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Anthony Colandrea

2027 Husker starting QB.....

..... Colandrea or Trae or Dylan* or Kaelin* or .....

Kaelin: Huskers-Virginia-Huskers
Dylan: Huskers-Oregon-Huskers
 
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They say Colandrea is Chaos, and makes plays that have you saying WOW! And it happens a lot.

But he also makes plays that have you saying, Oh wow SMH :oops::oops: WTH wrong with you.

Being the NU QB is perfect for him. You have to take the bad with the good and enjoy the ride, and the chaos.

The key will be whether Colandrea can eliminate some of the doink-decisions / bad plays. But, he's a SR QB and that should mean something good for the team.
 
Decked said:
Cool, cool. Now what is our offensive identity? Last year it was non-existent.
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I'm not sure I'd go that far. It wasn't a great identity, but we settled into feeding EJ and throwing a lot of quick passes so Raiola didn't get killed. It was working for the most part. Then having to pivot to a true freshman QB who wasn't going to be able to run the same passing game against the 3 best defenses on the schedule made everything look and feel a lot worse. Didn't help that it coincided with a complete defensive implosion, and with nobody behind Lateef we couldn't make his legs as big a part of the gameplan as you'd like with a mobile QB.

I do expect the offensive identity to be significantly different this year with a different OL coach, mobile QB, actual QB depth, no bell cow RB, and a lot of WR weapons. But being mediocre at something doesn't automatically mean we didn't have an identity, and there were significant factors in the last 3 games limiting what we could do on offense.
 
I’d just love it if we could score from within the 5 yard line. So many stupid play calls that lead to zero points last year with 3 or 4 chances right at the goal line.

The new OL and coaching should help.
 
JWHusker said:
I’d just love it if we could score from within the 5 yard line. So many stupid play calls that lead to zero points last year with 3 or 4 chances right at the goal line.

The new OL and coaching should help.
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Yeah, about that. Georgia Tech was #87 in the country in red zone TD conversion rate last year, barely any better than Nebraska. That would be why I'm not as hot on Geep as some are.
 
Toe said:
Yeah, about that. Georgia Tech was #87 in the country in red zone TD conversion rate last year, barely any better than Nebraska. That would be why I'm not as hot on Geep as some are.
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Was it on him/line or play calling? I haven't watched any film.
 
Not sure, but when the #21 rushing offense in the country (#31 passing) apparently has trouble punching it in and has to settle for field goals a lot, it's kinda hmm... 🤨
 
The more I hear analysts describe Colandrea, the more I think he will play the game like Tommy Armstrong.

That's a pretty double-edged sword, as Tommy managed to become the career total offense leader in Nebraska history without becoming particularly beloved by the fanbase. That was back in the day where the playground baller could win nine games, and then kill you in big games against more talented defenses.

But be honest: would it feel like an upgrade if Anthony Colandrea had a Tommy Armstrong type season, at least stat-wise?
 
Guy Chamberlin said:
The more I hear analysts describe Colandrea, the more I think he will play the game like Tommy Armstrong.

That's a pretty double-edged sword, as Tommy managed to become the career total offense leader in Nebraska history without becoming particularly beloved by the fanbase. That was back in the day where the playground baller could win nine games, and then kill you in big games against more talented defenses.

But be honest: would it feel like an upgrade if Anthony Colandrea had a Tommy Armstrong type season, at least stat-wise?
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I would take a Tommy again in a heart beat. He just needed better aware and football IQ when throwing but he was tough as hell and a baller.
 
I put him closer to Adrian Martinez overall - he's a better passer than Armstrong was, with career completions ten percentage points higher than Armstrong's.

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Guy Chamberlin said:
But be honest: would it feel like an upgrade if Anthony Colandrea had a Tommy Armstrong type season, at least stat-wise?
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A couple days ago before you made this post, I was actually going to draw some Tommy Armstrong comparisons...but this website doesn't even function on mobile anymore and I rage quite while trying to write a post. lol.

I don't think Husker fans realize how entrenched they are in the Bo-era style of zone read, which was probably an emotional connection to the Osborne glory years because the style of play had quite a bit of crossover.

We see it in this thread; people talking about Colandrea's ability to improvise with his legs, etc. And while I do love a QB who can do that, I still worry about Anthony's ability to read a B1G defense pre-snap and release the ball before a WR breaks open, and all of the things you need to rely on from a QB in order to have a decent season.

I also really worry about his size if he tucks it and scrambles too much, really worried about him getting trucked and then missing multiple games from injury from being flattened.

Either way, this is pretty much it for Holgorsen as it pertains to deciding whether he's a good coach at Nebraska; he has this offseason to get Colandrea ready and tie together an offensive unit that knows what it's doing and can move the chains without making it look so difficult (and also doing it without the help of an insanely talented RB who's no longer here).
 
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