I SAID DROP IT LIKE ITS HOT!!!!

[Lighting Hawk]

Here is my flawless super elite expert football analysis:

-Ragaini 2 drops - both bad. Horrendous 2 weeks by Nico but he may have been targeted the most today and had 2nd most WR snaps outside of Keagan.
-Keagan 2 drops - one of which he was getting double teamed and a forced throw hard catch to make. Idk if I’d necessarily call it a drop.
-Lachey 1 drop - very bad hit him in hands, not easiest catch but you gotta make it on 3rd down.
-Laporta 1 drop 2 guys smashed him at once but he has in his hands for first down. First in completion of the game
Goodson 1 drop hit him in hands. Padilla getting smashed but not a great ball.

I think almost all of those came in the 2nd half aside from maybe Keagans first and maybe only, and Laportas.

Padilla started out the first 1.5 quarters 4/5 for 60 yards. At 7:40 left in the second quarter BF decided to run it three times in a row inside their 45 and take a 46 yard field goal to go up 17-10. From that point on Padilla was 2/12 for 23 yards and a pick.

I’m going to attribute that to a run heavy second half that was working great, and just lack of creative play calling and poor execution by receivers. Padilla wasn’t perfect. Shouldn’t have slid early on that 2nd down scramble bootleg, and I think he slid early on another. That pick was bad, he should never have thrown it and that was eventually going to come because he takes risks, which I think we all prefer (minus picks). He only was sacked once and he actually tripped himself climbing the pocket on someone’s foot. I think many fans have PTSD from Petras tucking the ball in, and going into a defensive curl the second a defenders fingernail grazes him (lol) in the backfield.

LASTLY can we throw Charlie the freaking ball? He didn’t have one target. No I think we will run another HB zone to the near hash on 3rd and 6 instead 😊

PS- I think we can safely say Tyrone done. Hardly saw him touch the field..😞

I'm sure I’m missing some things or messed up some stats but It’s because I’m a moron.

We are 9-2, LFG. F*** Wiscy, let’s devour some little debbies Friday and row that god damn boat next Saturday.

 

[Lighting Hawk]

Tl:dr

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[HungryHawk]

Ragaini only had 2 drops? Felt like more.

 

[Hawkfan5220]

Some are legit drops, it also doesn't help when the ball is rifled all the time.

 

[RLMHAWK]

I think Padilla throws a much different type of pass then Petrus does.
All of the drops have one common denominator, Padilla.
It's just going to take some more reps

 

[Dargo]

I think Padilla throws a much different type of pass then Petrus does.
All of the drops have one common denominator, Padilla.
It's just going to take some more reps

There were drops when Petras played as well. Bottom line is receivers need to catch the ball.

 

[Lighting Hawk]

Bottom line is Padilla increases our % to win games IMHO.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

I think Padilla throws a much different type of pass then Petrus does.
All of the drops have one common denominator, Padilla.
It's just going to take some more reps

🙄

Yes, how dare Padilla hit P5 receivers in the hands.

 

[Lighting Hawk]

Lmao perfect gif

 

[Lighting Hawk]

🙄

Yes, how dare Padilla hit P5 receivers in the hands.

Ragaini, Lachey are unforgivable. Hit them right in the hands to extend the play. Kills the drive in the opponents territory and disrupts flow of the pass game/confidence your QB has when he’s literally hitting his guys in the hands multiple times a game.

Also thought our O Line was great. Clearly getting under Illinois skin with as many times their d line was caught trying to start something after the play was dead lol.

 

[denmar81]

Some are legit drops, it also doesn't help when the ball is rifled all the time.

That’s inexperience, the more he plays the more he can settle down and get better touch on the ball. People need to remember as the #2 he didn’t have any meaningful game time snaps. He only has 2 weeks practice time with the 1’s. Will be interesting who gets the start next week with a presumably healthy Petras.

 

[EKHawk]

Kind of surprised someone hasn't blamed B Ferentz for the drops because it seems he's to blame for everything.

 

[mvhomerl]

Kind of surprised someone hasn't blamed B Ferentz for the drops because it seems he's to blame for everything.

Just for the jet sweeps when they stopped gaining yards!

