Angeli is a good passer with very good touch and accuracy (much, much better touch and accuracy than Leonard), but there is nothing elite about his game and definitely not route awareness.
What have you ever seen that made you think he has "elite" route awareness? Hitting a wide open WR for a long pass on a blown coverage?
I'm not negative on Angeli, I think in terms of just pure passing skills he's probably the 2nd most talented on the team behind Carr. But I don't ever recall a play where Angeli threw with anticipation 'to a spot' where he displayed some high level route awareness knowing a guy was coming open after he threw the ball.
If you have a play or two in mind where he did this, please point them out and I'd be more than happy to go check them out.
Angeli has some real strengths and a few weaknesses. IMO the things he's weak at are things that can be improved with experience and good coaching. However they are things that with a suspect OL vs teams like A&M and Louisville may have gotten him and us killed. ..but our schedule is easing up now in terms of scary Defense/DLs.
I thought Angeli should have come in the second half vs NIU when Leonard was dinged up and really a liability out there and if Leonard struggles against the remaining schedule I'd be comfortable with giving Angeli an extended run with hopes our OL comes together in time for USC...but can we please not be using the word elite to describe Angeli until he actually shows something, anything, elite.
Replies to: ""Elite"??? That's a stretch even for you Mr. 2.0"
- Picking up on the Angeli 2025 thread below.. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:59am 10/4/24
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- For all of those calling for Angeli consider the high number of sacks he's had in a relatively - captaincoyle - 5:12pm 10/4/24
- If the situation arises that ND needs to run a 2 minute drill, who do you think - ColeyO - 3:48pm 10/4/24
- Angeli would improve the passing game two-fold this season. He can run too. - ThePaleHorseman - 2:56pm 10/4/24
- The same could be said about Leonard, he aint - ColeyO - 12:02pm 10/4/24
- That's an easy thing to say because most likely nobody is taking us to the promise land this year, - THEISMANCARR - 1:05pm 10/4/24
- There's no shot at winning a playoff game with RL - holybull101 - 1:34pm 10/4/24
- That's an easy thing to say because most likely nobody is taking us to the promise land this year, - THEISMANCARR - 1:05pm 10/4/24
- I agree, if the goal is to win 11 games, Angeli can do it.. - holybull101 - 11:36am 10/4/24
- Well said, if ND had some stud receivers, this wouldn't be a discusion - ColeyO - 11:53am 10/4/24
- He has elite route awareness and accuracy - MarkHarman - 10:20am 10/4/24
- "Elite"??? That's a stretch even for you Mr. 2.0 - Chrisb - 1:10pm 10/5/24
- BC they only recite articles they've read rather than what they actually see. I would argue we don't - oldirish - 12:30pm 10/4/24
- Yup [NT] - ColeyO - 12:39pm 10/4/24
- I think your Angeli assessment is likely correct and he willl get some meaningful - ndphysics - 9:51am 10/4/24