@mlb1399 - Agreed. While Padilla (and Petras) had to deal with drops, so did Illinois' QB and Minnesota's QB before him. That's part of the game. Padilla was also the beneficiary of the defense dropping a couple of his errant passes, so the stats are a wash. I do have to wonder, what is the point of a high paid WRs coach if we're 4 months into the season and his receivers still can't catch?
@HawkLogic - Unfortunately, it's incorrect to say that recruiting skill positions "under Brian is much improved." As a position coach, Brian was one of the worst recruiters on the staff. Since being promoted to OC, his dad enabled him to be on the road less than anyone else on the staff, so he hasn't been the lead recruiter for many players in years. As for an uptick in skill position recruiting in general, the last time Iowa had a 4 star QB commit was 2014, Tyler Wiegers. The 2022 QB commit had just one other scholarship offer and that was Western Michigan. They did appear to get a solid RB commit for next year, but last year they completely struck out at the position and made a last minute fall back offer to a 2 star RB from DM North when they couldn't get anyone else.
@kcgolfer - There's no doubt Goodson dances too much, but the majority of the time it's because a defender has blown through the the weak offensive line before he could even take the handoff and there's nowhere for him to go so he tries (and fails) to make something out of nothing. Give the guy a crease like Wisconsin or Michigan State create and he's not dancing.
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@HawkeyeInCentralIowa - You don't see a problem with a Big 10 program relying upon sophomore walk ons at a position of strength? With 85 available scholarships for just 22 positions, it shows a serious flaw both in recruiting and development. Take a look at all the DBs Iowa recruited over the past 4 years who are no longer with the team (beginning with should-be seniors Trey Creamer, Josh Turner, Camron Harrell). Attrition is why walk ons are playing, not because Schulte is a super star who passed up a bunch of upper classmen. It's a loser's mentality to think Iowa can't find a single safety with scholarship offers who might want to play with the Hawks so we should be happy walk ons are playing.
@sober_teacher - You haven't been paying attention if you truly believe Iowa is strategic in recruiting the transfer portal for "positions of need." Unlike the rest of the Big 10, Iowa has no discernable transfer strategy. If they did, they would have pulled a QB last year, and some OL/DL this year. Instead, the only transfer they brought in this year plays the deepest position on the roster, cornerback, and is 5th string. That's "targeting position of need?" What position on the entire roster needed a grad transfer less than CB? Similarly, Sargent and VanValkenberg came in as backups, not to start, and Jones wasn't even recruited by the staff. Most schools ARE strategic. They bring in transfers they can plug into the starting lineup immediately at positions of need. Iowa does not subscribe to that methodology.
