Rewatched the ISU Game

[FreedComanche]

Where did I claim anything about other boards? I don't post on other boards. I said TylerSash and I have a history, and you post exactly like him. Are you admitting to being him, or are you some other POS that gets banned on all boards he posts on?

Maybe you should give Sheldor a chance. Everybody thought I was somebody else when I first came on. I got PM's asking if I was such and such. When I think about it, maybe the only reason I am still on here is because Jon feels sorry for me. lol..........

 

[alexzelada]

Re-watched it as well and it wasn't nearly the domination that people have made it out to be. Iowa really struggled through the first quarter and a half and it wasn't until the long drive with 13 running plays towards the end of the 2nd quarter that Iowa really started to assert their will on the game. It's also disconcerting that in the two biggest drives of the half (the long rushing drive and the drive following the Morris pick) Iowa could not punch it into the endzone and had to settle for field goals. A good football team would have had a much bigger halftime lead than 13-0 for as bad as ISU looked in the first half. Their QB was also very clearly affected by the ankle injury suffered against UNI and was a shell of his usual self. They looked pretty bad against one of the worst teams in the country for the first 23 or so minutes and the last 7 minutes of the game. So that's about 30 good minutes of football and 30 bad minutes. The running game is not flashy but efficient. We have no gamebreakers or explosive players to speak of anywhere on the team, on either side of the ball. This team is going to struggle when it sees actual, real football teams in the Big Ten, and I expect a 4 quarter battle on Saturday against WMU.

Tell us your definition of a gamebreaker

 

[deanvogs]

Maybe you should give Sheldor a chance. Everybody thought I was somebody else when I first came on. I got PM's asking if I was such and such. When I think about it, maybe the only reason I am still on here is because Jon feels sorry for me. lol..........

You also don't call people sh!tstains, and all the other stuff. I know the dude is an alt, he admitted as much.

 

[imported_ankle23]

You also don't call people sh!tstains, and all the other stuff. I know the dude is an alt, he admitted as much.

i think there is a person, who is banned, who has several different personalities on this board. not sure in this case if it is the person I am thinking of, but would not be surprised.

 

[FreedComanche]

You also don't call people sh!tstains, and all the other stuff. I know the dude is an alt, he admitted as much.

I have tried to stop the name calling even if it is in good fun. I do fail at times on that, though.

 

[Billso]

Sheldor, we hardly knew ye.

"Well...................Bye." - YouTube

 

[JonDMiller]

Sorry gang, was on a flight..our old pal TylerSash, WillieBeamen, FreedomHawk, UnoHawk, Hawks19, RenoHightower and about four other names I've banned apparently had 10 minutes in between washings down at the car wash and was able to get off some posts. Cleaned that up. Moving along.

 

[olddude]

I enjoy it also. Nowdays its score in 3 min or so with dynamic plays and players. I tend to like this way of " you cant score if we always have the ball and dont even try and sub because we can play fast enough to prevent it. So even if they do get the ball and score fast their d is going to pay for it." Seems coaches have come up with a way to force teams to play our game and that is the first step in winning.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

Maybe you should give Sheldor a chance. Everybody thought I was somebody else when I first came on. I got PM's asking if I was such and such. When I think about it, maybe the only reason I am still on here is because Jon feels sorry for me. lol..........

Nah, even though we disagree on some things...there is some respect there. This Sheldon...he no got class. He not classy. And he call people names...this Sheldon guy....

 

[tm3308]

Definitely agree on the WR rotation. I've been waiting for Hillyer to break out, and it seems like things might be starting to come together for him. He'll never be a big deep threat, but he can be an excellent possession receiver and red zone target. Smith definitely has the potential to be a big play guy, and IMO has the highest upside out of all the receivers, with the possible exception of Powell (I say possible because we don't really know what Powell's potential is just yet). Kevonte is the second coming of Ed Hinkel; dude just gets open (and you never seem to be able to figure out how), catches the ball and moves the sticks.

I'd like to see Powell and Vandeburg worked into the offense a little more this week. In what little we got to see of Vandeburg two weeks ago, he didn't do enough to command a spot in the rotation, but he certainly did enough to catch my attention. As for Powell, well, we all know why I'd like to see him get some work (mostly because it means he's getting up to speed within the system).

 

[doclee]

I watched the game for the third time last night and concentrated on Jake Rudock. To be fair, all I could watch was his drop, and where the ball ended up. Based on that perspective, I did not see him throw one single bad pass. He overthrew, but not by much, on a deep route and placed the ball with incredible skill on 3 or 4 passes. When he chose to throw the ball away, I obviously could not see the field on the TV version, so I give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he made good decisions. And, the same goes for the times he pulled the ball down and ran. In short, I think this guy will be a really good QB and will be much more than a "game manager."

