Could Huskers Be Better Without Suh?

[Nexus]

For the sake of perspective, here are Alabama's 2009 offensive rankings. The numbers in red parentheses are Nebraska's 2009 offensive rankings.

#12 in Rushing Offense (#62)

#92 in Passing Offense (#101)

#42 in Total Offense (#99)

#22 in Scoring Offense (#75)

#5 in Interceptions Thrown (#51)

#34 in Passing Efficiency (#79)

#15 in Fumbles Lost (#60)

#3 in Turnovers Lost (#57)

#24 in Tackles For Loss Allowed (#30)

#36 in Sacks Allowed (#31)

#42 in First Downs (#111)

#62 in 3rd Down Conversions (#69)

#28 in 4th Down Conversions (#24)

#29 in Red Zone Efficiency (#69)

#5 in Time Of Possession (#47)

Judging by the rankings, Bama was a very good ball control + power running offense with very few mistakes and ate up a lot of clock in the process. They played smart football. They weren't world beaters but they didn't have to be because they had a stout defense.

 

[bshirt]

For the sake of perspective, here are Alabama's 2009 offensive rankings. The numbers in red parentheses are Nebraska's 2009 offensive rankings.

#12 in Rushing Offense (#62)

#92 in Passing Offense (#101)

#42 in Total Offense (#99)

#22 in Scoring Offense (#75)

#5 in Interceptions Thrown (#51)

#34 in Passing Efficiency (#79)

#15 in Fumbles Lost (#60)

#3 in Turnovers Lost (#57)

#24 in Tackles For Loss Allowed (#30)

#36 in Sacks Allowed (#31)

#42 in First Downs (#111)

#62 in 3rd Down Conversions (#69)

#28 in 4th Down Conversions (#24)

#29 in Red Zone Efficiency (#69)

#5 in Time Of Possession (#47)

Judging by the rankings, Bama was a very good ball control + power running offense with very few mistakes and ate up a lot of clock in the process. They played smart football. They weren't world beaters but they didn't have to be because they had a stout defense.

Heh....the difference between us in "rushing offense" and "total offense" is the Grand Canyon. But Bo/TO know that simply has to change. Those two know how to get things done too.

 

[melscott62]

i think baker + tons of d line depth + more experience under pelini + ball control offense can make up for losing suh

 

[Hunter94]

as we all know, the offense (Watson's and Cotton's kids) have to get much better, they HAVE to carry some of the load for this team to get better.