Fall camp thread 2024

[huskersoup]

If HH comes in on the GL, windows aren't tight. Not for a thumper at QB that is going to run 2 plays...Q Power, Q Duo. They're going to suck up...hard. He'd literally throw a bluff route, a corner route, or possibly a pop pass, and in all likelihood, when those are called, you're getting guys one on one, or dudes come wide open because they're selling out to stop the Q Power and Q Duo. A defense isn't sitting in a 2 high shell playing zone coverage on the 2 yard line when the offense is in 14, 22, 23, or 32 personnel.

It's situational football. Every defense changes

The field condenses in the redzone and more importantly on the goalline. When you are going to be running many times anyway due to the passing windows shrinking, a running threat at QB to add another eligible player the defense has to account for rather than possibly risking injury to Raiola is something I really like. Further, Haarberg is more than a wildcat RB playing the position, he has a much better arm than an average wildcat insert.

It also gives the defense other things they have to prepare for, one of the many reasons that teams like Oregon run the swinging gate PAT attempt. They run maybe one play a game out of it, but the defense has to spend much more time getting ready to defend it. With practices limited by the NCAA, that's another leg-up we can have.

For Nebraska, they already installed the running packages for Haarberg last year anyway, so you aren't introducing anything new. In regards to your last sentence, what if we leave Raiola in and he throws a pick? How many people would be screaming to just do a QB sneak or run the ball?

There's a time and a place for HH at QB IMO.

The concept I have no issue with, and completely see the adv. with making it an 11v11 game in goal to go.

Evidently we disagree on Haarberg, I don’t trust him. And watching him run with the pad level of Forest Gump in short yardage situations like he did last year makes me physically ill. I don’t think he has any feel for the game.


Maybe he will prove me wrong. I am guessing they will try it at some point early on.

 

[slattimer]

The concept I have no issue with, and completely see the adv. with making it an 11v11 game in goal to go.

Evidently we disagree on Haarberg, I don’t trust him. And watching him run with the pad level of Forest Gump in short yardage situations like he did last year makes me physically ill. I don’t think he has any feel for the game.


Maybe he will prove me wrong. I am guessing they will try it at some point early on.

I'd argue, if that's the role they're going to carve out for him to help the team. I'm guessing pad level, etc. will all improve.

Like hey, HH, you're going to come in on SY situations under 3 yards. We're running Q power, get behind Maccuzza and just plow through the A gap. Q Duo. Come down hill, read the Mike, if he plugs, knife off tackle, if he doesn't, plow through the A-B gap. Oh hey, we're going to run one play action off of Q Power, where our H/FB is going to bluff the kick and slip him into the flat. He's going to be wide open, 2-3 steps downhill, pop back, throw outside.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Kaladin]

@ShortSideOption whats gonna happen at LT? Is there anyone behind Corc that can do the job?

 

[nja13]

Call David Sanders and see if he can reclassify and enroll now.

 

[DrumMonkeyRobot]

If HH comes in on the GL, windows aren't tight. Not for a thumper at QB that is going to run 2 plays...Q Power, Q Duo. They're going to suck up...hard. He'd literally throw a bluff route, a corner route, or possibly a pop pass, and in all likelihood, when those are called, you're getting guys one on one, or dudes come wide open because they're selling out to stop the Q Power and Q Duo. A defense isn't sitting in a 2 high shell playing zone coverage on the 2 yard line when the offense is in 14, 22, 23, or 32 personnel.

It's situational football. Every defense changes under the 10 yard line, and even more so under the 5 yard line.

I saw HH completely whiff on wide-open throws to Fidone enough times last year to say, "No thanks." It felt like at least once every game, Fidone would be all alone over the middle, and HH would throw a completely uncatchable ball.

 

[nja13]

Re: short yardage

One thing I don’t want to see is us run is any QB sneaks with Raiola against Colorado. I don’t want him in a pile with those jackwagons.

 

[SOHusker11]

 

[Sous Chef]

I saw HH completely whiff on wide-open throws to Fidone enough times last year to say, "No thanks." It felt like at least once every game, Fidone would be all alone over the middle, and HH would throw a completely uncatchable ball.

That's if he even saw him

 

[1HuskerDad]

@ShortSideOption whats gonna happen at LT? Is there anyone behind Corc that can do the job?

Gottula is most ready I believe. They went back and forth about whether to burn his redshirt last year as a true Freshman. Could you have Brix work at that position too? Knaake I think has been RT behind Benhart.

 

[SOHusker11]

 

[skersker]

I think the coaches pulled back on the reins for HH’s running style. Especially after he got dinged up a little. They could t afford for him to go down.
If Raiola is healthy and you have HH out there in certain packages I think you see a different runner.

Nah. He was just more effective against bad teams

 

[Herbie]

Teddy just needs to medically retire and finish out his free education. It ain’t worth your knees being shot forever.

 

[skersker]

. I don't get the love affair some have with him.

it’s one of the dumbest things in this fanbases recent history. He’s really not good

 

[Alcaus]

Fucking grass

 

[vailhusker]

Free

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Mavsker]

If HH sees the field this season in anything but clean up duty, something has gone terribly wrong. I tolerated him last year because I thought he was the shiniest turd we had. And he regressed over the course of the year. Still think he was better than Sims but in retrospect not sure he was better than McCaffery.

Really hoping that transfer Gramstad can take over the critical #2 job.

Anyone who responds that we need him on the field at TE or some other position I'm gonna tater

 

[vailhusker]

 

[ShortSideOption]

Why? I just don't see it.

Because a wildcat RB can't throw. Anyone trying to argue that they'd rather have a wildcat RB throw down there opposed to Haarberg is not living in reality.