Abdullah eager to make a sophomore jump

[RedDenver]

I read recently that on average he fumbled the ball every 12 touches. I don't see the article right now, but I'll see if I can find it.

 

[PaulCrewe]

Edit: Really hard to find fumble numbers. I wonder why that stat isn't tracked as closely? I remember one fumble against Washington, USC, and Wyoming. There are others.

Those are the fumbles I remember that AA lost. But as the Comish said I do recall quite a few muffs/mishandles in the return game(especially punts) that led to missed return opportunities.

 

[knapplc]

Edit: Really hard to find fumble numbers. I wonder why that stat isn't tracked as closely? I remember one fumble against Washington, USC, and Wyoming. There are others.

Those are the fumbles I remember that AA lost. But as the Comish said I do recall quite a few muffs/mishandles in the return game(especially punts) that led to missed return opportunities.

I'd chalk a lot of those up to Freshmen nerves. Those will go away as the game slows down for him.

 

[PaulCrewe]

Edit: Really hard to find fumble numbers. I wonder why that stat isn't tracked as closely? I remember one fumble against Washington, USC, and Wyoming. There are others.

Those are the fumbles I remember that AA lost. But as the Comish said I do recall quite a few muffs/mishandles in the return game(especially punts) that led to missed return opportunities.

I'd chalk a lot of those up to Freshmen nerves. Those will go away as the game slows down for him.

Seems most of the mishandles in the punt/kick department camemiddle to later in the season to me knapp. Would chalk it up more to him trying to make a play before he had the ball than jitters.

 

[HuskerShark]

I read recently that on average he fumbled the ball every 12 touches. I don't see the article right now, but I'll see if I can find it.

When a guy only touches the ball 24 times all season, fumbling every 12 touches isn't absolutely horrible. :dunno

Does that stat count all fumbles including the ones that are recovered or just the ones that were lost?

 

[The Dude]

"Abdullah eager to make a sophomore jump."

Anyone else disappointed that the article didn't name the Sophomore Abdullah wants to make jump? Or why he wants to make anyone jump at all?

This is just shoddy reporting.

 

[The Maudfather]

He was a true freshman last year, so a few fumbles were to be expected. Besides, he didn't put the ball on the turf as much as Taylor did his freshman year. AA is one of the players that I am most excited about.

 

[jsneb83]

I read recently that on average he fumbled the ball every 12 touches. I don't see the article right now, but I'll see if I can find it.

When a guy only touches the ball 24 times all season, fumbling every 12 touches isn't absolutely horrible. :dunno

Does that stat count all fumbles including the ones that are recovered or just the ones that were lost?

Except he had 42 rushes and 41 returns so the amount of fumbles would be quite a bit more.

 

[carlfense]

I read recently that on average he fumbled the ball every 12 touches. I don't see the article right now, but I'll see if I can find it.

When a guy only touches the ball 24 times all season, fumbling every 12 touches isn't absolutely horrible. :dunno

Does that stat count all fumbles including the ones that are recovered or just the ones that were lost?

Except he had 42 rushes and 41 returns so the amount of fumbles would be quite a bit more.

:yeah

By comparison, if Burkhead had fumbled at a similar rate, with 305 touches in 2011 he would have fumbled 25 times. Ouch.

 

[Hoosker]

I'm really excited to see this kid mature and become a featured back in our offense. I'm sure him and Aaron will get more touches this season.

Fumbles are a concern, of course, but I think it's been said that (1) he's a freshman and (2) it happens.

He'll get better at tucking it away when the game slows down for him and he can make more calculated decisions.

Most importantly, he seems like a nice kid with a good head on his shoulders. The future is bright for Ameer.

 

[PaulCrewe]

He was a true freshman last year, so a few fumbles were to be expected. Besides, he didn't put the ball on the turf as much as Taylor did his freshman year. AA is one of the players that I am most excited about.

Only thing is AA didn't have the ball in his hands near as much......

 

[True2tRA]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1113299-nebraska-football-what-to-watch-for-from-the-offense-in-spring-practice

Good read.

 

[True2tRA]

Go Big Red!

 

[True2tRA]

Looking forward to watching Abdullah carry the rock a bit more this year. Would like to see him used in the passing game a bit more. Especially used out of the backfield in a screen play at least once a game. I think he beats anyone in the open field. Kids got moves.

 

[knapplc]

Edit: Really hard to find fumble numbers. I wonder why that stat isn't tracked as closely? I remember one fumble against Washington, USC, and Wyoming. There are others.

Those are the fumbles I remember that AA lost. But as the Comish said I do recall quite a few muffs/mishandles in the return game(especially punts) that led to missed return opportunities.

I'd chalk a lot of those up to Freshmen nerves. Those will go away as the game slows down for him.

Seems most of the mishandles in the punt/kick department camemiddle to later in the season to me knapp. Would chalk it up more to him trying to make a play before he had the ball than jitters.

I'm rewatching much of last year's games and in the first half of the Michigan State game Abdullah put the ball on the turf twice - once on a muffed punt return and once on a decent kick return. Thankfully neither were lost, but this may support your theory that most happened later in the year.