Completely agree on TE's - but I was referring strictly to the WR's. Kaleb Brown is either the best or #2 WR on paper that Iowa has ever had coming out of HS, not sure if ISM was even close to him.
So you’re blaming him for the talent that was on the field last year? Do you think any WR coach in the country could have had success with the QB and WR talent we had out there?
Sounds like a coach\recuiter problem, not a player problem.
Cade had a very good, very productive 2021 season and if he goes off with the Iowa receiving corp in completion percentage, smart play, accurately leading receivers then maybe he goes pro.
They dropped that many plays per game because the offense stunk.
“On paper” are the key words. We’ll so what the reality is.
Ouch, but one has to wonder now dont we. ISU might have been the beneficiary of something stinky.
OSU recruited him (and with their pedigree in WR talent), I'd think we are going to see it.
I believe he had offers from Drake and St. Thomas... I really don't see him starting at most any D1AA school.
I'm thinking of a new drinking game called "Every time Iron Doc suggests Iowa go to a spread offense".... 😏
So if I understand this poster correctly, Brian F. is one of, if not the greatest offensive coordinators in the country, but Copeland needs to put up or shut up this year. This makes about as much sense as Karnack attacking other posters for criticizing the Iowa staff while personally attacking Heller. F5n5 HAS to be Brian or a family member. There is no other rational explanation for his positions.
Copeland now has what I would call a few legit D1 wide receivers and an actual QB (I think) so maybe we can now judge him. How hard do you think it was to recruit a receiver to Iowa with the QB play of the last few years? And then his best and only true legit talent in Johnson decided he didn’t want to play. Everyone else was hurt. Or just plain no good. A healthy Ragaini, healthy Vines, Anderson (fingers crossed) Brown from OSU (unknown but he must have talent if he was recruited by OSU.). We were throwing out a D2 group of receivers and at QB. Want to blame Copeland that’s fine. Guy is coaching with both hands tied behind his back. I’m optimistic now.
With respect to WR talent or lack thereof, he's had a significant hand in that. Honestly, I thought he'd be gone after suggesting what a tough place Iowa was to recruit WR's to. He wasn't wrong, especially given the offensive shit show the last few years. With that said, recruiting, development and retention are the responsibility of the coaches, so nobody should get a pass for a lack of talent in a particular position group.
Respectfully 100% disagree. Obviously someone has to take the blame and again, if you want to put it on him that’s fine. Do you disagree about anything I said about last year? Find me a WR coach that could have done anything with that shit sandwich he had last year. Do you find it pretty crazy we were able to get anyone decent after the last few years? Maybe the receivers realized we had a QB that was the worst guy in the league.
Not from me he doesn't. A lack of talent represents a failure in the first step towards building a capable offense. Struggle there and everything else is a struggle. Kirk has been a great head coach. No one with the exception of a few here would consider him a great offensive mind. History has taught us that. Kirk needs a strong creative leader to run the offense and the OC is the leader of the offense. It falls on the offensive coaching staff and Brian in particular to build an offense that works. The offense has been horrible. Brian is where he is because he's Kirk's son. Nobody with clear eyes believes otherwise. Because he's Kirk's son he gets another shot this year. If the offense looks anything like the last 2 years, heads gotta roll. I'm hopeful that it won't.
Brown is a four star #11 wr in the country offered by alabama and every school in the country but he’s an unknown ? LOL
If they don’t have Brown starting first game, then there is something wrong. You put a guy like that on the field and let him learn on the job. Times have changed. Put your best athletes out there and go.
Compared to where Brown is coming from there are zero expectations and pressure on him. Stuff like Iowa’s offense the last two years don’t happen at a place like Columbus. They will demote coordinators two or three games into a season. I guarantee they won’t give a quarterback three games if he’s not the guy at OSU, iowa will give you three years. Just different levels.
What has he done on the field ? Besides Ragaini none of our guys have done anything at this level. Again, I’m hopeful now that we have a legitimate QB again and what seems like 4 legit receivers.
Yea. I don’t get it either. Ragaini is a proven commodity but no one else has done anything at this level. And we have people being like, “Brown needs to prove himself.” We’ve had guys in the program that have had multiple years to develop and it’s not exactly like you have to claw your way up the depth chart at receiver at iowa. I hope everyone plays great, but Brown has been stuck behind arguably the greatest receiving room in big ten history the past two years. Iowa’s receiving room has just been stuck, period.
