[Husker] A Bold Prediction

[Steve Stone]

Jeff wrote:

>>>Any justifiable excitement over our prospects next season should 
>>>be tempered by the reality that 4 of our 6 best offensive starters 
>>>(Ganz, Lucky, Swift & Petersen) are all gone with only Helu and 
>>>McNeil remaining. That means minimally we will be going into next 
>>>season with a new QB (either Witt or the incoming true freshman 
>>>Green) that has never started or even played who will be throwing 
>>>to a receiving core that to date has been somewhat underwhelming. 
>>>Who steps up as the #1 and #2 receivers, and their performance, 
>>>will be the key to the Husker offense next season, at least in my 
>>>opinion.

I replied

>
>>I agree with Jeff that the wide receivers remain a question mark. 
>>It's hard to imagine anyone stepping up to fill Swift's shoes - - 
>>but then we couldn't imagine filling Mo's shoes, either. Peterson 
>>was the less-noticed receiver this year, but whoever replaces him 
>>will have to undergo something of a transformation to equal his 
>>steady reliability.

Ted responded:

>Hasn't Menelik Holt shown a fair bit of promise this year?

Indeed he has - - as has Chris Brooks, but both will have to raise 
their games a notch (or two) by next season. I believe they can but 
would like to see it by Spring Game.

Steve Stone