The Wide Receivers

[Skerpokes]

Is this the year Nebraska finally has a 1,000 yard receiver? Hope I'm not jinxing this but Westerkamp is on pace right now to have one. A big game on Saturday would certainly help that and it's apparent he's Armstrong's favorite target.

Also can't wait to get DPE back and have 1 more threat out there on offense for opponents to worry about. I think he is missed more than we realize.

 

[iruletheskool]

Isn't Reilly on pace too?


I know a lot of people like to pretend that DPE is our best receiver but Westerkamp is real good, fellers

 

[corn train]

DPE>JT

TA is up like 5 points in efficiency this year that's a pretty big deal for receivers hoping to catch a pass from him

 

[Skerpokes]

On pace as of now:
Westerkamp:1,053
Reilly: 1,008

 

[Skerpokes]

Jamal Turner has all of 2 catches on the year for 21 yards

 

[Red_Alert]

Through 6 weeks

Wide Receivers

Westercamp: 367
Reilly: 352
Morgan Jr: 170
Moore: 165
Hovey: 85
Allen: 43
Pierson-El: 37
Turner: 21

Tight Ends

Carter: 92
Cotton: 21
Foster: 9
McNitt: 6

 

[Red_Alert]

Did anybody else expect to see more TE play this season?

 

[Red_Alert]

A lot of dropped balls this season.

I can't find the total count, but there's been a couple games where there have been 5+

Opponents receivers have dropped a lot of balls as well. Wisky had 7 drops.

I don't know if that's a player or coaching issue.

Can Keith Williams get it fixed?

 

[tometom]

hovey, haven't heard that name called at all since like week 2. TA just not finding guys that well right now, starting to go back to some old tendencies of not getting through progressions or at least it seems and missing a lot of guys with bad throws.

 

[HuskerPower52]

I thought we was really going to hang out hat on the TEs and FBs this year.

 

[Red_Alert]

This is Williams response when asked about drops after the Miami game where the Huskers had 6.

“You explain to them that they’re better than that and you address why they dropped it,” Williams said. “You don’t just yell ‘Catch the ball!’ You talk to them about why they dropped it and what happened on those particular drops, and you put it in their head to where that particular scenario comes back, it doesn’t happen again. You make them focus, you remind them that focus is the first ingredient in catching the ball.”

Of course the WR needs to focus. Seems pretty vague and common sense. How do you "Make Them Focus"? What is your methodology? Do you just tell them to focus? Do they focus in practice?

Keith Williams Coaching History

Overall Team Record, Passing Offense, and Top 100 receivers

2000: Solano College (Can't find stats)

2001: San Jose St (3-9)
Passing Off: 18th
Top 100 WR's: 1
Shepard: Receptions per game: 12th. Receiving Yds per game: 5th

2002: San Jose St (6-7)
Passing Off: 24th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Broussard: Receptions per game: 52nd
Pauley: Receptions per game:59th. Receiving Yds per game: 68th

2003: San Jose St (3-8)
Passing Off: 17th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Wooden: Receptions per game: 39th. Receiving Yds per game: 62
Broussard: Receptions per game: 64th. Receiving Yds per game: 78th

2004: San Jose St (2-9)
Passing Off: 96th
Top 100 WR's: None

2005: San Jose City College
2006: San Jose City College
2007: San Jose City College
2008: San Jose City College

2009: Fresno St (8-5)
Passing Off: 79th
Top 100 WR's: None

2010: Fresno St (8-5)
Passing Off: 61st
Top 100 WR's: 1
Hamler: Receptions per game: 72nd. Receiving Yds per game: 54th

2011: Fresno St (4-9)
Passing Off: 27th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Wylie: Receptions per game: 98th
Saunders: Receiving Yds per game: 39th

2012: Tulane (2-10)
Passing Off: 33rd
Top 100 WR's: 1
Grant: Receptions per game: 27th. Receiving Yds per game: 16th

2013: Tulane (7-6)
Passing Off: 101st
Top 100 WR's: 1
Grant: Receptions per game: 38th. Receiving Yds per game: 35th

2014: Tulane (3-9)
Passing Off: 85th
Top 100 WR's: None

2015: Nebraska (2-4)
Passing Off: 36th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Westercamp: Receptions per game: 69th. Receiving Yds per game: 68th
Reilly: Receiving Yds per game: 72nd

 

[Red_Alert]

Williams has the least amount of connection to Riley.

They both coached at the San Diego Chargers, but at different times.

Riley: 1999-2001
Williams: 2008
"Williams also has NFL experience, spending the 2008 season with the San Diego Chargers in a minority internship coaching position"

 

[it'sHuskers4me]

This is Williams response when asked about drops after the Miami game where the Huskers had 6.

“You explain to them that they’re better than that and you address why they dropped it,” Williams said. “You don’t just yell ‘Catch the ball!’ You talk to them about why they dropped it and what happened on those particular drops, and you put it in their head to where that particular scenario comes back, it doesn’t happen again. You make them focus, you remind them that focus is the first ingredient in catching the ball.”

Of course the WR needs to focus. Seems pretty vague and common sense. How do you "Make Them Focus"? What is your methodology? Do you just tell them to focus? Do they focus in practice?

