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huskerdude171

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I think that we finally may have found an actual offensive system for us this season. What I see it as is playing small ball, going for the sure completion 5 - 8 yards off the line of scrimmage, mixed with swing and screen passes and a variety of runs. I think that using that and keeping the other teams offense off the field is going to help us a lot this year with the defense we are working with. The offense we've used for TT and ISU is a lot different than the first 5 games of the year. Watson commented how they dropped their power and heavy sets in the 2nd half of the Mizzou game and I think that helped out. Cause everytime they'd line up in a "power" or heavy set they would run up the middle for nothing and it was just really :bang :bang

But now we are just trying to keep the offense on the field as long as possible. You don't really see any razzle dazzle or spectacular plays, just gradually moving the ball downfield with short passes. Our running game still hasn't 'clicked' yet, I don't think that this weeks improvement in running over ISU shows any significant progress. But I see Watson understanding the way the Husker offense can help them win games with this ball control method that we've used. We are using more spread, which I thought we needed to do from the start, and finally are making progress on offense. We have improved on our offensive let downs against Va Tech and Mizzou with this new style. If we can successfully run this offense I can see us maybe running the table (except we will still lose at OU) for the rest of the year, possibly finishing the regular season with 8 wins, which would be awesome for Bo's first year.

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I agree that the current offense we are running is the right offense to have. It's working well for us and really helps us on the defensive side as well because the defense is well rested for the most part. I wish we would've went to this at the beginning of the season. We may have gotten that loss to VT back.......... <_<

 
huskerdude171 said:
I think that we finally may have found an actual offensive system for us this season. What I see it as is playing small ball, going for the sure completion 5 - 8 yards off the line of scrimmage, mixed with swing and screen passes and a variety of runs. I think that using that and keeping the other teams offense off the field is going to help us a lot this year with the defense we are working with. The offense we've used for TT and ISU is a lot different than the first 5 games of the year. Watson commented how they dropped their power and heavy sets in the 2nd half of the Mizzou game and I think that helped out. Cause everytime they'd line up in a "power" or heavy set they would run up the middle for nothing and it was just really :bang :bang

But now we are just trying to keep the offense on the field as long as possible. You don't really see any razzle dazzle or spectacular plays, just gradually moving the ball downfield with short passes. Our running game still hasn't 'clicked' yet, I don't think that this weeks improvement in running over ISU shows any significant progress. But I see Watson understanding the way the Husker offense can help them win games with this ball control method that we've used. We are using more spread, which I thought we needed to do from the start, and finally are making progress on offense. We have improved on our offensive let downs against Va Tech and Mizzou with this new style. If we can successfully run this offense I can see us maybe running the table (except we will still lose at OU) for the rest of the year, possibly finishing the regular season with 8 wins, which would be awesome for Bo's first year.

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Nebraska has been using more and more of the spread, and thats good. I'm excited about this new "Joker" formation, looks a lot like what the Dolphins have been doing and Arkansas from last year.

 
We might even put a scare into Oklahoma. They're having some problems on D . . .
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OU's linebackers are almost as depleted as ours.

Maybe that bodes well for our newly discovered running game. Probably not.

 
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huskerdude171 said:
I think that we finally may have found an actual offensive system for us this season. What I see it as is playing small ball, going for the sure completion 5 - 8 yards off the line of scrimmage, mixed with swing and screen passes and a variety of runs. I think that using that and keeping the other teams offense off the field is going to help us a lot this year with the defense we are working with. The offense we've used for TT and ISU is a lot different than the first 5 games of the year. Watson commented how they dropped their power and heavy sets in the 2nd half of the Mizzou game and I think that helped out. Cause everytime they'd line up in a "power" or heavy set they would run up the middle for nothing and it was just really :bang :bang

But now we are just trying to keep the offense on the field as long as possible. You don't really see any razzle dazzle or spectacular plays, just gradually moving the ball downfield with short passes. Our running game still hasn't 'clicked' yet, I don't think that this weeks improvement in running over ISU shows any significant progress. But I see Watson understanding the way the Husker offense can help them win games with this ball control method that we've used. We are using more spread, which I thought we needed to do from the start, and finally are making progress on offense. We have improved on our offensive let downs against Va Tech and Mizzou with this new style. If we can successfully run this offense I can see us maybe running the table (except we will still lose at OU) for the rest of the year, possibly finishing the regular season with 8 wins, which would be awesome for Bo's first year.

