kameltoez102
Well-Known Member
There is a difference between knowing the whole playbook and executing the whole playbook against a live defense for the first time. They will bring him along slowly.
Yes there is but for the last several years Iowa has had a nationally stout defense. I would be willing to bet he has gone full speed in practice against some of those guys. Every year we play someone with a new 1st year QB and many have been successful against our defense. My whole point and what drives me nuts with Iowa is they are so predictable most of the time and it is a huge limitation.
Everyone expects them to run the ball and the opposing team will just load the box and force you to pass but then if you are saying they need to bring him along slow the Hawks won't challenge anyone downfield and just run into 8-9 man fronts to grind it out and all of a sudden we are losing to UNI the first game and we have a tough time getting anything going to try and win the game and the fan-base freaks out.
By being predictable you are allowing the defense to dictate your plays to a certain point. Come out with an aggressive playbook that is open to many different formations and let the kid play. For the first time in many many years we have the horses at receiver to sling it around we can't waste it is all I'm saying.