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When you have the most talent of any player at your position, is it better to learn on the job or sit on the bench and work against the 2s in practice? Over 17 yards per catch says he's got some decent production to contribute. Let's be clear, though, this issue isn't just about Derrick...

Oh, I'm well aware of what we've lost. I especially would have loved to see what McCall could have become at Iowa. Or Coker and Wegher, for that matter, although I believe both would be gone at this point. Right/wrong? Can't remember for sure. Your point is very well taken though. I think...

Starting or contributing? Big difference, in my opinion. Contributing, but not starting means the Iowa Hawkeyes do not even have one of the ten best running backs in the conference. I'm not satisfied with that. The fact that we're even discussing it, and the fact that Jon and Deace would...

12-yard touchdown on his first carry of the year? Better speed around the edge? Quicker burst through the hole? Never said he was a 20+ carry guy, now or maybe ever. But, I do believe he is a 10-12 touch guy right now and a couple of fumbles in his second ever game as a collegiate doesn't...

That's a pretty tough lesson for a kid to learn at that young of an age. How many of us learn that by the time we're 19 or 20? I'm not afraid to say I don't believe I thought that maturely or that logically when I was Willies' age. It's tough for us to judge because we just don't know...

Derrick Willies with 17.8 yards per catch and 14.2 yards per game. Bahahahahahahahaha.

I'm not jumping in to argue with you, Easton, as you've already stated you don't have the stats for "number of plays in" for Vandeberg, McCarron, Willies. I just think the general frustration is that people can plainly see the talent and playmaking ability in guys like Powell and Willies. When...

Couldn't agree more. But, does it surprise you anymore? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not sure that DJK was ever listed as a starting WR in his years at Iowa. He ended up as, what, the No. 1 or No. 2 leading receiver in Iowa history? Despite all that talent, it's Kirk making a point because...

1st through 3rd quarters? LeShun Daniels, Jonathan Parker, Jordan Canzeri. I haven't seen much of Akrum Wadley or CJ Hilliard so I can't speak to that.

It's unreal. I don't understand how people can be so blind. I'm all for Mark Weisman running the ball in the 4th quarter when defenses are tired and slower. But, before defenses get worn out, Weisman simply doesn't have the speed or quickness to get into the second level with any frequency or to...

I agree. I also think it speaks to the severity of the situation and the level of frustration that, midway through the season, a player would just say, "F it, I'm out." Truth. And, there are a large number of Iowa Hawkeye football players who are (insert unhappy adjective/phrase here) that...

Correction. We do pass the ball, just not to WRs until the 3rd quarter. Somewhere, Jake Rudock is dreaming of his next checkdown, and Kirk Ferentz is smiling knowing he has turned his quarterback into a safe, risk-averse player.

No truer words have ever been spoken. Hey, maybe it'll work if we throw in a walk-on white kid from South Dakota. Let's give him punt returns ahead of Jonathan Parker and some crucial passing looks ahead of Willies, Powell and Smith.

This could be the biggest problem. A walk-on fullback becomes a running back out of desperation, then is left there for the next two years ... and some fans actually believe this arrangement will allow the Hawkeyes to be offensively competitive in one of the biggest conferences in major college...

50 percent of those scores are from the 2 or closer. From 2010-2012, Mike Tolbert had 26 TDs on 357 carries (A touchdown every 13.7 carries.) Over the same span, Adrian Peterson had 36 TDs on 839 carries (A touchdown every 23.3 carries). Does this mean Mike Tolbert is better than Adrian...

Apologies for the double post. Honestly though, as long as Iowa's defense is playing like it is and the playcalling remains the same, it doesn't matter who the quarterback for the Hawkeyes is. Johnny Unitas himself could rise from the ashes and it still wouldn't matter if teams are gashing the...

Why didn't CJ play? He's not "Type A" enough for the Iowa program. Too chill.

Uh oh, here we go. The "you're not a true Hawkeye fan" argument. So if I say Jake Rudock, nor Nathan Chandler, nor Matt Sherman nor many other Iowa quarterbacks could hold Chuck Long's jockstrap, does that revoke my Iowa Hawkeye fan card, too. Or because I am a Hawkeye fan, does that allow...

This. 100%. I also had them losing from the beginning of the year. I felt Maryland was just too talented in terms of offensive playmakers for the Hawks to keep up. What's bothersome is that Maryland handed Iowa a 14-point lead at the beginning of the game, and Iowa still passed the ball 50...

Sorry, but if for argument's sake Tavian Banks and Sedric Shaw = Tony Dorsett and Walter Payton, Mark Weisman definitely does not = Jerome Bettis or John Riggins. Not even close. Look, I appreciate what Mark Weisman was able to do filling in a couple of years ago when Iowa was desperate. It was...