Adrian Martinez
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A lot of these hurry up offenses don’t really use a lot of QB audibles. They lineup quickly so that they can take advantage of mismatches by not letting the defense substitute.
They don’t use traditional checks, by the QB. We get to the line, get the call from the sideline and go. It is much more important for him to make the correct read in the zone reads and RPO’s, the coaches can make the checks.
RPOs are basically in play audibles.
With a year under his belt the hope should be that he grasps the playbook well enough for the offense to play as fast as HCSF wants to all the time.
No. One of the reasons young QBs can get on the field nowadays is they've taken all the play calling responsibilities away from the quarterback. Teams will often do hard counts to get the defense to jump into their shell then the OC will signal in a new play. The Peyton Manning types who are OCs on the field are a dying breed. Back in the day QBs had to know every positions job on every play. Now they are just like any other position they just need to make good reads and they can be very successful.
Not sure about checks, but Milton went from an average QB year 1 to a Heisman type QB year 2. Martinez had a better year 1 than Milton I believe. He could be in for a monster year. If he is not in the Heisman chatter this year or next I will be shocked.
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Well just keep in mind that Frost has said in this off season that he thought Adrian was further ahead of Milton and Mariota at the same points in their careers. Think about that.
Some of Adrian’s weakest moments last year came from not being super accurate with the deep ball.
If his completion% on the deep pass improves along with better decision making, both of which are almost guaranteed to happen, then look out. Adrian could be setting up for a monster year. WR’s and OL need to step up (we need reliable hands and time to throw). With the speed we can get on the field, guys should be getting open and he’ll just need to find them. Time to start making all those explosive plays Frost’s system is known for.
If his completion% on the deep pass improves along with better decision making, both of which are almost guaranteed to happen, then look out. Adrian could be setting up for a monster year. WR’s and OL need to step up (we need reliable hands and time to throw). With the speed we can get on the field, guys should be getting open and he’ll just need to find them. Time to start making all those explosive plays Frost’s system is known for.
This year the huskers have more depth at quarterback and I think that the playbook will open more for Adrian. Year 2 at UCF under Frost was a bigtime jump expect the same this year.
Huh?
His biggest plays came from deep ball plays. It's the reason he is a 65% passer.
Reading about Adrian, I drifted away thinking of another Martinez, Taylor.
Seems like he was just here. What could have happened if that toe injury never happened?
Oh well, here’s to both Martinez’!
Seems like he was just here. What could have happened if that toe injury never happened?
Oh well, here’s to both Martinez’!
AM was already making the majority of all of the checks at the LOS the last few games of the season.
I just remember a handful of missed opportunities that I think become lessened going forward.
I don’t have the passing chart breakdown, but the link below has a nice summary showing indicators that his lowest national rankings come from yards per pass play, TDs, and plays over 20 yards (only categories ranked past 50). There are a lot of swing passes and checkdowns that increase the overall completion%.
I think there is untapped potential for more explosive plays.
https://hailvarsity.com/s/5585/a-look-at-adrian-martinezs-first-year-at-nebraska
When Oregon was at their peak, they got to the line and snapped it. None of this looking over to the coaching staff for 20 seconds while the linemen try not to have a procedure penalty. Don't know how they did it but they were legit fast to get the play off.
They were lightening fast. I think we will go that fast at times, but Frost likes to do a lot of shifts and motions that slow things down a little more than Chip’s offense.
When Chip was moving like that, he had Mariotta who was an exceptionally smart guy in addition to his physical skill and experience.
Those are technique issues. He will get those under control. The main issues I saw with Martinez were freshman mistakes and touch passes. With the speed we are bringing in, he may not need a lot of touch.
