Poll: Which Player Is HAPPIEST With the Coaching Staff?

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There are plenty of players who have to be bugged with the staff's boneheaded player personnel decisions, but others are clearly benefiting. Who is the luckiest to be on this squad?

A. Bullock - likely a 4th or 5th stringer on another Big 10 team, at Iowa, he is often the feature back and is the prime beneficiary of the infamous check down passing scheme. His hard work paid off.

B. Rudock - the coach loves him to death, no matter how he plays. Coach can't compliment how well the backup plays without referencing Rudock. Doesn't have a strong arm, but doesn't need it in a check down scheme. Does well in the classroom and this coach rewards it with major college playing time.

C. Scherff - perhaps the beneficiary of preseason hype as a result of Ferentz's OL pedigree that put him on many pre-season watch lists. A great OL in his own right, but a top 10 draft pick in reality?

D. Kidd - goes from being an average JUCO punter to the starting punter on a Big 10 team, with all of the benefits that come with that. Not clear that he is a Big 10 caliber punter but he gets plenty of reps.
 
Steve Ferentz. Offensive linemen who is as small as the o-linemen who played in the 70's. Gets to rock a jersey and tell chicks he's on the team, but likely will never get brutalized by a Big Ten defensive lineman. Will likely be richer than all of us when he is 50 or 60 thanks to fortune handed down by estates of parents.
 
Rudock. and it's not even close. He could take a dump (literally) on the first snap from center and play the rest of the game.

distant second: McCarron, Bullock and Vandeburg. All of which should be further down the depth chart but inexplicably see the field.
 
Bo Bower........walks on to the team, EARNS full scholarship and becomes Iowa's
best linebacker. All in one year. Congrats to Bo Bower.

And let's ease up here...........saying Damon Bullock, Matt Vandeberg, Riley McCarron
shouldn't get PT is pretty da** stu**d in my humble opinion.
I think Bullock had over 100 yards receiving vs Maryland
 
I truly do not think Bullock would sniff the field on any other Big 10 team, but at Iowa, under Rudock, he is the primary receiving target...not because he has great hands, great speed, or runs great routes, but because his routes are run 2 yards away from the QB. This has to be the first team in my memory where a 3rd string RB gets more targets than the top three WRs combined. It's just sad.


HawkIstate said:
Bo Bower........walks on to the team, EARNS full scholarship and becomes Iowa's
best linebacker. All in one year. Congrats to Bo Bower.

And let's ease up here...........saying Damon Bullock, Matt Vandeberg, Riley McCarron
shouldn't get PT is pretty da** stu**d in my humble opinion.
I think Bullock had over 100 yards receiving vs Maryland
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hawkdrummer1 said:
Rudock. and it's not even close. He could take a dump (literally) on the first snap from center and play the rest of the game.

distant second: McCarron, Bullock and Vandeburg. All of which should be further down the depth chart but inexplicably see the field.
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He may be the happiest in terms of getting playing time but the guy can't be happy with the losing and heat he's getting. I doubt he's feeling much love this week from fans media or coaches with his play.
 
thetrza said:
If you can't see the contributions Bullock makes, you aren't really watching the games.
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I agree he's far from worthless. He's not only caught alot of balls but he's really good at picking up blitzes and pass blocking. So what if he's not Melvin Gordon. He was a 2 star kid if that when he came in I think. Nobody was hyping him up to be a superstar. He's the most versitale RB they have so that's why he's in there a lot especially on 3rd downs. Everyone is just going nuts over this loss and over analyzing it.
 
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