The best passing QB tonight

[HawkeyeWalker]

Didnt we have a big gain on a screen?

And a td on another.

 

[revkev73]

Numbers are OK but Stanley doesn’t have the fundamentals like Gabbert. Gabbert had perfect touch on the bubble screen, Stanley not. Stanley can’t throw with accuracy downfield; Gabbert was deadly. Gabbert has much more zip and accuracy getting the ball to the receiver.

That said, I will credit Nate for some big scrambles to keep drives alive.

If Gabbert stays healthy and improves each year, there’ll be no comparison by the time he’s a senior.

Touch passes have not been a strength of Iowa quarterbacks, historically. Need to clean that up.

 

[DDThompson]

is not wearing Black and Gold, sorry to say.

Young Mr. Gabbert looks to be the real deal.

21-30 252yds 3 TD 0 INT

17-27 186yds 2 TD 1 INT

the guy in black-n-gold was which one?

 

[ForeverHawk]

21-30 252yds 3 TD 0 INT

17-27 186yds 2 TD 1 INT

the guy in black-n-gold was which one?

Don’t confuse us with stats damn it!

 

[hwks1]

Don’t confuse us with stats damn it!

Stanley is an enigma. He has a career of empty stats. He is a traditional Iowa QB - game manager.

Stanley is not a difference maker on the high side - he has shown he can be a difference maker on the low side.

Iowa goes as far this year as Stanley will take them. If we get lucky and he pulls a couple extra and well timed 'OSU' performances - this year could be pretty interesting

 

[NCHawker]

21-30 (70%) for 252 with 3tds and 0 ints seems damn good to me.

common man get with the narrative. there you go again with your factual thingy

 

[kameltoez102]

If you watch the fade to Smith again, the safety was coming hard, so it had to be to the outside. Smith should have recognized and adjusted route to the outside...

Agree 100%, the first fade was a bad route as it gave no space for him to come down. If you watch his second route as well as oliver Martin's they were much better. I didn't think Stanley's missed fade routes were that'd to be honest. He put it out there where only the receiver could get it and they were well thrown balls. The one that really concerns me was the over thrown screen pass, that was a bad one.

 

[trj]

It’s likely because we aren’t used to seeing what one looks like

I guess no one can be Brock Purdy.

 

[deanvogs]

 

[trj]

Sargent in the 1st, but the vast majority of his yardage was downfield passes.

In fact it seemed like BF made it a point of emphasis to push the ball downfield in the 2nd half. He called a good game.

They are going to have to push the football down the field all year. The killer is when BF works the entire game to set something up and it is there at the perfect moment and NS missfires.

 

[WinOneThisCentury]

I want anyone criticizing Nate Stanley after last night's performance...to raise your hand. Now for those of you with your hand in the air, think about it, you are dumb enough to raise your hand to a message board poster...how can you assess a QB in the B10.

If Nate Stanley plays like that, we are going to be fine. He made some great throws...fades to Martin and Smith...to Ragani. He had a couple of throw aways on purpose also...so 21-28 is good stuff. There were two times where he could have made better decisions...on the grounding call...and on the go to Marsette. He could have run for the first down rather than try to thread the needle.

 

[Caddy]

Clearly you don't attend the games. You see much more than what you see on TV. He missed a wide open Smith on his grounding call, threw five yards behind Tracy across the middle early in the game, threw over the wrong shoulder to Ragaini down the seam early in the game. Overthrew Smith wide open on a fade route late in the game, under threw Ragaini who had beaten the linebacker by 10 yards and had a sure td, but had to stop and wait on the ball. He did throw a couple nice fade routes in the end zone, which is the one pass he can throw decent, well and the dump off to the rb for 2 yards, but his accuracy and decision making are terrible. Gabbert, who is a freshman had better ball placement than our 5th year senior. You do realize a majority of his throws were 5 yard passes or under correct? Against an absolutely awful defense. If he plays like that against a B1G defense we won't score 7 points. This is a SENIOR qb, and we are still hoping he can become more accurate and put the ball where it needs to be. He is what he is, and when he sees a decent defense look out. 2 times where he could have made better decisions? There were at least 5 where he had guys open, but chose to dump it off to the short route.

