Head Coach Scott Frost Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I've been surprisingly unimpressed with Dedrick Mills. He might legitimately be the fourth best option at running back on this team. Luke looked good when he took handoffs. I think Wandale is better and should not completely play receiver and Thompkins looked more explosive from the limited amount against Ohio State. Mills has had two games and is still at 3 yards per play. I'm not saying he should get no playing time, but he clearly did not pick up where he left off. 2 Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Anyone notice that our holding calls are holds that didn’t benefit the play anyway? There must be a time when you can drop your block? no expert, but it seems like guys do a good job of blocking then start to lose it and then hold. What’s a reasonable time to drop your block? Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Mavric said: That would be exactly backwards. Our problem is we are not good are running power football. I thought we looked better last week but not so much. Our distribution of touches is absolutely terrible. The thing we did the most of yesterday was let Dedrick Mills run the ball (19 carries). That was the least efficient thing we did (3.1 ypc). Even if you increase that efficiency by 50% that would still be the least effective thing we did on the day. Yet for some reason we kept trying. The second least effective thing we did on the day? Throw the ball to Dedrick Mills (5.5 yards per catch). Yet he had the most catches. Dedrick Mills had 25 touches - nearly 30% of our offensive plays - and he was the least efficient with them at 3.6 yards per touch. Wan'Dale averaged 8.0 ypt and got 4 touches. Marvin Scott - playing the same position as Mills - averaged 4.7 ypc. None of the other receivers averaged less than 6.0 ypc. No idea why we insisted on doing more of the worst thing we were doing. But this is where that gets you. But it was effective. We got funny in the red zone We had enough yards. Two pics in or near the end zone. We score those TD’s and we’re singing a different tune. Quote Link to comment
FrantzHardySwag Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Mavric said: That would be exactly backwards. Our problem is we are not good are running power football. I thought we looked better last week but not so much. Our distribution of touches is absolutely terrible. The thing we did the most of yesterday was let Dedrick Mills run the ball (19 carries). That was the least efficient thing we did (3.1 ypc). Even if you increase that efficiency by 50% that would still be the least effective thing we did on the day. Yet for some reason we kept trying. The second least effective thing we did on the day? Throw the ball to Dedrick Mills (5.5 yards per catch). Yet he had the most catches. Dedrick Mills had 25 touches - nearly 30% of our offensive plays - and he was the least efficient with them at 3.6 yards per touch. Wan'Dale averaged 8.0 ypt and got 4 touches. Marvin Scott - playing the same position as Mills - averaged 4.7 ypc. None of the other receivers averaged less than 6.0 ypc. No idea why we insisted on doing more of the worst thing we were doing. But this is where that gets you. Agreed. Frost wants to dominate the LOS, that much is obvious. QB Run, Mills/Scott N to S, swing passes to Wandale. The problem is, the defense knows that, and we are doing nothing to keep them honest. We have no one that’s a threat to make a play 10 yards downfield. 3 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, krc1995 said: But it was effective. We got funny in the red zone We had enough yards. Two pics in or near the end zone. We score those TD’s and we’re singing a different tune. We were effective in spite of Mills performance, not because of it. 1 Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Just now, Mavric said: We were effective in spite of Mills performance, not because of it. Thank you for our analysis. I appreciate your analytical mind, but I think I disagree with you. I need to rewatch the game, but did I don’t think Mills had anything to do with the goal line turnovers. Unless he can’t block. He also didn’t turn the ball over. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 minute ago, krc1995 said: Thank you for our analysis. I appreciate your analytical mind, but I think I disagree with you. I need to rewatch the game, but did I don’t think Mills had anything to do with the goal line turnovers. Unless he can’t block. He also didn’t turn the ball over. I didn't say he had anything to do with the turnovers. But he was the least productive person on the field. We were able to move the ball by getting it to others, not by getting it to Mills. 1 Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Mavric said: I didn't say he had anything to do with the turnovers. But he was the least productive person on the field. We were able to move the ball by getting it to others, not by getting it to Mills. Had everyone else had the chances Mills had, their averages would moved down too. Except Wandale. His under use is baffling. In fact Mills scored the only TD. 2 Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Don't know when the zone read became power running, but how many poor poor AM reads while running the zone read resulted in Mills getting buried at the LOS. