Can Iowa's passing game generate 15 TD passes?

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uihawk82

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I think JVB had 24 TD passes his junior year.

We all know last year was a nightmare of 7 td passes.

The hawks need to get that number up to at least 15 TD passes, an increase of around 100% from last year, but only half way to what is about normal to really have a shot at 6-7 wins. These 8 td passes is what was the difference in only winning 4 games last year.

If we pass the ball better it will take pressure off the run game and Iowa needs to be balanced.

Anyone have some good inside info or ideas on how the hawks will do this or can they do it? If someone has heard some good words from fall drills I would love to hear it. Is losing Cam Wilson really going to hurt the receiving corp? Have Smith and Cotton taken a big step up?

I think we will find a pretty good qb who can deliver the ball. Receivers ????
 
# of TD Passes
Team
Passing
Rk
School
Year ▴
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
TD
1
Iowa
2000
230
404
56.9
2580
16
2
Iowa
2001
191
297
64.3
2457
20
3
Iowa
2002
182
314
58.0
2734
27
4
Iowa
2003
171
321
53.3
2095
19
5
Iowa
2004
239
385
62.1
2881
20
6
Iowa
2005
245
404
60.6
3093
23
7
Iowa
2006
248
423
58.6
3118
21
8
Iowa
2007
199
376
52.9
2281
17
9
Iowa
2008
187
320
58.4
2362
16
10
Iowa
2009
213
392
54.3
2887
19
11
Iowa
2010
226
357
63.3
3049
26
12
Iowa
2011
240
412
58.3
3052
25
 
uihawk82 said:
Anyone have some good inside info or ideas on how the hawks will do this or can they do it?
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Yes, I know how they will do this.

The quarterback takes the "snap", drifts backwards, then throws the ball downfield. Another Iowa player catches the pass, runs into the end zone, then does the Icky Shuffle.
 
NCHawker said:
# of TD Passes
Team
Passing
RkSchoolYear ▴CmpAttPctYdsTD
1Iowa200023040456.9258016
2Iowa200119129764.3245720
3Iowa200218231458.0273427
4Iowa200317132153.3209519
5Iowa200423938562.1288120
6Iowa200524540460.6309323
7Iowa200624842358.6311821
8Iowa200719937652.9228117
9Iowa200818732058.4236216
10Iowa200921339254.3288719
11Iowa201022635763.3304926
12Iowa201124041258.3305225
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Just a quick glance at your chart that doesnt include either jvb year shows a range of 16-27, and a mid point of 20-21. So historically Iowa should have more than 15 tds this year, and last years 7 was a totally f##ked aberration. Iowa getting 16-18 TD passes this year is one of two things that makes me excited about this year and the possibility of winning 7-8 games.

The other item is I think the DLine will be stouter and better.

Is Blake Hluska one who could have a breakout year? I just haven't much about him.
 
I honestly have no idea how we managed to put up those dismal numbers for passing TD's last year. Those were almost to the point of purposely trying to be that bad. If I remember right JVB went 3-4 games into the season without a passing TD?
 
Man, we better be over 15 for the year. I'll say 10 before the Big Ten season starts. Call me crazy.

NIU - 2
Mizzou State - 4 (gotta open it up this game - KF seems to be changing tendencies, need to Hayden these guys)
ISU - 2
W. Mich - 2
 
Bohawk said:
Man, we better be over 15 for the year. I'll say 10 before the Big Ten season starts. Call me crazy.

NIU - 2
Mizzou State - 4 (gotta open it up this game - KF seems to be changing tendencies, need to Hayden these guys)
ISU - 2
W. Mich - 2
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And how many do the RB's have each game? 1-2-1-2? That's a lot of points for this offense to be putting up.
 
If the Hawkeyes had scored 24 points in every game in 2012 they would have won ....

6 games

If they had scored 30 points in every game they would have won 9 games.

They averaged a bit over 19 points a game. That is just over 15 points a game combined running and field goals.

If everything else stayed constant (yes, this is just some fun w/ numbers) then what would better passing TD results have made?

Throwing 15 TDs would have essentially doubled 2012's passing TD production and would have gave us an average of right at 24 points per game so 6 wins.

Using an historical average of 21 TDs we would have been just below 28 points a game so we would have been sitting at 7 wins.

Throwing 26 touchdowns would have had us over 30 points a game and at 9 wins.

2012 was with two running backs that were dinged up a lot of the time. It's pretty obvious to me that we are not going to quadruple our passing TDs this year. Double plus seems reasonable. Having a serious rushing attack w/ 3 or more players getting touches per game and a double plus passing TD year wins us 7 or 8 games.
 
uihawk82 said:
Just a quick glance at your chart that doesnt include either jvb year shows a range of 16-27, and a mid point of 20-21. So historically Iowa should have more than 15 tds this year, and last years 7 was a totally f##ked aberration. Iowa getting 16-18 TD passes this year is one of two things that makes me excited about this year and the possibility of winning 7-8 games.

The other item is I think the DLine will be stouter and better.

Is Blake Hluska one who could have a breakout year? I just haven't much about him.
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JVB was the starter in 2011. Also, 2010 is indication that a high amount of passing Tds doesn't mean wins.

Although, like you, I am excited fortune season. For so many reasons... Including an increase in production from the offense and QB position. :)
 
TChawk said:
Not with the OC we got we won't.
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This. They need to figure out their identity and strategy ASAP. Coaches and players need to get in the same page or expect only a a marginally better offensive product this year, which would still be offensive.
 
They better....we better or however you want to phrase it......Half the teams in Div. I will have that by week 6.
 
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