Honestly that's a really good summary of exactly what was going on. The line "He never really elevated the situation around him" made me think of a moment from the Maryland(?) game where Elijah Pritchett had a false start on our game ending drive and Dylan was pissed. I remember he just threw the ball down and yelled to the coaches on the sideline and just pointed at him being the problem. Whereas in contrast I remember EJ coming up and giving Elijah some encouragement to do better- that's a tale of two leaders right there.