Shaun Prater BT player of the week

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PJHawk

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Nov. 1, 2010


OFFENSE AND FRESHMAN:
Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois
FR, QB, Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst
Scheelhaase set career highs in total yards, passing touchdowns, completion percentage, passing efficiency and rushing yards to lead Illinois to a 44-10 triumph over Purdue. The freshman quarterback completed 16 of 20 passes (80.0 percent) for 195 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions, and added 118 rushing yards on 21 carries (5.6 avg.) to amass 313 total yards in the game. His pass efficiency rating of 227.9 marked the sixth-best single-game rating in Illinois history, while his 118 yards on the ground ranked as the sixth-most rushing yards by a quarterback in school annals. Scheelhaase opened the scoring against the Boilermakers with a 17-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The Missouri native added scoring tosses of 20, 15 and 10 yards in the second half. Scheelhaase earns his first offensive player of the week award and his fourth freshman of the week honor this season.
LAST ILL OFFENSIVE POW: RB Mikel Leshoure on Dec. 6, 2009.
LAST ILL FRESHMAN OF WEEK: QB Nathan Scheelhaase on Oct. 25, 2010.
DEFENSE:
Shaun Prater, Iowa
JR, CB, Omaha, Neb./Central
Prater collected a game- and career-high 10 tackles and recorded his third interception of the season to help hold fifth-ranked Michigan State to only six points and hand the Spartans their first loss this season. Seven of Prater’s 10 defensive stops were solo tackles and he added 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in the game. With Iowa holding a 17-0 lead, MSU drove to the Hawkeyes’ 27-yard line before the junior cornerback picked off a pass and returned it 42 yards into Spartans’ territory. Three plays later, Iowa scored a touchdown to build a 23-0 advantage on the way to the 37-6 victory. The Hawkeyes collected three interceptions in the game and held the Spartans to only 31 rushing yards, more than 160 yards below their season average entering the contest. Prater collects the first weekly laurel of his career.
LAST IOWA DEFENSIVE POW: DE Adrian Clayborn on Oct. 4, 2010.
 
Honestly, if he wouldn't have been getting beat like a drum all day he wouldn't have had the number of tackles he had.
 
WOW! Hawkeyescott I couldn't agree with you more! Prater was getting beat all day with that slant right across his nose, went good for a MSU touchdown as well. Prater needs to get more physical and get up on the receivers. He has the speed to make up if necessary. But yes, the only reason why he had all the tackles he did was because they threw to his side (and converted) all day long. MSU would not of had have the first downs they did, if would of pressed some more. Don't get me wrong, I like him, he can hit and he has got great speed! He just needs to be more agressive and not be 15-20 yards off the ball on 3rd down and 4 to go!
 
WOW! couldn't disagree with you guys more! For as much as he was getting targeted he did very well. Once the receiver caught it they didn't get much YAC. That's how Iowa plays don't hate the player hate the scheme, but if you hate the scheme your crazy.
 
hawkeyescott said:
Honestly, if he wouldn't have been getting beat like a drum all day he wouldn't have had the number of tackles he had.
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You really couldn't be more wrong. He was not getting beat all day. He was playing his assignment. MSU knew they were gonna have that slant all day long, they were just waiting for Prater to cheat up, then beat him on a long pass...They tried this, Prater DIDN'T bite, and an interception was had. Prater played awesome on Saturday.
 
imported_roetbomb said:
You really couldn't be more wrong. He was not getting beat all day. He was playing his assignment. MSU knew they were gonna have that slant all day long, they were just waiting for Prater to cheat up, then beat him on a long pass...They tried this, Prater DIDN'T bite, and an interception was had. Prater played awesome on Saturday.
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Cosign.
I can't believe there are still so many people who don't understand our base pass defense. 12 years now, and people are STILL yapping about our CBs playing off receivers as though it is a mistake.
Duh.
 
A scheme should not stop a player from jumping at slant route after they have converted six first downs via the slant route right in front of you! Do you really think he has played that well this year! Remember his comments after the Michigan game, he said he was playing "Lazy and not very aggressive." Well, he still is if you ask me, just look at how many times MSU converted for first downs throwing at him. Yes we won the game, which is great! But, don't think for one second that Indiana and Northwestern won't be throwing to his side all day long as well.
 
VintageHawkeye said:
Cosign.
I can't believe there are still so many people who don't understand our base pass defense. 12 years now, and people are STILL yapping about our CBs playing off receivers as though it is a mistake.
Duh.
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How come Hyde was playing up and taking away the slant to his side then? I understand Iowa gives up the short stuff by playing off the receivers but after getting beat on a slant 4 times in a row maybe the CB needs to take about 2 steps up and BUMP the receiver off his route.
 
I forgot Vintage, are scheme requires us to play off inside the 10 yard line and let them AGAIN, run slant route for touchdown! Sorry, I guess I don't understand our BASE Defense Vintage, my bad!!
 
VintageHawkeye said:
Cosign.
I can't believe there are still so many people who don't understand our base pass defense. 12 years now, and people are STILL yapping about our CBs playing off receivers as though it is a mistake.
Duh.
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What these "fans" don't understand is that players like Spievey and Fletcher gave up the short slants as well. Norm wants the dbacks to be able to come and make the tackle so the slants don't turn into big plays, and that's exactly what Prater did. He will play on Sunday as well.
 
Actually, I'm a bit miffed that Prater didn't return that pick to the house. YOU CAN'T GET SHOVED OUT OF BOUNDS BY THE QB!
 
VintageHawkeye said:
Cosign.
I can't believe there are still so many people who don't understand our base pass defense. 12 years now, and people are STILL yapping about our CBs playing off receivers as though it is a mistake.
Duh.
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Agree completely. There is a difference between getting burnt all day long and playing assignment football. If Prater had played this coverage and didn't have ten tackles, then there would be something to complain about. As is, he did what he was suppose to.

Congrats to Prater.
 
76Hawkeye said:
A scheme should not stop a player from jumping at slant route after they have converted six first downs via the slant route right in front of you! Do you really think he has played that well this year! Remember his comments after the Michigan game, he said he was playing "Lazy and not very aggressive." Well, he still is if you ask me, just look at how many times MSU converted for first downs throwing at him. Yes we won the game, which is great! But, don't think for one second that Indiana and Northwestern won't be throwing to his side all day long as well.
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Because Iowa plays bend but don't break D you should know this. Teams will eventually have to throw the deep ball and the short dink and dunks don't work as well when you in the red zone. Iowa would rather give up a FG then a TD anyday.
 
Also don't forget MSU is a good running team, or so their stats showed, so Iowa was probably making sure to stop the run and make them one dimensional. Guess what they did that.
 
My Lord guy's, just watch the games again! Michigan, Wisconsin and MSU! MSU game, he got beat for the deep ball down to our 6, then he got beat on slant for TD! Assignment football is also about being in position to make a PLAY, not just a tackle after 8-10 yard gain fellas! The Indiana's and NW's will have Time of Possession all day if he plays that soft!
 
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