Gabe Ervin

[vailhusker]

 

[Kaladin]

I keep forgetting about him. Dude was our starter at the beginning of last season

 

[tman87]

He never really flashed much. But is young and maybe has more potential than he showed before he got injured. We will see.

 

[...TrueColors...]

He never really flashed much. But is young and maybe has more potential than he showed before he got injured. We will see.

He had some 5-7 yard bursts against OU that I thought he displayed some serious athletic ability.

The play he got hurt on was gonna be a big play had he not busted himself all up.

 

[YankeesJunkie]

He never really flashed much. But is young and maybe has more potential than he showed before he got injured. We will see.

Thought he had some good runs against Buffalo when the OL was acting competently in the second half, but if he comes back to fall healthy he will have a say in depth chart.

 

[tman87]

I agree he showed a few bursts, but to me at least, never flashed what I had hoped to see from him. Very limited amount of play to draw any conclusions from though. Usually a back that flashes, does so right away though. Still not writing him off at all though, he could still end up playing a lot or starting as he becomes fully recovered and matures physically and witht he playbook/on field play.

 

[huskerj12]

He had some 5-7 yard bursts against OU that I thought he displayed some serious athletic ability.

I agree he showed a few bursts, but to me at least, never flashed what I had hoped to see from him. Very limited amount of play to draw any conclusions from though. Usually a back that flashes, does so right away though. Still not writing him off at all though, he could still end up playing a lot or starting as he becomes fully recovered and matures physically and witht he playbook/on field play.

People like to bring up the OU game for Ervin but he only had 18 yards on 9 carries 🙁

He's obviously super young though so hopefully we'll get to see a lot more of what he can do when he's healthy.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

People like to bring up the OU game for Ervin but he only had 18 yards on 9 carries 🙁

He's obviously super young though so hopefully we'll get to see a lot more of what he can do when he's healthy.

He had 37 carries in ~3.5 games. Reading anything into anything based off that sample size seems ill advised.

 

[Goskers07]

I agree he showed a few bursts, but to me at least, never flashed what I had hoped to see from him. Very limited amount of play to draw any conclusions from though. Usually a back that flashes, does so right away though. Still not writing him off at all though, he could still end up playing a lot or starting as he becomes fully recovered and matures physically and witht he playbook/on field play.

Agreed, it's hard to tell with how limited his work was. He was getting rave reviews for a reason though. The ability is there, but it appeared to me confidence might have been the issue. I'd bet if he can fix that we might see a high quality back.

 

[DuckSker]

He had some 5-7 yard bursts against OU that I thought he displayed some serious athletic ability.

The play he got hurt on was gonna be a big play had he not busted himself all up.

He had 8 rushes for 18 yards that game….

 

[NeAz]

I think he’ll be a stud when fully healthy.

 

[Cornicator]

That room got a lot better this past Spring, from the Position Coach on down. Its going to continue to improve with the arrival of Ajay Allen. One under discussed key for all of the RB's is their ability to catch the football in this offense.

Gabe caught a lot of passes in high school, but didn't really get the opportunity to showcase that skill before his injury. Rahmir Johnson quietly became one of the best pass catchers out of the backfield in the Big Ten. He basically had 200 yards receiving in what amounted to 6 games. Ajay Allen is just an all around electric player. I think he finds his way onto the field in some capacity.

Anthony Grant is best pure running back of the bunch, but rarely had a pass thrown his way at JUCO. Yant has terrible hands, and is a pretty maddening player for all the coaches. At times he looks like Leonard Fournette. At other times, he looks extremely UNathletic, like the infamous trip at the goal line vs. Minnesota.

The biggest difference is the coaching though. Applewhite is a considerable step up in Class from Ryan Held.

If Frost does end up getting fired at Nebraska, I believe we will all look back and realize his demise started the day he decided to hire Greg Austin, Ryan Held, Verduzco.

 

[Bootleg11]

I think he’ll be a stud when fully healthy.

I think that's what the staff thinks. Sounds like they really like him.

 

[Huskerzz9457]

He had some 5-7 yard bursts against OU that I thought he displayed some serious athletic ability.

The play he got hurt on was gonna be a big play had he not busted himself all up.

He was scoring on that play IMO

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Ajay Allen

I have heard nothing, but great things about him. I am very curious to see what he looks like this fall.

One under discussed key for all of the RB's is their ability to catch the football in this offense

I think that is one reason why R. Johnson Is liked by Whipple.

The biggest difference is the coaching though. Applewhite is a considerable step up in Class from Ryan Held.

I know I heard some mixed reviews from him initially...mainly from TCU fans/a media member I'm friends with.

Since he has arrived he has been one of our best recruiters and have heard some really good things about his coaching style.

The more that comes out the worse and worse Held looks.

Yant has terrible hands, and is a pretty maddening player for all the coaches. At times he looks like Leonard Fournette. At other times, he looks extremely UNathletic, like the infamous trip at the goal line vs. Minnesota.

If he could be consistent he might be the best back in the room. You just can't rely on him when your nuts are held to the bandsaw.

If Frost does end up getting fired at Nebraska, I believe we will all look back and realize his demise started the day he decided to hire Greg Austin, Ryan Held, Verduzco.

What's your thoughts on Raiola? There was some indications during the spring game that I felt like things were heading the right direction there.

I also have heard some positives, but I'm skeptical of him given lack of experience.

 

[...TrueColors...]

He was scoring on that play IMO

If he wasn’t it surely was gonna be a 30+ yard gain.

 

[David Webb]

He had 8 rushes for 18 yards that game….

Not that it really matters, but it was 9 for 18 with a long of 13. So he had 1 for 13 and 8 for 5. If there were some 5-7 yard bursts out of him, they must have been sideways or partially backwards.