Would Mike Riley recruit Jalen Hurts?
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I would rather have Bama OL and DL then the QB looks great.
Terry Wilson was recruited as a QB, and only as a QB.
Haha my bad. Been following riley to long. He once recruited Russel Wilson as a DB
This fascination with "mobile QBs" is like a plague that had infected Husker fans. Hurts is a meh player, but the line he plays behind is one of the best around. Also, he hasn't ever been tested because he has the best defense in the game on his team so he is never having to do anything to go out and win the game.
Nebraska doesn't need a mobile QB, it simply needs a real QB
Nebraska doesn't need a mobile QB, it simply needs a real QB
Source? Several teams considered Wilson as a DB because of his lack of height, but as far as I can find his interest was only regional and his only offers were from NC State and Duke. (Both as a QB)
Not being combative, I just can't find anything linking Riley with Wilson at all.
I give up my brain isnt functioning properly. Seneca Wallace was the QB Riley recruited as a DB.
No the sickness are the fans who are buying into the pro style QB is all we need....just so Riley's offense might work.....yeah but will it win us championships.
Mayfield, McSorley, Watson, Jackson, Hurts, Barrett even Browning, Francois.....they are all mobile QBs
None of those players play for Nebraska......Those coaches are smart enough to realize the advantage it gives you.
What's funny is we used to love playing teams with pro style QBs and hate playing teams with mobile Qbs ..still do.
Let's see how many problems style Qbs are in the Final 4?
Mobile QB is simply not the same as running QB.
If a QB is mobile enough to extend plays and to pick up a first down with their feet they can be effective in college football.
A defense may have to account for a running QB with a linebacker, but if the QB is not an accurate passer, then you can get away without that defender most of the time. To slow down the Nebraska offense this year, you simply had to take away the QB run game and make Armstrong throw the ball. Him throwing the ball was a 50/50 rate of success.
Mayfield and Browning are throwers first and runners a distant second. They can move around the pocket enough to extend plays, will surprise teams with a QB draw, but their biggest runs come when the defense is unable to slow them down as passers and have to dedicate another defender to coverage.
If a QB is mobile enough to extend plays and to pick up a first down with their feet they can be effective in college football.
A defense may have to account for a running QB with a linebacker, but if the QB is not an accurate passer, then you can get away without that defender most of the time. To slow down the Nebraska offense this year, you simply had to take away the QB run game and make Armstrong throw the ball. Him throwing the ball was a 50/50 rate of success.
Mayfield and Browning are throwers first and runners a distant second. They can move around the pocket enough to extend plays, will surprise teams with a QB draw, but their biggest runs come when the defense is unable to slow them down as passers and have to dedicate another defender to coverage.
Bingo. Nebraska needs a QB who is a game manager and thrower first and foremost. Being able to extend a drive with a scramble is important but designed run plays aren't needed when you have a guys who makes the right reads and keeps you rolling.
Marshall Faulk wanted to play RB in college. We told we would take him but he would have to be a DB.
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All we need is a mobile QB like:
Carnes, transferred to Northern Iowa.
Green, transferred to Tulsa.
Spano, quit from injuries.
Martinez.
Darlington, life flighted from field.
Turner, immediately moved to wide receiver.
Dillman, moved to defensive end at N. Texas.
Armstrong.
Stanton, transferred to UNLV, benched.
That's one heck of a group, we definitely need more like the above!
Carnes, transferred to Northern Iowa.
Green, transferred to Tulsa.
Spano, quit from injuries.
Martinez.
Darlington, life flighted from field.
Turner, immediately moved to wide receiver.
Dillman, moved to defensive end at N. Texas.
Armstrong.
Stanton, transferred to UNLV, benched.
That's one heck of a group, we definitely need more like the above!
And I believe TMart was headed for the defensive backfield at least initially. And you forgot AJ Bush.
Man ... I can't help but believe that had Curt Dukes not transferred to Duke... Frankie would still be our coach and would be playing for conf and national championships pretty much on a yearly basis
Unknown when first recruited, later stated he'd have a shot at QB.
Bush, transferred to Iowa Western, benched.
That says tons about our inability to evaluate quarterback talent the last 5+ years...WOW!! Winking
One thing that needs to be mentioned is pro style qb means guys that can actually throw the ball, not that they can't run. Usually dual threat is code for qbs that can't throw it in the ocean. Give me the pro style all day with a little mobility.
People have slagged on TMart and Tommy, but compared to the rest of the QB roster we've had over the past few years, we were lucky to have them.
4 year starters. Accumulation of stats does not necessarily equal good careers.
They weren't bad players. Definitely not as consistent as all of would have liked but they had good careers representing the university. Here is hoping there is a quarterback coming up that can have an even better career because the football program is in desperate need of a game changer at the quarterback position.
I want a QB that will come in here and make the team better for one season at a time. I don't care about career statistics. Only career statistic I look at is career winning pct.
Agree. We've taken enough chances on dual threat guys. In today's game you have to have a QB that can deliver the ball. If they can scramble, that's icing on the cake. I'm just so ready to have a pocket passer under center. And also a real leader that maybe doesn't yell and finger point at other players between every drive. But that's probably just my being annoyed.
I would take another Jerry Tagge, Vince Ferragamo or David Humm..........
Compared to what we have dealt with lately...I would take a Gerry Gdowski, Steve Taylor, and Keithen McCant in a heart beat. That would be a serious upgrade in talent!! Winking
Gdowski and Taylor would've killed it in Riley's offense.
I think he played at a time when I was kind of out of the loop on Husker football and just don't remember much about him.