What Will the Offensive Balance Be!? Predictions..........

What's your offensive balance predicition!?

  • Approx. 70/30, running/passing, very similar to last year

    Votes: 11 12.0%

  • Approx. 60/40, we'll see a bit more passing, but nothing too significant

    Votes: 64 69.6%

  • Approx. 50/50, we'll see much more of a passing attack to compliment the running game

    Votes: 15 16.3%

  • A passing explosion!!! Greater than 50% of NEB's offensive plays

    Votes: 2 2.2%
  • Total voters
    92
Chaddyboxer

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I am just wondering what you guys think the offensive balance will be for the upcoming 2012 season. We've heard incoming freshmen such as T. Armstrong state that Beck wants the offense to be more balanced, with much more passing. In addition, other prospects and recruits have stated that the Huskers are looking to pass more this year and years to come. What's your predictions!? Will the Huskers implement a greater passing attack? Why? Why not? I am excited to see a bit more passing in the offense, but I think NEB will still be along the lines of a 60/40, running/passing type of offense. With how much talent and unproven talent we have at the RB/FB positions, I see this being NEB's strength to lean on along with Taylor hopefully getting his wheel's up to full speed. If certain elements of the offense can be achieved (ie Taylor makes better reads, becomes more accurate, the offensive line holds up, etc.), this offense could be an aaaaaaaaaawesome one.

 
I went with 60/40. We use the run to open up our passing game. We are a run first team.

 
lol. math joke. Nice one, The Dude. +1 :lol:

I went with 50/50 in the poll. I see us passing more, striving to be balanced. But we're not going Mike Leach all of a sudden.

 
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I went 50/50, but that was only because there wasn't a 55/45 option. We've got our best group of recievers and tight ends since the Callahan days, and Martinez is supposedly better at decisions and accuracy. BUT we have an All-American starting at tailback, with two quality backups, and some guy named Cross who is actually a yeti in man's clothing. The tiebreaker is this: Of the first 4 games we play, the average of last year's defenses of those teams is ranked 69th in passing and 66th in rushing. (Passing: 92nd SMiss, 87nd UCLA, 53rd Ar St, 44th I St. Rushing: 25th Smiss 106th UCLA 14th Ar St. 120th I St.). I'll bet in those games, we'll air it out more to get some extra practice before B1G games start. Then you can expect us to ride our All-American and his yeti buddy all the way to the CCG.

 
50/50 would be pretty extreme. I think that there is no way we are running less than 60% of the time. Where were we last year, close to 70%? I do not think we were at or under 50/50 in any of the Watson or Callahan years except for 2007, and then only because we had some Joe Ganz 700-yards-on-KSU fun there at the end.

IMO, in the college game, as many plays are run, 50/50 ispretty pass-heavy.

If we were 70/30 last year I think we'll be somewhere around 65/35 or just shy of that.

 
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We were 67% rush-heavy last year (611/293) And I think alot of that was running down the clock at the end of games. I'm changing my answer to 60/40. To put this in comparison, the late 2000's Texas Tech teams were near 76% pass-heavy.

 
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We were 67% rush-heavy last year (611/293) And I think alot of that was running down the clock at the end of games. I'm changing my answer to 60/40. To put this in comparison, the late 2000's Texas Tech teams were near 76% pass-heavy.
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Yeah, I guess when you look at the numbers a bit more it would be a radical change to all of a sudden go to 50/50 run/pass. If we throw five more passes per game--which is a quite an increase--we'd end up pretty close to 60/40.

 
I don't think it will change to much honestly.

I don't think there is going to be an drastic change to the amount of passes thrown, but more receptions. Not a 70% completion rate mind you, but better pass game with an already good game turns into points.

There will be at least minimal improvement to the D, and I still see a lot of running to run the clock out. Which with an already good run game will just add more points. i think the biggest change is the use of more running backs other then Burkhead.

 
I'd guess about 2/3 run. I bet we're still easily a run-first offense. If Tmart's gap-speed is really back Beck is going to use it.

Run the ball, stop the run, win the game.

 
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