I am liking the GD hire more and more

[olddude]

Hawkeyes welcome offseason shakeup - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

""You can tell how much he loves the game," senior quarterback James Vandenberg said. "He gets really excited for practice, especially when we go against the defense. You'd think we were playing the Super Bowl with how excited he gets when we execute well. We show up early for lifting and he is literally here every morning at 6 a.m., always ready to go.

"We all kind of feed off of that."

 

[rjhindm]

I have always liked this hire, but hearing our QB talk about him in this way is even more exciting...

 

[hogeye]

I'll be excited when I can see some tangible evidence that our QB's are being better developed.

 

[Bohawk]

I like it too. Sometimes new blood and a fresh perspective is all that's needed. This seems to be the case for both parties and let's hope the excitment carries over to w's.

 

[NIUHawkeye]

I like reading fluffy articles like that too, but I'll be even more excited if Davis can teach our QB how to perform well and contribute during road games. That seems to be Vandenberg's shortcoming.

Vandenberg at home in 2011:
256.86 yards/game
61.35 completion %
17 TDs
3 INTs
6-1 record

Vandenberg on the road in 2011:
201.60 yards/game
56.86 completion %
6 TDs
3 INTs
1-4 record

 

[ICHawk24]

Players perform worse on the road?

Kirk Cousins 2011
Home 69.4%, 9.11ypa, 171.2 rating, 17:2 TD:INT
Road 58.2%, 6.76ypa, 119.8 rating, 8:8 TD:INT

Denard 2011
Home 60.0%, 9.36ypa, 157.8 rating, 13:8 TD:INT
Road 49.2%, 7.31ypa, 118.3 rating, 7:7 TD:INT

Taylor Martinez 2011
Home 59.5%, 7.68ypa, 137.7 rating, 9:4 TD:INT
Road 52.3%, 6.74ypa, 112.9 rating, 4:4 TD:INT

 

[Sirhouseman]

^ this

 

[FML]

Change was needed.
We will see if GD was the right/best option. If anything it will make our offense a little less predictable for at least the next season.

 

[NIUHawkeye]

Players perform worse on the road?

Kirk Cousins 2011
Home 69.4%, 9.11ypa, 171.2 rating, 17:2 TD:INT
Road 58.2%, 6.76ypa, 119.8 rating, 8:8 TD:INT

Denard 2011
Home 60.0%, 9.36ypa, 157.8 rating, 13:8 TD:INT
Road 49.2%, 7.31ypa, 118.3 rating, 7:7 TD:INT

Taylor Martinez 2011
Home 59.5%, 7.68ypa, 137.7 rating, 9:4 TD:INT
Road 52.3%, 6.74ypa, 112.9 rating, 4:4 TD:INT

Those QBs found ways to win more than one road game last year, did they not? Vandenberg threw 6TD passes in five road games last year. Say what you want but that's not good enough.

 

[tm3308]

Players perform worse on the road?

Kirk Cousins 2011
Home 69.4%, 9.11ypa, 171.2 rating, 17:2 TD:INT
Road 58.2%, 6.76ypa, 119.8 rating, 8:8 TD:INT

Denard 2011
Home 60.0%, 9.36ypa, 157.8 rating, 13:8 TD:INT
Road 49.2%, 7.31ypa, 118.3 rating, 7:7 TD:INT

Taylor Martinez 2011
Home 59.5%, 7.68ypa, 137.7 rating, 9:4 TD:INT
Road 52.3%, 6.74ypa, 112.9 rating, 4:4 TD:INT

Using Robinson and Martinez as examples isn't the best idea. They aren't true quarterbacks, and run offenses nothing like ours. Cousins is a fair comparison.

 

[DuffMan]

I'll be excited when I can see some tangible evidence that our QB's are being better developed.

no doubt he's got some big shoes to fill here, this is something that KOK really excelled at.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Using Robinson and Martinez as examples isn't the best idea. They aren't true quarterbacks, and run offenses nothing like ours. Cousins is a fair comparison.

Exactly. Nobody would compare Peyton Manning and Michael Vick either.

 

[ripvdub]

Players perform worse on the road?

Kirk Cousins 2011
Home 69.4%, 9.11ypa, 171.2 rating, 17:2 TD:INT
Road 58.2%, 6.76ypa, 119.8 rating, 8:8 TD:INT

Denard 2011
Home 60.0%, 9.36ypa, 157.8 rating, 13:8 TD:INT
Road 49.2%, 7.31ypa, 118.3 rating, 7:7 TD:INT

Taylor Martinez 2011
Home 59.5%, 7.68ypa, 137.7 rating, 9:4 TD:INT
Road 52.3%, 6.74ypa, 112.9 rating, 4:4 TD:INT

Thats kindve deceiving since you figure most of the time there are 2,3, maybe even 4 fluff non con games at home to help pad those stats.

 

[hawkfan1319]

It would be prob more of a performance sign if you put up their rushing yards for home and away games .

 

[hogeye]

Statistically QB's generally do worse on the road. That's pretty much a given. It's not the pure statistical performance that is the concern. It's the ability to prepare your QB to win on the road. The ability that Stanzi basically had coached out of him, rather than improved upon, his Senior year.

 

[DuffMan]

Statistically QB's generally do worse on the road. That's pretty much a given. It's not the pure statistical performance that is the concern. It's the ability to prepare your QB to win on the road. The ability that Stanzi basically had coached out of him, rather than improved upon, his Senior year.

Or perhaps a 4 game sample size is just too little to get an accurate picture of what kind of road QB he was.

 

[ICHawk24]

Using Robinson and Martinez as examples isn't the best idea. They aren't true quarterbacks, and run offenses nothing like ours. Cousins is a fair comparison.

I don't see why the offensive system has any bearing on a player's home/road splits.

 

[ICHawk24]

Those QBs found ways to win more than one road game last year, did they not? Vandenberg threw 6TD passes in five road games last year. Say what you want but that's not good enough.

I didn't realize those QBs single-handedly won football games last year.

Vandeberg threw 6 TDs, while Cousins had 8 (with 8 picks), Denard had 7 (with 7 picks) and Martinez had 4 (with 4 picks). Vandeberg had a better TD/INT ratio than any of them.

I'm not saying Vandeberg shouldn't work on his execution and general makeup in road games. But this generalized belief amongst Iowa fans that Vandeberg is has a much bigger performance drop on the road than other QBs is 100% false.

 

[hogeye]

Or perhaps a 4 game sample size is just too little to get an accurate picture of what kind of road QB he was.

I don't think so, 4-5 games is a normal number of road games for the season.

 

[rjbaustian]

What IChawk said