Haven't we seen enough of this guy?
Do we really want the QB who was third team at lowly Wisconsin and forced to transfer? We can see why the only team interested in the portal was Fordham. But then the highly paid QB guru Budmyr had to swoop in (due to the utter lack of development out of Labas) and score the recruiting coup of the century to steal him away from D2. Looks like the joke is on Iowa.
The ironic thing is, Deac would not have even started at Fordham. Fordham's starting QB has thrown for 1,800 yards, completing 64% of his passes, with 17 touchdowns and 0 interceptions! In other words, Iowa's starting QB would be the backup even at the D2 level. That's an embarrassment. If D2 is the best recruiting we can do, shouldn't Bud have at least gone after the best QB on Fordham's roster? Did Loras not have anyone available?
At what point do we pull the plug on the tiny Deac energy? If Labas is that bad, why not give the freshmen a try? Starting QBs at any level (including peewee league and powder puff) are unanimously benched when completing just 38% of their passes while averaging just 4.4 yards per attempt. Then there's the unavoidable discontent he's creating among a bunch of scholarship WRs, who get zero targets because tiny Deac locks onto the TE from the moment the ball is snapped.
"What's the upside" in giving Marco Lainez a few series this week? Sure, he trained under Tony Rassiopi, the guy who trained Petras. But Lainez was offered by several Big 10 teams, he put up great numbers in high school, and schools with much better offenses are willing play their freshmen QBs this year. Colorado State has a freshmen throwing for 323 yards per game this year. South Florida's freshmen QB has thrown for 12 touchdowns. UCLA's freshmen QB has already thrown for 1,300 yards. Even Iowa State's redshirt freshmen has thrown for 1,500 yards. Being a freshmen doesn't make a guy incompetent. Here's what Lainez did in high school:
As a senior, completed 97-of-125 pass attempts (77.6%) for 2,182 yards, with 23 touchdowns and five interceptions… also rushed for 573 yards and five touchdowns. As a junior completed 93-of-116 attempts (80.2%) for 1,761 yards and 21 touchdowns, with two interceptions.
There is not a QB in college football who could do worse than a 38% completion percentage with 4.4 yards per attempt. With half a season left and a lot to play for, let's see if anyone else can provide competent QB play because Deac is not the guy. Otherwise, with zero semblance of an offense and no chance at beating a ranked opponent, what's the point of winning the west?
Do we really want the QB who was third team at lowly Wisconsin and forced to transfer? We can see why the only team interested in the portal was Fordham. But then the highly paid QB guru Budmyr had to swoop in (due to the utter lack of development out of Labas) and score the recruiting coup of the century to steal him away from D2. Looks like the joke is on Iowa.
The ironic thing is, Deac would not have even started at Fordham. Fordham's starting QB has thrown for 1,800 yards, completing 64% of his passes, with 17 touchdowns and 0 interceptions! In other words, Iowa's starting QB would be the backup even at the D2 level. That's an embarrassment. If D2 is the best recruiting we can do, shouldn't Bud have at least gone after the best QB on Fordham's roster? Did Loras not have anyone available?
At what point do we pull the plug on the tiny Deac energy? If Labas is that bad, why not give the freshmen a try? Starting QBs at any level (including peewee league and powder puff) are unanimously benched when completing just 38% of their passes while averaging just 4.4 yards per attempt. Then there's the unavoidable discontent he's creating among a bunch of scholarship WRs, who get zero targets because tiny Deac locks onto the TE from the moment the ball is snapped.
"What's the upside" in giving Marco Lainez a few series this week? Sure, he trained under Tony Rassiopi, the guy who trained Petras. But Lainez was offered by several Big 10 teams, he put up great numbers in high school, and schools with much better offenses are willing play their freshmen QBs this year. Colorado State has a freshmen throwing for 323 yards per game this year. South Florida's freshmen QB has thrown for 12 touchdowns. UCLA's freshmen QB has already thrown for 1,300 yards. Even Iowa State's redshirt freshmen has thrown for 1,500 yards. Being a freshmen doesn't make a guy incompetent. Here's what Lainez did in high school:
As a senior, completed 97-of-125 pass attempts (77.6%) for 2,182 yards, with 23 touchdowns and five interceptions… also rushed for 573 yards and five touchdowns. As a junior completed 93-of-116 attempts (80.2%) for 1,761 yards and 21 touchdowns, with two interceptions.
There is not a QB in college football who could do worse than a 38% completion percentage with 4.4 yards per attempt. With half a season left and a lot to play for, let's see if anyone else can provide competent QB play because Deac is not the guy. Otherwise, with zero semblance of an offense and no chance at beating a ranked opponent, what's the point of winning the west?
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