Martinez v. Armstrong
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Redux
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Prior to this year he couldnt have been confident playing a healthy backup over a banged up Martinez. The smart move was play him against UCLA but by the 4th it should have been clear to bench him in order to heal him for conference play. I hope he gets back for NW or at latest @ Michigan.
Mavric
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There it is - quote from Beck today that said there is a misconception about the offense since UCLA. The staff planned to pare down the offense regardless of who was at QB.
Also clarified saying the playbook is still the same, the difference is how much of it they work on each week. They try to work 20 plays to perfection each week so they can just get out there and play on game day.
Also clarified saying the playbook is still the same, the difference is how much of it they work on each week. They try to work 20 plays to perfection each week so they can just get out there and play on game day.
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Mavric
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admo
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I believe the turf toe injury. But prior to that coming to surface, I thought he got injured during the WYO game when he got body slammed and came up clutching his collar bone area. Could be a combo of injuries, soreness and pain. Maybe they knew he was hurting going into the UCLA game, but did not know to what extent. They needed Taylor and he wanted to play against them. I don't think they relay an upper body bruise/injury because defenses would be instructed to hit him hard. And against UCLA, he did his best to run out of bounds as much as possible when he did run. But that's just my speculation conspiracy theory : ) Because he did throw some good passes too.
zoogs
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Drop passes happen sometimes with every team in every game. So do misthrows.
We saw some bad drops today, but we also saw some overthrows from TA and a few flat out miscommunications. So it's a bit of everything, but undoubtedly TA had a poor outing.
Got to like his resiliency though. Not once did he look down or lost out there, and he came back from either his 2nd or 3rd pick to make a great move in the pocket and throw a perfect ball down the field....which unfortunately was dropped.
Enhance
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I don't know if people are trying to really diminish TA. I've loved what I've seen from TA, but the truth of the matter is he's played two very bad defenses and hasn't really been tested. We know what we've got with TM in crunch time, and for his mistakes, this guy piloted several comebacks last year and everything we hear from the team is that TM is viewed as their leader.
And in an observation from Sam McKewon, he said TA runs the offense a lot to his right side, whether that's making big plays on the right side of the field, optioning to the right side of the field, etc. He also pointed out there were a couple of big plays that, due to experience, TM would have been more likely to make over TA.
Like I said, I see very few people diminishing what TA is doing. What I think you've got is a lot of skeptical people that want to see the team do well but, again, are skeptical of TA until he proves himself against a worthy opponent. And I don't think that's being too over-the-top or asking too much of the guy. He came to Nebraska to play, and win, big games. That's ultimately how every player gets judged, fair or not. So, all I say is, lets just temper what we believe he can or can't do until he actually does or doesn't do it.
And in an observation from Sam McKewon, he said TA runs the offense a lot to his right side, whether that's making big plays on the right side of the field, optioning to the right side of the field, etc. He also pointed out there were a couple of big plays that, due to experience, TM would have been more likely to make over TA.
Like I said, I see very few people diminishing what TA is doing. What I think you've got is a lot of skeptical people that want to see the team do well but, again, are skeptical of TA until he proves himself against a worthy opponent. And I don't think that's being too over-the-top or asking too much of the guy. He came to Nebraska to play, and win, big games. That's ultimately how every player gets judged, fair or not. So, all I say is, lets just temper what we believe he can or can't do until he actually does or doesn't do it.
RedRedJarvisRedwine
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We need to get a nice lead so we can get Ryker some Pt. After all we are one TA injury away from him being our number 2. Stew on that nerds.
GoBigRed7228
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Count 'Bility
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Not enough loft on his deep balls? Where does this come from? Kriest, the damn things are rainbows as it is. I guess I just dont understand how frickin high the guy is supposed to put it.
As far as the WR's goes, I wouldnt say the whole group, but Enunwa dropped to long td passes as well as a slant that ended up as one of the picks.. 3 plays that I would expect Quincy moreso than ANYONE to make. So, yes, I am willing so say that Quincy struggled some today.
Damn, I'm really having a hard time finding negatives in this win for the first road game.
As far as the WR's goes, I wouldnt say the whole group, but Enunwa dropped to long td passes as well as a slant that ended up as one of the picks.. 3 plays that I would expect Quincy moreso than ANYONE to make. So, yes, I am willing so say that Quincy struggled some today.
Damn, I'm really having a hard time finding negatives in this win for the first road game.
Redux
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Through two gamrs yes hes been smooth. Get him in the Big House or even @ Purdue and I think we see more of what he needs to learn/work on. Its different in a hostile/unffamiliar environment. This guy hasnt even been to an away game as a benchwarmer. If he plays @Purdue and lights it up just as well I'll be impressed but we must remember it is just Purdue.
Armstrong does have more INTs this season than Martinez, from this game alone. I still think Armstrong may have a better pocket presence and doesn't seem to fumble on contact. It may have been because of his injury, but the Wyoming and UCLA games did not look like we had a 4 year starter behind center.
