Offensive Coordinator

[Ripping Lips]

The RB rotation drives me crazy. Feed Dowdell!! 2 straight 14-yards gains, and we take him out. He needs 20 carries a game, not 12-14. He seems to get better as the game goes along.

I think Dowdell has a cardio or stamina issue that they talked about during one of the Chasing 3 episodes. He's good for a few runs, but doesn't have enough gas in the tank to maintain it.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

I think Dowdell has a cardio or stamina issue that they talked about during one of the Chasing 3 episodes. He's good for a few runs, but doesn't have enough gas in the tank to maintain it.

Also ball security issues from time to time. IIRC, he's also been pulled for a while after a couple of the times he put the ball on the turf.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Since I know we aallllllll love Nebraska connections…

Zac Taylor after Cincy fires him?

 

[Seaofred92]

3rd and 9 at the OSU 23 8:14 3Q: OSU brings a 0 blitz. Jacory Barney is WIDE open but Raiola doesn’t recognize the blitz/get the ball hot to his man. This is a walk in TD for Barney if he gets the ball out. Instead its a sack and we have to kick a FG.

Just killer to look at. Should’ve been 6.

 

[Fargo Husker]

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Just killer to look at. Should’ve been 6.

I mean…Dylan has a free rusher bearing down at him and Barney is behind a defender in that first frame. By the time Barney’s open the rusher is pretty much on Dylan. I’ll fault Dylan for missing some throws, but I’m not sure I can fault him for this one.

 

[jickey moseph]

I mean…Dylan has a free rusher bearing down at him and Barney is behind a defender in that first frame. By the time Barney’s open the rusher is pretty much on Dylan. I’ll fault Dylan for missing some throws, but I’m not sure I can fault him for this one.

Is the thought that if DR recognizes it and “throws him open” or leads him, that Barney would have cleared that LB/DB by then?

 

[Seaofred92]

Is the thought that if DR “throws him open” or leads him, that Barney would have cleared that LB/DB by then?

Yes- Barney is his hot read here if he gets immediate pressure in his face. The freeze frames make it harder to tell but the defender he is “behind” is in man coverage and running himself out of the play - he’s a non factor for the hot route

 

[Seaofred92]

Since I know we aallllllll love Nebraska connections…

Zac Taylor after Cincy fires him?

This is a clear upgrade and also can be used in recruiting to have guys play for a former NFL coach so it’s an unequivocal yes if he’s willing to do it

 

[Seaofred92]

3rd and 10 at the OSU 32 2:36 3Q: Very next play. Buttguys bring a 0 blitz, Raiola fails to go hot to the open receiver (Barney again- who beats his man and may have scored if the ball comes out) and instead takes a sack. Moves us back out of FG range and we have to punt. Side note- this happens again later in the game and then finally on the third time Raiola recognizes it and throws the little tunnel ball to Neyor in the 4th where we almost score and get 1st and goal before the Dowdell TD.

Buttguys bringing 7 at the snap


Barney is your hot read here



Throw hot Dylan


Throw hot Dylan!!!



THROW HOT DYLAN!!!!!


Sack lunch

 

[Seaofred92]

2nd and 10 at the OSU 32 2:41 3Q: Man coverage from Ohio State. We call a switch route with Banks and Neyor both lined up into the far boundary. It’s executed perfectly and a remotely accurate throw is a touchdown for NU. Raiola throws maybe his worst ball of the day and misses a wide open TD.

Pain

 

[jickey moseph]

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Buttguys bringing 7 at the snap

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Barney is your hot read here


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Throw hot Dylan

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Throw hot Dylan!!!

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THROW HOT DYLAN!!!!!

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Sack lunch

Even had Neyor too it looks like

 

[Seaofred92]

Even had Neyor too it looks like

Neyor is the “pick” guy - look at the first image there you’ll see he’s got his defender over the top and is contacting Banks’ defender at the time of the throw

 

[tman87]

Not going to quote your posts, Seaofred - too many pics to reload for people (my tmobile wireless internet took quite a while to load them -it's slow). But DR did miss the hot routes, and really missed the wheel/pick route to Banks (think it was Banks not Neyor). I mean he threw to the right guy there, but made a bad throw. That should have been an easy walk in TD.

In the hot routes - he has to get better, much better. I think earlier in the season he hits those, but he got shook in the Illinois game and hasn't recovered yet. He has the Yips. He also had a heavy pass rush with guys running straight at him unblocked (which I know - hit the damn hot route!) a LOT - but the point of those bum rushes is to rattle a QB, especially a true frosh QB.

