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Should Martinez or McCaffrey get the start against Penn State?

Asked by Husker Max

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Should Martinez or McCaffrey get the start against Penn State?

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Martinez Martinez

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McCaffrey McCaffrey

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Martinez

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McCaffrey

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17 Comments

Troy Schnack

He deserves a shot. We have seen what Martinez can and can't do for 2+ years. Not sure if it is confidence or what, but he seems to have regressed. Being challenged for the starting job may be the best thing for him. Put up or sit down. Hope McCaffery plays well tomorrow! GBR

Nat Warren

Better arm velocity and accuracy. Better runner as well.

Randy Weitzenkamp

Give the kid a shot. Some players are practice players and some game players. Let's see if Luke has the "it" factor to elevate the play of those around him. If it's not working we can always see if Martinez is any better coming off the bench.

James Weddle

Decisiveness and I love 2am

Ron Ogren

2 players have said his calling of plays has No cadence or tempo causing off sides or slow blocking, sounds like a coaching problem

Roger Moellendorf

We need badly need an offensive spark. Let's give Luke a chance to see if he can provide it.

Fred Gibson

weve stuck with Matinez long enough. With 2 losses, this season will be a bust. Time to look to the future.

Josh Hypse

I have been an avid Cornhusker fan my entire life. Martinez is good for a turn-over every game and does not know how to win ball games. Its time to move on to McCaffrey. Sorry Martinez, you're garbage

Robert Lloyd

McCaffrey moves the team... simple as that.

Richard Stotts

A.M. has made too many mistakes as a 3rd year starter. time to give L.M. a shot.

Matt Seiler

Let's see, decisiveness LM gets the edge, running threat LM gets the edge, precision passing LM gets the edge, the only thing Martinez has the edge on is experience which isn't helping him at all.

Ron Joseph

Martinez is no longer is his freshman self. The O needs a spark, time to let someone else energize it.

Rolland Holliday

We need a spark, and unfortunately Adrian lost his after the 2018 season.

Jim Firnhaber

Better passer and greater information processing bandwidth. Use Martinez as a changeup QB and slot receiver. Gotta get all the talent on the field and then use it.

Stephen Broghammer

McCaffrey seems to provide a spark to the whole team. He shows decisiveness, leadership and toughness.

ThePurplePodium

Martinez, while talented, waits a second to long with his targets. This gives defense time to catch up. McCaffrey has a faster release and better timing. More playing time will fix his misses.

Dan Wood

McCaffrey is a fast blinker and can process the field faster than Martinez. As soon as he came in against Northwestern, I saw receivers like Betts and Flemming catch passes.

Feel better about the Husker's progress after the OSU game?

Asked by Husker Max

714 Votes

Feel better about the Husker's progress after the OSU game?

73%

Progress is there Progress is there

27%

No, not seeing it No, not seeing it

73%

Progress is there

11 Comments

Michael Sanches

Liked what I saw.

Randy Weitzenkamp

Didn't get man handled like last year. S&C is finally paying dividends. We still need to clean up things in the area of penalties and execution.

Chuck Lawson

Team looked bigger. Offensive line seems stronger. A few playmakers on both sides. Not real crazy about playing so soft in defensive backfield but guess they did not want to get beat deep. Hopeful!

David Cassiday

Effort - they played hard till the end, which they haven't always done the last two years.

Robert Lloyd

We saw for the first time in years our players showing they can play with anybody. We need some running backs, but then we are good to go.

Steve Walker

Progress was there in terms of tackling, O/D line play, good offense decision making, and overall depth. No progress in turnovers and bad penalties and being our own worst enemy.

Ron Joseph

I see hope. Let's add consistency to hope and we should turn some heads this year. We need to stop the mental errors (time mgmt, fumbles, penalties). There is no margin of error. Fix these =Progress

Matt Seiler

Even the announcers who normally hate us saw progress. Nebraska won the trenches half of the time, offense got north and south quick, linebacker play was solid finally. This team is much improved

Bob Berg

Could have been 38-31. Should have been 45-31. But was 52-17. For every 10 good snaps there's always one drive killer. Glad that the offense went North to south and limited the sideline play. GBR

Marty Wilcox

It's all about the big uglies in the trenches, and they have vastly improved.

Tucker Mcmann

Progress is there but quite honestly the celebrating of moral victories against upper echelon teams is getting a bit tired. 52 -17 is 52-17. Its a thrashing.

27%

No, not seeing it

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Tom Nelsen

Hard to tell getting blown out yet again. I'll hope to see the improvement against lesser competition that will hopefully result in wins.

Do you take the Huskers +27 vs Ohio State this weekend?

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531 Votes

Do you take the Huskers +27 vs Ohio State this weekend?

72%

Huskers beat the spread Huskers beat the spread

28%

Ohio State is too strong Ohio State is too strong

72%

Huskers beat the spread

6 Comments

Matt P

Huskers have it together much more this year than the last 3. Offense has so many weapons and the O line is one of the best in Big 10. Ohio St Defense is down from last year.

Randy Weitzenkamp

.Based on nothing but Husker optimism.

Jim Firnhaber

I think the Huskers have a legitimate shot in this game due to their experience on the offensive line. Run effectively and protect the QB keep the Buckeye offense on the sideline. TOP is key.

Daniel Revas

Yes. The Buckeyes have legitimate holes on defense, at least as far as experience goes.

Matt Seiler

Experience edge will get the Huskers off to a good start in the game. Buckeyes may pull away late due to a talent gap but it'll be closer than the "experts" think 38-20 tree nuts.

Richard Stotts

i think we see AD return to form like his freshman year...close game , can we pull out a win in the empty horseshoe?

28%

Ohio State is too strong

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3 Comments

Glenn Suzuki

Nebraska has not improved and the Husker fans will be disappointed. Blowout loss.

James Golden

Nebraska has shown no improvement over the last decade. Why would this year be different with a large gap in quality players between these two schools?

Scott Dreas

48-7 last year in Lincoln

Collegefootball SquareOffs

Should Martinez or McCaffrey get the start against Penn State?

14% Martinez Martinez

86% McCaffrey McCaffrey

14% Martinez

86% McCaffrey

Feel better about the Husker's progress after the OSU game?

73% Progress is there Progress is there

27% No, not seeing it No, not seeing it

73% Progress is there

27% No, not seeing it

Do you take the Huskers +27 vs Ohio State this weekend?

72% Huskers beat the spread Huskers beat the spread

28% Ohio State is too strong Ohio State is too strong

72% Huskers beat the spread

28% Ohio State is too strong

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Martinez Martinez

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McCaffrey McCaffrey

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Martinez

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McCaffrey

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Progress is there Progress is there

27%

No, not seeing it No, not seeing it

73%

Progress is there

27%

No, not seeing it

72%

Huskers beat the spread Huskers beat the spread

28%

Ohio State is too strong Ohio State is too strong

72%

Huskers beat the spread

28%

Ohio State is too strong