2021 Spring Notes - Wide Receivers & Tight Ends

ColoradoHusk said:
Unfortunately, mental health issues are far too often ignored and derided by a good portion of our society.  I count myself lucky that I haven’t had any close encounters with unstable mental health, although my mother spent a good portion of her life depressed and self-medicated with alcohol. Of course, she was of the age where getting help for depression and other mental health issues was not accepted. 
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Those issues definitely are stigmatized.  I always wonder how many troubled people who wind up in jail or committing violent acts could have beeen functioning members of society if someone would have been available to support them with their issues. And not have people look down on them when those same judgemental people have issues of their own they ignore.

Back on topic, I really hope Omar thrives in this environment and it sets him up for a life of success.  Maybe he even grows into an ambassador to help the next generation see it's ok to ask for help.

 
lo country said:
Had heard the rumors from last year(I'm sure we all did).  Great that NU stood by him.  Hate that there is still (at times) a stigma with mental health and/or those who seek help.  Testament to the staff and to Manning.Kudos to him for tweeting that out.
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Yes sir it takes a lot of self courage to come forward with that. Plus it’ll make it easier for him to deal with it going forward. Sometimes all it takes is realizing you need help and being willing to receive it can make all the difference. 

 
Well, it’s going to be interesting to see who has the most production and success this year between Toure, Manning and Betts. These three have a lot of talent and size. I know we really haven’t seen any of it on the field yet, but I don’t ever remember a group of three WRs like them ever at Nebraska.  It would be awesome if we had at least two of these guys step up and really stress defenses this year. 

 
BigRedBuster said:
Well, it’s going to be interesting to see who has the most production and success this year between Toure, Manning and Betts. These three have a lot of talent and size. I know we really haven’t seen any of it on the field yet, but I don’t ever remember a group of three WRs like them ever at Nebraska.  It would be awesome if we had at least two of these guys step up and really stress defenses this year. 
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Add in Martin - who I think is in for a big season with a lot of catches. Wouldn't be surprised to see Toure lead in yards but Martin in catches. 

 
BigRedBuster said:
Well, it’s going to be interesting to see who has the most production and success this year between Toure, Manning and Betts. These three have a lot of talent and size. I know we really haven’t seen any of it on the field yet, but I don’t ever remember a group of three WRs like them ever at Nebraska.  It would be awesome if we had at least two of these guys step up and really stress defenses this year. 
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I think Toure will have the most production in terms of steady number of receptions and yards per game, but Manning, Betts, and Martin will have the opportunities for bigger, "WOW" plays.  I think the steadiness of Toure will create opportunities for the other 3 and vice versa.

 
BigRedBuster said:
Well, it’s going to be interesting to see who has the most production and success this year between Toure, Manning and Betts. These three have a lot of talent and size. I know we really haven’t seen any of it on the field yet, but I don’t ever remember a group of three WRs like them ever at Nebraska.  It would be awesome if we had at least two of these guys step up and really stress defenses this year. 
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Betts & Manning have work to do in regards to the offense but they have the talent to be game changing players. More talented than Stanley Morgan. Perhaps more akin to someone like Quincy Enunwa. 
 

Toure and Martin are dependable. Good talent. Falck is a better version of Kade. 

 
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ColoradoHusk said:
I think Toure will have the most production in terms of steady number of receptions and yards per game, but Manning, Betts, and Martin will have the opportunities for bigger, "WOW" plays.  I think the steadiness of Toure will create opportunities for the other 3 and vice versa.
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It will be interesting to see the groupings. Will we see multiple players from this group on the field at the same time much of the game?  Or, will all of them be at the slot so they will be battling each other to get on the field?

Then you look at players like Nixon and Brown and know they will be in the mix too.  
 

I just hope they all learn the offense really really well so they are running the right routes.  

 
ColoradoHusk said:
I think Toure will have the most production in terms of steady number of receptions and yards per game, but Manning, Betts, and Martin will have the opportunities for bigger, "WOW" plays.  I think the steadiness of Toure will create opportunities for the other 3 and vice versa.
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Yeah, I'm pretty much thinking Toure will look like a better version of Spielman in the slot. In theory, anyway.

 
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BigRedBuster said:
It will be interesting to see the groupings. Will we see multiple players from this group on the field at the same time much of the game?  Or, will all of them be at the slot so they will be battling each other to get on the field?

Then you look at players like Nixon and Brown and know they will be in the mix too.  
 

I just hope they all learn the offense really really well so they are running the right routes.  
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I can’t remember the lettering of the receivers, but Toure is going to be in the slot most of the time, with Manning and Betts being out wide. Nixon and Brown will be mixed in at Duck R and will be all over the field. Plus, Frost might go 2 tight ends at times, with one of them in the slot or split out wide. 

 
ColoradoHusk said:
I can’t remember the lettering of the receivers, but Toure is going to be in the slot most of the time, with Manning and Betts being out wide. Nixon and Brown will be mixed in at Duck R and will be all over the field. Plus, Frost might go 2 tight ends at times, with one of them in the slot or split out wide. 
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So, we could see situations with three of these WR on the field with say Nixon in the backfield at Duck R.  
 

I like that.  

 
man eating mastodon said:
Still need that online  to get a push and who ever is at quarterback to actually make the throw,  Adrian's last  2 seasons don't give much hope 
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Vertical threats in the WR corps make the entire offense look better, including the o-line, RB's and QB.  It's a matter of creating more space vertically, which takes defenders further away from the LOS, and creates more space horizontally.  Plus, it's a lot easier for the QB to throw a deep ball to a big, fast, athletic WR/TE than a tiny WR (like Wandale) or a slow, unathletic WR (like the ones who started against Ohio State last year).

 
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