This Tells The Story

[hawkeyebob62]

I recall Iowa losing to NDSU when CJ was QB and Nate came in and sparked it, but was replaced with CJ. That burned his redshirt. Every QB will have bad games, some their fault and some team failure including coaching.

Tom Brady as a junior in college was 62% for 2,427 yards; 14 TDs and 10 picks with a 133.1 rating. Nate last year was 56% for 2,632 yards (1 more game than Brady); 26 TDs 6 picks and 135.1 rating. Brady had some NFL receivers on that squad also. So there is no real difference here other than that Nate was a TD machine in 2017.

You don't recall too well. Nate had already burned his redshirt. Two weeks earlier, in fact. And he came in for spot duty against NDSU when CJB got hurt, and did fine.

 

[bitmap]

Yeah, that shotgun formation had me flummoxed as well. The smart play there is to be under center so the defense has to think about both the run and the pass. That was a head scratcher.

I looked at it more than a few times. Calling a timeout aside, he should have pump faked then called his own number and cut inside to make the rusher miss then cut left and head to where he actually threw it. That would have kept the clock running and certainly wouldn't have hurt field position. As big as he is inertia might of actually carried him forward a bit.

 

[westender]

You don't recall too well. Nate had already burned his redshirt. Two weeks earlier, in fact. And he came in for spot duty against NDSU when CJB got hurt, and did fine.

The point was we lost to NDSU with CJ at QB and probably a lot that thought Stanley should have been left in that game.

 

[HomerChampless]

The longer Iowa QBs start under the KF coaching staff, the more they become like Stanley.

Anxious, inconsistent, afraid in the pocket, afraid of mistakes, and big game floppers.

The apple doesn't fall far from the coaching tree at Iowa.

Iowa has a QB coach for the first time. The lack of QB coaching shows...even now.

Why isn't an Iowa QB taught to step up in the pocket when protection begins to break down and keep the head up for a receiver? Why isn't the Iowa QB taught to fake defenders with pump, head and eye fakes?

Why doesn't Iowa have an effective passing game for more than just TEs?

Iowa's OL has some very bad moments. An offense in the dark ages would be sufficient if the OL was dominant but it's not.

 

[earlkoppelman]

Iowa has a QB coach for the first time. The lack of QB coaching shows...even now.

Why isn't an Iowa QB taught to step up in the pocket when protection begins to break down and keep the head up for a receiver? Why isn't the Iowa QB taught to fake defenders with pump, head and eye fakes?

Why doesn't Iowa have an effective passing game for more than just TEs?

Iowa's OL has some very bad moments. An offense in the dark ages would be sufficient if the OL was dominant but it's not.

Many very VALID points.BUT I say! Win today and all looks brighter.All the "marbles" game.D-line big time game. And Noah and other TE s shine!!! Doables..Win today "free beer " can be located.Go Tough Hawks.

 

[HawkGold]

Many very VALID points.BUT I say! Win today and all looks brighter.All the "marbles" game.D-line big time game. And Noah and other TE s shine!!! Doables..Win today "free beer " can be located.Go Tough Hawks.

Noah? Talk to the dynamic Feretz duo.

 

[revkev73]

Iowa has a QB coach for the first time. The lack of QB coaching shows...even now.

Why isn't an Iowa QB taught to step up in the pocket when protection begins to break down and keep the head up for a receiver? Why isn't the Iowa QB taught to fake defenders with pump, head and eye fakes?

Why doesn't Iowa have an effective passing game for more than just TEs?

Iowa's OL has some very bad moments. An offense in the dark ages would be sufficient if the OL was dominant but it's not.

Those are good questions that would perhaps best be directed to the Head Coach.

He should have some answers being the longest tenured coach in college football.