Brutal article from Hali Varsity

[Wistrom Disciple]

1 minute ago, Huskers93-97 said:

Considering we dont throw a pass longer than 5 yards we should have about 85% completion.

Agreed! Which is why it is concerning that both QBs are under 65% when they have so many swing and screen passes in their favor. 

 

We have to be able to run the ball and not just scramble and screen our way to wins.

[Huskers93-97]

25 minutes ago, Wistrom Disciple said:

 

 

We have to be able to run the ball and not just scramble and screen our way to wins.

I agree. Because scramble and screen is not producing wins. 1-3. We average losing every game by 2 tds.

[J-MAGIC]

 

1 hour ago, Wistrom Disciple said:

Armstrong also had to play in two different offensive systems and played to his strengths. He was not the pocket passer Riley wanted and struggled at times as he wasn't recruited for that style of offense. And yet he was still able to lead us to wins. 

 

As for the easy layups and inflated passing stats, Frost has called for dozens more screen passes and short passes within five yards of the line of scrimmage so I wouldn't get too focused on the stats alone. Adrian did have a good finish to his freshman year, played through injuries all last season and is not as bad of a quarterback as the record indicates. That being said, he needs his coaches to take some heat off of him and start utilizing the runningback room the way they were intended. We have no business in having our QBs and hybrid wide receiver taking 2/3 of our total rushing attempts on the season. 

All the talk and hype about Husker Power and the guys killing it in the weight room is dandy but we need to get to bulldozing to give the hype and talk any substance. 

 

Wins are not a quarterback stat and our running backs are collectively averaging fewer that four yards a carry. 

[Wistrom Disciple]

22 minutes ago, J-MAGIC said:

Wins are not a quarterback stat and our running backs are collectively averaging fewer that four yards a carry. 

No but you can't win without a Quarterback and Tommy was the last QB we had to win with any consistency. There was quite a drop off from Tommy to Ryker Fyfe. 

 

Our runningbacks also have 1/3 of the total carries on the year. I'd be surprised if any other program in the country has such a disparity. Hard for the backs to get any sense of flow or rhythm if they know that they might max out a 5-6 carries in a game.