He needs to get better and get rid of the Yips. He showed elite field reading ability earlier in the season, against weaker competition, yes. But that ability is there. He needs to improve, and do so yet this season. The talent and quick blinking is all there - but he needs to use both his arm talent and his quick blinkers. He lost confidence in himself, and IMO, in his receivers, plus play calling hasn't usually done him a lot of favors (no excuse - on those hot routes a composed QB makes those throws). We need DR to take a big step forward from here on out.

 

[tman87]

As far as a new OC - I dunno who this would be in the college ranks - but I love what the Niners scheme and style is. Yes, they are struggling so far this season, but overall, I have loved their scheme since Shanahan has been there. I want something like that for NU. They utlize so many looks, different players/positions and it all really is still based on having a solid running game.

I realize Shanahan is elite at this. But someone who can bring in a similar style/scheme for an OC is who I would want if there is such a guy we can pull.

 

[Seaofred92]

Not going to quote your posts, Seaofred - too many pics to reload for people (my tmobile wireless internet took quite a while to load them -it's slow). But DR did miss the hot routes, and really missed the wheel/pick route to Banks (think it was Banks not Neyor). I mean he threw to the right guy there, but made a bad throw. That should have been an easy walk in TD.

In the hot routes - he has to get better, much better. I think earlier in the season he hits those, but he got shook in the Illinois game and hasn't recovered yet. He has the Yips. He also had a heavy pass rush with guys running straight at him unblocked (which I know - hit the damn hot route!) a LOT - but the point of those bum rushes is to rattle a QB, especially a true frosh QB.

He needs to get better and get rid of the Yips. He showed elite field reading ability earlier in the season, against weaker competition, yes. But that ability is there. He needs to improve, and do so yet this season. The talent and quick blinking is all there - but he needs to use both his arm talent and his quick blinkers. He lost confidence in himself, and IMO, in his receivers, plus play calling hasn't usually done him a lot of favors (no excuse - on those hot routes a composed QB makes those throws). We need DR to take a big step forward from here on out.

Dylan has largely been good so I hope people don’t take me re-posting some of this as “Dylan Sucks” - that isn’t what I’m saying at all (and isn’t what you’re saying either).

I’m more so reposting it because I think people are looking at the final score and saying “the OC stinks!” But when you’re playing with a Freshman QB you have to just know there’s going to be missed opportunities as he grows.

If he hits 2 of the throws in question and we score 31 points people would be on here saying it’s the best game Satterfield has ever called. The reason I want to post this stuff is to show that we’re actually not as “far away” as it may seem from having a pretty good offense despite our glaring deficiencies with perimeter blocking and lack of explosion at both RB and WR.

Between Dylan having another year of experience and what will hopefully be a talent upgrade at the skill positions in the offseason I am hopeful that we make a big jump next year on offense. OL will have a lot to say about that though.

 

[jickey moseph]

Neyor is the “pick” guy - look at the first image there you’ll see he’s got his defender over the top and is contacting Banks’ defender at the time of the throw

Referring to the one where you are highlighting Barney. Looks like Neyor also wins with his slant

 

[Fargo Husker]

Credit @JankTheTank with this one from another thread:

Mike Bloomgren - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Bloomgren was just fired as Rice’s HC today. He was David Shaw’s OC for 5 years at Stanford and his offenses ran the ball real well.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Credit @JankTheTank with this one from another thread:

Mike Bloomgren - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Bloomgren was just fired as Rice’s HC today. He was David Shaw’s OC for 5 years at Stanford and his offenses ran the ball real well.

hard pass. the last thing we need to be doing is trying to play football even more in a phone booth than satterfield

 

[Husker1]

Dylan has largely been good so I hope people don’t take me re-posting some of this as “Dylan Sucks” - that isn’t what I’m saying at all (and isn’t what you’re saying either).

I’m more so reposting it because I think people are looking at the final score and saying “the OC stinks!” But when you’re playing with a Freshman QB you have to just know there’s going to be missed opportunities as he grows.

If he hits 2 of the throws in question and we score 31 points people would be on here saying it’s the best game Satterfield has ever called. The reason I want to post this stuff is to show that we’re actually not as “far away” as it may seem from having a pretty good offense despite our glaring deficiencies with perimeter blocking and lack of explosion at both RB and WR.

Between Dylan having another year of experience and what will hopefully be a talent upgrade at the skill positions in the offseason I am hopeful that we make a big jump next year on offense. OL will have a lot to say about that though.

Man, this is really excellent content and a very reasonable opinion to hold. Thanks for posting.

 

[Seaofred92]

Referring to the one where you are highlighting Barney. Looks like Neyor also wins with his slant

Oh yup. And it’s even funnier because there were people in the game thread saying stuff like “have we ever run a slant before to help our QB?!” Well- the answer is yes we have lol