Dylan Raiola

I seem to remember that holding the ball too long was a knock against him when he was in high school. Essentially, he was so much bigger and more talented that most high schoolers that he didn't need to worry about it. If so, this may be as simple as a bad habit he had that shows back up when he's under nearly constant pressure.

That said, I think he's getting more grief than he deserves. I don't think his pick last week was that bad. On that play, it looks to me like the Michigan state player dropped back and then crosses behind the ref as Dylan is starting his release, so he just loses him behind the ref:
 
quesadilla said:
I seem to remember that holding the ball too long was a knock against him when he was in high school. Essentially, he was so much bigger and more talented that most high schoolers that he didn't need to worry about it. If so, this may be as simple as a bad habit he had that shows back up when he's under nearly constant pressure.

That said, I think he's getting more grief than he deserves. I don't think his pick last week was that bad. On that play, it looks to me like the Michigan state player dropped back and then crosses behind the ref as Dylan is starting his release, so he just loses him behind the ref:
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I watched a few games of his senior yr. I was surprised how bad his line was
 
Getting the ball out faster, or throw away, would be beneficial for sure. Similar to Shedeur Sanders....Great completion rate at the expense of a crap ton of sacks. Less routes in the patter? Check down sooner? Personally, I'd love for him to be taught how to actually be more fleet of feet. Dude runs with cinder blocks in quick sand. Unsure how to improve that. He's a good QB, who gets no national attention save played out comparisons to Mahomie. He could be great, but OL and pocket presence have to improve. An actual dedicated run game would be huge. Believe we called 60% passes against Mich St when the wind was blowing 30 mph....Still no #2 after 2 weeks of "waiting to see something we haven't seen before"....
 
I really think settling in on a starting OL and rolling with it is going to help everyone going forward. I’m confused about why we didn’t use a tool like say, Fall Camp, to sort that out instead of doing it in season
 
Corn Train said:
I really think settling in on a starting OL and rolling with it is going to help everyone going forward. I’m confused about why we didn’t use a tool like say, Fall Camp, to sort that out instead of doing it in season
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You mean spring, fall, first game or 2? Like the RB room.....Kind of concerning tbh. I'm with you. Only thing I can think is our DL is not the 2024 DL. Maybe on good vs good the OL looked good. Not because they were, but because the DL was struggling. I do give the staff credit to try and rework both sides as needed. In the past I think we'd see the staff(s) ride with their first picks and not change much or try to adapt the players. Some good and bad stuff on film to work on. Hoping that we get the W against Maryland. A tough 1st road game.
 
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