thexyz Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said: Should have a pool, guessing the number of pages we will get before a new transfer comes to Nebraska. Lol yeah. Contests like that with prizes. And a means of generating revenue to pay for bandwidth! 1 Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Decked said: There isn’t a QB on the roster who isn’t a massive project. Period. One of the three COULD be developed by Whip. I think that is likely a few year process unfortunately. That’s why we so badly need someone else who is even a game manager.. I think Smothers has a lot of upside. I'm surprised so many are writing him off right away. He's a better runner than AM and his arm seems just as good in limited play. With better coaching, who knows... 5 3 Quote Link to comment
Crusader Husker Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, ZRod said: I think Smothers has a lot of upside. I'm surprised so many are writing him off right away. He's a better runner than AM and his arm seems just as good in limited play. With better coaching, who knows... This is where I am at. Supposedly we hired someone who knows how to coach QB's. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, Crusader Husker said: This is where I am at. Supposedly we hired someone who knows how to coach QB's. I think the key being a QB coach who will work with him. I was never sold on Verduzco watching AM. Seemed to make same mistakes game in and game out for all 4 years. And a back up was never ready to step in. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Hayseed Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Here's a guy who fits our new style... https://youtu.be/Lp72Y1vIdhs Quote Link to comment
thexyz Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 2 hours ago, ZRod said: I think Smothers has a lot of upside. I'm surprised so many are writing him off right away. He's a better runner than AM and his arm seems just as good in limited play. With better coaching, who knows... 2 hours ago, Crusader Husker said: This is where I am at. Supposedly we hired someone who knows how to coach QB's. What concerns me is how durable will he be with his build. Needs to do what's necessary helping to ensure longevity. And the O-line needs to kick it in the pants protecting their quarterbacks. Along with a reliable rushing attack. Quote Link to comment
HANC Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Crusader Husker said: This is where I am at. Supposedly we hired someone who knows how to coach QB's. His arm isn’t close to being as good as AM. He can make up for that with decision making 2 Quote Link to comment
Crusader Husker Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, M.A. said: What concerns me is how durable will he be with his build. Needs to do what's necessary helping to ensure longevity. And the O-line needs to kick it in the pants protecting their quarterbacks. Along with a reliable rushing attack. QB's best friend is a solid running game. This will help a lot. Of course you need an OL and a coach that will commit to it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 4 hours ago, ZRod said: He's a better runner than AM and his arm seems just as good in limited play. Neither of these seems even close to being true to me. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stumpy1 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I like how a lot of posters thinks we need QBs to be 6’ 4+ 225 to be successful in this offense. Smothers is more then adequate to run this offense and honestly could thrive doing it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 My biggest concern with Smothers is his arm. I noticed some floaters that he threw vs. Iowa that elite DBs would have snatched with the quickness. He also seems to throw it to his safety valve quite a bit of the time, and teams will pick up on that. His arm strength is ok, but I'm not sure if "ok" will be enough to lead us to victories in most games. Interested to see what Whipple can do with him in the limited time that he has. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
thexyz Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stumpy1 said: I like how a lot of posters thinks we need QBs to be 6’ 4+ 225 to be successful in this offense. Smothers is more then adequate to run this offense and honestly could thrive doing it. That's not nearly bulky enough! We need someone similar in stature to Travis Vokolek. Is it possible we could convert him? I'd heard once there was a trick play involving him. He might be able to stand firm in the pocket like a statue! I don't know how well he throws... 1 Quote Link to comment
Cy the Cyclone Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 You're getting Spencer Petras. You heard it here first. 1 Quote Link to comment
hskrfan4life Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 7 hours ago, M.A. said: Lol yeah. Contests like that with prizes. And a means of generating revenue to pay for bandwidth! Winner gets a month with no ads. 1 Quote Link to comment
Display name Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Stumpy1 said: I like how a lot of posters thinks we need QBs to be 6’ 4+ 225 to be successful in this offense. Smothers is more then adequate to run this offense and honestly could thrive doing it. To run this offense ? Do you know something I don’t I’m pretty sure we have no idea what kind of offense we will run next year Quote Link to comment
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