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Pretty much spot on, only point I will nitpick a bit is your assesment of the running game. I think the running game is a bit healthier than you indicate. This was the second game in a row that they have had success in the running game. The TT game and ISU together make for significant promise of what this team can do this year as a balance offense that holds the ball for 35 to 40 minutes a game.

 
caveman99 said:
huskerdude171 said:
I think that we finally may have found an actual offensive system for us this season. What I see it as is playing small ball, going for the sure completion 5 - 8 yards off the line of scrimmage, mixed with swing and screen passes and a variety of runs. I think that using that and keeping the other teams offense off the field is going to help us a lot this year with the defense we are working with. The offense we've used for TT and ISU is a lot different than the first 5 games of the year. Watson commented how they dropped their power and heavy sets in the 2nd half of the Mizzou game and I think that helped out. Cause everytime they'd line up in a "power" or heavy set they would run up the middle for nothing and it was just really :bang :bang

But now we are just trying to keep the offense on the field as long as possible. You don't really see any razzle dazzle or spectacular plays, just gradually moving the ball downfield with short passes. Our running game still hasn't 'clicked' yet, I don't think that this weeks improvement in running over ISU shows any significant progress. But I see Watson understanding the way the Husker offense can help them win games with this ball control method that we've used. We are using more spread, which I thought we needed to do from the start, and finally are making progress on offense. We have improved on our offensive let downs against Va Tech and Mizzou with this new style. If we can successfully run this offense I can see us maybe running the table (except we will still lose at OU) for the rest of the year, possibly finishing the regular season with 8 wins, which would be awesome for Bo's first year.

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Pretty much spot on, only point I will nitpick a bit is your assesment of the running game. I think the running game is a bit healthier than you indicate. This was the second game in a row that they have had success in the running game. The TT game and ISU together make for significant promise of what this team can do this year as a balance offense that holds the ball for 35 to 40 minutes a game.
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I agree!! A successful running game doesn't necessarily mean rushing for 300 yards a game and having a back go over 100. It means getting the yards when you need them and the last couple of games they have been getting enough to keep the other team's offense and our defense off the field, and that's encouraging!!

Now if we can just continue to apply pressure on D, force some turnovers, and cut down on the penalties we'll find ourselves on the right track and the wins will come!! GBR!!

 
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caveman99 said:
huskerdude171 said:
I think that we finally may have found an actual offensive system for us this season. What I see it as is playing small ball, going for the sure completion 5 - 8 yards off the line of scrimmage, mixed with swing and screen passes and a variety of runs. I think that using that and keeping the other teams offense off the field is going to help us a lot this year with the defense we are working with. The offense we've used for TT and ISU is a lot different than the first 5 games of the year. Watson commented how they dropped their power and heavy sets in the 2nd half of the Mizzou game and I think that helped out. Cause everytime they'd line up in a "power" or heavy set they would run up the middle for nothing and it was just really :bang :bang

But now we are just trying to keep the offense on the field as long as possible. You don't really see any razzle dazzle or spectacular plays, just gradually moving the ball downfield with short passes. Our running game still hasn't 'clicked' yet, I don't think that this weeks improvement in running over ISU shows any significant progress. But I see Watson understanding the way the Husker offense can help them win games with this ball control method that we've used. We are using more spread, which I thought we needed to do from the start, and finally are making progress on offense. We have improved on our offensive let downs against Va Tech and Mizzou with this new style. If we can successfully run this offense I can see us maybe running the table (except we will still lose at OU) for the rest of the year, possibly finishing the regular season with 8 wins, which would be awesome for Bo's first year.

:koolaid2: :koolaid2: :koolaid2: :koolaid2:
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Pretty much spot on, only point I will nitpick a bit is your assesment of the running game. I think the running game is a bit healthier than you indicate. This was the second game in a row that they have had success in the running game. The TT game and ISU together make for significant promise of what this team can do this year as a balance offense that holds the ball for 35 to 40 minutes a game.
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I agree!! A successful running game doesn't necessarily mean rushing for 300 yards a game and having a back go over 100. It means getting the yards when you need them and the last couple of games they have been getting enough to keep the other team's offense and our defense off the field, and that's encouraging!!

Now if we can just continue to apply pressure on D, force some turnovers, and cut down on the penalties we'll find ourselves on the right track and the wins will come!! GBR!!
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I agree you don't have to be like the 95 huskers to have a good running game, but we should be able to pick up more yards per carry. I think its just our O-Line is inexperienced and is not good at run blocking so that is why we never have a 'breakout' day running the ball. It is basically a complement to the passing game now, its less effective than the pass for us, but its still nice to pick up a few yards on the ground. I would like to see Lucky be more productive for us though.

 
The difference that I've noticed is how better the offense looks when they get Joe Ganz in a rhythm. Quick short to mid range passes. 2-3 in a row. The offense should flow through him. They look more in synch when they do.

 
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