Husker "O" Numbers (2012)

[HuskerNationNick]

Great article, and a few key points mentioned here, that I was not aware of. With all the complaining about our defense last year, I had failed to realize how many times we actually turned the ball over in our territory last year.

Its a good read

http://journalstar.c...4f4d8c23b5.html

With seeing some of these numbers, it seems to me that our offense has been our own worst enemy at times as well. Our defense has had its issues, as we all know, but our offense didn't help them out much. 118 points came from 35 of our turnovers.

16: That’s how many of Nebraska’s 35 turnovers came in its territory last year. Certainly the defense had its issues. But the offense and special-teams fumbles (five lost fumbles on special teams) put the defense in some tight spots along the way.Look at it this way: Nebraska allowed 386 points last season. And 118 of those came after turnovers.

Here’s another number: 3,890. That’s how many yards the QB put up last season to set a school record.

35: That’s how many sacks the Huskers allowed last season. Giving up 2.5 sacks a game is not a good number. In fact, it ranked 90th in the country.

Another interesting point, was how Martinez said he wouldn't mind throwing 30 times in a game, and I saw some people have a hissy fit over it. Journal Star did the math and we average 27 attempts a game as it is, so 30 isn't much more than we do now, and we would still be that, run first, throw second team. 60/40 would be ideal with the talent we have at WR, while trying to stay at what we do best, IMO

63/37: That was Nebraska’s run/pass ratio a season ago. To be more specific, it was a 63.5 percent run.Will the Huskers throw the ball more this year? Martinez said recently he’d be fine throwing more than 30 times a game.

If Nebraska were to put the ball in the air 30 times a game this fall, it would be an increase, though maybe not as dramatic as some might first think.

Nebraska threw 378 times in 14 games last year – an average of 27 passes per game.

I am not trying to dwell or relive last year, but its the offseason, and this article shows we have more to fix than I originally thought. I mean, I knew turnovers and pass protection was bad, but I did not realize it was this bad.

 

[ADS]

I don't know if throwing the ball 30 times a game is something we should do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

I don't know if throwing the ball 30 times a game is something we should do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

So throwing an extra 3-5 times a game is going to kill us? What it was showing, is that we are not far off from that number as it is. With the talent and depth we have in each position on offense, we could see a faster tempo offense. Thus, still giving us that same ratio. Pass an extra 5 times, while rushing an extra 10 times a game.

 

[QMany]

I don't know if throwing the ball 30 times a game is something we should do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Hopefully we cut down the turnovers and have a few more plays on O per game. 3 more passes per game isn't too crazy.

 

[ADS]

I don't know if throwing the ball 30 times a game is something we should do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

So throwing an extra 5 times a game is going to kills us? What it was showing, is that we are not far off from that number as it is. With the talent and depth we have in each position on offense, we could see a faster tempo offense. Thus, still giving us that same ratio. Pass an extra 5 times, while rushing an extra 10 times a game.

5 times isn't a big deal, but I just don't want us to become some pass happy offense. Our rushing attack is going to win us games, so focus on that.

 

[ADS]

I don't know if throwing the ball 30 times a game is something we should do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Hopefully we cut down the turnovers and have a few more plays on O per game. 3 more passes per game isn't too crazy.

That's what I'm afraid of, we start passing more, which could lead to more turnovers. Don't get me wrong, I think Taylor is an awesome QB. But he is turnover prone (which hopefully his QB coach is spending a sh#t ton of time on), and his biggest weapon is still his running ability.

 

[Enhance]

Martinez throwing interceptions is less of a worry than him putting the ball on the turf. He has poor ball handling skills when he's running.

I think shooting for that 60 run/40 pass ratio is perfect. Martinez is a senior quarterback with three years in the same system, which is great for him. He should be far more comfortable and have expert command of the huddle. I prefer he only throw about 25 times a game, but that's mainly cause I'm just a huge fan of running the football.

 

[ADS]

Martinez throwing interceptions is less of a worry than him putting the ball on the turf. He has poor ball handling skills when he's running.

I think shooting for that 60 run/40 pass ratio is perfect. Martinez is a senior quarterback with three years in the same system, which is great for him. He should be far more comfortable and have expert command of the huddle. I prefer he only throw about 25 times a game, but that's mainly cause I'm just a huge fan of running the football.