 

[jonesy5960]

There were a lot of drops yesterday. I think Lachey has more drops than catches this year. Hands of stone so far. With that said, like Petras, Padilla makes almost every throw hot. Even short crossing patterns. Although he's been accurate with it, his ball also isn't a tight spiral and they often come out kind of wobbly. I'm wondering if that isn't contributing to some of the drops.

I don't know why Ragaini continues to be among the top snap getters among the receivers. His last several games haven't been good. Bruce is currently the only Iowa receiver ranked in the top 100 by PFF. He was in on a grand total of 5 passing snaps yesterday. Given the degree of ineptitude by everyone else I don't understand that. No one else cracks the top 300 on the team (Johnson at 321) and Ragaini and Tracy are in the 500's and 600's respectively.

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[Lighting Hawk]

There were a lot of drops yesterday. I think Lachey has more drops than catches this year. Hands of stone so far. With that said, like Petras, Padilla makes almost every throw hot. Even short crossing patterns. Although he's been accurate with it, his ball also isn't a tight spiral and they often come out kind of wobbly. I'm wondering if that isn't contributing to some of the drops.

I don't know why Ragaini continues to be among the top snap getters among the receivers. His last several games haven't been good. Bruce is currently the only Iowa receiver ranked in the top 100 by PFF. He was in on a grand total of 5 passing snaps yesterday. Given the degree of ineptitude by everyone else I don't understand that. No one else cracks the top 300 on the team (Johnson at 321) and Ragaini and Tracy are in the 500's and 600's respectively.

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Your guess is as good as mine.

 

[Franisdaman]

Coach Copeland needs to FIX THIS!!!

But, but, but...Brian Ferentz....

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

I do notice that some of his throws tend to " tumble " rather than spiral. Harder to catch. Loved Linderbaum pushing that Illinois " tub o guts " 10 years down the field on most running plays...

 

[Clownhater]

Ragani and Tracy need to sit the f**k down. They're hurting the team.

 

[nbanflfactory]

Coach Copeland needs to FIX THIS!!!

But, but, but...Brian Ferentz....

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What about qb coach and te coach? It's not all on one coach

 

[Franisdaman]

What about qb coach and te coach? It's not all on one coach

But only Brian gets blamed when the offense bogs down

 

[nbanflfactory]

But only Brian gets blamed when the offense bogs down

Cuz he's an idiot that puts them in position to fail.
Are you saying Copeland doesn't know how to show guys how to catch a football?

 

[Lighting Hawk]

I think the first quarter was pretty good as far as play calls… then 7:40 left in the 2nd happened and it was bad. Luckily our o line and goody/Gavin played solid. I am very nervous for the game next week mainly because we are banged up on the defensive side of the ball, but Martinez likes throwing to other teams so that’s a saving grace.

 

[Franisdaman]

Cuz he's an idiot that puts them in position to fail.
Are you saying Copeland doesn't know how to show guys how to catch a football?

Here we go again. It is all Brian's fault. The posters on here are the intelligent ones and are the experts on offense and Brian is the idiot.

When the WRs are dropping balls and causing drives to stall, Copeland takes no heat; instead, excuses are made for him. And then Brian is blamed for the stalled drives the offense not producing, of course.

 

[nbanflfactory]

Here we go again. It is all Brian's fault. The posters on here are the intelligent ones and are the experts on offense and Brian is the idiot.

When the WRs are dropping balls and causing drives to stall, Copeland takes no heat; instead, excuses are made for him. And then Brian is blamed for the stalled drives the offense not producing, of course.

There's not a single group that seen more improvement at Iowa than wr the past 4 or so years. Copeland's done a damn good job.

 

[IamHawkeye]

Ragani and Tracy need to sit the f**k down. They're hurting the team.

but but but PSU winner

 

[Franisdaman]

There's not a single group that seen more improvement at Iowa than wr the past 4 or so years. Copeland's done a damn good job.

He's recruited well.

Now he's got to get his receivers to not drop the ball.

As mentioned in the tweet above (and below), Alex's adjusted completion percentage is 71.4% when you account for dropped balls. 71.4% tells me the plays Brian is calling would have worked.

And like this guy says, how many drops were on 3rd down?

 

[nbanflfactory]

He's recruited well.

Now he's got to get his receivers to not drop the ball.

As mentioned in the tweet above (and below), Alex's adjusted completion percentage is 71.4% when you account for dropped balls. 71.4% tells me the plays Brian is calling would have worked.

