Nebraska's QB Continuum

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Now, can the offense survive, even thrive, with a quarterback who has limited throwing ability? Absolutely. On his worst day, Martinez is every bit the passer that some of NU’s 1980’s quarterbacks were, and those teams did just fine

That's not how this team is built, and today's CFB world is a very, very different one from 1980 and 1990. I think if Martinez is to have any chance of being a QB, he absolutely cannot remain 25% passer. I also don't think Spano is 100% passer. He's got the knee injuries, yes, but I don't think pocket passer is a skillset description that he fits. But that's just because he came out of HS as a dual-threat.

Also, I think the knock on Zac as a runner is somewhat overblown. He showed some speed and guts against Kansas, for example:

My only counter to this is that Nebraska received a lot of flack in previous decades for running an "outdated" offense. Nebraska lost something like 7 straight bowl games in the late 80's and early 90's. Sometimes, teams just get beat.

But, then Nebraska had their run in the 90's and we proved everybody wrong. Any offense is viable as long as you execute and have the right players for it. I personally think that the option offense is the best offense ever created, just because of it's basic principles yet explosive, dynamic potential.