Jamal Rule

[OxfordComma]

Such a double edged sword from scrimmages. Good side is that we need a D that can finally stop the run. Bad side is our O needs to do it too!

Or we have a D that can’t stop the run, and an O that still can’t run on them.

The season can’t start soon enough.

 

[dinglefritz]

Such a double edged sword from scrimmages. Good side is that we need a D that can finally stop the run. Bad side is our O needs to do it too!

No doubt they’re running pretty basic stuff and defense tends to be ahead of offense in early fall.

 

[1thomas]

Running back is a concern.

The offensive line will be better. This is good news.

However, the defense held the offense to less than 3 yards per rush at the scrimmage last Saturday. Defenses typically look better in early scrimmages, so while it is not panic time, we definitely need to improve the run game. QB will help with that some.

Seems like we'd need a lot more context than that to make any judgments. For example the 1's only ran 40 of the 120 plays. How did we look there vs how the bottom group looked? Was the qb in a green jersey or live? Plenty of variables that we just don't know.

 

[BugsAreQualityProtein]

RB was a concern until EJ separated himself in games. When you don’t have a returning bell cow RB it’s al says a concern in college. Looks to me like we have 3 good options who could step up

I hope they are somewhat patient with the RBs in the first few games. One of them has to emerge as a serviceable starter or Colandrea will be getting the lion’s share of rushing yards. And we all know how that’s gone for Husker QBs in the past several years.

 

[Kakdawg]

Don’t sleep on this kid. I’ve liked him since he committed. Dana says “he doesn’t look like a freshman. 6’2” 210 lbs, breakaway speed, been good in protection”. IMO the hand wringing about the RB room isn’t warranted.

I think it's warranted until we see them once the live bullets start flying. This coming from Rules biggest supporter too.

After watching clips I wished I had seen a bit more explosion from Mozee. I can see he's gotten bigger and stronger but his initial burst or quicks didn't do it for me. Nelson and Rule looked like I wouldve hoped Mozee would as well.

I'll admit I have no expectations whatsoever on Booth and very little on Ives.



Holla

 

[dinglefritz]

I think it's warranted until we see them once the live bullets start flying. This coming from Rules biggest supporter too.

After watching clips I wished I had seen a bit more explosion from Mozee. I can see he's gotten bigger and stronger but his initial burst or quicks didn't do it for me. Nelson and Rule looked like I wouldve hoped Mozee would as well.

I'll admit I have no expectations whatsoever on Booth and very little on Ives.



Holla

Some concern is warranted every year you don’t have a returning starter. That said, I think the hand wringing and empty cupboard talk is over done. Guys graduate all the time and it’s been rare where there haven’t been concerns about their backups stepping up.

One of the issues is that we’ve been in so many close games that the number of carries for Mozee and Nelson have been limited. The days are gone where the pipeline had worn out a defense and the backups got 10 carries in a game. I mostly like what I saw last fall from Mozee and Nelson. They’ll be fine.

 

[NikkiSixx]

Or we have a D that can’t stop the run, and an O that still can’t run on them.

The season can’t start soon enough.

Dana hasn't proved to me that he can actually engineer or call a decent running game.. remember, this guy came from the Leach tree of passing.. they don't value the rb room or the position, and the head coach has stated as much. I think the run game will come from the QB this year, not the OC.

 

[regionsdoc]

What I’ll be looking for in the first three games is the OL’s performance in the red zone. Think back to last year against the cupcake teams when the OL couldn’t punch it in inside the 5. Have to be dominant at the LOS against cupcakes if you want to be competitive in conference play.

Post of the preseason…

 

[dinglefritz]

Dana hasn't proved to me that he can actually engineer or call a decent running game.. remember, this guy came from the Leach tree of passing.. they don't value the rb room or the position, and the head coach has stated as much. I think the run game will come from the QB this year, not the OC.

If I remember correctly Leach’s offense at TTU ran for over 200 on us one of the last times we played them.