RB Yant Placed on Scholarship

[vailhusker]

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Anyone else thinking Heisman?

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Anyone else thinking Heisman?

I mean I think he is second coming off Henry.

He needs to add more speed. Half the run schemes are off the table with him right now.

 

[lee_carvallo_12]

can't be a one-trick, between the tackles, short yardage pony.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I mean I think he is second coming off Henry.

He needs to add more speed. Half the run schemes are off the table with him right now.

We have run schemes?

 

[kenyanfeline]

I mean I think he is second coming off Henry.

He needs to add more speed. Half the run schemes are off the table with him right now.

He’s pretty fast for his size actually. Not a blazer, but he’s a little different than a guy like Imani Cross, albeit a similar build.

 

[Havoc34]

We have run schemes?

Yes, all of them. The problem I’ve seen is they have way too many run schemes.

 

[tman87]

We haven't seen enough of Yant to say what he can and can't do IMO. Maybe he becomes that workhorse guy who is more than just a pounder, short yardage guy. RB room is wide open. I really like Ervin and what he showed in the spring game FWIW. But need to see what these guys can do on the field in games. Hopefully we have a couple studs who separate themselves from the group. We need reliable RB's who can get yards and play in all situations.

 

[Pipe Line]

I mean I think he is second coming off Henry.

He needs to add more speed. Half the run schemes are off the table with him right now.

Any expansion on which schemes those are?

 

[LoudHogRider]

Only scholarship players are allowed to predict natty's for the season. It's science.

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Any expansion on which schemes those are?

Anything wider than Mid zone.
That QB Dart RPO they like to run where they motion the RB to the flats.

I didn't see the ability to move laterally and then go north and south.

I would stay with Power, IZ, Duo, etc...

I also need to see him in the passing game. Mainly in pass pro.

I just think he is going to be a short yardage guy or he is going to limit your offense. Then the next question is are we good enough elsewhere to make up for what he would limit? Because you have to like how hard he runs.

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

We have run schemes?

We have so many run schemes... just ask @slattimer

 

[slattimer]

We have so many run schemes... just ask @slattimer

They have a large amount in their toolbox IMO.

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

They have a large amount in their toolbox IMO.

This is a question I've wondered about. What amount of plays is a good amount that you can execute at a high level, but have enough variety to keep a team honest?

For example if Frost said 80% of my runs are going to be IZ, MZ and power. Then have the 20% be jet sweep series and maybe a scheme installed because they do something.

Is that enough to keep a defense honest or take advantage of what they're trying to do and execute at a high level?

Do you need more tools? Is that too much?

 

[slattimer]

This is a question I've wondered about. What amount of plays is a good amount that you can execute at a high level, but have enough variety to keep a team honest?

For example if Frost said 80% of my runs are going to be IZ, MZ and power. Then have the 20% be jet sweep series and maybe a scheme installed because they do something.

Is that enough to keep a defense honest or take advantage of what they're trying to do and execute at a high level?

Do you need more tools? Is that too much?

With the variability you can attach to any run play you honestly don’t need a whole lot. Chip Kelly when Oregon was blitzing people ran 3 schemes. Oz, IZ, and power. They dressed it up or attached different actions to the run scheme where you have to defend certain areas of the field and can get guys out of their run fits. There is so much you can do on the backside of the zone game. Doesn’t matter what type of zone it is. You have the keep side and give side. There isn’t as much you can do to the give side. And a reason why teams cross key the backfield. But you can attach routes to the give side so essentially eliminate the give side $ and put him in conflict. The keep side is a whole another animal. You name it. You can attach it to that side.

as far as a number of schemes. Maybe I’ve mentioned this before. At my level. We employ 4 runs schemes. Tight zone, power, GT counter, and P&P. I’d say 75% of our run game is tight zone or P&P. Another 15-20% is GT, the rest power. And we fill good about running those 4. You add in our slow screen. Our half slide, and our sprintout protections. There’s 7 schemes total well run in any given game. Anything beyond that I feel like it starts to get dicey. But that’s the high school level.

collegiately when I played at an NAIA school. We were a inside and outside zone team. We ran a little power/counter. And some Iso. But we also had about 3 different pass protections, half, full slide and BOB. Plus sprint out plus our screens. But I’d guess we were 80% IZ/OZ in the run game.

