I don’t think his fumbles were as inexcusable as his INTs. At least one of the fumbles he was being held up and had the ball ripped out. It happens. That said, if you have a 5 star QB you better be able to use him as a pass threat deep in the redzone. If not, you’ve got the wrong QB.
I see HH as an emergency use, 3rd string, backup QB and that is it. Tight end? We already have far more talented tight ends. I also think he is overrated as a runner. He has a good burst if he has an open lane and some speed once in the open. But he is not good at all in more congested conditions. Goes down easily. His QB sneaks were a joke.
will also help the new kids in the room understand how to lead and win the team's and the state's respect
all I said was I'd have liked to have seen him get a longer leash than 2 games as our QB
Isn’t this just taken for granted that he going to help the QB room?
He really didn't start fumbling until he was run 20 times a game and took severe punishment. I imagine he was carrying a lot of injuries in that 5 game stretch.
It was meant to mean in the future using him 4-5 times a game in special situations he would probably do better than having him run qb power/option all game long.
IF you could hit him in stride on a seam route it’s 6 points. He’s very fast straight ahead. Man you’ve really gone over to the dark side Pennsy. We were woefully short of TEs this past season.
Not short of TEs but short on overall production. It wasn't all their fault. Everything that could go wrong, did. Between OL breakdowns QBs who couldn't throw and WRs who were pretty clueless, it was a receipe for disaster.
We had Boerkircher and Fidone and they both were dinged up at times. The other “”TEs” were not very functional and even when healthy Boerkircher isn’t much of a threat. Another TE with some size and athleticism IMO would help. You’re right though, the offensive dysfunction was a bigger problem than the TE group.
Ha. Gone over to the dark side just because I think HH is overrated in almost every category, both as a QB and a TE? I think the dude is a turnover waiting to happen, can't throw, and can only run when he gets a big, fat crease in order to do so. If he can indeed run routes and catch the ball then yeah, maybe he would make for a serviceable TE. Maybe. But you have no more way of knowing that than I do. We are not talking about Swiss Army knife type of multiple athletic skills here with HH. Furthermore, unless we get a transfer QB in the portal this is all a moot point since he is needed as a 3rd string QB.
He has potential as a receiver but IMO he’s not a guy our coaches over the past 15 years would have offered a scholarship to if he weren’t a Nebraska kid. That said, he’s 20 and he’s a very good athlete. He’s going to help us. I prefer to look at his upside than dwell on his rookie mistakes.
I always have husker colored glasses on, but there are numerous examples of athletic quarterbacks who have become very good tight ends/receivers. There are so many examples that each of us could think of at least a half a dozen. There is no reason why HH can’t be the next one, assuming we don’t need him at quarterback.
he was the best player we had on offense last year by a large margin
He does not have a strong, accurate throwing arm. You just can't coach that any more than you can create a 90+ MPH pitcher. Some guys have some mechanics that can be cleaned up but even that can be hard as guys revert to old habits when under pressure. He was able to succeed at QB in high school but his weaknesses weren't exposed at that level playing against vastly inferior athletes.
The QB play was the weakest area on the entire team. It's just delusional homerism to say otherwise. To say HH was the best player on the offense is nuts. The OL had some good players led by Scott, TE was above-average most of the year, Emmett Johnson was a nice surprise, the WRs came along well and made some nice grabs when the ball was in their area code.
The coach in me just has to ask the question, can he catch the football? I mean, he caught one pass, unless I am missing some, and that was a short one. He very well may have the hands of Balitnekof but do we really know? The next question is can he block? I will never question his want-to heart.
he caught 2 passes this year
