Maybe, but fortunately we have some good receivers coming back with Parker, Mota and Terrence Smith in the mix next year.
How many receptions do these 3 have exactly? Is zero a lot?
Well, they haven’t played yet, but all are good athletes. They have the same number Coleman has. Smith is still in high school.
Right. We don't know anything about any of them because none of them have even played yet.
What do you know about Coleman ?
Actually, Coleman has a few receptions because he played as a TR-FR last season. Whether he can live up to his athletic potential is still TBD.
You mean as opposed to 3 fringe guys who have never played a snap and in one case hasn't even arrived on campus yet?
Right says Kaleb Brown.
I would not be opposed to Brown coming back into the fold. Another year with Lester, and hopefully an actual QB
I'd be highly opposed to Brown coming back. There are plenty of G4 WR that have a chip on their shoulder looking to move up to the big leagues. Go find them instead.
They haven't spent time in the system, and likely don't have the athleticism Brown has. Also curious about all of these G4 WRs that are available that are elite athletes that Iowa can nab.
Not looking to pile on, but I watched one of Smith’s game (not knowing it) and he blended in with everyone else on the field that day. Stats wise, he was third best WR on his own HS team for most of the year - he seemed to come on near seasons end though. So yeah, not exactly thrilled with this recruit knowing our track record at this position…. Hope he obviously proves me wrong though. 😉
I'm sorta beyond wanting an "elite athlete" at wide receiver. They've NEVER come to Iowa in my lifetime. Not under Hayden even when he had Bill Snyder as OC and a great passing game. And not under KF either. It's just not a place that has ever attracted athletic wide receivers....ever. Just give me a guy(s) that have good hands, that can run good routes, and are willing blockers. I'm good with that, honestly.
If ISM and Brandon Smith weren't elite athletes I don't know what to tell ya. Iowa has attracted elite athletes at WR, now utilization might be more of the problem.
That depends on what "couldn't hack it" means in particular cases. We've seen a few success stories, where guys have had a bad experience for some reason, an unwelcome coaching change, or in the case of QB, being passed or even buried on the depth chart.
I'm pretty sure you know what I meant. Sure, in the last 45 years of Hawkeye football under HF and KF , there are going to be examples here and there of athletic wide receivers at Iowa. My point still stands, though, that as a rule of thumb, Iowa does not attract those types of guys on a regular basis.
I don't know what you mean, Iowa has had elite athletes at the position that have been underutilized. To say things like Dwight was not an elite athlete demonstrates just that. Things have certainly gone wrong, but Iowa has had a stable of great athletes that were either head cases in Johnson/Bruce.
The guy with 24 career catches for 238 yards and 1 TD? The same guy who couldn't catch with his hands?
As George Carlin said - Nicky, Vinny and Tony would beat the living shit out of Todd, Kyle and Tucker.
