Receiving stats

[#1DieHardHawk]

A win's a win, so we'll definitely take it, but this is still eye-popping.

Wetjen is more of a gadget player. If you subtract his two swing passes, our WRs and TEs as a group had a total of 4 catches for 22 yards.

That's obviously not all on them, but still. . . Definitely not what I was expecting of Lester's offense this year.

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
K. Wetjen	2	21	10.5	0	12
X. Williams	2	13	6.5	0	10
K. Moulton	2	10	5.0	0	8
R. Vander Zee	1	10	10.0	0	10
H. Large	1	8	8.0	0	8
S. Anderson	2	6	3.0	0	4
TOTALS	10	68	6.8	0	12

 

[SCHawkeye2]

Not sure it matters who is the OC.
Or QB.

 

[AreWeThereYet]

Not sure it matters who is the OC.
Or QB.

So, are you saying Brown was as effective in the Indiana game as Gronowski?

 

[AreWeThereYet]

A win's a win, so we'll definitely take it, but this is still eye-popping.

Wetjen is more of a gadget player. If you subtract his two swing passes, our WRs and TEs as a group had a total of 4 catches for 22 yards.

That's obviously not all on them, but still. . . Definitely not what I was expecting of Lester's offense this year.

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
K. Wetjen	2	21	10.5	0	12
X. Williams	2	13	6.5	0	10
K. Moulton	2	10	5.0	0	8
R. Vander Zee	1	10	10.0	0	10
H. Large	1	8	8.0	0	8
S. Anderson	2	6	3.0	0	4
TOTALS	10	68	6.8	0	12

That's 4 receptions for 24 yards, and Wetjen has been lined up as a wide out a number of times.

 

[vork22]

I don’t care how many passing yards we have if we run the ball like we did. Receivers were open on several occasions, but Gronowski air mailed the passes.

 

[Fryowa]

Not sure it matters who is the OC.
Or QB.

Sorry, but MG is as close to CJB, RS, or DT as this team has had since 2016 and he's what won that game. Neither Petras, Stanley, Brown, Stratton, Lainez, McNamara, Hill, Labas, Mansell, Padilla, nor Sullivan would've won that game.

Am I saying MG is CJB or Ricky Stanzi? No.

But is this the first QB outside of Chuck, Brad, Ricky, Drew, or CJ that we've had with balls and leadership and a killer attitude we've had in the past 24 years? Yes.

Remember how in '15/'16 how CJ looked like he had been hit by a bus (because he had), but he was still the commanding officer out on the fiield who guys believed in and trusted because he didn't shit his pants like Petras and Stanley at the first sight of a d-lineman? Just having that attitude out on the field rubs off on everyone. It calms everyone down because they know they're going into battle with a guy who's not going to turtle up.

MG seems to have that moxy. And at least last Saturday that's what got us over the hump.

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

That's 4 receptions for 24 yards, and Wetjen has been lined up as a wide out a number of times.

Oops. Rapid math mistake there.

Wetjen lines up as a WR, but within the system, he used more as a gadget player. Primarily swing passes and toss sweeps.

Regardless, though, even if his stats are included, the numbers remain eye-opening considering the expectations coming into the season.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

Sorry, but MG is as close to CJB, RS, or DT as this team has had since 2016 and he's what won that game. Neither Petras, Stanley, Brown, Stratton, Lainez, McNamara, Hill, Labas, Mansell, Padilla, nor Sullivan would've won that game.

Am I saying MG is CJB or Ricky Stanzi? No.

But is this the first QB outside of Chuck, Brad, Ricky, Drew, or CJ that we've had with balls and leadership and a killer attitude we've had in the past 24 years? Yes.

Remember how in '15/'16 how CJ looked like he had been hit by a bus (because he had), but he was still the commanding officer out on the fiield who guys believed in and trusted because he didn't shit his pants like Petras and Stanley at the first sight of a d-lineman? Just having that attitude out on the field rubs off on everyone. It calms everyone down because they know they're going into battle with a guy who's not going to turtle up.

MG seems to have that moxy. And at least last Saturday that's what got us over the hump.

Not criticizing MG.
My point (in both posts you seem to take exception to) is that a better OC and a better QB don't seem to matter.
The problem illustrated by the OG post (last in B10 and 130/134 in FBS in passing) is still there despite new and better faces.
My belief, in both posts, is that the problem lies elsewhere.

 

[HawkPowerlifter]

Hoping with him using the RPO and his ability to run it will open up play action or our vertical passing game. It may not always be pretty but if it gets the job done, I can live with it. I was a bit frustrated with Gronk's touch and accuracy, but he made up with it with his feet.

 

[Fryowa]

Not criticizing MG.
My point (in both posts you seem to take exception to) is that a better OC and a better QB don't seem to matter.
The problem illustrated by the OG post (last in B10 and 130/134 in FBS in passing) is still there despite new and better faces.
My belief, in both posts, is that the problem lies elsewhere.

But you said basically, same 'ol same 'ol...

MG is not same 'ol same 'ol and the PSU game wasn't either. Any of the 11 QBs between MG and CJB would've lost that game. CJ would've won that game in '15/'16. You think Petras or Stanley would've taken off on those two runs? Nope. They would've tucked the ball, squatted down, and taken the sack. They're both good guys but they aren't dawgs.

Saying the QB doesn't matter isn't making sense. The QB matters and they won the game because of his attitude and what he did on the field. A win is a win regardless of the passing stats. That hasn't been Iowa football in the last 8 years and at least now we see that it can be.

 

[haydensly]

Sorry, but MG is as close to CJB, RS, or DT as this team has had since 2016 and he's what won that game. Neither Petras, Stanley, Brown, Stratton, Lainez, McNamara, Hill, Labas, Mansell, Padilla, nor Sullivan would've won that game.

Am I saying MG is CJB or Ricky Stanzi? No.

But is this the first QB outside of Chuck, Brad, Ricky, Drew, or CJ that we've had with balls and leadership and a killer attitude we've had in the past 24 years? Yes.

Remember how in '15/'16 how CJ looked like he had been hit by a bus (because he had), but he was still the commanding officer out on the fiield who guys believed in and trusted because he didn't shit his pants like Petras and Stanley at the first sight of a d-lineman? Just having that attitude out on the field rubs off on everyone. It calms everyone down because they know they're going into battle with a guy who's not going to turtle up.

MG seems to have that moxy. And at least last Saturday that's what got us over the hump.

So true. Gronowski is a winner. If you want style points you are probably going to be disappointed. But I will take the W any day of the week. Is he 100% accurate on his passes? No. Does he miss open receivers sometimes? Yes. But he does what is needed.

If you are disappointed in our passing yards, I get it to a point. But when you average 7.2 yards per carry rushing the ball, you would be stupid to go away from that. We are not and probably will not be a great passing team this year.