McKewon: Play calls, passing erratic to the end for Huskers

[EngineeringHusker]

This coaching staff can't help but throw the ball. That is what they have done all there lives. Playing to the strength of the team is what we were told would happen. This was not the case this year and will not be the case for the future. Its easy to see that the coaches are playing to the coaches strength and not to the players strength. As long as the coaching staff is in charge at Nebraska you will see the pass first offense. My question is why would the AD bring in a pass happy staff knowing what happen under BC? This is mind blowing .

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

 

[lo country]

This coaching staff can't help but throw the ball. That is what they have done all there lives. Playing to the strength of the team is what we were told would happen. This was not the case this year and will not be the case for the future. Its easy to see that the coaches are playing to the coaches strength and not to the players strength. As long as the coaching staff is in charge at Nebraska you will see the pass first offense. My question is why would the AD bring in a pass happy staff knowing what happen under BC? This is mind blowing .

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.
Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not really a small sample size. It wasn't really successful at OSU

 

[TheSker]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

 

[RADAR]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

But they came right after Solich and Bo were fired. Two of the worst recruiters in the history of Nebraska football. Hard to win until you can get the talent back.

 

[Hunter94]

so the general feeling here is MR is going to waste the 2016 run/run blocking talent.........going to be f'ing miserable next year..........again.

 

[RADAR]

so the general feeling here is MR is going to waste the 2016 run/run blocking talent.........going to be f'ing miserable next year..........again.

Nebraska will never be a mostly running team ever again but we will run to the best of our talent.

 

[TheSker]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

But they came right after Solich and Bo were fired. Two of the worst recruiters in the history of Nebraska football. Hard to win until you can get the talent back.

Now you're making both Pelini and Solich look like Lombardi.

 

[RADAR]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

But they came right after Solich and Bo were fired. Two of the worst recruiters in the history of Nebraska football. Hard to win until you can get the talent back.

Now you're making both Pelini and Solich look like Lombardi.

Well to be fair to Lombardi, he did win championships. the other guys, eh not so much,

 

[TheSker]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

But they came right after Solich and Bo were fired. Two of the worst recruiters in the history of Nebraska football. Hard to win until you can get the talent back.

Now you're making both Pelini and Solich look like Lombardi.

Well to be fair to Lombardi, he did win championships. the other guys, eh not so much,

I'd be cautious of that rebuttal with Riley's collegiate resume.

 

[RADAR]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

But they came right after Solich and Bo were fired. Two of the worst recruiters in the history of Nebraska football. Hard to win until you can get the talent back.

Now you're making both Pelini and Solich look like Lombardi.

Well to be fair to Lombardi, he did win championships. the other guys, eh not so much,

I'd be cautious of that rebuttal with Riley's collegiate resume.

Well, Lombardi is dead, Bo and Frank will never win one so only Riley has a legit shot at it.

 

[Hannibal]

This coaching staff can't help but throw the ball. That is what they have done all there lives. Playing to the strength of the team is what we were told would happen. This was not the case this year and will not be the case for the future. Its easy to see that the coaches are playing to the coaches strength and not to the players strength. As long as the coaching staff is in charge at Nebraska you will see the pass first offense. My question is why would the AD bring in a pass happy staff knowing what happen under BC? This is mind blowing .

SE's decision to hire Riley is baffling in many regards. The only reasons I can come up with why Riley was chosen are: as a PR hire after Pelini's temper tantrums, or as a placeholder for someone more permanent in the near future. Neither of those are good reasons, IMO.

Nothing in Riley's past, either at NU or OSU, is indicative of any measure of sustained success in the future. Given the decisions I've seen made on the field this year, I fully expect NU to be mediocre - at best - for the remainder of Riley's tenure here.

 

[74Hunter]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.
Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

But they came right after Solich and Bo were fired. Two of the worst recruiters in the history of Nebraska football. Hard to win until you can get the talent back.

Now you're making both Pelini and Solich look like Lombardi.

Well to be fair to Lombardi, he did win championships. the other guys, eh not so much,

I'd be cautious of that rebuttal with Riley's collegiate resume.

Well, Lombardi is dead, Bo and Frank will never win one so only Riley has a legit shot at it.

All Husker fans know that Frank won one, and he played in a MNC game.

 

[74Hunter]

so the general feeling here is MR is going to waste the 2016 run/run blocking talent.........going to be f'ing miserable next year..........again.

Nebraska will never be a mostly running team ever again but we will run to the best of our talent.

We probably will when we get a real coach in a couple of years.

 

[EngineeringHusker]

This coaching staff can't help but throw the ball. That is what they have done all there lives. Playing to the strength of the team is what we were told would happen. This was not the case this year and will not be the case for the future. Its easy to see that the coaches are playing to the coaches strength and not to the players strength. As long as the coaching staff is in charge at Nebraska you will see the pass first offense. My question is why would the AD bring in a pass happy staff knowing what happen under BC? This is mind blowing .

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.
Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not really a small sample size. It wasn't really successful at OSU

I wasn't saying anything about whether any more passing oriented offense would work or not. For a lot of Husker fans, they base not wanting a passing offense purely based off of the results of a single coach here.

Now if they mention that the top 4 teams right now have the following splits:

Clemson- 527 run; 407 pass; 44% pass plays

Alabama- 503 run; 364 pass; 42% pass plays

Oklahoma- 541 run; 396 pass; 42% pass plays

Iowa- 506 run; 309 pass; 38% pass plays

This I find to suggest that Riley and co may want to rethink their game plan.

I guess I'm just tired of hearing fans (not just here) use the singular case of- we sucked under BC, so obviously passing equals bad. I guess I'm just being a bit whiny.

 

[Vitalis Jackson]

Final stats for the year: 434 rushing plays and 439 pass plays.

Also, what I don't understand is just because a passing offense failed under BC at Nebraska doesn't mean a pass offense will never work here. That's a pretty small sample size, but everyone loves to extrapolate from it. I'm not saying one way or the other that this will work under Riley, but just because it didn't work under Callahan doesn't mean we can apply that experience here.

It's not "just" that it didn't work under Callahan.

Tom Osborne directly "advised" Riley that it was important to be able to run the ball. Osborne "might" have some insight into the matter.

And it doesn't help that the only three losing seasons in modern Husker football history have been recorded by Callahan and Riley.

Osborne wasn't exactly stellar with selecting head coaches, though.