This +1, we know our rushing attack is one of the best in country.

 

[Treand3]

Martinez throwing interceptions is less of a worry than him putting the ball on the turf. He has poor ball handling skills when he's running.

I think shooting for that 60 run/40 pass ratio is perfect. Martinez is a senior quarterback with three years in the same system, which is great for him. He should be far more comfortable and have expert command of the huddle. I prefer he only throw about 25 times a game, but that's mainly cause I'm just a huge fan of running the football.

This +1, we know our rushing attack is one of the best in country.

Count me in this group as well. More specifically, if the game warrants throwing the rock 30 time so be it. I just do not want to see us chucking the ball around when the run is an advantage over the course of a game.

 

[BigRedBuster]

People get stuck on a specific number of pass attempts. This can be dictated by so many things. Some games we may pass more simply because the other team may be stronger on rush defense than pass defense. Some times we may be trying to come from behind which usually means more passing. ( hopefully that doesn't happen much.)

3-5 more passing plays per game is absolutely nothing. Heck, cut down on our sacks and we almost have that last year with no more passes actually being called by Beck. Cut down on turnovers and we could easily have 10 more plays per game. If that happens, a 60-40 ratio would mean 4 more passes.

I like Beck's offense and am excited for what we will see this year. Anyone who thinks we are all of a sudden going to become some pass happy offense needs to kick back and enjoy the balanced offense we have now.

 

[robsker]

it seems to me that if the Huskers can cut down on the sacks and the turnovers... moving each category out of the abysmal (where it has been) and into just the typical or average... then the offense will be quite productive... whether we pass akin to last year (relative to the run) or whether we pass the ball a few more times matters not so much.

I'd assert that the ratio of pass/run is much lass a factor than the sacks/turnovers as regards both offensive (and team) success.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

People get stuck on a specific number of pass attempts. This can be dictated by so many things. Some games we may pass more simply because the other team may be stronger on rush defense than pass defense. Some times we may be trying to come from behind which usually means more passing. ( hopefully that doesn't happen much.)

3-5 more passing plays per game is absolutely nothing. Heck, cut down on our sacks and we almost have that last year with no more passes actually being called by Beck. Cut down on turnovers and we could easily have 10 more plays per game. If that happens, a 60-40 ratio would mean 4 more passes.

I like Beck's offense and am excited for what we will see this year. Anyone who thinks we are all of a sudden going to become some pass happy offense needs to kick back and enjoy the balanced offense we have now.

Agreed. I do not think we will be a pass happy team. I do believe we would have seen many more plays last year, had we been able to hold on to the ball, and not lose it 35 times. 16 of them being in our own territory. Think about it, and that is at least 80 plays unaccounted for (just saying it will take at least, on average a minimum of 5 plays to score or get in field goal range (5*16)), because of our inability to keep the ball in our own hands.

Like I said, I believe we will see a faster tempo'd offense, and we will have more plays per game, have it be more rushing or passing attempts. We will especially see more, if we don't turn it over. 118 points off of turnovers is, just outright, ridiculous.

 

[Creighton Duke]

I mean, the schedule itself will dictate how much we run and pass. Think about all of the close games last year where we had to keep a decent balance. We're blowing teams out this season or are comfortably ahead later in games, I think you'll see the run to pass ratio rise considerably, especially early in the season.

 

[Enhance]

I think the big reason people get caught up on pass attempts is because people think Martinez, regardless of how much time/effort he puts into it, will never be a great passing QB. He'll also never be an NFL QB. This means nothing in relation to his college career, of course. Prior to the 2012 season, I was adamant Martinez not throw more than 20-25 a game. He impressed me this last season, impressed me enough for me to not worry about it anymore. Should he be throwing 35-40 times a game? Absolutely not. But, as a senior and a three year vet of the system, I think he's earned the right to sling the ball a few more times a game, if that's what we need.

My biggest qualm with passing the football too much is we have a very talented stable of running backs and returning talent on the offensive line. I think they're more important to our success than anything else. But, I think ending up with a 60/40 ratio will be pretty good.