The question I hear all the time about Tyler Van Dyke is can he play like his redshirt freshman season. I think the answer is pretty easy.
It depends…
It depends on if his offensive line and especially the center can get the ball back to him without him having to think about it, or jumping offsides and getting behind the chains.
It depends on if his receivers have confidence in running their routes and catching the ball this year. And I think this point is huge. There were a couple of drops last year that killed the drive and confidence of the offense.
It depends on running backs staying healthy and making the catch out of the backfield for positive yards. When we run the ball, can we get 5 yards on first down and stay in front of the chains. Can the Tight Ends do their job?
I feel like if the rest of the team is ready to go to the next level then Tyle Van Dyke will too.
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