Do we lack a home run threat?

I don't go back and re-watch the games, so this is going off some memory. The very first play from scrimmage when NU was on offense, Langsdorf called a play action pass with a guy going deep. The TV didn't show if the WR was covered or not. On TBL yesterday, Severe commented that he thought Tommy could have thrown a couple "deep passes" to open guys, but chose not to. I have heard that Riley's pass scheme has the QB make reads from deep to short, so maybe Tommy is choosing to be more conservative.

I'm not trying to knock the results of the offense so far, but the offense will need to start stretching the field vertically and it will be great if the RB's can turn the 10-15 yard gains into 25-30+ yard gains.

 
ColoradoHusk said:
I don't go back and re-watch the games, so this is going off some memory. The very first play from scrimmage when NU was on offense, Langsdorf called a play action pass with a guy going deep. The TV didn't show if the WR was covered or not. On TBL yesterday, Severe commented that he thought Tommy could have thrown a couple "deep passes" to open guys, but chose not to. I have heard that Riley's pass scheme has the QB make reads from deep to short, so maybe Tommy is choosing to be more conservative.

I'm not trying to knock the results of the offense so far, but the offense will need to start stretching the field vertically and it will be great if the RB's can turn the 10-15 yard gains into 25-30+ yard gains.
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I think we could see a lot of these stats completely change by even the midway point of the season, and not just with Nebraska, but other teams across the country. Right now, a lot of the good teams nationwide are playing cupcakes and padding their stats, hitting deep throws and rolling up huge offensive numbers against weak opponents. Similarly, I'd be surprised if Nebraska is able to approach the 50 point mark again once conference play starts and we see better defenses. In fact, I doubt we will. I also doubt we'll be in the Top 10 of teams with plays of 10+ yards by the time the season ends.

The only thing I know is that I prefer we excel at sustaining drives and burning clock over making big plays and extending the length of the game. 60-35 victories, like the one's Baylor loves to put up, don't do as much for me as a nice 28-10 win or something like that. Those high-powered, speedy, big play offenses often poop their big boy pants once they get up against top-ranked defenses.

Case in point - why Oregon can never win a championship.

 
T Newby is a homerun threat, if you give him a crease, or on the edge. He has track speed, more or less. Stanley Morgan has potential, I s'pose.

 
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