A look at Mike Riley's offense

BigRedBuster said:
True2tRA said:
The Dude said:
zoogs said:
"Do we really want this again?"

Yes. And how hard was our "power running" offense to defend against?

It's not about the scheme, it's about how good the coaches are, how well they recruit, and how good they are at teaching.
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I think we'll see more of a power run game under Riley than we've seen since Solich.I'm not talking about run/pass ratio. I mean the philosophy of keeping more blockers in and trying to run over the defense, as opposed to trying to spread out the defense.

As a result there will be more QB under center and a higher need for balanced tight ends (those who can catch and block).

There's nothing inherently wrong with either philosophy. Anything can work with enough talent, I'm just personally partial to traditional power football.

I have no problem with a more balanced run/pass ratio. Whatever moves the ball.

When it comes down to it, I think you're right about it being more about the talent, and how well it's coached.
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The offensive lines performance will control all of this. The O-line is a huge question mark. It's a group that had truly not been very good for quite some time.I too am not over infatuated with run/pass ratio, its the way we ran the ball and how we utilized the passing game based off those runs. I love the thought of going back to those heavy formations and twin TE's, going back to a north and south run game with a lot more focus on the inside game.

The guards and center have got to step up the aggression though or we will be an all air attack. I can handle that too as long as its effective and we find the QB that won't be turning the ball over in an aerial attack. Riley has said he will create the offense around the talent we have. This offensive line will determine everything.
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I believe that we have the talent on the O line to make this happen. We have a lot of guys in that group that were pretty well thought of coming out of HS. They just need to be in a system that works well and then be coached well to succeed.
Much of the "lack of aggression" that is talked about was the scheme they were playing in. It was the type of blocking they were asked to do. I would be happy to get back to what you describe. Hopefully Cavanaugh is the man that can get them there.
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Completely agree. Especially about the former scheme and what they were asked to do.

 
TheSker said:
Stumpy1 said:
Watch some games and see for yourself. He will use DPE like he did the Rogers Bros. He has produced better receivers then we ever have and they don't get that way by not being used. It's not f'ing rocket science.
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Magnificent! So with all that, why does Riley have one 10 win season as a college coach, numerous losing seasons and no conference titles in 15 years?
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Because he coached arguably the hardest team to win with in the entire Pac12. Get over the fact we didnt hire Patterson who didnt even think about coming here for a fleeting second.

 
Hedley Lamarr said:
I really don't get the people who aren't even giving Riley a chance. Jump on the big red train and let's see what happens
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I think its because those of us who tried to support Bo for so long poured so much effort into it that starting over with someone who isn't a guaranteed championship delivering coach could be just as disappointing as last time.
But not giving the guy a chance is just silly. He has yet to coach a game. His experience is obvious while the trophy case is just as bare as Bo's. Talent development and adjustments are the two biggest upgrades we should see. I'm thirsty and ready to watch it all play out.

 
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Am fine with making Tommy into more of a pocket passer(will believe it when I see it), but also agree with moving the pocket around for him. Also, retain the read/zone option stuff, wouldn't want to waste his wheels.

The overall offense should be at least a 60/40 rush emphasis, since this is Nebraska and such.

 
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This statement is somewhat ambiguous but I'm reading it as the difference between Langdorf's playbook and Beck's:

On Nebraska’s offense, Armstrong said the new offense features a bigger playbook. He said that in Nebraska’s first offensive installation the team installed nearly 50 plays.
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Nebraska coach Mike Riley said he likes how much of the offensive scheme the unit has practiced so far this spring. Only problem? It might be too much.


Riley indicated Wednesday -- after the team's seventh practice -- that he and the coaches will reevaluate what parts of the playbook they want emphasize during the second half of spring.

They'll focus on less, for sure. He may even think about holding back some concepts this fall as well.

