ZRod
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OL was fine last year. There were plenty of gaps to hit but our starting RBs had zero vision. If we were Johnson & Johnson last year things could have been radically different.
Dylan Raiola
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Guy Chamberlin
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I remember Luke McCaffrey trolling for a team that would let him play and it seemed kinda sad. But having fallen all the way down to Rice, the dude ends up getting touches and drawing an NFL paycheck on a hot team. So that worked out for him.
He just had to accept that being a great athlete doesn't mean you get to play QB.
I love dual threat quarterbacks, but the Huskers tended to be that team that would let substandard passers play QB because of their superior running skills. I'd love to see Raiola be one our best passing quarterbacks ever, and hand the running game back to the running backs.
He just had to accept that being a great athlete doesn't mean you get to play QB.
I love dual threat quarterbacks, but the Huskers tended to be that team that would let substandard passers play QB because of their superior running skills. I'd love to see Raiola be one our best passing quarterbacks ever, and hand the running game back to the running backs.
teachercd
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I am with you, I love a QB that can run.
With that said, most teams that win it all tend to have a QB that CAN run a little bit, but is not really that dual threat type, sort of like DR, more of a pocket passer guy that can run a little bit.
At the start of last year one of the prop bets was DR's rushing stats at 699 yards. I could not bet the unders fast enough. I think it closed at 299 yards.
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Gorillahawk
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I don't see DR leaving until he goes pro. He seems really dedicated to NU, and is already making a ton of money. Plus he did not necessarily light the world on fire last year, and there was online publications stating he'd have been on of the top QBs drafted this year if he'd been eligible. I think he's happy at NU and stays put imo.
RedDenver
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I agree we'd have done better if the RBs had better vision, but I disagree the OL opened "plenty" of holes, especially in the games we lost.
Toe
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Toe
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admo
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Needs to be fully aware that the reason Quinn Ewers fell so badly in draft (with scouts) and in big college games, is that he floated too many short to mid-range passes, despite having a rocker for an arm (Per NFL HOF Kurt Warner).
Dylan kind of did this his first year so I am hoping he puts more zip on his throws in year 2.
Dylan kind of did this his first year so I am hoping he puts more zip on his throws in year 2.
USDSM Huskerlover
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Yes, yes, yes - 1000x yes. Dylan sees the field very well. He knows when his receivers will be open and he can get the ball into tight spaces. However, he rarely drove the ball downfield last year.
If he continues the trend from last year but does not put the ball on a rope line from time-to-time, he'll be a good college QB, but he'll never see the NFL. If he begins to drive the ball downfield he's got the ability to be a legendary QB and drafted to the NFL.
GO BIG RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If he continues the trend from last year but does not put the ball on a rope line from time-to-time, he'll be a good college QB, but he'll never see the NFL. If he begins to drive the ball downfield he's got the ability to be a legendary QB and drafted to the NFL.
GO BIG RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigRedBuster
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Yes....he had problems with accuracy last year on long balls. Someone on here who seemed to know more about this than me (that isn't difficult) told me it was because of a technique issue on his long balls but the issue should be able to be corrected fairly easy with a good coach, which I think he's getting.
Undone
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Random thoughts: I'm starting to draw some comparisons to Joe Burrow for Dylan. I think that's the style of QB where he'll excel the most with where his gifts lie.
And I'm purely talking about on-field stuff here and not off the field stuff, like haircuts or sunglasses or any of that stuff: I don't think it works well to try to be Patrick Mahomes on the field. Mahomes' improvisation and sidearm stuff comes naturally for him, but forcing yourself to try to imitate that just goes too far out of your way, IMO.
I hope that Holgorsen will put together passing schemes where everything develops faster for the intermediate/deep routes than what we were doing the past two seasons.
Lastly, I see Raiola as being as good as any true sophomore QB in the entire country heading into this season. But you'll still have to be patient with him; I think it'll be his junior year where he blasts into the stratosphere - if we can keep the team together without the transfer portal breaking everything up.
And I'm purely talking about on-field stuff here and not off the field stuff, like haircuts or sunglasses or any of that stuff: I don't think it works well to try to be Patrick Mahomes on the field. Mahomes' improvisation and sidearm stuff comes naturally for him, but forcing yourself to try to imitate that just goes too far out of your way, IMO.
I hope that Holgorsen will put together passing schemes where everything develops faster for the intermediate/deep routes than what we were doing the past two seasons.
Lastly, I see Raiola as being as good as any true sophomore QB in the entire country heading into this season. But you'll still have to be patient with him; I think it'll be his junior year where he blasts into the stratosphere - if we can keep the team together without the transfer portal breaking everything up.
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