Mac Markway Moving To DE

[NorthwoodHusker]

I think the Cody Glenn move worked because Glenn had coaches (the Pelini brothers) who were good at recognizing talent and coaching up that talent, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.

I am not that confident in our current crop of coaches to either recognize talent or to coach that talent up properly.

Hmmm
How do you come to that conclusion? Curious how you are drawing you conclusions. MR specifically has said, able to recruit, thats knowing talent and getting that talent here, the other is coaching the talent to its best outcomes.
Obviously our old coaches could coach the back end well, and that coach is still here.
The D line coach and DC are gone, poor recruiting and very inflexible did them in. Or, no talent recognition and bad coaching.

 

[wcbsas]

Well TE wasn't working for Mac so I don't know what all the fuss is about. Prince Amukamara says Hi. Guys have switched positions late in their careers (post college) to gain a new position in the NFL. Frost played safety in the NFL.

Lots of guys played both ways in high school. From Mac's recruiting profile: "Size is not verified but looks and plays big/stout. Physical at the point of attack and thrives in the run game as a blocker. Tone setter in that capacity. Owns extensive two-way snaps and could likely play either side of the ball at the Power Five level."

Do your homework before you profess failure.

It’s not homework, it’s simple common sense.

The likelihood of a position switch this late in a persons collegiate career ending successfully is not good.

For every Cody Glenn, being hailed as a positive switch you have several Heinrich Haarberg’s. It just doesn’t happen.

This recruiting profile is 4 years, and two surgeries old.

 

[NorthwoodHusker]

It’s not homework, it’s simple common sense.

The likelihood of a position switch this late in a persons collegiate career ending successfully is not good.

For every Cody Glenn, being hailed as a positive switch you have several Heinrich Haarberg’s. It just doesn’t happen.

This recruiting profile is 4 years, and two surgeries old. Employ some common sense before you profess success.

Two things. One is honoring Nebraska commitment, the other, most useful outcome.

 

[Hville]

It’s not homework, it’s simple common sense.

The likelihood of a position switch this late in a persons collegiate career ending successfully is not good.

For every Cody Glenn, being hailed as a positive switch you have several Heinrich Haarberg’s. It just doesn’t happen.

This recruiting profile is 4 years, and two surgeries old.

Really. So at this point was HH more successful as a tight end or 3rd string quarterback. Give me a single example of a contributing player moving to another position and doing worse.

 

[Elwood von Kiowa]

wsbsas.... these guys are simply saying that sometimes a position switch does work. That's all. No one is crunching the numbers on a super computer .. no one is thinking about fruit....no one is making in-depth comparisons and parallels. .... just simply.. yeah... it has worked for some dudes.

Mmmm... Fruit!!!

 

[wcbsas]

Really. So at this point was HH more successful as a tight end or 3rd string quarterback. Give me a single example of a contributing player moving to another position and doing worse.

HH had 8 receptions for 52 yards and 1 TD.

I’d argue he was more impactful as a QB than a TE.

I do wish he would’ve been moved sooner to the TE position and had 2, 3 or 4 years of coaching and development. Bulked up a little more and seriously worked the position for a couple of years.

He was a great Husker because he sacrificed some personal success for team success. He is very high on my list as a favorite Rhule era Husker.
His move to TE was not successful IMO.

 

[Hville]

HH had 8 receptions for 52 yards and 1 TD.

I’d argue he was more impactful as a QB than a TE.

I do wish he would’ve been moved sooner to the TE position and had 2, 3 or 4 years of coaching and development. Bulked up a little more and seriously worked the position for a couple of years.

He was a great Husker because he sacrificed some personal success for team success. He is very high on my list as a favorite Rhule era Husker.
His move to TE was not successful IMO.

His receptions were more successful than any more contributions he would have made at quarterback. His quarterback contributions this year were pretty much manufactured and meaningless. The choice to play him at some ineffective goal and first down failed situations cost us two games.

 

[TFrazier]

I would say that many of us were hoping that HH would contribute much more this season.

The move didn’t work as hoped/anticipated but he gave it his all to the program. I appreciate his commitment to the program and not leaving for somewhere else.

 

[19D Cav]

His receptions were more successful than any more contributions he would have made at quarterback. His quarterback contributions this year were pretty much manufactured and meaningless. The choice to play him at some ineffective goal and first down failed situations cost us two games.

The HH Goal line package was very unimaginative I cant remember that we ever tired an RPO and the HH tush push was bad almost as bad as putting Dylan out as a WR , no one fell for that

 

[Alaskajohn]

The HH Goal line package was very unimaginative I cant remember that we ever tired an RPO and the HH tush push was bad almost as bad as putting Dylan out as a WR , no one fell for that

I agree. In execution, it looks like they maybe practiced those plays 2-3 times at the end of practice. Everything was so predictable.

 

[wcbsas]

His receptions were more successful than any more contributions he would have made at quarterback. His quarterback contributions this year were pretty much manufactured and meaningless. The choice to play him at some ineffective goal and first down failed situations cost us two games.

Was his tenure in 2025 as a TE more successful than his contributions as a QB in 2023?

His ineffectiveness as a rusher this past season is more reflective of poor play calling, poor O-Line play (especially in short yardage situations) and a general lack of toughness across the board.

I absolutely love HH, the person, the player, the Nebraskan.

 

[Burning Bright]

I like this move, would not be surprised if Markway made the depth chart at some point this season. Could be wrong, but I think his athleticism and footwork will translate.

 

[Cvillehusker]

Hope it works out . . . dude has a rough injury streak going. I'm always a little suspect of the position-switching. Doesn't work out very well all that often. Cody Glenn from RB to LB is one. Ty from offense to DT is another. Haarberg was a bit of a push.

Guess we'll find out.

Cody Glenn to Linebacker actually worked out much better than you are saying.It led to him playing 3 seasons in the NFL with the Colts as a LINEBACKER should have been moved sooner.

 

[Cvillehusker]

I think the Cody Glenn move worked because Glenn had coaches (the Pelini brothers) who were good at recognizing talent and coaching up that talent, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.

I am not that confident in our current crop of coaches to either recognize talent or to coach that talent up properly.

Coach Ruhle has been very successful at moving players at every level he's coached excepting the NFL. there are several players who after position swaps have become All conference and succeeded at the next level. Your statement either shows a lack of knowledge about the coaching staffs history or A bias against this staff. I hope its the former.

 

[Hville]

No … they are suggesting that since it worked out for Cam Jurgens that it could work out here as well.

And my response is the circumstances surrounding CJ’s accession from incoming TE recruit to NFL lineman is different than Markway’s transition.

Could it work? Sure
Is it likely to work? Probably not.

No no and no. The original suggestion was that position changes don’t work. The rebuttal was Cam Jurgens. You can make up apples and oranges or use your fake girlfriend to compare reaches but it’s not a reach. The bottom line is it disproves the original post that position changes don’t work.