Dylan Raiola

Big Ten Freshman of the Week. 

Nice!


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So he was named the offensive mvp of the league?  Article is a little confusing.  He is Big 10 freshman of the week but says he was the big ten offensive player of the week?

 
knapplc said:
Big Ten Freshman of the Week. 

Nice!


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Hey Knapp -FIRST: GREAT POST.  2ND:  a thought here:  Can you repost this to a new thread just titled Dylan Raiola or similar.  I got a feeling over the next 3 years and maybe 4 (if he doesn't go early to NFL) we will have a lot of DR highlights and awards.  Perhaps it is time to get beyond the DR signs with Nebraska thread and look forward instead of backward.  He is here and he is doing what we hoped he would do. 

 
TGHusker said:
Hey Knapp -FIRST: GREAT POST.  2ND:  a thought here:  Can you repost this to a new thread just titled Dylan Raiola or similar.  I got a feeling over the next 3 years and maybe 4 (if he doesn't go early to NFL) we will have a lot of DR highlights and awards.  Perhaps it is time to get beyond the DR signs with Nebraska thread and look forward instead of backward.  He is here and he is doing what we hoped he would do. 
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Or just retitle this one?

 
Play by play look at Raiola. He's not too impressed with our receivers...




 
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Trying to figure out who that 2018 QB was. Trevor Lawrence comes to mind, but he wasn't the starter in week 1.

 
Dylan looked great and played really well.

But don't make no mistake.  He's played one college football game (a half really).  Understanding this, Colo will likely send pressure often and hit him, tackle him to the ground, maybe some sacks, and try to rush his throws.  They have enough talent in the secondary to play man in those situations.

I mean, that's what I would do to a young buck.  Or against every Iowa QB, Wisconsin QB, etc....   

As for the Huskers, Sanders has played a ton of college ball.  Although I think we have good enough talent in the secondary to send pressure from the front 5-6, I think that's what he thrives in.  Therefor I would limit blitzes and play coverage to keep him in the pocket for several seconds.  That way he forces a throw or our front 4 gets to him.

I just hope the Husker O-Line provides protection and the RBs help too.   And the communication is good so if we need to drop off a quick pass to a RB to avoid the pressure, it gets the job done and we keep getting yards and avoid sacks and hits.  

I hope this makes sense?

 
The most striking thing I saw last week, Dylan had oodles of time in the pocket. We heard all week how UTEP would disguise blitzes and flood a freshman who hasn’t seen live shots. You know what I ended seeing, fail pressure off blitzes and Dylan just standing in the pocket for 3 seconds with no defender close to collapsing the pocket. 
 

Colorado will step up the competition level, but the whole “vibe” of Dylan the first game just seemed to be smooth operator. Dylan looks like a Junior in the peek of his career working his way toward the NFL. The calm within the storm and the potential to take the top off at any point lead to a offense that seems to be unwavering in the worst of it that leads me to believe we are closer to a dark horse playoff contender than a 7-5 or 6-6 solid team.

I see what Miami did with Cam Ward and that seems to be what NU did, but with a freshman. Let the kool-aid flow!!!

 
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