Does EJ get a thousand?
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It's possible. I would look at what he gains in total yards from scrimmage to better access his value. Many posters on here will tell you that those flair type passes to the back are just long handoffs. Interesting topic.
If he ends up with 1000+ yards rushing, I could see a 9-10 win season.
If he ends up with 1000+ total scrimmage yards, maybe the same, but hopefully it's not because the WR room took a shite.
If he ends up with 1000+ total scrimmage yards, maybe the same, but hopefully it's not because the WR room took a shite.
Yes. I believe he comfortably surpasses it. Id like to see 1200ish yards out of him.
Then gimme 3800 to 4000 from Dylan and id say we had a good season.
Then gimme 3800 to 4000 from Dylan and id say we had a good season.
There is another scenario, if the defense ***** the bed, they won't be calling enough unning plays.
Hell yes, Emmett gets 1000 yards rushing this year. That dude is gonna break off an 80 yard TD at some point in the first couple games and go over 200 yards in a single game. Book it.
I believe!
The last time I can remember going into a season with a clear-cut #1 feature RB was Ameer in 2014, and obviously things have changed over the past ELEVEN YEARS but I still think it's possible for NU to produce a 1000 yard rusher if we don't insist on RB-By-Committee every single year.
The last time I can remember going into a season with a clear-cut #1 feature RB was Ameer in 2014, and obviously things have changed over the past ELEVEN YEARS but I still think it's possible for NU to produce a 1000 yard rusher if we don't insist on RB-By-Committee every single year.
I'm going to go with the over. I think he is going to have a big first 3 games. Probably will be about halfway there after those. Will probably have 1-2 hundred yard games during conference play and so should make it.
depends what the offense looks like.. I'm expecting about 15 rushing plays per game.. Dana likes to PASS.. A LOT.
I know he like's EJ catching the ball out of the backfield too, so that's why I think if you add in the receiving yards, he could get there.
Wait, you think we're going to throw like 55 passes per game?? Or are you just being sarcastic?
I don't know the exact number, but I think the "run game" will not be like a traditional running game.. it will be all this swing pass stuff out to the sideline and such.. so whatever number that comes out to be. I suspect it will be a lot like the Callahan years.. a lot of dink and dunk passes.. and because of that, it will be hard to get EJ to 1,000 yards on just rushing alone.
Hereās a good laughā¦ Dowdell with the 5th best vision of any CFB RB ha
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I am convinced that we need to gain 150-200 yards rushing, EVERY game, to have a CONSISTENTLY productive Big Ten offense.
If EJ is the bell cow, fine. I just believe that a CONSISTENTLY productive run game is the key to a CONSISTENTLY productive offense in this big-boy conference.
Maybe Dana H. will prove me wrong. But until that happens ā¦
If EJ is the bell cow, fine. I just believe that a CONSISTENTLY productive run game is the key to a CONSISTENTLY productive offense in this big-boy conference.
Maybe Dana H. will prove me wrong. But until that happens ā¦
I don't think so. If he stays healthy I think he's around 800.
Ok I gotcha, yeah I'm curious to see how it shakes out! He's had a surprisingly flexible approach over the years, his Air Raid teams are obviously in the history books but he's had plenty of success leaning on the rushing game too, depending on the makeup of the team.
His best WVU team (2016) went 10-3 with 31.5 passes per game for 257 ypg, and 44.2 rushes per game for 228 ypg.
His best Houston team (2021) went 12-2 while throwing 32.7 times a game for 271 ypg, and 36.5 rushes per game for 143 ypg.
He was the head coach for those teams, not sure if he was still OC as well, but I don't think he's as married to the wild west Big 12 Air Raid stuff as his reputation might seem. We'll find out soon!
EDIT: sheeeeesh even in 2010 during his first season as OC at Oklahoma State when Brandon Weedon was throwing it all over the place, Kendall Hunter ran for 1,548 yards and was a Doak Walker finalist!! Definitely forgot about that. I'm just gonna assume Holgerson is an offensive miracle worker. Haha
It was mentioned on Huskeronline podcast that Holgy has never had offense outside the top 25? Not sure exactly which metric was used but he knew his stuff.
So, that old woman, she's just a liar... And a bit of a tramp if you ask me..
It seems since our last 1,000 yard back
Holgerson is bringing in concepts that he knows work, but has stated that there isnāt anything wrong with the existing playbook. He is adding stuff and making the existing stuff work better. One of the reasons he has had good offenses is that he demands execution in practice. Satt had a tin ear for play calling and Holgerson is one of the better ones at play calling.
She was a shameless lying harlot who slept with petty thieves. Although she did have some nice fun bags back in the day.
He just stated on BTN that the playbook was too big and that Raiola was overwhelmed, the player's minds were cluttered, they weren't playing fast. They have fine tuned and slimmed things down.
She wasnāt into sharing either ā¦ we all know that debris had enough room for 1 more.
That's good to know. I think we all are curious to see what the offense will look like. I am just reading tea leaves.. the type of backs we recruited, or didn't recruit and such has me concerned about the run game, but there is no denying that Dana usually produces a potent offense.
Two things.
One thing that hurts EJ is no threat of running from the QB in the zone read option. If and until DR can keep Dās honest, the focus will be on EJ. I think some of that is why Dana went two backs in the backfield late last year.
Dana said he has been throwing everything at DR to get him ready for anything. If anything, Dana has upped the install.
Ok, three things. I liked Dowdell. He is a good back and we could use him this year. I know that wonāt be popular but it is my opinion. We donāt have much behind EJ and already injuries there.
One thing that hurts EJ is no threat of running from the QB in the zone read option. If and until DR can keep Dās honest, the focus will be on EJ. I think some of that is why Dana went two backs in the backfield late last year.
Dana said he has been throwing everything at DR to get him ready for anything. If anything, Dana has upped the install.
Ok, three things. I liked Dowdell. He is a good back and we could use him this year. I know that wonāt be popular but it is my opinion. We donāt have much behind EJ and already injuries there.
I think it depends on how healthy he stays and how much help he gets from the rest of the room. Iām sure Ives is viewed as a second or third down and short option, a guy who can take some of the harder mileage. His hamstring injury complicates things . EJ may end up getting 1000 on the rushing side simply because the team needed it out of him.
With our schedule this year it's quite possible but you have to remember this isn't the big12, Conference USA, AAC or the Mountain West it's the BIG and it's a brutal defensive league designed to stop the run. With that being said it does depend on how talented a back is and how good your OL is and how tough your schedule is. jmo
Looked up our first few years in the league for rushing numbers.
2011 Rex - 1357, Tmart - 874
2012 AA - 1137, TMart - 1019, Rex - 675
Those were teams that lived on the run game. NU of today does not. I think they are going to lean heavy on EJ this year and I hope he is durable enough to hold up.
I was hoping Parker could be a gamebreaker and get in the mix.
Doesnāt appear that is going to happen this year though.
Doesnāt appear that is going to happen this year though.
Those were exceptional running backs and as I said this year will depend on our running backs being very good to exceptional and our OL showing positive improvement which they seem to be headed towards. I absolutely believe one back cannot carry the entire load the entire season which will limit carries, it will take a group to get the job done. One other thing, the BIG of 10 to 15 years ago is not the BIG of today and our DC even mentioned the BIG as being very similar to the NFL in regards to running and defending the run, it's hard and physical.