"We put in quite a bit of stuff and eventually here we actually have to pull back a little bit and focus in some stuff to finish with (this spring), so we head into fall camp being pretty good at a few things and not average at a whole bunch of stuff," Riley said. "That's what my biggest concern is right now."

He talked to his staff about it before Wednesday's practice, what seemed to be a tough session for the NU offense -- particularly in the passing game with the Huskers' talented defensive line creating havoc up front.
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OWH

 
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1995 Redux said:
Hedley Lamarr said:
I really don't get the people who aren't even giving Riley a chance. Jump on the big red train and let's see what happens
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I think its because those of us who tried to support Bo for so long poured so much effort into it that starting over with someone who isn't a guaranteed championship delivering coach could be just as disappointing as last time.
But not giving the guy a chance is just silly. He has yet to coach a game. His experience is obvious while the trophy case is just as bare as Bo's. Talent development and adjustments are the two biggest upgrades we should see. I'm thirsty and ready to watch it all play out.
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I wouldn't say just as bare as Bo's. I mean he did win two Gray Cups. The biggest difference between Mike Riley and Bo is talent evaluation. Had Riley been given more time with the Chargers, it would have been interesting to see how things shook out. He did draft some pretty good players in his short time there.

 
Not even Jim Harbaugh is a guaranteed championship delivering coach. There are very few of them, and they're staying put.

 
Mavric said:
Nebraska coach Mike Riley said he likes how much of the offensive scheme the unit has practiced so far this spring. Only problem? It might be too much.


Riley indicated Wednesday -- after the team's seventh practice -- that he and the coaches will reevaluate what parts of the playbook they want emphasize during the second half of spring.

They'll focus on less, for sure. He may even think about holding back some concepts this fall as well.

"We put in quite a bit of stuff and eventually here we actually have to pull back a little bit and focus in some stuff to finish with (this spring), so we head into fall camp being pretty good at a few things and not average at a whole bunch of stuff," Riley said. "That's what my biggest concern is right now."

He talked to his staff about it before Wednesday's practice, what seemed to be a tough session for the NU offense -- particularly in the passing game with the Huskers' talented defensive line creating havoc up front.
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OWH
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I love that quote.

 
We keep coming back to this, and the abject terror some people have around here involving the passing game. Once upon a time ago we did throw the ball under TO. In fact one of our Heisman Trophy winners was a receiver. And we have some guys that appear to be very dangerous weapons at that position here. And Swift and Peterson were very good for us as well. One more thought, if you want to win in football today, you need to be able to throw the ball. Good defenses tend to shut down one dimensional offenses.

If you look farther back than the last couple years, Riley did plenty of run first when that was what the talent dictated. Quizz Rogers and Steven Jackson were both in run heavy offenses. Yeah, they threw a ton the last few years. But with a 1st round WR and a QB who might be the 3rd or 4th QB off the board in this year's draft, he would have been stupid to not throw a lot.

 
strigori said:
We keep coming back to this, and the abject terror some people have around here involving the passing game. Once upon a time ago we did throw the ball under TO. In fact one of our Heisman Trophy winners was a receiver. And we have some guys that appear to be very dangerous weapons at that position here. And Swift and Peterson were very good for us as well. One more thought, if you want to win in football today, you need to be able to throw the ball. Good defenses tend to shut down one dimensional offenses.

If you look farther back than the last couple years, Riley did plenty of run first when that was what the talent dictated. Quizz Rogers and Steven Jackson were both in run heavy offenses. Yeah, they threw a ton the last few years. But with a 1st round WR and a QB who might be the 3rd or 4th QB off the board in this year's draft, he would have been stupid to not throw a lot.
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This infatuation with percentages, throwing vs. running, who gives a damn. If Tommy throws 35 times and completes 28 of them, then who gives a damn about how much we run or pass. We need to be effective and efficient, I don't care how we do it. I'm a huge fan of the run game, but I'm more of a fan of moving the chains and winning football games.
 
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