3-4-5 radio/journo types just stated HH had a very strong arm and Smothers struggled with longer throws. I did not hear about Masker but it’s nice to know he did well.
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Calling my shot(Haarberg)
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Do you think he would be open to a position switch if QB does not work out? Question 2 - IMO a kid can only improve his passing so much. A kid either has it or doesn’t. Do you agree? Question 3 - given you are a recruiting guru do you think Nate Glantz from IW is a viable option?
Based on the statement, people are probably thinking they should take Mark Twain's advice on this one.
I thought there were multiple dog throws....a couple of AM's weren't even close.
Just my opinion, but other than his running I think he was above average but a product of his surroundings. Players hated him but respected his position. He wasn’t a motivator. His surrounding cast were just as equally motivated so his arrogant attitude was dismissed by his surrounding players as “tommy being tommy”. Just my opinion though.
Does anyone know if Logan even played another position in HS? I don't remember hearing of any other positions / stats
We already have Smothers switching positions or transferring. Yikes.
Yea his passes are worse than CJs hiking, cant run,and he came from the bama swamps
I'll be interested to see how he looks in the spring game. If Smothers is another McCaffrey-level passer and Haarberg can sling it . . . I think the writing is on the wall. Frost might make a run at a transfer QB (Glantz??) to provide depth/back-up and give Haarberg some room to learn.
Frost just can't afford to spot defenses the comfort of only having to really worry about 25 yards worth of field to defend when the #2 is in.
Well, I wouldn't throw dirt on Smothers just yet. This is still college ball and not as pass happy as the NFL. When I see Husker receivers getting separation from DB's and the ball isn't getting there then I'll worry. As of yet, I haven't seen it.
I would rather have a tough, gritty competitor that can read a defense and get you in the right play and execute rather than Mr. Potential. I hope Haarberg turns into our best ever, but it's a lot easier to throw the ball in practice to one receiver over reading a defense that wants to come in rip your head off.
I would rather have a tough, gritty competitor that can read a defense and get you in the right play and execute rather than Mr. Potential. I hope Haarberg turns into our best ever, but it's a lot easier to throw the ball in practice to one receiver over reading a defense that wants to come in rip your head off.
I don't disagree. But he's a freshman going through his first spring camp, and after watching a short video blurb of him, some have already concluded that he's not good.
I don't know what his approach is to a position switch. I'd have thought McCaffrey would have been open to it. After all, he played WR for basically 3 years of HS, and you'd think his dad would have the honest talk with him that it is his best (only) shot at the NFL.
Smothers is similar in frame and athleticism, but despite having a weaker arm like McCaffrey, he has always been a QB. Maybe he doesn't have the hands to play anywhere else? We haven't seen him used like McCaffrey was yet. He could have the attitude where he knows he's just a QB and if he can't excel at Nebraska, he'd be content transferring somewhere else.
As for Glantz, I'm not sure if he's on Nebraska's radar or not. The JUCO season just got started (he's off to an impressive start) and JUCO recruiting is going to be interesting this cycle. Most teams are filled up for the 2021 counters. And they'll have competition from guys in the portal for those few spots. And then, some kids will be available to transfer this May, while some won't be able to until December and be part of the '22 class.
You couldn't ask for a better guy than Held, though. He's plugged in to the JUCO ranks like few are. I do think there will be a few really good juco players available to add this summer. The elite guys will always have options, but like I said, the number of teams capable of taking them will be lower. There'll be a trickle down effect.
I've always been an advocate of Nebraska taking another QB in the portal. There were a couple guys I would have gone hard after prior to spring ball, but the staff seems content with Martinez as "the guy" and taking someone (if they do) after more spring attrition to be a reliable backup. IMO, if they wanted a true competition, they'd have gone after someone like Tyler Shough and given him a full offseason to learn the offense, get reps, and have a legit shot at the job.
Regardless, I think it'd be smart for the staff to look to add a JUCO guy as a walk-on, like they did with Andrew Bunch. Would Glantz do that? Hard to say what his scholarship options will be at this point, this early. I do think that trickle down effect will cause a lot of JUCO kids to decide whether they want to go FCS or take a shot and walk-on at a FBS school with the hopes of earning a scholarship.
No. Four-year starter at QB.
You could add the term gamer to that as well, when the bullets are flying, it brings the best out of them.
Joe Burrow was a later add
We may get lucky if we need to, and likely will
We may get lucky if we need to, and likely will
