Keep hearing a lot of positive comments about the team…

cmhawks99

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In fact I’m not sure I have ever heard so many guys talk about so many other guys watching so much film. I was just reading another article about the new WR’s on The Gazette & apparently Shumpert & KMM have both watched loads of film and have been drilling hard all off-season. Which is congruent with what I have been reading in lots of places…..

Apparently these guys have all watched lots of film and put in lots of pass catching and throwing and doing the stuff that leads to great effort and leadership. I think we had some of that last year, but not enuff and not to the extent I’m reading about it now. Team wide it seems they have all worked very hard and take special interest in praising their teammates as opposed to fielding expectation questions like they did all of last summer. I think this team is really building to a special season and they will be a very close knit, fun bunch to watch with a lot of energy and excitement…..

Chad
 


In fact I’m not sure I have ever heard so many guys talk about so many other guys watching so much film. I was just reading another article about the new WR’s on The Gazette & apparently Shumpert & KMM have both watched loads of film and have been drilling hard all off-season. Which is congruent with what I have been reading in lots of places…..

Apparently these guys have all watched lots of film and put in lots of pass catching and throwing and doing the stuff that leads to great effort and leadership. I think we had some of that last year, but not enuff and not to the extent I’m reading about it now. Team wide it seems they have all worked very hard and take special interest in praising their teammates as opposed to fielding expectation questions like they did all of last summer. I think this team is really building to a special season and they will be a very close knit, fun bunch to watch with a lot of energy and excitement…..

Chad

We have a really nice group of pass-catchers.

WR: McNutt, Davis, Tin-Man, Shumpert, and Staggs
TE: Herman, Fiedorowicz, Derby, and Hamilton

I see a lot of talent and potential there. I'll be really curious to see how they far ... particularly as the young guys gain much-needed experience.
 


In high school we used to watch a ton of film for upcoming football games, mainly because it allowed us to chew tobacco in the high school.

While I'd like to believe this team is meshing and taking every conceivable measure for a successful season; the skeptic in me thinks they are just watching film so they can chew.
 


It's on Vandy. If he works out, we could be good; but I don't have enough evidence yet. We will find out shortly.
 


If you remember back to the week of the '09 OSU game, Vandenberg was preparing very hard for that game. I read stories about him calling Stanzi at midnight asking about a coverage or a look he saw on film. He put in the extra time and effort to give everything he had to that game. He also got 1 year after that of watching one of the best we've ever had at preparing for games in Stanzi. If Vandenberg puts the type of preparation in, week in and week out, that he did for the OSU game, we will be in good shape this year. And I think he will do that.
 


Doesn't it seem like we are trying too hard to find positives to latch onto? Last year, all kinds of positives presented themselves, and then they faded. Maybe this year will be different. (Another path of finding a positive to latch on to; maybe, but I don't care. It's more fun that way.)
 


If you remember back to the week of the '09 OSU game, Vandenberg was preparing very hard for that game. I read stories about him calling Stanzi at midnight asking about a coverage or a look he saw on film. He put in the extra time and effort to give everything he had to that game. He also got 1 year after that of watching one of the best we've ever had at preparing for games in Stanzi. If Vandenberg puts the type of preparation in, week in and week out, that he did for the OSU game, we will be in good shape this year. And I think he will do that.

Not to mention, he can throw. They are going to have to get a radar gun on that kid. Man he can sling it. I was glad to see that he puts together catch sessions, cuz if the timing is right, it's very hard to defend.
 
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In high school we used to watch a ton of film for upcoming football games, mainly because it allowed us to chew tobacco in the high school.

While I'd like to believe this team is meshing and taking every conceivable measure for a successful season; the skeptic in me thinks they are just watching film so they can chew.


Or to get out of study hall.
 


Not to mention, he can throw. They are going to have to get a radar gun on that kid. Man he can sling it. I was glad to see that he puts together catch sessions, cuz if the timing is right, it's very hard to defend.


Yeah to me that's cool and key......thats a HUGE leadership thing on top of it.

Chad
 


I like what I've heard about Daniels as well. I think he's a great leader and personality for the defense.
 




