If you have a biathlon of throwing a ball 1000 yards, then taking on John Candy in a steak eating contest, I feel like Lester will be VERY happy about what we’ve got.
i would assume that lester isn’t ready to annoint him starter yet. in his presser lester was emphatic that that he wants to evaluate his guys on the field before making any decisions. one should expect that of any good oc.
Is this the Tweet? More accurately, it looks like he is no longer following "Iowa Foosball."
He’s probably been told that Hill is QB1 going into spring practice (10 wins).
How is Iowa's Foosball team? Does it warrant its own forum?LOL. You buncha numbnuts.
Iowa foosball:
This is where we are starting to get closer to "semi-pro" ball. Load up the rosters, then give them their severance checks and slice of Casey's pizza as they are walked out.
Lester will (should) have a say in what OL he wants on his offense. I don't think swinging gates fits his "RPO" style.
Marco's wheels were very impressive and would fit well with the Lester system. Marco just needs snaps to work on his passing and if he gets a ton of them in spring ball, he could turn out to be a decent QB.
Exactly! Teaching speed not an option.
My biggest desire would be for Kirk to allow Lester to utilize two qbs in a game. I am not sure what Lester's history is with possibly doing this, but Lainez has a lot to offer as far as read option and even RPO's. Utilizing both Lainez and McNamara in a game would allow for more variety and open up our offense. I think it would also help keep McNamara healthy.
I’m not convinced that Marco is an inadequate as a passer currently believed. Just based on one performance where he was put an obvious passing downs against the defense, pinning their ears back.
He had over a 70% completion rate in HS and played on the scout team all year. Give him some time with the first and second team and I think you will see him do well. Worse case scenario, he runs a lot and moves the chains at a high clip than Hill.
Two different QB's in one game without any injury? I'm not sure that is allowed.
The travesty is that Marco wasn’t given opportunities earlier in the year. Agree that he was thrown into a tough situation where the run play calls were largely done.
A Qb that can scramble and or run for 5-8 yards AND NOT TAKE HITS, would have helped a ton with the crap OL we have had the last few years. Not even saying you have to scheme it, just having a QB that can see that the play is broken, or that he can get an easy 5 yards would have helped.
Marco said he modeled his game after Brad Banks, so a rewind to 2001 and a change-of-pace QB would be fitting.
Beathard even with a hobbled leg was able to extend drives with his legs back in 2015. A mobile QB probably gives teams at least 2 more first downs a game. It's baffling that Kirk has been stuck with the statues for QBs for multiple years since Beathard.
Having a feel for when to run and avoiding the hits goes along with having a feel for the pocket...knowing when it's moving or collapsing. Some guys are just good at it. They have a feel for the game. CJ, Banks and Drew Tate had it...Stanzi at times. Hill is about as bad as it gets. One has to wonder how much that "just don't make a mistake" in the back of their head inhibits the instincts of some Iowa QBs.
And went with a statue who turned the ball over multiple times a game vs let anyone else give it a go.
