let's talk about arm talent...

[Quintana]

CJ obviously has it in spades. but he also has head talent as well. a big arm can get you places, but a big arm AND smarts can get you to 12-0.

unfortunately (for them, of course) our correspondents to our west have a guy with neither and we saw what happens. CJ is a talent and will be on someone's heisman watch list next year. book it.

 

[bagdropper]

I don't think he's as accurate as he could be right now. Hopefully he'll make the Stanzi Senior Leap in accuracy next year. This is with the caveat that we've had a bunch of windy games this year so far...won't have to worry about that anymore at least.

He also still throw into coverage some...but has gotten a lot better this year at it. But every game there's a couple throws he's been very fortunate to not get picked off.

He also is not a very good touch thrower. He has mastered the screen pass somewhat...but those short touch throws need to get better touch and lead time on them overall. I seem to recall a throw to Jerminic Smith on the FG drive at Wisconsin being the best example. He cannonballed that one in there when taking just a tad off it, it's a completion.

Good QB, great leader, great Hawkeye. Will only get better one has to assume.

 

[1971hawkeye]

I think he is very accurate (62% is good for a 1st year starter) and like you say, very smart with the game. Last game he wasn't and I'm sure it was the elements (cold)/ice. Remember this is his 1st year under the helm. He is a winner no doubt and when it comes down to it he will try to do what he needs to do to get it done.
I'm sure next week in the dome he will shine.

 

[HawkLogic]

I think he is very accurate. Last game he wasn't and I'm sure it was the elements (cold)
I'm sure next week in the dome he will shine.

Rifle throws is why he hasn't Beathard hasn't thrown INTs. Beathard puts mustard on the throws so he can throw in tight windows and only his guy can make the catch.

The Stanzi leap was a guy that had better statistics his senior year but didn't make enough big plays to win games his senior year. Beathard has made all the big plays this year.

Beathard can improve by sliding more and staying healthy and he can improve on consistency. Probably needs to get rid of the ball sooner instead of taking some sacks. The screen game---I haven't seen Iowa ever be as successful under KF as they have this year. Beathard looks to be little bit loose with the ball on runs...lucky that fumble he had was called back vs Nebraska.

 

[Drew003]

I think CJB has lost accuracy on in his vertical deep throws to avoid interceptions. Last year he showed excellent touch on deep balls. He was just lofting them in there to Powell and Smith. This year is constantly overthrowing them, seemingly to put in a place where its either his guy or nobody. I wouldn't mind him trying to lay it in there a little more. Especially if we play a team like MSU, we are going to get man-to-man math-ups on the outside and would love to see us make them pay vertically with Smith.

 

[td77]

I think CJB has lost accuracy on in his vertical deep throws to avoid interceptions. Last year he showed excellent touch on deep balls. He was just lofting them in there to Powell and Smith. This year is constantly overthrowing them, seemingly to put in a place where its either his guy or nobody. I wouldn't mind him trying to lay it in there a little more. Especially if we play a team like MSU, we are going to get man-to-man math-ups on the outside and would love to see us make them pay vertically with Smith.

Drew nailed it if we're looking for something to criticize an undefeated starting QB.

 

[Herkmeister]

I don't think he's as accurate as he could be right now. Hopefully he'll make the Stanzi Senior Leap in accuracy next year. This is with the caveat that we've had a bunch of windy games this year so far...won't have to worry about that anymore at least.

He also still throw into coverage some...but has gotten a lot better this year at it. But every game there's a couple throws he's been very fortunate to not get picked off.

He also is not a very good touch thrower. He has mastered the screen pass somewhat...but those short touch throws need to get better touch and lead time on them overall. I seem to recall a throw to Jerminic Smith on the FG drive at Wisconsin being the best example. He cannonballed that one in there when taking just a tad off it, it's a completion.

Good QB, great leader, great Hawkeye. Will only get better one has to assume.

It was cold as hell. CJ will light it up in Indy. And just think what that cold was doing to his pain.

 

[HawkeyeDenny]

I dont want the Stanzi leap where we lose 5 games that we were tied or leading in the last 5 minutes...

 

[hawks223]

Probably pretty hard to drive the ball deep playing with a groin injury all season, just saying.

 

[hoffhawk]

It's a more complex deal than any of this IMO. CJ has some areas to work on, but not so much with his throw. More with his eye discipline and helping receivers break away by looking off DBs. His touch throws were decent early and improving until he got hurt. In some ways that injury makes it harder for the touch throws than the bullets - bullets you step through and drive and by the time the pain hitch hits, the ball is gone. Touch throws require a lot of hip stability and "pull off" that works against the muscle.

Receivers improving on separation and another 2 seconds in pocket are what would be the main difference (hard to throw with a lot of touch when required to be moving with irregular shaped pocket collapse). That's my 2 cents anyway.