Breath of fresh air as a fan that we no longer have "athletes w/ limited QB skill" behind center.
1st time in 8 or so years w/ no "developmental QB's"
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Patrick OBrien & Tanner Lee Look so much alike in how they look at the defense, go thru progressions & get the ball out. #Huskers
1:12 PM - 4 Mar 2017
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I'm not sure how much you can tell day one. But both guys throw a nice ball (Lee has the stronger arm) and they're in the right spot.
I thought both Tanner Lee and POB both had good stretches today. Lee throws a tighter ball but POB has nice touch on his deep out. #huskers
Before we get to guys on the team now, damn Chris Walker is a beast. The DL/OL signee was at practice. He looks like a WWE wrestler.
It's just nice to see an actual qb competition for once. I always had a feeling that a guy like Armstrong never really had much incentive to get better because he knew there wasn't anyone there to push him.
#Huskers Practice take: Diaco is all gas no brakes. He actually pushed the blocked sled about 10 yards and blocked some players
- Here’s the takeaway about Nebraska’s current quarterbacks:
Patrick O’Brien: Seems to favor dart passes above all else. Checks down nicely, but currently puts a little too much on deep balls.
Tristan Gebbia: Has fantastic mechanics and should be an excellent quarterback in this system, but will need to get up to about 210 pounds during a redshirt year. Looks about 180-185.
Andrew Bunch: Very impressive for a walk-on. Should Lee and O’Brien go down, he strikes me as someone that could competently lead the offense.
- Not much stood out about the running backs, but Devine Ozigbo seems to have slimmed down and gained some quickness. We’ll see if that theory sticks when he puts on pads.
- Stanley Morgan and De’Mornay Pierson-El look like starters as of today with DPE looking like he has his freshman confidence back. Jaevon McQuitty has excellent size and should be fun to watch for the duration of spring.
- Starting offensive line from left to right: Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Michael Decker, Tanner Farmer and David Knevel. Matt Farniok, Boe Wilson and Bryan Brokop all saw quality time.
Bob Diaco is a coach all his own, though. He is very much a technician, a teacher and extremely passionate. Chris Jones was trotting at half speed before Diaco got up in his grill about lollygagging.
As practice went on and the offense and defense faced each other in the skeleton drills, it’s obvious that the defense loves Diaco and the 3-4.
While he is very in-your-face, he’s just as encouraging and wants his charges to feel his passion. It’s clear they do when their teammates make a big play.
Bob Elliot was a calming presence among Williams and Diaco, letting the young
guns do their thing while coaching when necessary. The dynamic of this staff is unique and fun to watch interact when it’s time to put all of the pieces together.
Head coach Mike Riley was also a fan of the defensive coaches’ work. In fact, he wasn’t surprised to see the Diaco’s attitude.
When was the last time there were 3 scholarship QB's on the depth chart? Meaning guys that began their career as Scholarship QBs?
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#Huskers practice take: POB won the coin toss and went out first. The QBs looked and operated like actual QBs. Good amount of check downs.
I'm so glad they did this. What a great way to show that it's a wide open competition.
Technically, this past season with Armstrong, Darlington and POB.
Before that would be 2013 with Martinez, Stanton and Armstrong.
Domann and A. Davis are taller than I realized. No way Gebbia is an ounce over 170. Get that kid a steak!
A year or 2 in the weight room/training table he will pack on some good weight. If he is a legit 6'3 I expect he will play at 210-215 range.
Man POB must have made some UNBELIEVABLE improvements to be seen as a possible replacement/improvement from TA...
...or something.
What a sh!tshow.
...or something.
What a sh!tshow.
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Gebbia likely in the background this year. But Riley says, "He's got a great release. A football junkie. None of this stuff surprises him."
5:09 PM - 4 Mar 2017
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Just my opinion but I think a RS year for Key Jr may be a good thing to get over the surgery and get back in football shape.
Have to agree. His situation was far from the norm and may need a bit more time to fully recover.
It's an exciting time, and it snuck up on me a little too.
I hope they get the defense installed and both POB and TLee excel throughout the spring. Glad to hear so much from people at practice.
How was his surgery different from the norm? I had an emergency appendectomy last year. They did it laparoscopically. It made three holes in my belly. I was to refrain from heavy lifting for three months to avoid incisional herniation. I was a bad boy and started lifting **** at two months and ended up with two incisional hernias that required surgery.
So my guess is his situation is similar. They are probably trying to avoid hernias and want his abdominal muscles to heal completely. But it has been three months or so since his surgery. He should be good to go. What were his complications? Infection? Herniation?
He ended up spending extra time in the hospital due to complications. I assume he had an infection, but I'm not sure. I know he lost weight and took a while to recover.
This. He has also been sick quite a bit since arriving on campus which has not allowed him to participate. He was seen running sprints yesterday and riding the stationary bike.
Riley is being cautiously optimistic.
Had umbilical hernia surgery myself about a month ago and it takes more time for us older folk compared to a young pup like Keyshawn Jr, better to be safe about this then sorry later. I myself don't want to get in the same situation as you Penny and have to have another operation to repair it again so I'm making sure that they have me on light duty for a few weeks till everything feels good to go, just like the staff is doing with Keyshawn Johnson Jr.Winking
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