looks like unlv qb

oldjar07

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He threw for 3,459 yd's (14th in the country), 23 TD's, 9 Int. and yes, he can run. He had a 149.5 QB rating.
(Chiles threw for 1,392 and had a 66.9 QB rating)
The only issue some people will have, is that he's only 6 ft tall. Not a big issue for me.

I believe he would be a better QB at NU than Minchey would. I would definitely take him over Chiles.
We need accurate information here. The figure you used for Colandera is Passer rating and what you use for Chiles is QB rating. They're different things. Chiles's Passer rating is 134.

I would take both. The guy who loses out can be converted to receiver and then you have a lot of room in the playbook for some trickery.
 
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oldjar07

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None of our options are game changers. What we are in reality looking at are guys who can give us depth at the QB spot. Lateef is serviceable as a kind of six win QB, but without a portal guy if he goes down we are in deep Kim Chi. If the QB's being talked about are our real options we are looking at treading water next year without much progress. All that said, if we get one of these guys AND significantly upgrade our offensive and defensive lines then we might be looking at some real progress.
They all can be game changers with good coaching. Mendoza was an average qb until he got to Indiana. Coaching and system fit makes all the difference.
 

knightwxc5000

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Colandrea looks like a playmaker and gunslinger in my my opinion. My one concern isn't deep ball accuracy, but if he could take the beating over a full season.
If Colandrea is the dude, we absolutely need to spend on a RT. He's not big enough to take 50 sacks plus another 60 carries in a season.
 
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knightwxc5000

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I just don't see it with Gottula. Maybe he was injured all year, but he is Corcoran II in my opinion. He is a guard at best. Agree, go get a proven commodity!
He's better than Corcoran. Corcoran is the worst OL I've ever seen. Gottula doesn't have quick feet though. He really needs to work on that.
 
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Don't really care about QB2 if we don't have lines that can compete in the B1G. Doesn't matter if you have Brady or Mahomes back there if we can't protect the QB and run the ball effectively we'll be screwed next year.
Have you ever seen a contender team with bad QB play?

Its year 4. Lets not pretend that QB OR OL/DL is a valid answer. Both should be able to be addressed at this point. Not one or the other. At that pace it would only take like 13 years to fix all of the position groups and break 8 wins right?
 
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InMotion

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The problem is we started worrying about the line of scrimmage waaay too late. Scott Frost thought is was more important to have skill players instead. On top of that, he had Greg Austin, then Uncle Donnie as the worst line coaches in the history of Nebraska football.
I mean how ******* dumb are our coaches? I really cant believe they can be that ******* stupid, but guess what. Here we are.

It will take 3 more years or even more to get out of this mess. Rhule will be gone as soon as we can get rid of him. Not only is he a less than mediocre coach, but he's got the brains of tuna salad.

What a ******* disaster.
 

inWV

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The problem is we started worrying about the line of scrimmage waaay too late. Scott Frost thought is was more important to have skill players instead. On top of that, he had Greg Austin, then Uncle Donnie as the worst line coaches in the history of Nebraska football.
I mean how ******* dumb are our coaches? I really cant believe they can be that ******* stupid, but guess what. Here we are.

It will take 3 more years or even more to get out of this mess. Rhule will be gone as soon as we can get rid of him. Not only is he a less than mediocre coach, but he's got the brains of tuna salad.

What a ******* disaster.
Glad you were able to get that out of your system. Feel better?
 
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JDD1959

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it goes without saying that we need a proven Right Tackle along with a "signed" QB but part of the answer too is to change to Offensive scheme to a more Run heavy system (Sorry Dana) with play action pass. To that end sign me a power back. Learn from Iowa and I hate to say it, Minnesota, thats how we stay in games, for now.
 

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South Carolina transfer OT Tree Babalade has committed to Nebraska
 

Neb79

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I would take both. The guy who loses out can be converted to receiver and then you have a lot of room in the playbook for some trickery.
That is a horrible idea. We ruined drive after drive by inserting idiotic gimmick plays our opponents saw coming a mile away. Focus on moving the ball forward with aggression, not running 2 qb formations when WR is supposed to be a position of strength.
 

redwine65

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Might view a healthy Gottula as the answer on the right side. He was never healthy this past season.
thats scary, we went thru this with teddy p...
and rb's..

it's bout production here on out, not forever in hospital
 

RChrisReade

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To those who say you have not seen enough of Colandrea, I also (like Cameron) live in Vegas and saw him in person. Here is the comparison over the last 3 years over the guy we are lamenting versus the guy we are discussing.

Minchey: 23/29 212 yards 0 TD. 0 INT. Run: 9 for 96 yds 2 TD Mop up in blowouts (with a RS)
Colandrea: 627/983 7,542 yards 49TD 29 INT Run: 328 for 1151 yds 12 TD Starting in ACC/MWC

For the right price, he could be a bargain.
 

oldjar07

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That is a horrible idea. We ruined drive after drive by inserting idiotic gimmick plays our opponents saw coming a mile away. Focus on moving the ball forward with aggression, not running 2 qb formations when WR is supposed to be a position of strength.
The 2 QB formation did work with Smothers or McCaffrey (can't remember which) playing RB. The problem is we only ran that formation in specialized situations when really it needed to be a full time thing with how deficient our talent was on offense that year.
 
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it goes without saying that we need a proven Right Tackle along with a "signed" QB but part of the answer too is to change to Offensive scheme to a more Run heavy system (Sorry Dana) with play action pass. To that end sign me a power back. Learn from Iowa and I hate to say it, Minnesota, thats how we stay in games, for now.
I didnt know the goal was to "stay in games".....I thought it was to win games?

We should not be trying to replicate Iowa and Minn and teams who have less money and resources than we do.....that is a horrible business plan. "Hey I strive to spend 4x as much as my competition to have the same results as them...."

We dont need a HC that needs 4 years to get the staff right and 3 schemes to find a recipe for success.....We are paying for a leader, with a vision, and the tools to execute it at a very high and proven level. If that isnt what we are getting, than its a failure, and should be criticized as such until it RAPIDLY improves, or new leadership is in place
 
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BleedRed89

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What was are ceiling with the ND kid ? Just curious what an expert like you think.
6 wins.

Get a better o line and the floor and ceiling go up on both. Im amazed that some of you take criticism of a staff spinning wheels so personally.
 

NikkiSixx

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There are absolutely still some obstacles to success. Many of you have mentioned elements of the offensive line that must get better, Colandrea's size and thus durability is a concern. I have concerns about Dana being able to continue to improve as an OC on the running side of the offense. Even many of the fans have forgotten the types of QB's that were successful for us, and that formula from the past.


All that said, I could not be more over the moon on his commitment. I feel really good about the possibilities here.. enough that there is some hope for the future. The schedule is brutal, no doubt.. but we just need a punchers chance. I love everything in that highlight film. He might throw an interception per game on average, but his energy in that clip is just on another level.

We still need a third guy. Along with some elite RB's x 2
 
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