Nebraska has shown a ton of run scheme. From the zone game. To dart, power, short trap, duo, P&P, you name it. They’ve probably ran it. Now they don’t carry every scheme into a game. That I’m pretty certain of. But when you’ve got a lot of rpos or psos attached. Can change what an OL does. Mostly the keep side tackle. I don’t know how many protections they have. But I’ve seen Bob, half slide, full slide, and waggle. Sprintout and they’ve got some slow screen game. That’s a lot of shit to master. Now it’s not like they practice every scheme every week. And every scheme is going to have certain skills and techniques that carry over from each scheme. I’m guessing their gap doubles are pretty similar to their tight zone doubles or just like duo doubles. But when you play assholes like Don Brown. That shit gets hard in a hurry

 

[jaihawk]

With the variability you can attach to any run play you honestly don’t need a whole lot. Chip Kelly when Oregon was blitzing people ran 3 schemes. Oz, IZ, and power. They dressed it up or attached different actions to the run scheme where you have to defend certain areas of the field and can get guys out of their run fits. There is so much you can do on the backside of the zone game. Doesn’t matter what type of zone it is. You have the keep side and give side. There isn’t as much you can do to the give side. And a reason why teams cross key the backfield. But you can attach routes to the give side so essentially eliminate the give side $ and put him in conflict. The keep side is a whole another animal. You name it. You can attach it to that side.

as far as a number of schemes. Maybe I’ve mentioned this before. At my level. We employ 4 runs schemes. Tight zone, power, GT counter, and P&P. I’d say 75% of our run game is tight zone or P&P. Another 15-20% is GT, the rest power. And we fill good about running those 4. You add in our slow screen. Our half slide, and our sprintout protections. There’s 7 schemes total well run in any given game. Anything beyond that I feel like it starts to get dicey. But that’s the high school level.

collegiately when I played at an NAIA school. We were a inside and outside zone team. We ran a little power/counter. And some Iso. But we also had about 3 different pass protections, half, full slide and BOB. Plus sprint out plus our screens. But I’d guess we were 80% IZ/OZ in the run game.

Nebraska has shown a ton of run scheme. From the zone game. To dart, power, short trap, duo, P&P, you name it. They’ve probably ran it. Now they don’t carry every scheme into a game. That I’m pretty certain of. But when you’ve got a lot of rpos or psos attached. Can change what an OL does. Mostly the keep side tackle. I don’t know how many protections they have. But I’ve seen Bob, half slide, full slide, and waggle. Sprintout and they’ve got some slow screen game. That’s a lot of shit to master. Now it’s not like they practice every scheme every week. And every scheme is going to have certain skills and techniques that carry over from each scheme. I’m guessing their gap doubles are pretty similar to their tight zone doubles or just like duo doubles. But when you play assholes like Don Brown. That shit gets hard in a hurry

Completely off topic here, but has anyone extended an invitation to Damon Benning or Aaron Semm to come here. Their insight into X's and O's might add to some already great football minds that are posting here.

 

[Pipe Line]

Anything wider than Mid zone.
That QB Dart RPO they like to run where they motion the RB to the flats.

I didn't see the ability to move laterally and then go north and south.

I would stay with Power, IZ, Duo, etc...

I also need to see him in the passing game. Mainly in pass pro.

I just think he is going to be a short yardage guy or he is going to limit your offense. Then the next question is are we good enough elsewhere to make up for what he would limit? Because you have to like how hard he runs.

So 2018 and 2019, when we needed those 3rd and 4th and 1s and couldn’t get them. I’m sure there’s more to it than just who is carrying the ball but a big strong RB certainly doesn’t hurt. Just my opinion but I’d be perfectly fine if when he comes in the game, everyone knows it’s short yardage, but still gets the job done. Just me though

 

[thE kErnEl]

Anyone else thinking Heisman?

How many?

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

How many?

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

So 2018 and 2019, when we needed those 3rd and 4th and 1s and couldn’t get them. I’m sure there’s more to it than just who is carrying the ball but a big strong RB certainly doesn’t hurt. Just my opinion but I’d be perfectly fine if when he comes in the game, everyone knows it’s short yardage, but still gets the job done. Just me though

I would be curious what @slattimer thinks of this, but to me that just screams to the coach trying to be cute when we get into short yardage situations. Trying to show off how smart he is rather than knowing the goal and executing.

Think last year I believe it was against Rutgers where we ran the TE shovel pass that the Chiefs do with Kelce. Pieper gets blown up and the play is a loss. Or two years ago, Older brother Daniels picks off a pass and we calla shovel passes on the goal line.

Watch Cockeye in this situation. If it is 3rd and 2 or less I bet they run a QB sneak a lot. How much simpler can you get?

To me that goes back to attitude behind the offense. We aren't talking about Ohio State, Cockeye, Wisconsin or NW... We are talking about Rutgers and Purdue and we are getting cute? You have Mills and a 220lbs QB and you are getting cute?