This is totally what someone just told me. Spencer staying at iowa as a coach????? Surely not.
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We don’t need that.Maybe there's news out there, but my take on Petras' announcement was that he was coming back to support McNamara. Not sure what that would look like, but I can see them breaking down film together ... stuff like that. But coaching? That's not what it sounds like. Honestly, I'd be surprised if he was ahead of Labas on the depth chart (IE, I can't see Labas on the scout team again. That'd be a serious mistake IMO). It wouldn't surprise me if Petras sees a future in coaching and is trying to take a first step in that direction.
I think Spencer would be a good coach. He definitely knows how to talk the position.We don’t need that.
SPetras was so bad at reading defenses, feeling pressure, knowing when it’s appropriate to tuck-and-run etc. etc.
Based on his play, Spencer wouldn’t be any good / helpful “breaking down film” with Cade.
Some truth to that. He could have some value. Kudos to him to caring enough about the program to stay on.I think Spencer would be a good coach. He definitely knows how to talk the position.
He knows defenses, reads, etc. He just didn't have the ability to process all of that quickly on the field against D1 athletes due to athletic limitations.
yes, exactly. I was going to quote George Bernard Shaw, but a poster in about the 3rd or 4th post in this thread beat me to ti.You don't have to be a good player in order to become a good coach.
If SP is a grad assistant, it's light years from being any kind of QB Coach.I just don’t see the upside for Iowa/team here - no pun/joke intended. Petras proved himself resilient and rightfully was a sympathetic figure toward the end. This is an opportunity for him to get a start into coaching but a real possibility as a distraction, if not downright detriment, to offensive progress. Here’s why I say that:
It’s not like we have zero experience in the QB room now. Rather, we have an incoming QB with plenty of moxie and intelligence - and backups that will be learning from Cade (not to mention Labas will have plenty of opportunity to take his own steps forward now too). It’s not like Petras is a Drew Tate presence…. If anything I could see Petras holding back the development - his decision making improved zero during his time here, so what makes the staff think he will help others develop better?
Good kid - fantastic teammate - but unless his focus is 100% only on helping the incoming freshman learn the playbook (and maybe that’s a good idea), it’s time to move on here and let the next regime (McNamara and Labas) have a clean start and lead this team.