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Agree with much of what the OP asserts

-Ruddock is doing well for 3 games in, he won't be the limiting factor. Smart kid, decent arm, better mobility than usual for IOWA

-CJF is overrated, it's time to say it. I'll bet anybody dollars to donuts he doesn't make it in the NFL. All size...no game. I'm beginning to think I could tackle him.

-We need OTT and another DL to come on big... pressure on the QB will help our D a lot.

-The missing piece on offense is the vertical passing game. Hopefully we've seen that Davis is moving away from some of the horizontal crap and passes into traffic (Jail break) and instead using the TEs underneath and eventually...RBs in the flat. Once we establish dominance in the run, we need to throw over the top. I'm guessing we sat on that as we didn't need it against the clowns...and may not this week.

-If we can rediscover the IOWA special teams that were integral to KFz's earlier success, it's worth another W this year, maybe two

If this team keeps growing 7-5 is not out of reach. I think even the harshest KFz critics would consider that a good season.

 

[Sooby]

-CJF is overrated, it's time to say it. I'll bet anybody dollars to donuts he doesn't make it in the NFL. All size...no game. I'm beginning to think I could tackle him.

Agree, Dallas Clark, Brandon Myers and Tony Moaeki (albeit oft-injured) have been better TDs than CJ.
I thought I read (or heard) that preseason, CJ was the #4 ranked TE in the upcoming NFL draft. I just don't see that.

 

[HawkeyeMcNutt]

It looks like KMM will be doing a lot of the dirty work underneath. It would nice if he could get more help. he will be Iowa's version of wes welker. I would bet Rudock's completion percentage would be around 65% without all those drops.

Over/under on how many CJF threads that will be started between now and the end of the year, I will say one per week between now and the end of the year. Followed closely by Nico Law and Jordan Canzeri.

CJF will get his 30 or so catches for the year put up decent numbers at the combine and some NFL team will become mesmerized by his size and those gigantic meat hook hands.

see New England. He'll be a stud there

 

[OLWPAORWWM]

see New England. He'll be a stud there

False. The stud TE coach that developed Gronk and Hernandez has left. Not only have they failed to develop a new TE without Brain Ferretz, but Gronk got soft and Hernandez lost his moral compass.

 

[NCHawker]

I think Iowa continues to move the ball like they have been but figure out their issues inside the red zone finally.

Iowa wins 48-17.

48 points? Have you thought about just how many TD's that is? How many posessions? The efficiency?

6 TD !! plus 6 more points !

I'd love to see it but...............

 

[HawkeyeHype]

Why is everyone giving up on CJF!? He is an absolute monster. He has monster hands and has a monster frame. He can't do much when the QB doesn't get him the ball more than 2 or 3 times a game. First game of the season with 3 guys all around him in the endzone, he pulls down a pass that Rudock just through up to him. He is extremely talented, but doesn't get looks.

 

[imported_ankle23]

Why is everyone giving up on CJF!? He is an absolute monster. He has monster hands and has a monster frame. He can't do much when the QB doesn't get him the ball more than 2 or 3 times a game. First game of the season with 3 guys all around him in the endzone, he pulls down a pass that Rudock just through up to him. He is extremely talented, but doesn't get looks.

he needs to get open and gain some separation. he seems always to be covered like a glove. then he needs to catch the baw with those paws.

 

[tm3308]

Why is everyone giving up on CJF!? He is an absolute monster. He has monster hands and has a monster frame. He can't do much when the QB doesn't get him the ball more than 2 or 3 times a game. First game of the season with 3 guys all around him in the endzone, he pulls down a pass that Rudock just through up to him. He is extremely talented, but doesn't get looks.

He also has monster drops.

 

[docholihawk]

I've been disappointed with the results of CJF also but in his defense I don't think he's been used correctly. I know he's had some drops but last year when they started to target him more I thought he did a pretty good job. I think if he was targeted more he would develop a better relationship with Jake Ruddock on the field. Whenever you have change at one position or the other it takes time to get to the point where there is trust on both sides and where you know what the other is going to do in certain situations. Actually I've been disappointed with the tight end group as a whole, not because of what they're doing but when we have this much talent why isn't Greg Davis using them and why doesn't Kirk Ferentz stress this more. KF knows first hand what the tight end position has meant to this program going back to the days as an assistant to Hayden Fry.