MyBloodIsRed16
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He would try to truck guys but you might notice everyone dives right at his knees. Two of which he has blown out.
Dana Holgorsen Hired as Offensive Coordinator
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admo
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A.) The entire Offense
B.) The vibe and energy the Offense will have
C.) Quick passes / decision making - doesn't matter if it's 5 yards - get rid of it ASAP. Go to the next play.
Fidone will have it a lot better and will be utilized down field. He's been stuck with chip blocking and -2 yard routes.
The speed guys that have quickness and burst. Get the ball to them rapidly so they can use their quickness and accelerate in space (YAC).
The running game. Will see a bit more cut backs and outside running.
One on One in space
YAC YAC YAC
High Energy
Not perfectly overnight, but it is doable/teachable and will be a big part of the offense going forward (Quick strike / Attack mentality). When you get the pass game going, the run game will become even better.
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DrinkinwitTerrellFarley
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I agree. Nebraska has quite a bit of talent at TE. I think Dana will help make that more visible.
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Undone
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I totally hear you. But I think this is what we've seen:
Frost was that guy, doing what you described in a podunk conference. Then he comes to a real football conference and gets punched in the mouth.
It's not as much about what scheme we run. I really don't believe that has anything to do with success or failure, because we've tried basically everything post-Osborne. The only coach that got a lot of wins (Bo) just had a grit to him, and he demanded that from the players, and everybody bought in and just fought hard.
It just cannot be as hard as we've made it out to be these past 7 years.
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Undone
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Which is a great example of pretty terrible coaching, to see him failing to do anything in space (which they surely observed way back in spring ball) but then going back to that play over and over for basically 2/3 of the season.
Our staff tried to replace the QB runs in our play mix from last year with this kind of stuff and it just didn't work very well. It doesn't really matter why it didn't work to me either; it's about reacting to failure more quickly and correcting it.
Satterfield had't been great at that, and I think that's a pretty good summation of how he got himself demoted.
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Husker in WI
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Agreed on that - I don't really mind that we called them. You aren't trying to hit big plays on those RPO outlets, it's basically a run play for when they sell out to stop the called run play. 4 yards is fine. But when we keep getting -2 yards after repeated focus on improving the blocking something has to change, whether that's personnel or playcalling. And we did put Alex Bullock back in the rotation, but that only really worked against Purdue.
So yeah, Satt dug his own grave by sticking with things that should have worked but just didn't. I'm optimistic Holgorsen will adapt quickly. I'm sure the analysts and coaches knew these things weren't working, but it's tough to let go when you're the one drawing them up and the issues seem correctable. Holgorsen shouldn't have any issue just cutting them out based on poor success rate and using something else.
agree. looking back now, IMO the offensive issues have always been about the practice work, not necessarily the playcalling or the talent. i say all that fully understanding who we had at QB last year. if you look at the individual plays, they actually aren't that bad in terms of getting yards. the issue is, the execution of the plays has never looked good. either something would be wrong with the route running, or the blocking scheme, or the rb vision, or the snap itself, or even the catch attempt. that's all offseason attention to detail stuff that the OC has to hammer in and clean up regardless of how much sense the play makes.
i think it's clear that satterfield is/was just not the guy to identify those little things that could ruin a play. plus he seems to be a poor motivator .
Undone
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Except for the Illinois game. That's what's been so weird. And in that game, Raiola threw for 297 yards.
Somehow we need to get back to that level of intensity & energy in these last three, which is probably to your point in many ways. We just kind of went flat after that game.
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This. We need more grinders. Not nice speeches, moral victories, not a process etc...Just play mean and physical.
Agree with you that scheme doesn't matter anymore. You have so many and so many evolutions of these schemes. Identity wins games.
cheekygeek
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In this age of college football, the Holgorsen move could bite Nebraska in the butt BIG TIME. Here’s the scenario:
Holgorsen impressively turns the offense on in these final games. Obviously that means that Dylan has an impressive turnaround under his short tutelage. Let’s say Dylan REALLY likes Holgorsen and before next season Holgorsen skips off to another university. You don’t think that Dylan might be tempted to follow him?
Holgorsen impressively turns the offense on in these final games. Obviously that means that Dylan has an impressive turnaround under his short tutelage. Let’s say Dylan REALLY likes Holgorsen and before next season Holgorsen skips off to another university. You don’t think that Dylan might be tempted to follow him?
