PPF Grades for the OL - Pritchett and Gottula highest ratings.
Ravi and Benning
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Man, that show is not an easy listen. Ravi is brutal.
Yeah that doesn't help!
He is also a huge baby when it comes to the Jays. "Anyone that says anything to me about the Jays losing will get blocked!!!"
The story seems to be one of DR holding the ball too long. However, Holgerson was calling the plays. Those two dudes must not have gotten the memo that this was a game where the elements were decisive. I think Holgerson may have gotten addicted to the two games where NU didn't punt the ball. When the wind is blasting 30 mph, be creative in your run game and use your punter. They were screaming off of the edge, why not a QB draw? OTOH, Archie needs to learn how to punt into a strong wind.
Crazy how that works. To each is own I guess. I love the show myself. It's Sharpe and Matt to me that's a tough listen. I try to listen to 1620 for the first hr until Damon and Ravi come home but it's brutal for me. Actually like Sharpe but the Matt kid...geez. No thank u.
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Sharpe is a pro, he should just have his own show. Matt is bad. Damon is horrible because he tries to say so much without saying anything, he acts like he is in the CIA and not a morning show host.
Totally agree on the Gary and Matt show. Sharpe has a lot of patience for Matt who always comes off as a know it all brat.. Makes it very hard to listen to
Well I mean we are ranked in the 100s in terms of rushing percentage. This is just who Dana is.
Agreed Kak. Matt McMaster is awful. Love Sharpe, but McMaster has ruined that morning show.
Gonna go ahead and take this further off the rails here...
NOTHING in the world is worse than Unsportsmanlike Conduct in the afternoon. Jesus, they make Matt Perrault look like Dan Patrick.
Well now you just upped the ante! NOTHING will ever be worse than Matt Perrault!
That show is HORRIBLE.
I will give Matt Perrault credit, he tried to the anti-husker bit in a husker town, it didn't work at all but i get why he tried. I think he hosts a sports gambling show now.
I don’t know who’s to blame. But we absolutely must get the ball out of DR’s hands much more quickly. And for more than six yards a pop.
While we’re at it, I don’t see us ever winning much of consequence in the B1G unless/until we can consistently rush for around 150 ypg.
I love DB myself and what he brings to the table. Everyone is different and we like what we like I guess.
I think a lot of people may be a tad bit jealous of DB because he obviously has an inside to the program and he only shares so much. Not saying that's you but I get the vibe that there is some jealousy going on with DB. I can see how Ravi would rub some the wrong way with his strong takes but I actually like that about him. He will speak what he believes even though it may not be a popular opinion.
But again to each his own. DB and Sharpe used to be my favorite show back when they were together but now i rock with DB and ravi over Sharpe and Matt and it's about 95% Matt's fault lol
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I don't know how much Michigan state played man, but Dylan is really bad throwing in rhythm against man coverage. Guys get 3 seconds to throw but he doesn't appear to diagnose plays or have confidence in his WRs...I have no idea if WRs are getting open. Qbs get a drop and need to get rid of the ball or run in 3-3.5 seconds, he can't run and doesn't buy time outside the pocket so he either gets rid of it against zone, they run a screen, or he gets pressured and sacked. I am guessing that Holgerson is having to call plays around these limitations which is why all of our big plays are kind of broken plays with Dylan being able to get out of the pocket and buy time. Could just be college football though because of a lack of continuity between transfers.
Sharpe is awful imo. Did you guys know he lived in Florida for a while? Because he’s gonna tell you, daily
I listen to a ton of sports podcasts...but most of them just turn into gambling podcasts.
DB being close to the program and Caleb being on the team might make him a little bias though. I always liked him but while Caleb is on the team, im going to have to wonder.
That O-Line grade out is a joke. One thing that tells how bad the line play was to me is Luke had 1 target. Luke’s been a big part in the passing game all season but he was being held back a lot more to block on Saturday. You know the old coaching psychology of coming down hard on a kid who’s doing well and praising a kid that’s struggling. Wonder if that played a part in 77 grade.
Maryland has a much better defense then MSU has. Let’s see how 77 holds up. Can’t keep blaming Dylan for holding on to the ball too long all the time
Can you explain what a PFF grade is and who makes them and then delete your post?
I get where you are coming from, but at the same time, if people think some expert OL dude is putting these grades together for every single school in the country, I don’t know what to say.
That’s not even mentioning interpretation of assignment with scheme and such.
I am not sure anyone can determine that Maryland's defense is at all better than Michigan St. Maryland has played 1 good opponent in Washington., unless you want to count Wisconsin as a good team, but regardless the Wisconsin offense has struggled all year. Michigan St has at least played 2 P4 teams that average 40 ppg.
.... Used to work out in the same gym as DB years ago, and he could not have been a nicer guy. He was a great football betting resource back then...i didn't bet, but he knew his stuff.
Well I can certainly guarantee you it’s not our coaches and definitely isn’t someone who is an expert on the psyche of each player and the coaching mentality of each player either.
No one is jealous of DB. We only have so much time in our life for listening to football talk. It's hard to listen to someone that takes 2 minutes to complete a full thought. I liked him and Sharpe together, separate I'm not interested in listening to DB at all, and mildly interested in Sharpe.
What have you seen in Dylan’s running ability that tells you he can do this? This is the same guy who slides prior to the sticks.
I thought ausie punters were supposed to be able to kick the ball line drive and bounce it down the field?
He hasn’t done this once this year. He learned a lot from last year IMO.
What I see from Raiola's running the ball is that he is slow in making the decision to run. He is never going to be a guy who runs the ball frequently, but I see opportunities for him to tuck and run and pick up 5 or 6, sometimes more, rather than losing 7 or more. Maybe it is coached, maybe it is a comfort level thing, but he seems to want to wait and see if a receiver will pop open when the rush is coming, rather than take what he can get on a scramble, make a positive play and stay ahead of the sticks. With that said, he has only played in 18 college games, he is still learning and will continue to improve. I think some of the "holding the ball too long", could be improved if he just took off on occasion, that can also help to slow down the pass rush.
One of the factors that isn't considered is the difficulty of running into a wind like that. Raiola was able to throw a decent ball into that wind, but I would have to think it took the WRs a bit longer to get to their spots. This, combined with DR's penchant for holding onto the ball and MSU's decision to really pin their ears back, produced the awful stretch of play we say. For sure they should be getting a bead on what he can do with his feet should similar circumstances present themselves.
The qb draw that was called gained 6 or 7 if I remember correctly. The TV announcers said it was Dylan calling his own number but clearly was a draw called. Maybe just maybe Dana knows what he is doing. QB draws, tunnel screens, rb screens,ect.
Some of you guys act like he can just call those plays every time and they work. When called they worked for the most part. Becasue he didnt call them too much.
Some of you guys act like he can just call those plays every time and they work. When called they worked for the most part. Becasue he didnt call them too much.
Correct, can't listen to an ounce of it. Being on the East Coast, usually past my listening time anyway, but holy ****. One of the dudes kept yelling 9 in this weird voice the last time I tried to listen, and I turned it the **** off. So bad.
That is where I am at. Will be listening to Dana's presser today. The reverse yardage drive from hell was brutal to see. I wonder if the reluctance to call more running plays during that stretch was a bit of still fighting last week's battle, where rushing yardage was harder to come by.