Stats that show you why we are fighting to be .500.

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

So far In 2019 the Husker offense has been the red zone 40 times.

28 scores. 21 TDs and 7 FGs.

70%/ 52%/25%

national average

83%/61%/21%

Defensively opponents have made 43 trips

39 scores 30 TDs and 9 FGs.

91%\70%\20%

National average

83%\60%\20%

so basically nearly equal red zone trips but we are below average on offense and defense. Burning the candle at both ends. I wonder what the record would be if we able to score just at the national average.

Great post! Chins should be fired, special teams coach too.

 

[DPDWU]

So far In 2019 the Husker offense has been the red zone 40 times.

28 scores. 21 TDs and 7 FGs.

70%/ 52%/25%

national average

83%/61%/21%

Defensively opponents have made 43 trips

39 scores 30 TDs and 9 FGs.

91%\70%\20%

National average

83%\60%\20%

so basically nearly equal red zone trips but we are below average on offense and defense. Burning the candle at both ends. I wonder what the record would be if we able to score just at the national average.

Tuco these are great stats!! One other one that seems to get overlooked is it seems like when we turn the ball over no matter where on the field the other team scores a TD. The defense doesn’t force fg or get a stop it seems all year. I’m not sure the numbers but it seems overwhelming. Pts off turnovers seems to be a problem as well.

 

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

So is it all because we don’t have the right type of players, as Frost implies in his press conferences?

Wrong, have better players than all teams played except Ohio state , and Wisconsin, we have one of the worst coached teams in the country.

 

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

I’d say that’s part true. We do hit big plays. We don’t hit big plays for TDs. Last week alone we had a ton. We had 2 runs of 40+ yards on the same drive and still came away with no points. Almost laughable honestly.

The problem with big plays for TDs and our redzone woes is we have no size.

In the redzone, speed isn’t that big of an asset. AM has no true threat of a fade, cause he has no WRs capable of catching a fade. We can’t hammer away in the run game cause a) it’s not our style b) we don’t have a big package formation worth a **** c) we have one RB who can carry the rock down in the redzone and our staff loves to mix it up with the backs down there. I honestly watch a ton of football and I don’t understand what the hell we are trying to ever do in the redzone. I understand what every other team in college football is doing and what the hell the pros are doing, I just can’t understand our offense tries to do. We have zero identity in the redzone and zero go to guys that can be effective in the redzone. Not having a go to guy in the redzone kills us. It allows defenses to do whatever they really want to do. I am always hoping Stoll becomes that but he’s not. But we need some size on the field to be effective

And lack of size is also why I believe we don’t see many big plays go for TD. Everyone knows you force us to the middle of the field. That’s how you defend us. That’s why we see big chunk plays over the middle every week. They are there very often but you know what’s NEVER there, a streak down the sideline. When’s the last time we’ve had a long TD pass down the sideline? I guess JD had a nice route last week for a TD but that really wasn’t what I’m talking about. What I’m talking about is teams know they can completely taking this away from us because we don’t have a WR with size we can trust on 50/50 balls or even back shoulder throws. Do we even have a QB who can make those type of throws. So then we are forced in the middle of the field and we don’t have the size or depth to fight thru the big hits they take. I’ll tell you, if I’m a defensive Cord, defending NU would probably be the easiest task I had all year. and as for the other end of the candle, the defense, that’s even more a mess. Maybe it’s cause I watch NU more closely then any other team but I’ve never seen an easier team to scheme against in my life. This team is like playing a video game on easy.

Thanks for sharing and speaking for me too. We are poorly coached, coached stupid play stupid.

 

[ridge222]

My point of all that was directed at the folks that think Frost is so awesome (Uber, for example, on another thread, which is where I originally posted that) because Nebraska was "one TD drive in several games" from having a much better record. All I was doing was pointing out that such things are the case with several other teams....in other words, it doesn't matter much.

As far as statistical rankings go......

“You know how I feel about stats. Stats are for losers. Final scores are for winners.”- Bill Belichick.....I don't like the guy or the Patriots, but kind of hard to argue.

Gotcha! Yeah that dude has some issues.