Dana Holgorsen Hired as Offensive Coordinator
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Huskers93-97
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He did actually. He was not a very good QB. But most of his incompletions was due to pressure or guys we’re not open. We got a lot of pressure. If he had the time Dylan got or had guys wide open I bet he connects on a few.
but the standard should not be the same for a 4th string practice qb vs a 5 star starter
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Huskers93-97
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Big picture I think he has potential to be very good. But he was not good enough this year. If he is still doing some of the dumb s#!t next year I’ll be ready to move on. Bad footwork, missing open receivers, not throwing to open receivers.
I don’t think he is bad, I just said it’s not good enough. But some of you can’t handle criticism.
I don’t think he is bad, I just said it’s not good enough. But some of you can’t handle criticism.
Archy1221
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Why not? This was your quote so why shouldn’t it carry over to anyone on the field starting.
I don’t care what grade you’re in. If u start you meet the expectations of the starting QB at Nebraska. Throwing the ball to open receivers is pretty basic
Was DR never under pressure? According to the box score NU had 1 sack and 1 QBH while Iowa had 4 sacks and 5 QBH’s
Huskers93-97
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Playing Dylan was the staff choice from day 1. That kid from Iowa was playing out of necessity because apparently the top 3-4 guys had injuries.
So it is different if you are selected, chosen or awarded the job. That kid didn’t earn anything he had to step up
So it is different if you are selected, chosen or awarded the job. That kid didn’t earn anything he had to step up
SouthLincoln Husker
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This is not just a qb issue. I don't know why you keep beating on this. If you look at our depth chart there is a lot of young players on the 2 deep. Neyor & Fidoni have been horrible. Along with Benhadt & our LS.
Huskers93-97
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Yeah them 3 suck. But no one argues that.
Some on here it seems like they want to defend Dylan because he was the savior 5 star.
But if we are being real, Martinez had a better freshman season. So let’s hope Dylan develops are passes him in sophomore production
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From a pure production standpoint he was responsible for 27 tds. 3400 yards.
as a true freshman
Archy1221
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LOL. Nice straw man. I haven’t found ANYONE on here who says DR doesn’t have lots of room to grow and get better.
What people HAVE done is point out he played HS football last year and mental mistakes, miss throws, late reads, etc should be expected. And that it’s a MR coaching decision on why DR played this year vs someone else on the roster or brining in a transfer. We got the good with the bad while playing a true freshmen QB and relying on him to win games.
Huskers93-97
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I think most understand that. I do. My gripe is if anyone says anything about Dylan you can count on a handful of folks ready to defend his honor. He needs to get better. That’s the summary of my opinion.
It does bother me the staff won’t ever be critical of him. Seems like kid gloves to me like they are afraid he will transfer
Archy1221
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And that kid from Nebraska wasn’t playing out of necessity because there was no one better. The Head Coach is solely responsible for who his on the roster, so like I said before, it’s a HC issue that DR was the starter all year long not DR.
I’ve said countless times that I wish DR would have sat and watched and learned, but MR decided against that. Hopefully the growing pains this year are worth it the next few years.
Archy1221
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I don't know if this is precisely true. Could be.
I did think it was possible that Holgorsen came in and said "make the easy throws" and wasn't giving him the benefit of the doubt about trying to make the big plays. But it doesn't appear that's the case either.
Red Five
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Bingo.
Did Dylan play up to my expectations this year? Nope. He did a lot of things that drove me crazy.
But he’s an 18 year old kid that was playing HS ball last year. He was saddled with a loser OC for 90% of his time here. He was doing this all in the Nebraska fishbowl and being anointed as “the savior”.
He made some great throws and he made some terrible throws (and we tend to remember the terrible ones more). He played through injuries (ankle, back). He started all 12 games for the first time since god knows what year.
Im going to give him some grace and think that he will put in the work this offseason to improve. If we see the same play out of him next year as this year, then yes, it’s time to entertain the thought of moving on from him.