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 16 minutes ago, krc1995 said: Had everyone else had the chances Mills had, their averages would moved down too. Except Wandale. His under use is baffling. In fact Mills scored the only TD. That is complete speculation on your part to try to believe something that hasn't been shown to be true over two games. Which is you prerogative. But he has been the least effective player in each of the first two games. That is just a fact. 1 Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, Mavric said: That is complete speculation on your part to try to believe something that hasn't been shown to be true over two games. Which is you prerogative. But he has been the least effective player in each of the first two games. That is just a fact. 14 possessions is he the least effective player? series 1, 11 plays result punt Rushing Mills- 3 rushes 9 yards, 2 yards (1st down, but brought his average down), 10 yards passing- 3 different receivers, 3 attempts. Flemming(14 yards) Wandale (5 yards, but not enough), Mills (incomplete) AMART- run 7 2 penalties- Bernhardt, wilson Series 2 , 3 plays punt Rushing- Scott for 2 yards Receiving- vokolek 4 yards, incomplete to unknown Penalty- farniok false start, also got an offsides Series 3, punt. 3 plays Rushing- Mills 4 yards Passing- Wandale one- should have had two but holding on Jaime’s, Warner- incomplete, and one just incomplete PENALTIES-jaimes Series 4, Fg. 14 plays FG Mills six rushes, 3,0,0,5,4,0 fumbled one recovered by AMART PASSING-2/2. Allen- 2 complete(25,4). Manning and Robinson- incompletes QB- Martinez two runs(1,5) Series 5, 6 plays FG RUSHING- Mills (-2) PASSING-1/3. Flemming(28 yards), incompletes to Allen and Vokolek QB-Martinez- one run, 13 yards PENALTIES- Robinson FS Series 6 -One play. TD Mills (3 yards, but brought down average) Series 7, 6 plays. End of half RUSHING- Mills one rush (15) PASSING- all incomplete 0/3- Wandale, Vokolek, and ? WB- Martinez 8 yard run Quote Link to comment
gobiggergoredder Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Head Coach Scott Frost said: I've been surprisingly unimpressed with Dedrick Mills. He might legitimately be the fourth best option at running back on this team. Luke looked good when he took handoffs. I think Wandale is better and should not completely play receiver and Thompkins looked more explosive from the limited amount against Ohio State. Mills has had two games and is still at 3 yards per play. I'm not saying he should get no playing time, but he clearly did not pick up where he left off. Tell us more Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, PaulCrewe said: Don't know when the zone read became power running, but how many poor poor AM reads while running the zone read resulted in Mills getting buried at the LOS. Agree. I haven’t looked at the second half series yet, but it appears to me to be penalties and Qb play in the first half. did we tell our o-lineman that everyone needs to get a penalty in the first half? Because at least four of them did. Quote Link to comment
admo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I would find a new RB1 and RB2. Mills has a role somewhere, but not as starter or second man up. No disrespect, but he's had his opportunities. I would scrap the 1st string receivers. This position needs burst, quickness and play making ability. Go with Wandale, Flemming, Betts, Manning. Then find a small role for Warner if needed. And then I would get rid of all screen plays. Because if I kept even one variation of it, someone would call that play 8-10 times a game. As for QB1. Well I love AM since day 1. Gives his best, loves UNL, has great character on & off the field. But I would make the change today and roll with LM for now. Just prepare him with the reps and give him the same opportunity that AM has been given. But also, I would keep AM involved by swapping him with Luke's role as a versatile player. So if I felt like giving AM a series as QB, and use his athletic ability as a runner/passer too, I would. We need the best speed, burst and quickness at our skill positions and in the backfield. Got to play fast because speed kills. Then comes power and experience. I'd make these changes and call it "operation opportunity" 1 Quote Link to comment
MyBloodIsRed16 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 don't know if anyone mentioned this but if Jurgens is out the offense does look a lot worse. Farniok is not a very good center. I'm pretty sure he probably missed a bunch of line calls and he can't block for s#!t. On more than one occasion he was looking back toward the backfield. not the direction you want your o-line looking. He looked like a lost ball in high weeds 2 Quote Link to comment
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