Very much agree. I want to be a Bruce fan. Good kid, and the tools to be a playmaker (I think). But I honestly think we wanted him to be a playmaker (or that was fans label) more so than he actually was a playmaker. We tried to get him the ball in space - and yes Petras would air mail him or dirt ball it often - but when he did get the ball on short passes or end arounds in space, he just didn’t turn them into explosive plays. Nor did he show blazing speed or become a deep threat. I think we wanted him to be a Riley McCarron type but he didn’t even achieve that with his time at Iowa. Maybe elsewhere he will. Same as Tyrone Tracy btw.
His punt fielding was downright poor. Not just the Nebraska game but throughout the year either didn’t fair catch it and certainly wasn’t an explosive returning either.
I do not blame him specifically for losses - but when the opportunity for a big play was his to make, he most certainly didn’t make them.