That's good. I never said it was either/or. I only hold the opinion that I'd rather have a good OL than a good RB. The former immediately gives us 2 or 3 good RBs. But yeah...upgrade everywhere.
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We’ve been bad at RB since Bo left, with the exception of the second half of Ozigbo’s Sr year and those couple games Tre Bryant was healthy.
Recruiting has been awful at those spots. Reggie Davis is probably the worst recruiter in the schools history during the modern age and Held was never going to attract the kids we need.
Reggie Davis Recruiting = Dylan Utter as a center. 2 of the worst Husker things ever.
This is how the walk-on program can detract from the team. Too many RBs dillute the reps in the RB group and then the bloat is justified by having the walk ons run on specials on Saturday which is why that sucks too. I’m great with walk ons but they have to earn it. And don’t give me this five star heart, practice ptper argument. If we’re playing walk ons, they need to be equal in talent and plus in effort. Most of the walk-on backs are not close to equal talent with the scholarship guys. Time to eliminate the bloat
I agree. I would rather the walk-on program be geared more towards the D-line and O-line. With occasional LB sprinkled in.
Brody only had 10 rushing attempts and like 48 yards. Not exactly eye dropping. Much of his yardage came without contact and with holes most of our backs would have done the exact same thing.
I’m not saying he sucks but I’m saying he’s really not a factor until he is a factor.
also disagree with you on Rhamir. If he continues to improve like he did this year, kids legit. He has great speed and can catch the ball out of the backfield. I think the best play any back made all year was his TD against Michigan
And yet if the Oline that included
I think Johnson’s speed and the ability to catch will be of use to Whipple.
Back in the day, it was a very big deal to sign the top back out of the jr college ranks. With everyone’s attention on the portal, NU has a great opportunity here.
Good post. I still consider it at least noteworthy!
Mills was good and we missed him last year.
OL play affects running backs which affects QB timing with receivers yet most want to blame the most visible player on the field.
May be in the minority on this but I just don’t see it with RJ. Good speed and hits the hole hard, but IMO he lacks vision, the most important quality a back can have.
Felt like Ervin has the vision, but lacks elite explosiveness.
Yant is a question mark with his weight and transfer rumors.
Stepp hasn’t shown much.
The A&M transfer is a complete unknown.
The true freshman is a project.
I think we almost need to take another RB when expecting that we will lose probably lose 1 more to attrition.
Felt like Ervin has the vision, but lacks elite explosiveness.
Yant is a question mark with his weight and transfer rumors.
Stepp hasn’t shown much.
The A&M transfer is a complete unknown.
The true freshman is a project.
I think we almost need to take another RB when expecting that we will lose probably lose 1 more to attrition.
Imo Nebraskas RB room would look a lot better if Nebraska had even serviceable run blocking under Austin.
You basically just said ALL of our backs suck or haven’t proved anything(basically the same thing).
People think our OL is terrible. People think we need DL.
And yet, lots of fools think we get to 8-9 wins next season? How?
Seems like a bit of an exaggeration of my post…
I am saying that we have a couple decent backs and a couple unknowns. We don’t have any difference makers on the roster as it stands right now. With improved OL play they could turn into above average backs.
Fwiw DT would be my #1 priority in the portal, followed by Safety, Center, and RB. We do have a lot of holes to fill from last years squad. Most people predicting 8-9 wins are going off of schedule.
I probably have a more negative view than most after the last few years and have been open in saying that I think SF should have got canned. That being said they’ve done a good job recruiting the portal, I like the new hires, and Frost could still turn it around. I predicted 6 wins for next year prior to getting Palmer. If they get a couple more difference makers 8 is attainable IMO.