Decked
Heisman Trophy Winner
Dylan and it isn't close IMO. Allar is extremely overrated. Imagine Dylan with a competent run game and a good OL.
Dylan Raiola
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Cornfed
Special Teams Player
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Dylan Raiola's numbers are a bit of a mixed bag, but overall he's delivering for Nebraska. Dylan Widger-Imagn ImagesTotal QBR: 77.2 | Pass Yds: 1,137 | Rush Yds: 29 | Total TDs: 11
Raiola's 76% completion rate ranks fourth nationally, and his 11-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio is pretty sexy, but he somehow takes forever to throw (2.89 seconds on average, 108th) extremely short passes (6.2 air yards per attempt, 123rd) and takes a lot of sacks in the process (28.6% sacks to pressures, 119th). Still, the Cornhuskers rank 16th in points per drive and ninth in success rate so he's doing something right.
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gossamorharpy
Starter
we should call it the Donovan and Dylan dink and dunk show.
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Dylan Raiola's numbers are a bit of a mixed bag, but overall he's delivering for Nebraska. Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
Total QBR: 77.2 | Pass Yds: 1,137 | Rush Yds: 29 | Total TDs: 11
Raiola's 76% completion rate ranks fourth nationally, and his 11-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio is pretty sexy, but he somehow takes forever to throw (2.89 seconds on average, 108th) extremely short passes (6.2 air yards per attempt, 123rd) and takes a lot of sacks in the process (28.6% sacks to pressures, 119th). Still, the Cornhuskers rank 16th in points per drive and ninth in success rate so he's doing something right.
Savage Husker
All-Conference
Allar greatly benefitted from a stud TE last year.
gossamorharpy
Starter
You take the throw away every single time. The completion % is meaningless when he’s also towards the bottom of the country in average pass attempt. Throw aways also wouldn’t lower that completion % by much and he’s well above the stated goal of 70%, which is an excellent number
More concerned about potential injury risk behind an abysmal line
Corn Train
Four-Star Recruit
Let’s switch qbs with Ohio st, what kind of ridiculous numbers would DR be putting up vs wet behind the ears born on 3 rd base JS? Raiola is sitting at the top there, by a lot, if I had to place a bet
We’re, I don’t know if lucky is the right word here but, fn lucky he didn’t stick with osu
It's not nearly that simple. That doesn't account for the times he got yards by holding it longer and how an incompletion and a sack result in basically the same net effect - a punt, albeit from a little farther back.
Against Michigan, he got a first down because he was able to stay composed under pressure and find a dump off (ended up getting goal-to-go). On our second possession, he took a sack but it was third down so throwing it away sooner would still have ended up with a punt. On the fourth possession, he took a sack on third down so we were punting either way. On our fifth possession, he avoided the sack and threw for a first down (got a field goal on the drive).
So I do think he could throw some of them away sooner. But it's not just as easy as making a blanket statement like that.
BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
I fail to see how his completion percentage is meaningless. We are third in the country in passing yards per game.
What that tells me is he’s being very good at getting the ball in the hands of play makers in the way the defense is giving him.
How is that bad?
runningblind
All-American
While the OL has struggled, those numbers reveal it isn't all their fault. DR needs to process faster and work on pocket prescene to help them out.
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Dylan Raiola's numbers are a bit of a mixed bag, but overall he's delivering for Nebraska. Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
Total QBR: 77.2 | Pass Yds: 1,137 | Rush Yds: 29 | Total TDs: 11
Raiola's 76% completion rate ranks fourth nationally, and his 11-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio is pretty sexy, but he somehow takes forever to throw (2.89 seconds on average, 108th) extremely short passes (6.2 air yards per attempt, 123rd) and takes a lot of sacks in the process (28.6% sacks to pressures, 119th). Still, the Cornhuskers rank 16th in points per drive and ninth in success rate so he's doing something right.
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I think the point was that it doesn't mean as much if you are completing 75% for 6 ypa, versus 70% at 10/12 ypa, huge difference there. Far from meaningless, but it also doesn't tell the whole story as stats rarely do in a vacuum.
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gossamorharpy
Starter
Never said it was bad. I said the stat is meaningless and hollow to me. We’re high in passing yards per game because we’re heavy pass on our play calling and can’t run the ball. Dylan also towards the bottom in average attempt per throw- I would hope our completion % on the higher end if we’re largely dinking and dunking our way down the field
Lorewarn
All-Conference
While he's not perfect, Dylan's pocket presence and timing are quite good, but the ultimate reality is that pocket presence doesn't do you any good if there is no pocket.
I also couldn't be any less concerned with his average yards per attempt - Tom Brady became the GOAT in large part by being the best ever at dumps, checkdowns and quick outs/curls/flats.
I also couldn't be any less concerned with his average yards per attempt - Tom Brady became the GOAT in large part by being the best ever at dumps, checkdowns and quick outs/curls/flats.
gossamorharpy
Starter
Yah I’m not really concerned about the avg yards either. Too concerned about his nepo hire uncle and what we’re gonna scheme up defensively to stop the run.
The dink and dunk tho works great to march down the field and usually gets less effective closer to the redzone when the defense has less ground to cover. That coupled with our non existent run game is what concerns me. Would be nice to get some big chunk plays more often and convert more of these red zone treks to 7 points
Archy1221
Assistant Coach
I would actually say his pocket presence is a work in progress at this point. Which is totally fair for a true sophomore. He isn’t quite understanding where the rush is compared to where he needs to bail out towards. And still struggles a bit on judging how quickly the rush will get to him. Totally understandable and expected though from someone at his development.
For example, against Michigan, a few times the D ends beat the tackle and crashed more sideways vs continuing to loop yet Dylan still tried to step in the pocket with no where to go. Bail out around the end towards the sideline. When the D end gets really loopy and leaves a gap between the tackle and guard, then step up and bail out more sideways in that gap.
Dylan will get there and be in the Heisman discussion at the end of the year and a finalist next year in my opinion.