Did AJ Derby get any meaningful playing time at Iowa?

[troy]

AJ Derby is long gone, but I can't believe how the program didn't seem to get him involved in meaningful playing time in his two, plus years at Iowa. The Iowa offense did not find him a "Wildcat" package of plays to implement, for even one series. What was Iowa's record the past 2 years?

Derby could have been given a better opportunity to get involved.

 

[okeefe4prez]

Troy, surely you can handle the arithmetic involved in calculating Iowa's record over the past two years. Sorry KOK and Kurt didn't sacrifice practice time to concoct an offensive package around a redshirt freshman. If you are interested in cheering for a team that involves multiple QBs there is one a short drive to the north in Ames and there is one over in Evanston. Of course, you would have to trade 7-6 records for 6-7 records, but the tickets are much cheaper.

 

[Thawki]

Who is Kurt?

 

[hawkubes]

AJ Derby is long gone, but I can't believe how the program didn't seem to get him involved in meaningful playing time in his two, plus years at Iowa. The Iowa offense did not find him a "Wildcat" package of plays to implement, for even one series. What was Iowa's record the past 2 years?

Derby could have been given a better opportunity to get involved.

If the Hawks would've considered wildcat at all, Mcnutt would've been the guy IMO

 

[tm3308]

AJ Derby is long gone, but I can't believe how the program didn't seem to get him involved in meaningful playing time in his two, plus years at Iowa. The Iowa offense did not find him a "Wildcat" package of plays to implement, for even one series. What was Iowa's record the past 2 years?

Derby could have been given a better opportunity to get involved.

The coaches clearly didn't envision him as a quarterback. If they did, he'd still be here. So why would they put in a special QB package for him?

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

Redshirt.

Freshman.

 

[HawkeyeMcNutt]

Coker?

 

[CAARHawk]

Iowa's O is not good for that. It is predicated on running the fewest amount if plays possible. Think Butler BBall.

 

[OUTofTOWNHAWK]

Who is Kurt?

Kurt Ference the HC. Did you really just have to ask that?

 

[HawkForce]

Aj derby had an awful throwing motion....him at qb would have been a disaster

 

[Husky28]

AJ Derby is long gone, but I can't believe how the program didn't seem to get him involved in meaningful playing time in his two, plus years at Iowa. The Iowa offense did not find him a "Wildcat" package of plays to implement, for even one series. What was Iowa's record the past 2 years?

Derby could have been given a better opportunity to get involved.

Maybe he wasn't good enough... ever think of that?

 

[twinhawkfans]

Never saw him play QB so can't judge him on that, but if KF and NP want you to play LB there's a reason for it. If he has/had aspirations of playing in the NFL, I would think LB would give him the best shot. Think Greenway, same size and I believe Greenway also played QB in high school. Guess he wanted to play QB. Best of luck to him.

 

[brach700]

Did AJ Derby get any meaningful playing time at Iowa? The real question is, did he show the coaches enough to warrant meaningful playing time at QB. Im thinking no.

 

[bcl20]

Run the Wildcat with him? That's the first time that's been mentioned.

 

[eveningnewsteam]

A lot of us said AJ Derby will NEVER take a meaningful snap at quarterback for Iowa when he committed. A lot of us were right.