If we had Purdy we would be unbeaten.
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One thing I'm seeing is the successful offensive teams have mobile quarterbacks now.
Name a top twenty five team that doesn't other than us.
Name a top twenty five team that doesn't other than us.
Brock HuArd is the color commentator who, with the help of the camera crew, technicians and broadcast director, were able to slow down and freezeframe the play with a big yellow circle over the tight end so you the viewer, could go on a message board and act like you saw the TE open all on your own.
Because it’s not real life. If Iowa had Taylor, if Iowa had Young on the other side of defensive end, What if Iowa had Tom Brady?
The only point of this thread is to disparage Nate Stanley.
Yes. Purdy or Peyton Manning would still be running KFs offense and be conditioned not to take risks. And Purdy is terrified of contact. What is his record as a starter against decent defenses?
Purdy has a noodle arm and is a turnover machine. He would be a terrible fit in Iowa’s passing scheme.
Did you see Purdy piss all over himself against Okie State? He is terrified of contact. Short-arm chucks the ball and rotates his shoulders into the fetal position anytime anyone is coming. Stanley is limited as a QB but he he is exponentially tougher than Purdy. Yes, Purdy does carry the ball numerous times a game. Most of them end with a hook slide. He is a total pussy. Do not want.
The defense was a bigger contributing factor to the Wisconsin loss than was Stanley's play. They got mauled in the run game and once again a CB (or two CBs yesterday) got exposed as exploitable.
QB’s aren’t supposed to be tough guys who take big hits. I don’t know why you want a qb to lower his shoulder on a run rather than slide safely to get down. Last I checked every defender is looking to get a free shot on a qb that runs so smart decision for that qb is to get down. Also Purdy is by far light years ahead of Stanley. Now in Stanley’s defense he plays in the most boring predictable offense of all time where even most fans can see how Iowa has lined up and knows exactly what they’re going to run. Overall tho all you have to do is watch an Iowa game and an Iowa state game and you can tell which qb is better and which one motivates his teammates with his big plays and big arm. Give me Purdy over Stanley any day.
Time of possession was 22:00 to 37:00. Defense wasn't the problem.
LOL, probably not. Iowa would play anyone with a pulse and try to not lose, keep it close, and it's basically a coin flip whether or not they win.
For having the best defense in the Big 12... ISU sure gives up a lot of points against teams with a heartbeat.
BTW: I agree that Campball made a mistake going for the win. Likely showed he had no confidence in his defense in OT.
And..........still not bowl eligible.
BTW: I agree that Campball made a mistake going for the win. Likely showed he had no confidence in his defense in OT.
And..........still not bowl eligible.
The number of Stanley haters will go way down as we break in a new QB next season. He’s not an NFL starter, but we are used to what he does well and find fault with everything he does that isn’t at that level.
Thanks to Nate for all his work, leadership, and toughness. We will miss him when he’s gone.
Thanks to Nate for all his work, leadership, and toughness. We will miss him when he’s gone.
Purdy doesn't do squat against good defenses. If Iowa and Iowa St played again, the same result would occur. Fans get these over inflated views of Iowa St because once they get into conference play they put up great offensive numbers. Do you think maybe it's the terrible defenses in the Big 12?
Guys... Its not all on Stanley or any other qb why we can't move the ball consistently. You could bring in a Heisman candidate and our offense would likely still struggle at times.
I'd take the ISU coach Campbell and his offensive scheme/coaching..that guy puts up points and gets skilled athletes at a program that has been left for dead for 20 years. Keep Phil Parker as defensive coordinator and then you got something.
Yeah, Iowa needs a mobile QB that can improvise/extend plays because Iowa OL/RB rarely provides a good run game and pass protection is spotty vs teams that send lots of blitzes.
PI above. Iowa needs a dual threat QB, look how good they did with Beathard and Banks.
No. Purdy evades the free rushing blitzers at Michigan. Or maybe they dont blitz as much because they know they can't just tee off on a statue quarterback. Purdy hits Brandon Smith on the slant at the end of the 1st half against Penn State. Purdy gets Iowa more than 25 points in Madison. Because, well, a quarterback than can throw and run is better than a quarterback that can just throw. Big Nate Stanley fan. Great kid. Really nice guy. Had a solid career. Ohio State game, monster game at ISU as a soph, undefeated v ISU and maybe Minn and Nebraska, but as just answering the OPs question - yes, Iowa would be undefeated this year with Brock Purdy as quarterback.
How many times have things broken down and Stanley scrambled for a first down extending the drive? It’s frustrating to watch other teams do this on the regular
Yeah, the o-line causes Stanley to throw high, behind, and over receivers. Audible into bad plays. Read blitzes, and stare down receivers. The o-line is not good but we would be undefeated if Stanley makes plays. As much as it pains me to say, Purdy is a huge upgrade at QB.
Probably 31 to 35, can’t see us holding them in the 20’s. Their D is pretty banged up right now but most teams have read the book on the Iowa offense and know how to limit our production.
The Oklahoma D has given up 90 points in the last two weeks and they are the best team in the conference. No way Purdy looks as good against the the defenses in the B1G.
ISU is not Iowa, Campbell would kill it here.
Keep Parker. How do you think Kirk would be doing at ISU? LOL
Kirk could have attracted the same players to ISU as he did at Iowa. If he had gone to ISU, they would have a statue of him oufside Jack Trice.
That is a myth. OU defense hasn't been good, but say they don't play d in that league is not true. In the last two bowl seasons they have held all of the bowl opponents to below their scoring averages. The myth arrived from the Big 12 as being the first league form 2006 to 2012 to adopt the uptempo spread offenses. Non blue blood schools with coaches like Leach, Mangino, Pinkel, Art Bryles, and Gundy came in with these offenses. They were hard to stop, they don't rest between plays, there are more plays per game, in some cases over 85. You can't sub against uptemo spreads a lot of the time. Because defensive players were playing more snaps, the cumulative effect was more injuries. When out of conference teams would play against the Big 12, their defenses got lit up too, it doesn't mean the Big 12 team won the game, it just means it is a different style of football. If you look at pts per play the last couple of years, the Big 12 does fine at defense. And besides, the scoring is going down in the Big 12 anyway, a lot of the teams are going to a different style of football now. And also if you noticed, now that the rest of the country as adopted zone read spread concepts into their offenses, the scoring is going up in all the other leagues. Joe Klatt really sounds off on this topic and again, they whole Big 12 doesn't play D is a myth, Joel has the data and stats to back it up.
Purdy is not terrified of getting hit, lately he has be sliding some to avoid getting hit and getting injured, very smart on his and the coaches part. He is a terrific player and yes iowa would be much better with him. What am I thinking ...the coaches would restrain him so much he probably wouldn't be effective either 
You mean the O-Line with two NFL tackles and an NFL prospect at Center. Clearly it’s coaching and play calling.
It wouldn’t matter, we’d still have close losses. Probably would be unbeaten with Mahomes, though.
If the Hawks had Jonathan Taylor would he have rushed for 250 against the stinkin’ Badgers? Nope.
If the Hawks had Jonathan Taylor would he have rushed for 250 against the stinkin’ Badgers? Nope.
If you think Purdy is terrified of contact, you are either nutso or you haven't seen him play much. Coaching staff has been pounding him since last year not to take hits. His natural instinct, as shown last year, is to run for every yard he can get. He won the UNI game because he isn't afraid of contact.
He has his flaws and he played poorly against Okie State. But being afraid of contact isn't one of them.
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