This article had some stats and information I hadn't seen. Reading it, I came away with the thought that we are probably a player or 2 away, but more importantly a coach or 2 away. And I am hoping we can get them.
I liked this line a lot. It really sums up all of our problems. And puts the onus on our issues where it probably needs to be to start any type of change.
Nebraska has a three-win offensive line and that’s as simple a way as it can be put.
And further proof of how "good" Dawson did on ST's:
Nebraska this season has allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown, allowed a punt return for a touchdown, allowed a blocked extra point to be returned for a score, given up a safety on a punt, and muffed a fair catch on a kickoff; it has the third-worst yards per punt average in the Big Ten (91st nationally) and has made only 8 of its 16 field goal attempts; it has a kickoff return team that has attempted the seventh-fewest returns in FBS football and a punt return team that gains the fourth-fewest yards per attempt.
The return units don’t attempt to return kicks or punts. The field goal unit isn’t trusted to kick anything with any kind of distance. The punt coverage unit is 81st in average yards allowed per punt return. And despite finally finding a kicker who can create touchbacks, the kickoff coverage unit ranks 111th in average yards allowed per kick return.
https://hailvarsity.com/football/everything-is-a-mess-but-maybe-nebraska-is-one-of-the-best-3-win-teams-weve-seen/
I liked this line a lot. It really sums up all of our problems. And puts the onus on our issues where it probably needs to be to start any type of change.
Nebraska has a three-win offensive line and that’s as simple a way as it can be put.
And further proof of how "good" Dawson did on ST's:
Nebraska this season has allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown, allowed a punt return for a touchdown, allowed a blocked extra point to be returned for a score, given up a safety on a punt, and muffed a fair catch on a kickoff; it has the third-worst yards per punt average in the Big Ten (91st nationally) and has made only 8 of its 16 field goal attempts; it has a kickoff return team that has attempted the seventh-fewest returns in FBS football and a punt return team that gains the fourth-fewest yards per attempt.
The return units don’t attempt to return kicks or punts. The field goal unit isn’t trusted to kick anything with any kind of distance. The punt coverage unit is 81st in average yards allowed per punt return. And despite finally finding a kicker who can create touchbacks, the kickoff coverage unit ranks 111th in average yards allowed per kick return.
https://hailvarsity.com/football/everything-is-a-mess-but-maybe-nebraska-is-one-of-the-best-3-win-teams-weve-seen/
