I ask while watching the Natty game. Not a knock on Stanley, but certainly not a strength of his. Our last slippery QB was Tate. Last fast-ish QB was Banks. Stanzi is in there somewhere. Just curious what the next few years hold.
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Beathard. Stanzi.I ask while watching the Natty game. Not a knock on Stanley, but certainly not a strength of his. Our last slippery QB was Tate. Last fast-ish QB was Banks. Stanzi is in there somewhere. Just curious what the next few years hold.
I was hoping Joe Burrows mobileSure hope so.
Good god..what a blessing that would be.I was hoping Joe Burrows mobile
That Stanley QB sneak was good for 3 yrds on avg, I'd say!I don't know, but we will sure miss Nate's quarterback sneak!
Best ever!
Weird but he was. He could turn it on when necessary.
Exactly this, yeah. It's not about 40 times. It's about avoiding pressure.Every player can use their legs for straight-line running - the question refers to running around in "scramble" mode.
Improved pocket presence out of our next quarterback will be key.
I don't know, but we will sure miss Nate's quarterback sneak!
Best ever!
No, I'm not convinced he'll start either.
Michael Vick back there would destroy the big ten. Lets get that guy. Minus the gambling.Yeah we dont need a Micheal Vick back there. Just someone that can keep the D honest and know when to take off and get 5-6 yards. CJB was GREAT at that even after he was hurt.
Having decent straight line speed and being, "mobile" are two totally different things. Being able to make someone miss was not a strength of Stanley's when moving the pocket. I look at Lawerence's run verse Ohio State and think there is no way Stanley ever pulls that off. That's not a knock on Stanley, just think making teams respect the ability of the QB to move the pocket and pick up yards when needed is a huge bonus.
Based on what? Just curious.
There is a major difference between linear speed and mobility/escapability.
Having decent straight line speed and being, "mobile" are two totally different things. Being able to make someone miss was not a strength of Stanley's when moving the pocket. I look at Lawerence's run verse Ohio State and think there is no way Stanley ever pulls that off. That's not a knock on Stanley, just think making teams respect the ability of the QB to move the pocket and pick up yards when needed is a huge bonus.
There is a major difference between linear speed and mobility/escapability.
Qb sneaks in 2019 were super. Dramatic improvement from 2018. In 2018 we lost games because of total inability to get 1/2 - 1 yard on 3rd and 4th downs with the same qb. I think staff worked on this last summer.I don't know, but we will sure miss Nate's quarterback sneak!
Best ever!
The problem was not QB sneaks it was the play calling. We continued to go with the FB lead on third and short which for the most part was highly unsuccessful.Qb sneaks in 2019 were super. Dramatic improvement from 2018. In 2018 we lost games because of total inability to get 1/2 - 1 yard on 3rd and 4th downs with the same qb. I think staff worked on this last summer.
No, I'm not convinced he'll start either.
Michael Vick back there would destroy the big ten. Lets get that guy. Minus the gambling.
Agree and disagree. Linderbaum is a beast and that won’t change, but watch Stanley’s 1st of 3 sneaks against USC, he was definitely strong and did a lot to help move the pile too.I’m not knocking Nate at all, but I think successful sneaks will continue due to Linderbaum. His leverage and first step on sneaks were nasty. It wasn’t even fair.
Prepared to be happy.I'd be pretty happy if Petra's arm and legs and accuracy were as good as Stanley's.
Stanley’s long ball was also a weakness, which is a strength of Petras from what I’ve read.Personally, I think Stanley’s biggest knock was his ability to deliver a good ball with pressure around him. Occasionally he would get spooked and deliver a bad ball at a crucial time. I can think of a couple instances. Fant in the flats in 2017 against Isu. PSU wide open Hock in 2018 . And Ragaini in 2019 against PSU on his pick.
50% TD rate on a QB sneaks is pretty damn good. Who needs a good arm when you have that going for you?Well so far Petras is 1-1 on QB sneaks with a TD, so he's off to a good start
You know if you just read these threads, and never watched Iowa play you'd think Stanley was some scrub who played like crap and lost most of his games as a starter. Can't run, indecisive in the pocket, poor accuracy, on and on and on. For Christ sake the guy must have had some kind of game. Won an average of nine games per year in his three years as starter. Second most TD's 68, and yrds 8300+ in school history, in one less season as a starter then Long. As for Petras, I hope he's all that and a bag of chips. Throwing long balls up for grabs in high school isn't the same thing as doing it against BIG caliber DB's either. We'll find out next season what he's got. At this point I'd be happy if he's at least as good as his predecessor.Stanley’s long ball was also a weakness, which is a strength of Petras from what I’ve read.
if Stanley could have hit even 50% of those long balls, Iowa was a one loss team.