I think we have enough speed at WR to stretch the field vertically, there are just a few things holding us back. The main one is lack of time to get a guy down field. To throw deep, the line has to give A.M. at least 3 seconds. Secondly, I think teams are playing press coverage on our wr’s...they need to be able to beat the press coverage quickly before the pass rush gets to AM (not easy when AM is running for his life after a second and a half). Third problem is that teams are playing their safeties over the top to take away the deep ball if our WR’s do manage to beat press coverage. What is open is the intermediate passing game...but again our oline isn’t giving AM the time to take advantage of it.
In summary, stack the box, run stunts and blitzes, press cover the wr’s with safeties over the top to take away the deep ball and bet that blitz will get there and Nebraska can’t beat you throwing the ball over the middle for 10 yards all game. And so far, they’re right.