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Angeli seems to throw better, but he held onto the ball way too long in relief this season. He also can't run like Riley. As much as I'd love an elite passer, I'd rather have a running QB with this MASH o-line and elite defense. He's been clean with ball except that awful 2nd interception at NIU, the 1st happens sometimes. We've played probably the 2 best defenses we will all season. If Riley doesn't grow as a passer, I could maybe see Freeman yanking him for Angeli, but it's more likely he'd cede the starting position through injury.

I was hoping to see better growth as a passer to this point, but we have to remember that Riley missed the entire spring and half of last season to injury. He's got a new team and a new offense. I'm optimistic we'll see a measurable improvement after the bye week. We should be clearly favored in every game through USC. He has a ~3000 passing season at Duke, for crying aloud.