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[David Elfering]

Looking at this page which lists QB completion percentages back to 1969,
this could get pretty interesting.
http://www.cornnation.com/2012/8/7/3225260/taylor-martinez-completion-percentage-his-goal-should-not-be-your

With depth and a wealth of talent at RB and emerging strength at WR there
are some strong possibilities if things come together. You are right, I
would never have thought 65% was necessarily realistic at this point in the
season. It seems to me there is a dramatic change in him and though the
success wasn't as high as we would have liked against a blitzing onslaught
at UCLA, he didn't do that badly. Anyone who wants to revive a strong
memory of futility just needs to revisit Texas Tech in 2004. I don't recall
seeing a "wounded duck" yet this year.

Not saying to expect miracles but the pieces seem to be there for a big
step forward. We'll know more after the Wisky game. If Martinez connects on
70%+ for that one then .....

My bet? I don't expect 70% for the season but 63-66, which if it comes to
pass will be a marked improvement.

I'd trade 5% of that for third down consistency or the burning blitz
packages when they come.


On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think it's weird how relatively little talk there is about Martinez, at
> least here. I realize we have a loss and it's more natural or interesting
> to talk about the problems on defense, but to me this is easily the most
> fascinating aspect of Nebraska 2012: will he keep it up?
>
> I think it might be fair to say that literally nobody saw this coming --
> anyone want to dispute that? He was so terrible at the end of last year. I
> know I had given up hope. I did still have occasional visions of how great
> he had been pre-Missouri 2010, but I figured him for zero chance of ever
> reaching that level again. And really, at Oklahoma State is the only
> passing game he ever had that was like what he's doing this year. The
> unique thing about Taylor is that, 1) unlike most raw quarterbacks I can
> remember, his biggest problems, such as pocket presence and throwing
> mechanics, happen to be absolutely fundamental to being a good quarterback,
> and 2) he seemed to have regressed so much in those areas.
>
> Now he has a chance to reach that level again, and exceed it, but I won't
> consider it done until he displays this kind of form against a real
> defense. The most (only?) pressure he's been under this year was the second
> half against UCLA, and we can't forget what happened there. What it showed
> me is that when it goes bad for Taylor, it can still go really, really bad.
> On the other hand, there's a lot to be said about the improvement at WR and
> RB making things a little easier for him.
>
> I think he stands a very good chance of succeeding, though. Assuming for
> the sake of argument that he plays well against Idaho State, he'll go into
> Wisconsin with a lot of reps and a lot of confidence. He'll also have a
> healthy Rex Burkhead and stands a good chance of getting an early lead.
> Interestingly enough I think completion percentage will be a good gauge of
> his performance in that game. He and the coaches are going to want closer
> to 13/14 than 17/31.
>
> Aaron
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Just in case anyone was interested, remember Martinez set the press corps
> > (and quite a few fans) all a-twitter (literally) when he said he was
> > planning on a 70% completion rate this year.
> >
> > Then he went out and completed 76% against Southern Miss.  Reality
> settled
> > in against UCLA, where he completed 'only' 55% of his throws, leaving him
> > at about 66% for the first two games.
> >
> > Well, completing 93% in this last game helps, and now stands at about 71%
> > for the season.  I would expect that number to rise again against Idaho
> > St.; another game like the last and he'll be in the mid-70's again.
> >
> > So far, a man of his word.
> >
> > Nick
> > --
> > "In politics stupidity is not a handicap."
> > Napoleon Bonaparte
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