Archie Manning wants to start. Go get him. He had 3 td passes in Texas spring game. That'd be 3 games for the Deacon.
If we are depending on McNamara..
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Archie Manning wants to start. Go get him. He had 3 td passes in Texas spring game. That'd be 3 games for the Deacon.
Our past QBs havent been coached up with Brian and Jon. I see hope with Lester.
And you were like 21 when you had yours and access to the best therapy and conditioning and nutrition that he has?
A portal QB this spring is someone's third stringer or worse.
And with Iowa's complicated offense...
And with Iowa's complicated offense...
I would bet that Lester has FAR more positive connections within the coaching ranks than Brian did. Lester himself said they won't take someone just "because". I would bet that, to your point, the pool will be limited but I am also betting he can spot talent. Maybe it is a kid that is a sophomore on a roster where the incumbent is a Junior and he is not anticipating much playing time. I do not think we are going to get a starter this year out of it but could be a guy that feels comfortable competing for the #2 this season and then #1 after that. But your point stands.....not going to be many out there.
The offense was brutal
I’m anticipating a better run block RPO plan that will help with quick hit passing game. This should equate to an either safer Cade to run it or an improved QB2 regardless of who it is. A 20% or better offense equates to a 7 win or better season I expect.
I don't think Cade takes another snap at Iowa.
Marco is going to be QB1 for the opener.
Marco is going to be QB1 for the opener.
I’m ok with this if the offense we’re expecting is an RPO dominant scheme. We all seem to agree that any offense that requires even an average mobile QB cannot include Hill.
The problem is that defense was smoked 93-0 in the only games that mattered last year. Thankfully Tennessee and Penn State called off the dogs early or it would have been worse.
5 of our Ws were one possession....against average teams. When we played good teams, you saw what we really had. The luck is gonna run out. You can't depend on the D to win every game.
I was wondering about this. How much time did he have to rehab before the start of last season?
I think this is kind of refreshing and one reason why Iowa's QB and WR rooms turned into what they had become. Iowa coaches started having trouble recruiting some of these skill positions and took a beggars can't be choosers philosophy. Most of them probably had no business being in a P5 program but in the end the coaches were just filling quotas. This is where the portal can help a team like Iowa that has dug a deep hole for itself talent-wise. They made strides in that direction last year, but they need to be smarter in how they go about it.
I can't remember when he was cleared, but in Aug he had the quad injury and was never right from game one. If he gets cleared in June this year and all goes well, I could for sure see him being just fine, even if he plays with some support on the knee in fall camp and the first month of the season. I still think the plan should be to get as many reps for the #2 in game time if we can during that first month. Because all fall camp the reps with the 1's are going to go to pretty much one person. That is the nice thing about blow out games, you can get some much needed game reps for the 2's (and not just on the OL or DL, but at the skill positions.
Agree. I love that they are looking at another WR right now. We are over on schollies but we are looking to improve the roster. I HAVE to trust Lester that from a personnel standpoint he knows what he is doing (IF KF let's him do it of course). It is not a one year gig.....I think Lester is going to build something that puts him in the driver's seat for HC when the time comes. No 90 day heroes BUT let's get it done and start making the moves now.
I also loved what Higgens said about the difficulty adjusting to our new offense and that what we saw on Saturday is not exactly what has been going on in practice. No need to let some others see what we are up to outside of basic formation, motion, etc.
I was referring to his previous surgery from Michigan. He still wasn't right after that resulting in the quad and then the ACL. All of these were non-contact injuries making me of the opinion that he wasn't physically ready to go in the first place.
Don't worry, you'll have less to hate this fall.
Lots of football players have successfully rehabbed two knee injuries. He will be ready.
You hope so.
Behind this line, he's one big hit or scramble from his career ending.
#1 wouldn't surprise me
#2 we can only hope. He may not be a world beater but we've seen what DH brings. At least Marco is mobile
#1 wouldn't surprise me, he still looks pretty gimpy.
#2 we can only hope. He may not be a world beater but we've seen what DH brings. At least Marco is mobile
This is true, and players like Michael Penix give us hope, but all bodies aren't created equal and the time required varies accordingly. Rehabilitation doesn't just involve the specific injuries, but the atrophy that sets in due to inactivity and he hasn't moved like an athlete needs to for about a year and a half now. Cade's injuries proved he wasn't 100% ready last year after a similar setback and time period for rehab. That doesn't mean this time won't be different, but history isn't on his side and time isn't in his favor.
With Hill entering the portal something is in the works.
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Iowa Starting QB Deacon Hill Enters Transfer Portal
According to a report from 247Sports on Tuesday, quarterback Deacon Hill will enter the transfer portal after starting nine games for the Iowa Hawkeyes last season. Hill transferred to Iowa last season out of Wisconsin and completed 122 of 251 attempts for 1,152 yards and five touchdowns with...
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Yet lost 93-0 to the the only teams that mattered.
JFC. Iowa played 3 ranked teams last season: 0-92. All Ferentz recruits is OLs, TEs and LBs.
I'll get interested in Iowa football again when the University decides to get a coach willing to coach.
I'm sick and tired of Ferentz's negligent recruiting. The fact we have no, in fact negative QB asset is due to not stocking talent. Are there fans that will argue we have, or have had adequate WR talent?
I've bled Black and Gold for 60 years but enough of this shit. Hire a hungry, coach with modern ideas who's got the balls to go toe-to-toe for talent. Development programs are for mid-majors.
Bluder makes it happen. How many more years do we have to "well..another OC can make it work"...while Ferentz is collecting his 5 million/year or whatever while putting the most boring product in the nation on the field.
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So your saying he is Patrick Mahommes compared to sneakin’ Deacon?
that's not a big enough margin
think easiest difficulty setting on Madden with all your sliders maxed and all the CPU sliders at zero
11 on one. Two full knee replacements on the same knee in 3 weeks. It was a shit show.
Ummmmmm, I hope you're right.
His mobility is key to his staying on the field, but he wasn't all that mobile last year and with another surgery it's highly unlikely that's improved. What would really help is a huge improvement up front to limit the shots he's taking and the running for his life moments that we've been accustomed to seeing the past 4-5 years. Maybe the new Offense will put him in better situations to avoid getting pounded. Fingers crossed.
He was never close to 100% last year. His knee should be fine by fall, and there’s a good chance he can start the season fully healthy. If so, he will be much more mobile than last year.
But even if he manages to start the season fully healthy, I have my doubts he can stay healthy throughout the season.
You seriously think 10-4 is 10-4 and that's that? You seriously don't think a season which indicated that you were a few possession difference away from a B1G championship and the CFP would be different than a season that indicated that your team had no business competing with the big boys? You seriously don't think there'd be a different attitude from the fan base right now in your scenario compared to reality? GMAFB.
A loss is a friggin loss and none are ever acceptable no matter what the score. Just to interpret for you. Whether it was 500 - 0 in those 3 games or 6 - 0 in those 3 games.