Doesn't it seem like we are trying too hard to find positives to latch onto? Last year, all kinds of positives presented themselves, and then they faded. Maybe this year will be different. (Another path of finding a positive to latch on to; maybe, but I don't care. It's more fun that way.)

You're exactly right. The orginal post of this thread is borderline absurd in it's level of finding something to "latch on to" - and yes Chad I'm referring to you.
 


You're exactly right. The orginal post of this thread is borderline absurd in it's level of finding something to "latch on to" - and yes Chad I'm referring to you.

Quite frankly PJ, I'm okay with that......you and I, we aren't alike and I'm okay with that too. Ironically enuff we can both be pretty crappy and caustic, but I’m typically a positive cat and you typically aren’t.

The post was meant to say just what it did……there have been a lot of positive things said and happening around this team, as opposed to a lot of negative things….i’e: police trouble, lots of injuries, words “indicating†that not much improvement has been made, no one talking about “extra†work, etc……

See the coolest thing is, it wasn’t meant for negative cats, it was meant as a catalyst for positive discussion about all the “good†things we have been hearing and a comparison to what it has been before.

Nothing more, nothing less……….if that is absurd, cool……that absurdity is what has helped me be what I am, and I’m okay with that. I’m not a multimillionaire but I’m pretty successful and pretty fun to be around. More importantly than that the Lord has blessed me greatly despite myself….even when I’m a jerk, and that’s probably the biggest difference between guys like you & me…….

I generally feel bad for acting like an arse on a message board, even to guys I obviously have little in common with and don’t particularly care for…….you likely don’t care at all. That says a great deal about who you are and who I am.

Chad
 


You're exactly right. The orginal post of this thread is borderline absurd in it's level of finding something to "latch on to" - and yes Chad I'm referring to you.

You just have a lot love for Chad, don't ya.:D
 


Quite frankly PJ, I'm okay with that......you and I, we aren't alike and I'm okay with that too. Ironically enuff we can both be pretty crappy and caustic, but I’m typically a positive cat and you typically aren’t.

The post was meant to say just what it did……there have been a lot of positive things said and happening around this team, as opposed to a lot of negative things….i’e: police trouble, lots of injuries, words “indicating†that not much improvement has been made, no one talking about “extra†work, etc……

See the coolest thing is, it wasn’t meant for negative cats, it was meant as a catalyst for positive discussion about all the “good†things we have been hearing and a comparison to what it has been before.

Nothing more, nothing less……….if that is absurd, cool……that absurdity is what has helped me be what I am, and I’m okay with that. I’m not a multimillionaire but I’m pretty successful and pretty fun to be around. More importantly than that the Lord has blessed me greatly despite myself….even when I’m a jerk, and that’s probably the biggest difference between guys like you & me…….

I generally feel bad for acting like an arse on a message board, even to guys I obviously have little in common with and don’t particularly care for…….you likely don’t care at all. That says a great deal about who you are and who I am.

Chad

Chad keep doing your thing. Don't post a ton but read here a ton and always enjoy Chad posts.
 


It's on Vandy. If he works out, we could be good; but I don't have enough evidence yet. We will find out shortly.

This.

Previous body of playing evidence is too small to draw much from.
OSU = great game
NU = horrible game
Minney = was fairly ineffective
 


Chad keep doing your thing. Don't post a ton but read here a ton and always enjoy Chad posts.


I really appreciate that.....the truth is I can be way over the top at times and I know that. I try to be careful about my involvement and I really don't wish to be an arse. Admittedly sometimes, that is a challenge.

I do love the Hawks and good natured Hawkeye fans and I am thankful for the kudos. I need to be careful about how I act all the same......:(

Chad
 


You just have a lot love for Chad, don't ya.:D

Actually I do, anyone who can throw "cat" into a post as much as Chad does is okay in my book. :)

Chad regardless of what you might think I can appreciate having you on this site. In spite of picking on each other now and then we're all still one proverbial Hawkeye family around here aren't we?
 




For some reason Iowa fans have this huge complex issue when it comes to the teams Iowa fields. Most want to down play, down play, down play.....Those days are over imo. Iowa has a lot of talent on the roster and have got to the point where they just reload. They are every bit as good as Wisconsin imo, who is getting top 10 hype, which I don't fully understand, but what the hay.
 




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