How many Hawkeyes starting in the NFL ?

[FCAS]

Atlanta could have Babineaux, Clayborn, Moeaki and Godfrey all playing significant minutes or starting, depending on how things work out. I just hope they can all stay healthy!

Godfrey could possibly be at risk. They actually are experimenting some with Clayborn at DT.

I'm going to try to go to their public scrimmage tonight. If I make it, I'll report back on the former Hawkeyes.

 

[HomerChampless]

Look HawkWalker, you posted quite a few fine points in your previous, but I take exception to you last paragraph. It's not Iowa that has (or will always have) a developmental program it's KF that will always have a developmental program. KF doesn't use athleticism of athletes so athletes don't come to Iowa, so Iowa becomes, under KF, a developmental program... Just another panacea some Iowa fans use (one of many I've used in previous posts in this thread) to get through/justify the mediocre Iowa seasons under KF.

 

[MiniMoeHawk]

Focusing on non-winning aspects of the sporting experience like friendly confines, or cold beer, or great ballparks is the thinking of a sports fan base that can't see winning around the horizon (in Iowa's case, fans can't see anything but mediocrity). Do some fans reply they don't care about winning 'cause (here I have a roadblock 'cause UI/KF has taken away so many experiences of the football experience) they've fulfilled the tradition of going to an Iowa game?

Here's my question: if Iowa trains all these athletes to be good enough to play in the NFL, what's holding the athletes back from playing well in college?

Gameday coaching and clock management are the biggest flaws that stand out.

 

[Playmaker]

-------Gameday coaching and clock management are the biggest flaws that stand out.

Yes, after recruiting.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

Look HawkWalker, you posted quite a few fine points in your previous, but I take exception to you last paragraph. It's not Iowa that has (or will always have) a developmental program it's KF that will always have a developmental program. KF doesn't use athleticism of athletes so athletes don't come to Iowa, so Iowa becomes, under KF, a developmental program... Just another panacea some Iowa fans use (one of many I've used in previous posts in this thread) to get through/justify the mediocre Iowa seasons under KF.

KF over conservative game plan is a weakness, and I would agree certainly doesn't lend itself to attracting high level RB or WR. But you speak as if we were a consistent top 20-30 talent recruiting team prior to him. We werent, not even in the mid 80's hay day. Hayden was a great offensive mind and we still didn't have top 20-30 talent classes. The closest we ever have been to consistently getting graet/elite recruiting classes was '04 and '05...and through attrition, those amounted to nothing. Again, attrition...thus the inability to develop or gain depth...put us behind.

Recruiting needs to improve, no question. But I contend we will likely never be to point that we will not need to rely on development to be a consistent top 25 team.

I no longer argue against anyone wanting KF gone, too many valid issues to defend against , I simply believe some folks wish for something that never was, other than a few years in the 80's and a few years in the early 00's...teams both built on stability and development , not recruited.

 

[imported_ankle23]

KF over conservative game plan is a weakness, and I would agree certainly doesn't lend itself to attracting high level RB or WR. But you speak as if we were a consistent top 20-30 talent recruiting team prior to him. We werent, not even in the mid 80's hay day. Hayden was a great offensive mind and we still didn't have top 20-30 talent classes. The closest we ever have been to consistently getting graet/elite recruiting classes was '04 and '05...and through attrition, those amounted to nothing. Again, attrition...thus the inability to develop or gain depth...put us behind.

Recruiting needs to improve, no question. But I contend we will likely never be to point that we will not need to rely on development to be a consistent top 25 team.

I no longer argue against anyone wanting KF gone, too many valid issues to defend against , I simply believe some folks wish for something that never was, other than a few years in the 80's and a few years in the early 00's...teams both built on stability and development , not recruited.

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