Kirk's still in charge.
Get your drone up in the air on the outdoor days.
Well Marco's throws in the bowl game weren't any better. That's all we have to go by. Obviously his running skills were way way greater than Hill.
I'm not sure how a guy who completed 80% and 77% of his passes over two years, which is a crazy good stat, all of a sudden can't seem to be able to throw a ball.
Anyone is better than Hill, so that's just more KF bullshit, if that's what's coming out of Fort Kinnick. Besides, we know Hill, the turnover machine, can't pass or run, and we saw enough to know Lainez can, at least, run, and it would be all but impossible to be a worse passer, so . . .
If that Lainez bit is true than they need to pull every scholarship offer to every QB we have and let Lester and about $500,000 in NIL do their thing
Agreed but his legs alone were at least an asset. Hill brings absolutely nothing to the table.
You could pretty much say this about every single QB that has arrived at Iowa in the last 7 years. Bad QB recruiting combined with bad QB development yields really bad QB play and really bad offense to go along with it.
Exactly. We're obviously not in practice, but if it's anything like practices that I've experienced, you obviously can't hit the QB and it's likely tougher to analyze dual threat QB impact. I'm sure Hill is better than Lainez at executing the play as called and staying on script. However, when you have as bad of an offensive line as we do, a large chunk of our passing plays are going to be off script. I'm sure Lainez is much better in that regard, but I doubt it shows up in practice as much.
The Proctor debacle is motivating our OL? Please explain. I would think the weakness of our OL would be motivating enough.
There are so many directions we can go with this. To say the least, that is very disappointing to read.
This will all take some time to fix. We have a true QB coach now in Lester who I think can get the most out of what he has to work with. With proper coaching and conditioning Hill might work his way into becoming at least a capable backup which we badly need. Nothing positive comes from just writing the guy off at this point. I wouldn't write the offensive line off either working in a completely new scheme.
uh, his appetite... which is ample
If Marco starts every game and never completes a pass, he will be better than Deacon. I am not joking.
Well, then lets be hopeful Lester does a much better job developing then we've been doing for some time. Supposedly he was a pretty good college QB......
Some guys are over rated, (by everybody). Hogans been dog dodo at Kentucky as well, and they've had some pretty good QB's....
I'm under no delusion that there is a quick fix here. Brian and Kirk ran the offense completely into the ground and if Lester can turn it around, it's going to be a grind, especially given the current challenges at QB, wide receiver, and offensive line. The portal can help speed things along, but there were big holes all over the place and, unless I'm missing something, none of them have been addressed to my knowledge.
Tough to comprehend what you're saying here, are you saying Lainez has never completed a pass? He only had two in the bowl game but I'd say those count. He also had about 20 more total yards than Hill who played all game, while Lainez only played the last two drives.
I don't know man. I don't understand how any QB can't throw 10 yards pretty accurately.
Thats what Kakert said. I presume he means all the pomp and circumstance around having a “five star “savior coming to the table and then everyone being upset that they no longer have him. They are set to prove they don’t need him.
Not surprised, he showed he could run but didn't show he coukd throw the ball.
But that's backyard football b u l l s h I t
Hill can probably look half way decent in a structured practice when the qb can't be hit by the defense. We've seen it's a whole different ballgame when he's under attack by the defense. He has no escape ability and he's a turnover machine.
For me, I would go with two qb’s, something KF would absolutely hate. Lainez can be a guy who runs read option with the chance of passing whereas McNamara is your primary qb. I don’t need Lainez to thread needles. I need him to be a change of pace qb who can help move the chains with his feet. He has a different set of skills that help the offense. I would utilize his strengths and allow them to play a role in our offense. Hill offers very little upside, IMO.
Well, I’m pretty motivated to win the lottery, but that doesn’t mean anything will change. I have a hard time believing we will see significant improvement from the oline.
Agreed. I’m not drinking any more offensive kool aid. I’m not getting Jonestowned again.
I’m skeptical as well. Just reporting what Kakert said.
