Mavric Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 For one, the 6-foot-4, 230-pound O'Brien is a bigger and better overall athlete. Remember, he rushed for 626 yards (5.69 per rush) as a high school senior. It also helps O'Brien that he joined the Nebraska program in January 2016, meaning this will be his second go-round in spring ball. He knows the lay of the land. More important, he knows the Mike Riley/Danny Langsdorf offense well, as does Lee. What struck me last spring, as I first watched O'Brien go through drills, was how smoothly he operated. Although he's 6-4 and 230, he makes the quarterback movements -- hand-offs, fake hand-offs, pass fakes, drop-backs, roll-outs, et al -- look easy. "You could tell he's played the position for a long time," said Reilly, who noted another quality that's critical in this discussion. "He's very confident in the huddle and with calling plays, and getting everyone lined up. That surprised me, especially coming in as a true freshman. He stepped up right away and didn't back down." Didn't back down. Keep those words in mind as the spring season progresses. "I'd still give the edge to Tanner, for sure," Reilly said. "But it's definitely going to be a good competition because Patrick isn't going to shy away from anything." LJS Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'm excited to see what POB can do with a year of Reilly's Riley's program under his belt. The Spring Game should be pretty fun this year. EDIT - in my defense, I was influenced by the spelling in the article above my post. 1 Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Reilly? 1 Quote Link to comment
sho Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Reilly? Maybe a quote from Brandon talking about how he acted in huddle during practices? Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Reilly? Brandon Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Reilly? Man, I didn't want to be the d*ck and post about spelling errors, but I applaud your effort. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Reilly? You didn't know? Brandon Reilly secretly ran a highly organized cockfighting program amongst student athletes in his time at Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
swmohusker Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I think Ryelee will give POB a chance to win the job, but he will have to be hands down better than Lee to win it. Experience will be very important in the battle and this is a crucial year for the program. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 But, I thought Tanner Lee was the second coming? Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Reilly? You didn't know? Brandon Reilly secretly ran a highly organized cockfighting program amongst student athletes in his time at Nebraska. They had to use bicycles to transport the roosters; hence Banderas' bike theft ring. 1 Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I really think this job is Leigh's to lose, but O'Brian could certainly make a charge for it. 2 Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I don't see O'Doyle beating out Leigh. Quote Link to comment
swmohusker Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Leigh? Tannerr 2 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Who is Leigh? Some people don't know how to spell Lea. 2 Quote Link to comment
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