Story: Game Slowing Down for Peyton Mansell

RobHowe

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Peyton Mansell finally feels comfortable after switching from high school spread to Iowa's pro-style. More on the Hawkeye sophomore & the quarterback competition to be Nate Stanley's successor in '20:

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Just don't know why we don't have a wildcat formation for him to run on certain plays or near the goal line. Would keep him from thinking of transferring and give our offense something other teams would have to game plan for. If Stanley goes down it would be nice to have a QB that's had some meaningful snaps, and it would be fun.
 
dahlhawk said:
Just don't know why we don't have a wildcat formation for him to run on certain plays or near the goal line. Would keep him from thinking of transferring and give our offense something other teams would have to game plan for. If Stanley goes down it would be nice to have a QB that's had some meaningful snaps, and it would be fun.
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The wildcat has been dead for a few years at higher levels of football. Plus, while I think Mansell is an athlete, I'm not sure he's so athletic to warrant a package based around his legs.
 
dahlhawk said:
Just don't know why we don't have a wildcat formation for him to run on certain plays or near the goal line. Would keep him from thinking of transferring and give our offense something other teams would have to game plan for. If Stanley goes down it would be nice to have a QB that's had some meaningful snaps, and it would be fun.
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You are suggesting creativity for Iowa? Each creative play call means one less chance to run it off tackle for two yards.
 
BrianFerentzForPresident said:
Tell Oklahoma and Alabama that. Hell, little brother ran it with some success down the stretch.
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I agree. It's not something to do 12 snaps a game or anything but pick a couple situations where itd be worth doing. Be it like a 2nd and short in the redzone or whatever. Nobody would expect anything drastic but an athletic qb you trust to make plays with is worth using sometimes
 
Fair or unfair I remember the fake punt against Penn. St. We can debate whether KF should have called it or not, but Hock was open and he just tucked it and ran. It was clear he was a deer in headlights.

Not crushing the kid......it's just part of the maturation process that he is going through.
 
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trj said:
Fair or unfair I remember the fake punt again Penn. St. We can debate whether KF should have called it or not, but Hock was open and he just tucked it and ran. It was clear he was a deer in headlights.

Not crushing the kid......it just part of the maturation process that he is going through.
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He talked about that last week. He said he didn't get the look they expected.

Tough spot to put a kid in for his first meaningful snap.
 
RobHowe said:
He talked about that last week. He said he didn't get the look they expected.

Tough spot to put a kid in for his first meaningful snap.
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no doubt. not being critical..... as I stated before just part of the maturation process.
 
trj said:
Fair or unfair I remember the fake punt against Penn. St. We can debate whether KF should have called it or not, but Hock was open and he just tucked it and ran. It was clear he was a deer in headlights.

Not crushing the kid......it's just part of the maturation process that he is going through.
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Watch the video again. There is a DB squatting on Hock. Would’ve had to be a perfect pass and prob not a first down. He should’ve kicked it. But it’s easy to sit in my living room and say that. I’m not making split decisions in front of 100k people. Lol
 
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