And like this guy says, how many drops were on 3rd down?

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He throws many 100mph fastballs that aren't necessary. If you think none of this is on him then do be it. Also not factoring in te or the fact many drops are by 1 wr
Or the fact theyve made some great catches that should have been incomplete...you give Padilla credit for those to?

 

[Franisdaman]

He throws many 100mph fastballs that aren't necessary. If you think none of this is on him then do be it. Also not factoring in te or the fact many drops are by 1 wr
Or the fact theyve made some great catches that should have been incomplete...you give Padilla credit for those to?

sounds like you are making the case that Brian calls good games and that the players just need to execute better

 

[nbanflfactory]

sounds like you are making the case that Brian calls good games and that the players just need to execute better

Hard to execute when most folks know what you're gonna do. Kf probably more to blame but it's Brian's job that he is paid for so he gets the blame.

 

[NevadaHawk]

sounds like you are making the case that Brian calls good games and that the players just need to execute better

Playcalling is on Brian. Execution of the play called is on the players.

 

[WildTurk]

The receivers drop the ball when it hits them right in the hands and we have excuse makers here saying Padilla threw it way to hard to for them to catch. SMH..

Our WR's and TE's literally get their college paid for to catch footballs. That's what they do. Padilla throws a nice ball for the most part considering he just started playing live college ball a couple weeks ago. He gets a pass from me so far

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Coach Copeland needs to FIX THIS!!!

But, but, but...Brian Ferentz....

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A- I was coming to post this exact quote. Thanks for doing this.
B- Copeland does have to fix this problem. I do think part of the issue is a new QB.
C- Brian Ferentz is still not a great OC.

 

[Lighting Hawk]

I’d love to hear the media this week ask “Alex do you feel like you could have been a little more accurate on the balls that were dropped by your receivers?” Not many people think that way. Catch the damn ball. All the receivers and TE’s will accept the blame and tell you they need to catch the ball. Alex won’t even have a chance to address throwing the ball more accurately on the dropped passes, and rightfully he shouldn’t. He got the ball there with 4 or 5 guys trying to rip his head off in under 3 seconds the balls not always going to be a perfect spiral, but if it hits you in the hands, feel free to catch the damn thing.

 

[nbanflfactory]

The receivers drop the ball when it hits them right in the hands and we have excuse makers here saying Padilla threw it way to hard to for them to catch. SMH..

Our WR's and TE's literally get their college paid for to catch footballs. That's what they do. Padilla throws a nice ball for the most part considering he just started playing live college ball a couple weeks ago. He gets a pass from me so far

Touch has been a big issue for our qbs lately. Qbs also get free college to give their wr the best chance to catch a ball...do they not? Pretty silly statement.

Every drop was perfectly placed? C'mon now lol

 

[Franisdaman]

Hard to execute when most folks know what you're gonna do. Kf probably more to blame but it's Brian's job that he is paid for so he gets the blame.

Again, if the passes are not dropped (ie, IF we execute), Alex is completing 71% of his passes. That's pretty dang good. We can't be stopped!

The play calling is not perfect, but no play caller is.

 

[nbanflfactory]

Again, if the passes are not dropped (ie, IF we execute), Alex is completing 71% of his passes. That's pretty dang good. We can't be stopped!

The play calling is not perfect, but no play caller is.

Lmao. No, no he is not lol
Hell you act like Jerry rice caught every ball thrown his way

 

[nbanflfactory]

Other than Nico I'd like to hear the wr haters name which guys aren't performing up to their standard. Go ahead and call em out....

 

[Franisdaman]

The receivers drop the ball when it hits them right in the hands and we have excuse makers here saying Padilla threw it way to hard to for them to catch. SMH..

Our WR's and TE's literally get their college paid for to catch footballs. That's what they do. Padilla throws a nice ball for the most part considering he just started playing live college ball a couple weeks ago. He gets a pass from me so far

And Alex has been getting all the QB1 reps the last 2 weeks so it's not like they have no idea what's coming.

And when Alex, Arland and Keagan were back ups, Alex was throwing to those 2 all the time.

Catching the damn ball makes the offense and the OC look a lot better.

 

[Franisdaman]

Lmao. No, no he is not lol
Hell you act like Jerry rice caught every ball thrown his way

So, PFF is wrong and you are right?

LMAO