Again, not talking about his suspension. I am talking about the fact he had an injury he was dealing with.
Game Notes & Two Deeps for Iowa vs. South Dakota State
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As I just posted, I wasn't aware he was injured When was that?
I don't know if it was pre fall camp or at the beginning but pictures early in fall camp showed him on the sidelines and I don't believe he was out there for kid's day either. Not sure we have ever gotten word on what he is dealing with.
That was my first ever Hawkeye game. Going to school the next day (I lived in Wisky at the time) in my Hawkeye gold was so fun.
The tea leaves say we will be seeing a LOT of Cooper DeJean on the field this year. Everyone knows Xavier and Graves will be out there too. I expect next weeks 2-deeps to reflect that.
Regardless - Saturday can't get here quick enough.
Heading over Friday AM from West Des Moines to play Blue Top Ridge in Riverside, stay at hotel/casino, be at my main tailgate by 8:30, take in the game on a great weather day, be back home on deck watching Ohio State vs Notre Dame by 7.
Can't beat that - period.
Regardless - Saturday can't get here quick enough.
Heading over Friday AM from West Des Moines to play Blue Top Ridge in Riverside, stay at hotel/casino, be at my main tailgate by 8:30, take in the game on a great weather day, be back home on deck watching Ohio State vs Notre Dame by 7.
Can't beat that - period.
I'm assuming we will find out more tomorrow on kick-off and punt returners. Seems like there is a decent list of guys that could fill those roles.
I think you nailed it. That is very close to the starting lineup from the bowl game.
Question for you? How many former walk-on safety’s have to make the NFL under Phil Parker before you let it be what it is?
Been 4 or 5 bare minimum. Lets petition to get him fired for playing the wrong future NFLers…right?!
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Additionally & I'm paraphrasing, but his dad said in response to fan complaining about his rep's, AJ had a lot to learn & agreed with coaches.
You mean 6 mins left 4th quarter. Run run pass attempt punt for the O.
Wish Iowa would get more tun and actually run the O so backups get that experience of really playing.
Time will tell it was slightly better but seems this staff has always left starters in to long and not given backups the proper run/playing time when it’s available.
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Of anyone on the staff, Phil Parker's decisions for the Defensive Backfield is probably that last person anyone should question.
Maybe Kittle to some degree, but he said himself he never took football serious enough until maybe his last year at Iowa.
One of Phil's top priorities is "keep everything in front of you, don't give up the big play". It seems like that is why he has occasionally leaned toward experience vs raw athletic ability at FS
it's been reported as undisclosed, but a different situation than what he was dealing with this spring. I'm assuming we will hear about it today.
I hope with the issues at WR Bostick plays more than 4 games. Kid is super talented. No offense to Jack Johnson, but Bostick should be on the field before him.
To be fair, most coaches seem to have a tendency to play starters longer than needed, often going for stats.
Don't even think it's that. It's more the fact that if the other team leaves their starters in, a lead can shrink pretty quickly, and when you put the starters back in they're now cold and have been sitting around for 20-30 minutes of real-time.
Coaches just want the game put away beyond any doubt before they make that decision.
Damn I didnt even know SE Missouri St had a football team. Drake as a 45.5 pt dog? Holy cow, didnt think they made spreads that high!
AJE had 10.5 sacks, 16.5 TFL and four forced fumbles as a sophomore.
He had 11.5 sacks, 14 TFL and four forced fumbles as a junior.
It appears that our coaches truly maximized his value as a sophomore. They had him in on nearly all passing downs and he had fresh legs. And it showed up in the stats.
But some fans criticize coaches even when they are absolutely correct.
Kittle was an unranked recruit who fans spent years complaining his scholarship offer was a waste given to one of Kirk's buddies.
Now Kittle was a great athlete that Kirk underused.
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Kirk's presser notes:
Spencer, Laporta, and 3 LBs are set in stone. Davidkov out for season.
Spencer, Laporta, and 3 LBs are set in stone. Davidkov out for season.
Nico out for the next few weeks. Keegan's injury is touch and go with a chance to play.
speaking to the 2 deeps right now about OT, seems like it will be more than fluid with 6-8 guys that could fit in to that position. Colby has flexibility to go OG/OT. Richman will stay at tackle, Plumb could go left or right tackle.
Nwankpa, Hall, Dunker, Graves all in the rotation, sounds like Van Ness will be getting reps at DT and DE
Punt returning: Bruce, Wick, Dejean...no Wetjen.
kick return: Gavin and Leshon added as well.
Punt returning: Bruce, Wick, Dejean...no Wetjen.
kick return: Gavin and Leshon added as well.
Yeah, I am not putting that on Ferentz & Staff. Kittle has said often he wasn't all in and invested until Junior year or so and he got banged up his Senior year.
My neighbor is Schulte's Uncle and his son (Quinn's cousin) was a walk-on for 1 year at DB. He said exactly that. He said Quinn is really smart, is fundamentally sound, and will be in the right position all the time. He said Parker loves that in his Free Safeties, especially being they call the plays in the defensive backfield.
Not saying at all that X isn't exactly that but that Parker will value Schulte's experience and time in the system early on for these reasons. It might just get to a point where he fully trusts X the same way AND he has the superior athleticism/ability.
I am sure they are both going to get a chance to play early and hopefully both can contribute in a positive way.
To add to that, I think it also has to do with how established a particular unit is. I would expect an OL made up largely of 2nd and 3rd year starters to get pulled earlier than a group made up of less experienced players.
ISU didn't cover that spread against Drake in 18. They needed a friendly holding call to hang on for the win.
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