to poke fun at Favre's successes and failures throwing some ridiculous passes in his career, but there's one big thing Favre did pretty well that Armstrong didn't - check down.

Yep. Favre has the strong arm and tons of incredible throw only he could make and too many throws he never should have made, but he also did the quickest checkdowns in the NFL. Thousand of Favre's career yards were short checkdowns. If the play wasn't breaking the way he wanted, he had no problem take the 5 yard gain to the wide open RB in the flat. Always wished Tommy would have done the same.

Lol. Sam Keller did that and was crucified by this fan base.

 

Unbelievable.

[Enhance]

 

 

In the grand scheme of Tommy Armstrong's development and career as a Nebraska quarterback, I think we can safely say Brett Farve's influence (whatever that may be) was minimal in comparison to the coaching he received.

 

I'll admit it's funny to poke fun at Favre's successes and failures throwing some ridiculous passes in his career, but there's one big thing Favre did pretty well that Armstrong didn't - check down.

Yep. Favre has the strong arm and tons of incredible throw only he could make and too many throws he never should have made, but he also did the quickest checkdowns in the NFL. Thousand of Favre's career yards were short checkdowns. If the play wasn't breaking the way he wanted, he had no problem take the 5 yard gain to the wide open RB in the flat. Always wished Tommy would have done the same.

Lol. Sam Keller did that and was crucified by this fan base.

 

Unbelievable.

 

Really? Asking honestly. I was maybe 16-17 at the time and didn't follow the program very closely, but was he really "crucified" by Husker fans for checking down to other passing options?

[husker_fan_from_sweden]

Tommy! Completions are way more awesome when you throw them through triple coverage! Remember that!

[Savage Husker]

He was crucified for being not very good and having a throwing motion like an uncle rico too. Then when Ganz came in after Keller got hurt, Ganz ran the offense better than Keller, which made everyone question BC decision to ride with Keller. The hype on Keller was high at the time, but not limited to only Nebraska fans. He just never lived up to those expectations and thus the bashing.

[Swiv3D]

 

 

 

 

In the grand scheme of Tommy Armstrong's development and career as a Nebraska quarterback, I think we can safely say Brett Farve's influence (whatever that may be) was minimal in comparison to the coaching he received.

 

I'll admit it's funny to poke fun at Favre's successes and failures throwing some ridiculous passes in his career, but there's one big thing Favre did pretty well that Armstrong didn't - check down.

Yep. Favre has the strong arm and tons of incredible throw only he could make and too many throws he never should have made, but he also did the quickest checkdowns in the NFL. Thousand of Favre's career yards were short checkdowns. If the play wasn't breaking the way he wanted, he had no problem take the 5 yard gain to the wide open RB in the flat. Always wished Tommy would have done the same.

Lol. Sam Keller did that and was crucified by this fan base.

 

Unbelievable.

Really? Asking honestly. I was maybe 16-17 at the time and didn't follow the program very closely, but was he really "crucified" by Husker fans for checking down to other passing options?

nope. People dislike him due to the fact he sued EA and the NCAA, so now we don't have a college football video game.

[RunMickeyRun02]

I never really had a problem with him when he was here, I was more concerned about our defense that year.

[cornstar]

 

 

 

 

In the grand scheme of Tommy Armstrong's development and career as a Nebraska quarterback, I think we can safely say Brett Farve's influence (whatever that may be) was minimal in comparison to the coaching he received.

 

I'll admit it's funny to poke fun at Favre's successes and failures throwing some ridiculous passes in his career, but there's one big thing Favre did pretty well that Armstrong didn't - check down.

Yep. Favre has the strong arm and tons of incredible throw only he could make and too many throws he never should have made, but he also did the quickest checkdowns in the NFL. Thousand of Favre's career yards were short checkdowns. If the play wasn't breaking the way he wanted, he had no problem take the 5 yard gain to the wide open RB in the flat. Always wished Tommy would have done the same.

Lol. Sam Keller did that and was crucified by this fan base.

 

Unbelievable.

Really? Asking honestly. I was maybe 16-17 at the time and didn't follow the program very closely, but was he really "crucified" by Husker fans for checking down to other passing options?

Yes, they called him "Check down" for a reason. Every 3rd down he'd seemingly toss one out to Lucky and usually not convert. I think Lucky had 60 or 70 receptions that year. The fan base hated him for that. To be fair, Clownahan promising him the job didn't sit well with some.