Mark Gronowski talks about disappointing first start,

[Gander Hawk]

It occurs to me that if our QB had this kind of performance against a power 5 team, I would be very concerned. However, since he played a team that was the level of his previous experience, when he was incredibly successful, I can simply chalk this poor performance up to a couple of variables. He was nervous as a whore in church. He had not played in a game environment like Kinnick. He hasn't played a game, period, in about a year. He is coming off surgery. He and his receivers have not worked together when the bullets are flying. Mark is no dummy. He is a proven product who could have opted for the nfl draft. I feel bad for him, but to put him in the Cade Mc. basket would be really, really stupid. I am anxious to see the next couple of games.

We have an outstanding QB coach/O coordinator. He will fix a lot of the issues this week.

Anxious is the right word.

 

[kicker22]

My two cents. The run game was lit and we didn't need to throw. Showed a lot of different looks with his ability to run the ball. Did he look good throwing the ball? No, but we didn't need him to throw the ball that game. Hopefully it was first game jitters. We know he's capable and can put up yards, so hopefully it was just first game jitters and a hell of a lot of rust.

 

[trj]

My two cents. The run game was lit and we didn't need to throw. Showed a lot of different looks with his ability to run the ball. Did he look good throwing the ball? No, but we didn't need him to throw the ball that game. Hopefully it was first game jitters. We know he's capable and can put up yards, so hopefully it was just first game jitters and a hell of a lot of rust.

55 career starts, which include 2 FCS championship games, and he has over 10,000 career passing yards…hope you guys are right, and it is not a case of the yips.

 

[HawkPowerlifter]

55 career starts, which include 2 FCS championship games, and he has over 10,000 career passing yards…hope you guys are right, and it is not a case of the yips.

I get it. I think anyone who watched, felt that pit in their stomach saying, "Oh boy, here we go again." Maybe for reassurance I watched highlights and I can only think it was just the "yips" and a bad game. He had 7 limited fall practices from what I was told? I had heard his timing with Logan Jones (how he snaps the ball harder) might have also sped him up. Heck, who knows? We can make all sorts of excuses. We shall see very soon....

 

[trj]

I get it. I think anyone who watched, felt that pit in their stomach saying, "Oh boy, here we go again." Maybe for reassurance I watched highlights and I can only think it was just the "yips" and a bad game. He had 7 limited fall practices from what I was told? I had heard his timing with Logan Jones (how he snaps the ball harder) might have also sped him up. Heck, who knows? We can make all sorts of excuses. We shall see very soon....

I will give him the benefit of the doubt for now, but we will have a lot clearer picture around 3 pm Saturday.

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

When the season is all said and done, I think we will see Gronowski as a solid pick up. I'm confident he will settle in. Will it happen this week? I doubt it - he will play better, but ISU's defense is salty as hell and the scheme is a challenge for even the most experienced QBs.

I'll go against the grain a little here. I honestly don't think nervousness and jitters were the biggest issues. He's way too experienced for that.

My gut is that the pressure to be the savior of the offense, combined with insufficient time to become comfortable with the scheme and his WRs overwhelmed him. All of that will resolve with time, but I expect his play to be very uneven for at least the next 3-4 games.