And Petras was invited to be a counselor at the Manning camp this year, right?
Comments about offensive line play in the spring game?
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I am sure he is trying hard but from watching him last year his first kickout move with his right leg in pass protection is just maybe slower than it needs to be. If you cant take that step quickly you cant get into a balanced athletic position to take on the rusher. I am sure the coaches can see and evaluate that. Perhaps Plumb is a better RUN blocking RTackle than any other guy at that position so they start him knowing they need to run the ball first .
I am sure Budmyaer (spelling) has seen enough of the 3 qbs that he knows way more about them than all of us on this board added together. I have been reading, watching, and studying the golf swing and grip a lot for over 60 years and I know a lot of the intricacies of it. I only know a few intricacies of the passing motion and form from doing it in general and listening to game analysts.
Hear, here…..it is Astronomical how stubbornly stupid they are. With that said, it is also why the media, liberal or conservative have such a grip on people….
This guy in particular, is as incapable of individual thought as any I’ve encountered
I believe if Mahomes came in as an undercover transfer, no one knew who he was, he would ride the pine behind Petras.
Ya all the Big Ten Championships and strong Rose Bowl showings clearly point this out.
I’m wondering if the laundry list of injured players disrupted any possible plans to see all 3 QBs run a series with the 1s. Abbreviated spring practice so not as many reps overall that I was expecting.
Yeah, because even with an all American they were straight up dogshit. But I could see it being similar or even slightly worse. Who needs the transfer portal with these proven studs
There will be debate on the last time Iowa had a dominant OL. The statistics say it’s been awhile. Others will say ‘Joe Moore award’. In general Iowa has a good-very good lineman(2) but the OL as a unit is less than dominant.
Perhaps not "dominant" but we've had good enough lines to anchor the team. The last couple of years we've gotten pushed around a bit more than usual.
I’d say 2008-09 was the last truly “dominant” line we’ve had. 2019 was awfully good imo. Last year was bad due to Kallenberger quitting football, Schott issuing a month and Ince battling injuries all year so the line was shuffling lineups all season and we were throwing out guys like Richman and Colby who probably played a year too soon. Plumb struggled, but it didn’t help him that Iowa could rarely afford to have someone help him out because other guys were worse off. And another guy, Justin Britt, has just never been healthy, who came in as a highly touted OL recruit. I think we also underrated replacing the OL coach as well.
I think the line was more raw than weak imo. Colby especially played, but Davidkov and Stephens both came in as 4* recruits.
They said they have been using Colby more near the end of Spring at RT.
Idk how much I put in that alone…they have a history of telling us that they move guys around positionally, especially in the spring.
Think it may come down to if better with Colby at RT and Stephens/DeJong at RG. Will find out this Fall I guess.
You are completely disregarding our OLs from 15, 16, and 20.
I think those lines were good, but not dominant. I also goofed and said ‘19 when I meant ‘20.
I have a high bar for “dominant lines”. I think that’s something that few teams nationwide manage to reach every year. Main reason I can’t quite label ‘20 as dominant is that it was a shortened season so we didn’t get the full look at them we normally would.
Then that makes you dumb and as it turns out easy to trick… I’d like to have a meeting with you. I’ve got a few things I’d like to sell and I think you’re a good candidate. My office is open 8 to 430 when can we get together?
What makes good/dominant? rush yards? YPC? Sacks? lack of penalties? Short yardage conversions?
Its getting to the point with douche bag fans like the above; we need to start hoping for 6–6 type seasons. Maybe then we can chase off some of these jack wagon‘s who don’t appreciate where we’re at.
Hell we are getting to the point we are like Nebraska fans….
You would think we have a full history of national championships and now people are pissed because we can only win 9 or 10 games.
I mean they are truly idiots!
Watching the games and having multiple RBs put up good numbers.
I mean, yes? Idk if I have set criteria and that’s what makes stuff like this fun to discuss. I look at the lines in 08 and 02. Those guys did whatever they wanted against every opponent-one of my favorite memories in 02 was against Buffalo the line had pushed buffalos guys back 10 yards before Russell even got to the LOS, or not facing a 3rd down against Minnesota until halfway thru the 2nd quarter.
I can’t quite get there with the ‘15 line for example, which had great team chemistry in the o line, but to me wasn’t the most talented.
Akrum averaged more YPC in 2016 than Green did in 2008. Put green on the 2016 team and he averages nearly 7 YPC.
Right. But that’s not the only metric involved to me. I think that line was really good, but they also failed to control the trenches vs NDSU that year as well.
Yeah, I am thinking if they are really high on some of the guards then they push Colby out to get the best 5.
My lord. Every time you make the dumbest post in HR history, you find a way to one up yourself. Get a grip. No one is getting fired.
Sure, but I also don’t think dominant lines can be that thin on the depth chart.
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Some good guys on the line. Eubanks, James Ferentz, Gettis, Calloway, Olson, Bulaga, Doering, Tobin. Several had cups of coffee in the NFL off that depth chart.
Yes a guy like Matt Tobin who was listed at 6-8 225 was a good reserve as he was RS as a walk on true freshman. You can’t say they had good depth when 4 of the guys you listed were not close to seeing any first team reps that year. You didn’t even list the entire starting OL.Football
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Some good guys on the line. Eubanks, James Ferentz, Gettis, Calloway, Olson, Bulaga, Doering, Tobin. Several had cups of coffee in the NFL off that depth chart.
If you can find a two deeps from that season I’d appreciate it. I recognized most of the linemen listed on that roster list as guys who ultimately did start or play at some point.
Please explain how OL that were finalist, winner, and semifinalists for the joe Moore award were not great.
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