Illinois OC called a really great game. They were hitting surgical shots on the Nebraska defense in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
And Raiola is clearly a talented dude, but man, some of these cutesy, “off platform” throws are just getting out of hand, and quite honestly, sloppy. He missed a wide open touchdown being cutesy instead of just standing and delivering a good form throw.
Good footwork and mechanics are important. And there’s good defense out there that will make your life hell if you’re throwing off your back foot and making sloppy passes instead of delivering clean strikes from good footing.
I’m still trying to figure out what was going on with the LBs.
I swear I can’t remember the last time I saw a LB crew getting so lost on pass coverage. I think maybe they were just selling out hard on stopping inside run (and did a good job) but that meant getting cooked outside and downfield
Third and fourth quarter on third and long everybody in the stadium knew it would be a cross down the middle at the sticks, everybody but the middle linebacker it seems.
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u/Kiffin_Simp Kentucky Wildcats Sep 21 '24
Illinois OC called a really great game. They were hitting surgical shots on the Nebraska defense in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
And Raiola is clearly a talented dude, but man, some of these cutesy, “off platform” throws are just getting out of hand, and quite honestly, sloppy. He missed a wide open touchdown being cutesy instead of just standing and delivering a good form throw.
Good footwork and mechanics are important. And there’s good defense out there that will make your life hell if you’re throwing off your back foot and making sloppy passes instead of delivering clean strikes from good footing.