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WinOneThisCentury

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I know he played much better today and made better decisions with the ball...but damn...he missed some guys again with just horrible passes. I loved the way the announcers started talking about his hand. He was doing this well before he hurt his hand against Penn State. It's got nothing to do with his hand. The miss to Fant on the wheel route was inexcusable...how does a college QB miss that. You have to be able to allow guys to make a play on the ball...he wasn't close in a few of those situations.

He's the difference guys between 8-4 and 11-1. You need a guy at QB who can make plays...in big moments. I was happy to see the completion to Hockenson at the end of game...it was the first time he's delivered with the game on the line, late in the 4th. Congrats Nate...we are rooting for you...but you have to be better next year.
 
WinOneThisCentury said:
I know he played much better today and made better decisions with the ball...but damn...he missed some guys again with just horrible passes. I loved the way the announcers started talking about his hand. He was doing this well before he hurt his hand against Penn State. It's got nothing to do with his hand. The miss to Fant on the wheel route was inexcusable...how does a college QB miss that. You have to be able to allow guys to make a play on the ball...he wasn't close in a few of those situations.

He's the difference guys between 8-4 and 11-1. You need a guy at QB who can make plays...in big moments. I was happy to see the completion to Hockenson at the end of game...it was the first time he's delivered with the game on the line, late in the 4th. Congrats Nate...we are rooting for you...but you have to be better next year.
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All good points but we also dont know if receivers are bending or flattening out their routes like they are supposed to do. Unless you are at practice listening in to the receivers coach you dont know.

Now granted Nate is making some bad throws but he also makes a bunch of really good throws. As you say he needs to get more consistent.

Take away his throwaways and he is about 70% today.

I think he still gets a little rattled or hurried and doesnt see some open receivers.

At the same time our coaches still call the game in a 15 yard box which is dumb, we need to throw it deep more just to loosen them up
 
MoseSchrute said:
The job needs to be wide open in the spring....but it won't be, unfortunately.
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The problem For Stanley isn’t practice it’s pressure moments in games where his mechanics and feet get off and he makes terrible throws. Plan and simple.

He’s a guy who looks great in pads but something happens to his Moxi and it killed this team in a number of games. I hope Petros or Mansell take the job personally but Stanley got a fair shake at it and I didn’t see anything that says it should be his without a competition next year.
 
WinOneThisCentury said:
I know he played much better today and made better decisions with the ball...but damn...he missed some guys again with just horrible passes. I loved the way the announcers started talking about his hand. He was doing this well before he hurt his hand against Penn State. It's got nothing to do with his hand. The miss to Fant on the wheel route was inexcusable...how does a college QB miss that. You have to be able to allow guys to make a play on the ball...he wasn't close in a few of those situations.

He's the difference guys between 8-4 and 11-1. You need a guy at QB who can make plays...in big moments. I was happy to see the completion to Hockenson at the end of game...it was the first time he's delivered with the game on the line, late in the 4th. Congrats Nate...we are rooting for you...but you have to be better next year.
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hawkinarkansas said:
I think the problem with Stanley is that the game simply has not slowed down for him as you’d expect from a 2 year starter. The completion to Hock was the first time I’ve seen him deliver in a pinch. Miss that throw, Nebby wins that game imo
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hawkinarkansas said:
I think the problem with Stanley is that the game simply has not slowed down for him as you’d expect from a 2 year starter. The completion to Hock was the first time I’ve seen him deliver in a pinch. Miss that throw, Nebby wins that game imo
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Ur right, if Stanley misfired to Hoc, we lose. Also if we don't get 173 from the Sarg and Stanley had to do more, we lose. Game manager at best
 
If Hockenson is back, with multiple receivers improving. Stanley dedicates 100% to off-season improvements, next year WILL be special WITH Stanley as Qb.
 
trj said:
Hockenson being back is a big if.
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Agree....i think 80-85% he is back. Wont be a 1st or 2nd round grade just yet...will be competing with Fant...not enough NFL teams are smart enough yet to go high on TE's but Kittle is going a long ways to challenge that notion...Hawkeye te's are going to turn into morw NFL gold...Hock in 2020 draft is my prediction
 
lightning1 said:
Yeah, I don't see either Hock or Fant coming back. They are both likely to be picked within the first 3 rounds of the draft.
Fant should be ashamed of his blocking today. It was really bad.
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This is why I think Hock is back.

He's got to compete with Fant plus others for the top spots on the board at the TE position, find himself in the position to be taken in the first/second round, AND hope the teams picking need a TE of his caliber. He could fight for those spots this year, OR he could come back next year, dominate and stay healthy, and be THE GUY going into the 2020 Draft.
 
BVHawk95 said:
This is why I think Hock is back.

He's got to compete with Fant plus others for the top spots on the board at the TE position, find himself in the position to be taken in the first/second round, AND hope the teams picking need a TE of his caliber. He could fight for those spots this year, OR he could come back next year, dominate and stay healthy, and be THE GUY going into the 2020 Draft.
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3rd round is good money. If I was given a 3rd round (or better)grade, I'd be gone. You football mileage is finite. A college degree will always be available.
 
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