Which offense give us the best chance to win?

zoogies said:
Agreed knapp. That part also wasn't in response to you. You made a point on cold weather WRs I agreed with. It's just a general sentiment I see a lot. We're Nebraska, we shouldn't be doing these blasphemous things, etc. :)
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We do tend to hear that a lot.

 
2011 NFL Draft first rounders:

QB - Cam Newton - Auburn

QB - Jake Locker - Washington

QB - Blaine Gabbert - Missouri

QB - Christian Ponder - Florida State

WR - AJ Green - Georgia

WR - Julio Jones - Alabama

WR - Jonathan Baldwin - Pitt

2010

QB - Sam Bradford - Oklahoma

QB - Tim Tebow - Florida

TE - Jermaine Gresham - Oklahoma

WR - Demaryius Thomas - Georgia Tech

WR - Dez Bryant - Oklahoma State

2009

QB - Matthew Stafford - Georgia

QB - Mark Sanchez - USC

QB - Josh Freeman - Kansas State

WR - Darrius Heyward-Bey - Maryland

WR - Michael Crabtree - Texas Tech

WR - Jeremy Maclin - Missouri

WR - Percy Harvin - Florida

WR - Hakeem Nicks - North Carolina

WR - Kenny Britt - Rutgers

TE - Brandon Pettigrew - Oklahoma State

And so on and so forth. History proves that most top receivers and quarterback gravitate towards warmer weather. This is a fact, whether you like it or not. It doesn't mean it's impossible to get those types of guys, it just makes it a whole hell of a lot harder. That and the fact that we don't have a strong recruiting base that produces those types of players, and the fact that we don't have a history of making QBs and WRs rich. All of this puts us at a *HUGE* disadvantage at getting those guys.

 
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blaine gabbert LOL - in what universe have we proven we can recruit good O linemen? we haven't had an all conf Olineman in 10 years. Having a good Oline would be a great starting point. then maybe we could pick an offense to run

 
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GBRsal said:
blaine gabbert LOL - in what universe have we proven we can recruit good O linemen? we haven't had an all conf Olineman in 10 years. Having a good Oline would be a great starting point. then maybe we could pick an offense to run
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Yeah, All Conf O-lineman have been sparse these last few years. I think Slauson got the nod his sr. year. But they've been few and far in between.

 
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Regardless of what offense we run, the new staff needs to focus on the fundamentals. We can't afford to repeat the mistake of the last couple of years. Stop putting so many balls on the carpet (ex: Iowa State) and stop dropping so many passes (ex: Texas) and some of those losses will start turning into wins. Hey o-line: Execute forgodsakes. Cut out the freaking false starts. Once we do a better job of those things, we're in the hunt again. I think this year will be different. Hope springs eternal.

 
It's because most top-tier offensive linemen gravitate towards warmer climes.

2011 NFL Draft

T Tyron Smith - USC

T Nate Solder - Colorado

T Anthony Castonzo - Boston College

T Gabe Carimi - Wisconsin

T Derek Sherrod - Miss State

C Mike Pouncey - Florida

G Danny Watkins - Baylor

G James Carpenter - Alabama

2010 NFL Draft

T Trent Williams - Oklahoma

T Russell Okung - Oklahoma State

T Anthony Davis - Rutgers

T Bryan Bulaga - Iowa

G Mike Iupati - Idaho

C Maurkice Pouncey - Florida

2009 NFL Draft

T Jason Smith - Baylor

T Andre Smith - Alabama

T Eugene Monroe - Virginia

T Michael Oher - Ole Miss

C Alex Mack - California

C Eric Wood - Louisville

 
zoogies said:
It's because most top-tier offensive linemen gravitate towards warmer climes.

2011 NFL Draft

T Tyron Smith - USC <warm>

T Nate Solder - Colorado <cold>

T Anthony Castonzo - Boston College <cold>

T Gabe Carimi - Wisconsin <cold>

T Derek Sherrod - Miss State <warm>

C Mike Pouncey - Florida <warm>

G Danny Watkins - Baylor <warm>

G James Carpenter - Alabama <warm>

2010 NFL Draft

T Trent Williams - Oklahoma <neutral>

T Russell Okung - Oklahoma State <neutral>

T Anthony Davis - Rutgers <cold>

T Bryan Bulaga - Iowa <cold>

G Mike Iupati - Idaho <cold>

C Maurkice Pouncey - Florida <warm>

2009 NFL Draft

T Jason Smith - Baylor <warm>

T Andre Smith - Alabama <warm>

T Eugene Monroe - Virginia <neutral>

T Michael Oher - Ole Miss <warm>

C Alex Mack - California (Cal Berkley) <neutral>

C Eric Wood - Louisville <neutral>
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I dunno. Quite a few guys end up in cold climates. Probably about the same as the population distribution.

 
Oh the irony of talking about NU being a cold weather school when it's a million, billion, trillion degrees outside :lol:

It's so damn hot, milk was a bad choice.

 
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Statistically speaking, the sampling of a few players picked in the first round accounts for a very small sampling and is largely unreliable for what your trying to prove.

 
32 x 53 = 1,696 players in the NFL on active rosters. The majority of players are not 1st round picks. Undrafted free agents and those drafted in later rounds make up the majority of the league. Simply sampling a few players from the first round does not adequately represent the aggregate. Not even taking sides, I'm just saying you would need to expand your sampling size.

 
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Also for every elite player in the 1st round, there is greater than or equal amount of busts.
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Which really has nothing to do with this discussion. I simply submitted that most top pro-style QBs go to warm weather schools. And provided ample evidence to support the claim.

 
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