Keith Williams Coaching History

Overall Team Record, Passing Offense, and Top 100 receivers

2000: Solano College (Can't find stats)

2001: San Jose St (3-9)
Passing Off: 18th
Top 100 WR's: 1
Shepard: Receptions per game: 12th. Receiving Yds per game: 5th

2002: San Jose St (6-7)
Passing Off: 24th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Broussard: Receptions per game: 52nd
Pauley: Receptions per game:59th. Receiving Yds per game: 68th

2003: San Jose St (3-8)
Passing Off: 17th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Wooden: Receptions per game: 39th. Receiving Yds per game: 62
Broussard: Receptions per game: 64th. Receiving Yds per game: 78th

2004: San Jose St (2-9)
Passing Off: 96th
Top 100 WR's: None

2005: San Jose City College
2006: San Jose City College
2007: San Jose City College
2008: San Jose City College

2009: Fresno St (8-5)
Passing Off: 79th
Top 100 WR's: None

2010: Fresno St (8-5)
Passing Off: 61st
Top 100 WR's: 1
Hamler: Receptions per game: 72nd. Receiving Yds per game: 54th

2011: Fresno St (4-9)
Passing Off: 27th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Wylie: Receptions per game: 98th
Saunders: Receiving Yds per game: 39th

2012: Tulane (2-10)
Passing Off: 33rd
Top 100 WR's: 1
Grant: Receptions per game: 27th. Receiving Yds per game: 16th

2013: Tulane (7-6)
Passing Off: 101st
Top 100 WR's: 1
Grant: Receptions per game: 38th. Receiving Yds per game: 35th

2014: Tulane (3-9)
Passing Off: 85th
Top 100 WR's: None

2015: Nebraska (2-4)
Passing Off: 36th
Top 100 WR's: 2
Westercamp: Receptions per game: 69th. Receiving Yds per game: 68th
Reilly: Receiving Yds per game: 72nd

Most definitely was trending downward in his career prior to his hire here IMHO.

Off topic Listened to the Zone Monday as I was waiting to pick up my Granddaughter. The randomness of carries per game through 6 games for all playing RBs was absolutely telling. It is as if there is no rhyme or reason to it. Might be good to look up the history of the RB's coach as well.

 

[Red_Alert]

Most definitely was trending downward in his career prior to his hire here IMHO.

Off topic Listened to the Zone Monday as I was waiting to pick up my Granddaughter. The randomness of carries per game through 6 games for all playing RBs was absolutely telling. It is as if there is no rhyme or reason to it. Might be good to look up the history of the RB's coach as well.

When you read their Bio's they are always way over-flowered with "led the team to this shit-bowl or that shit-bowl. "He's responsible for such and such player breaking a school record".

They don't get down to any depth unless it's something worthy of a gold star.

Here's Cosgrove's Bio. lulz

Kevin Cosgrove

 

[popeyecv64]

Here is the truth
TA has an angry bunch of coaches trying to instille this west coast ---BUULLSHIT !

I hate this and --thats all I'm gonna say

 

[it'sHuskers4me]

Here is the truth
TA has an angry bunch of coaches trying to instille this west coast ---BUULLSHIT !

I hate this and --thats all I'm gonna say

He is just not the guy to play that system and wasn't recuited to do so ~ ala Jammal Lord.

 

[HuskerPower52]

Ok but the coaches ashould recognize that TA isn't their guy and either play to his strengths.

 

[Red_Alert]

Ok but the coaches should recognize that TA isn't their guy and play to his strengths.

That's what they said they were going to do last spring. They obviously lied about it.

Even IF they had "their guy", I don't see their system working in the Big 10. Let's be honest, winning the conference is priority #1 if you want to be considered in elite discussion.

There's damn good reason the Big 10 and old Big 8 got the reputation of "Three yards and a cloud of dust". I.E. "Smash mouth football"

What Riley and Co. are trying to do generally works fine left of the Rockies where the weather is considerably milder. However, the chances of windy days and inclement weather increase exponentially across the plains and the mid-west. The chances of errant passes goes up, the chances of WR's having cold hands goes up. The chances of turnovers goes up.
Hanging your hat on the passing game for 12 weeks is fool-hardy.

 

[popeyecv64]

TA has no control at all
he just does what they say
can't make autables or ajust what he see's

 

[blkflagmafia]

That's what they said they were going to do last spring. They obviously lied about it.

Even IF they had "their guy", I don't see their system working in the Big 10. Let's be honest, winning the conference is priority #1 if you want to be considered in elite discussion.

There's damn good reason the Big 10 and old Big 8 got the reputation of "Three yards and a cloud of dust". I.E. "Smash mouth football"

What Riley and Co. are trying to do generally works fine left of the Rockies where the weather is considerably milder. However, the chances of windy days and inclement weather increase exponentially across the plains and the mid-west. The chances of errant passes goes up, the chances of WR's having cold hands goes up. The chances of turnovers goes up.
Hanging your hat on the passing game for 12 weeks is fool-hardy.

This is part of the reason for fan outcry against the staff..if we play to our strength at worse were 4-2 really 5-1. TA strength is running his mechanic passing our bad when he feels pressured or simply being lazy. We play in a power run conference throwing 50 times isn't gonna bring many Wins at this point if we continue this bs forced offense were not gonna make a bowl and it will be an truly ugly year bc defense will be on the field more and opponents are simply gonna attack that runway secondary...