Mobile quarterbacks can be a big asset but why are they a requirement?Fans would want more of a Stanford look.What would be more accurate is, what's with the revulsion when one is mentioned?Limited reps in a week. Mainly.Honestly, why can't we have a strong power run game AND a lethal air attack?I honestly dont see this happening next year. Man it felt good watching that game against ucla. I just think that these guys are way to stuck in their way to change philosophy next season. Recruiting a pocket passer qb also tells me that a strong running game isn't in the cards next year. We will talk about the bowl game all offseason and then when week 5 rolls around we're all guna be like "what the f**k? Why are we throwing it 65% of th e time?"
I really hope im wrong. But I think langsdorf gets goose bumps watching a strong passing attack--the way most husker fans feel watching a power running game. I think in his mind, he wants to show Nebraska fans how it can work and be all great and everything. But the truth is we don't want to watch Usc/Oregon/ucla hiding in Nebraska uniforms. We want NEBRASKA to play in Nebraska uniforms. Blue collar football that we can be Damn proud of. You know, the way we all felt after the foster farms bowl
Having a pure pocket passer under center does not negate the possibility of a power run game.
And what is the obsession with wanting a "pure pocket passer"??? That's the most easily defended QB in college football. I just don't get why people ignore what experts (and offenses) continue to advocate?
Limited reps? Explain how Alabama does it then? Or any other team that has a power running game to go along with their better than average passing attack?
Stanford was 77th in the country this year in passing... that's not what a lot of fans (and apparently this staff) want to be.
What I don't understand is why some have an aversion to a mobile QB.
What about pass attempts vs run attempts? Were those teams running more than passing or just getting more rushing yards?Several if not all of the most recent national championship teams in college football had really good run games and (I believe) had more rushing yards on the season than pass yards. 2004 USC is an exception, I believe.You should care how we score our points Joe. We need to open up the passing game by running the ball no matter who we are playing. Riley said as much. The numbers don't lie. Teams that can run the ball don't need a elite QB to win games. Alabama is living proof of that this year.
Championships really are won on the lines of scrimmage and by running the football, in my opinion. That's where the commitment should be because it's a pretty tried and true method. If you can run the football, play physical and have a good defense, you'll always be in a position to be a really good team.
+1Several if not all of the most recent national championship teams in college football had really good run games and (I believe) had more rushing yards on the season than pass yards. 2004 USC is an exception, I believe.You should care how we score our points Joe. We need to open up the passing game by running the ball no matter who we are playing. Riley said as much. The numbers don't lie. Teams that can run the ball don't need a elite QB to win games. Alabama is living proof of that this year.
Championships really are won on the lines of scrimmage and by running the football, in my opinion. That's where the commitment should be because it's a pretty tried and true method. If you can run the football, play physical and have a good defense, you'll always be in a position to be a really good team.
I remember watching that game. It was the essence of toughness.Well except for this guyI don't think too many guys at 18-22 are going to be a version of 38 year old Peyton Manning camping out in the pocket. Even Blaine Gabbert was mobile. They're 18-20 years old, they aren't statues. They can all scramble, and it's a lot easier to do so when the D has to respect your arm.Can POB run or is he pretty much like a statue back there? Maybe wt a pure pocket passer, you can use the dink pass to the RB or a screen, etc - which technically are passes but mainly rely on running ability of the back. Remember we will also get DPE back next year. He should figure heavily in the run production from his WR spot - I see sweeps, reverses in the cards wt him back on the field. We forget how much he could have contributed to this team - perhaps a win or 2 for sure and less reliance on TA's arm.
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Leftwich broke his leg but stayed in the game. He had to be carried to the next down spot.
That is a good stat, but MSU pretty much shut down the Heisman winner last night and Alabama starting throwing rather effectively. The best coaches have the ability to identify and exploit matchup advantages. Of course, recruiting talent to do both is awfully importantSince the BCS Era began on 2 teams have won a national championship with a 50/50 run pass ratios. They were Oklahoma and Florida St with Winston. The rest of the winners were between 57 to 70% run.
Absolutely true, but the good teams are able to execute both when the run does set up the pass. There were years when we couldn't hit an open man if the receiver was the side of a barn.Why exactly do you think Coker was able to throw the ball so well last night? Could it be because MSU was stacking the box to stop Henry leaving their DB's in single coverage? Did you happen to notice the rushing totals in the Clemson/Oklahoma game? Take a guess why Clemson won.
And because MSU was still starting true freshman all over the secondary, weren't they? It was coverage break downs in one on one coverage that burned MSU. Not a surgical passing attack.Why exactly do you think Coker was able to throw the ball so well last night? Could it be because MSU was stacking the box to stop Henry leaving their DB's in single coverage? Did you happen to notice the rushing totals in the Clemson/Oklahoma game? Take a guess why Clemson won.
This isn't exactly hard to understand.....unless you're the Nebraska coaching staff.Since the BCS Era began on 2 teams have won a national championship with a 50/50 run pass ratios. They were Oklahoma and Florida St with Winston. The rest of the winners were between 57 to 70% run.