 

[Caddy]

common man get with the narrative. there you go again with your factual thingy

Against an awful defense, and with half of those at least being 5 yard passes. Yeah that's great. His ball placement is brutal, and he still cannot throw a deep ball to save his life. Just happy to get it near the receiver, forget about him being able to catch the ball in stride and run. Perfect example the sure TD to Ragaini that he had to slow down and catch, which allowed the db to tackle him at the 5. Come tell me how good he is when we play a defense with a pulse.

 

[Hawk4Fan]

Stanley still has no idea how to throw a deep ball....

 

[vork22]

I think Nate did fine for the first game. In 2015, CJ had 0 games with 250 passing yards and 3 Tds. Plus it was clear that Brian was using the Davis playbook in the first half. He stood in the pocket and took shots rather than run around scared like some past qbs at Iowa. He also ran better than he ever has. I’m way more concerned about the defense.

Someone should ask Brian though why he doesn’t give Nate the much needed in game practice at throwing the deep ball against teams like this.

 

[NCHawker]

Against an awful defense, and with half of those at least being 5 yard passes. Yeah that's great. His ball placement is brutal, and he still cannot throw a deep ball to save his life. Just happy to get it near the receiver, forget about him being able to catch the ball in stride and run. Perfect example the sure TD to Ragaini that he had to slow down and catch, which allowed the db to tackle him at the 5. Come tell me how good he is when we play a defense with a pulse.

Don't let Nathan Stanley steal your happiness

 

[Northside Hawk]

Against an awful defense, and with half of those at least being 5 yard passes. Yeah that's great. His ball placement is brutal, and he still cannot throw a deep ball to save his life. Just happy to get it near the receiver, forget about him being able to catch the ball in stride and run. Perfect example the sure TD to Ragaini that he had to slow down and catch, which allowed the db to tackle him at the 5. Come tell me how good he is when we play a defense with a pulse.

He was pretty good against Mississippi State. I think that defense would qualify as having a pulse.

Your posts are what no longer have a pulse. They flatlined years ago. Same tired narratives, year after year.

Can you tell me again how we won't be able to score more than seven points against a B1G defense by playing like this? He has done that ONCE in his career (Camp Randall)

You continue to expose yourself to this drudgery by attending games at a place you also continually bash, at the 50 yard line no less. You remind me of my neighbor who can be heard bitching at the TV during Cubs games three houses up the street, yet continues to tune in every night. Do yourself a favor and get a satellite dish so you can watch Miami games all fall and keep us informed about the amazing Gabbert.

 

[Motigerhawk]

Is this kid related to Blaine Gabbert from Missouri?

 

[BVHawk95]

Clearly you don't attend the games. You see much more than what you see on TV. He missed a wide open Smith on his grounding call, threw five yards behind Tracy across the middle early in the game, threw over the wrong shoulder to Ragaini down the seam early in the game. Overthrew Smith wide open on a fade route late in the game, under threw Ragaini who had beaten the linebacker by 10 yards and had a sure td, but had to stop and wait on the ball. He did throw a couple nice fade routes in the end zone, which is the one pass he can throw decent, well and the dump off to the rb for 2 yards, but his accuracy and decision making are terrible. Gabbert, who is a freshman had better ball placement than our 5th year senior. You do realize a majority of his throws were 5 yard passes or under correct? Against an absolutely awful defense. If he plays like that against a B1G defense we won't score 7 points. This is a SENIOR qb, and we are still hoping he can become more accurate and put the ball where it needs to be. He is what he is, and when he sees a decent defense look out. 2 times where he could have made better decisions? There were at least 5 where he had guys open, but chose to dump it off to the short route.

Against an awful defense, and with half of those at least being 5 yard passes. Yeah that's great. His ball placement is brutal, and he still cannot throw a deep ball to save his life. Just happy to get it near the receiver, forget about him being able to catch the ball in stride and run. Perfect example the sure TD to Ragaini that he had to slow down and catch, which allowed the db to tackle him at the 5. Come tell me how good he is when we play a defense with a pulse.

 

[MoseSchrute]

Is this kid related to Blaine Gabbert from Missouri?

Younger brother.