I know it is Illinois today but I just found and read Leitokow's DVR Monday. He says it so correctly below and I have and many others have screamed for a long time for easier pass routes and reads on third down and 4th down to at least get to the sticks. If your QB is having some accuracy problems then the best thing to do is have the receiver settle in an open space as a stationary target or running a comeback pattern right back in line with the qb. Petras was 14 for 18 in the 2nd half so he wasnt being avg even .
But has the article mentions, way too many passes to players running toward the sidelines with tough passing angles.
"On fourth down, Iowa essentially repeated its second-down play but to the left. Petras rolled left. A poorly thrown ball didn’t help, but LaPorta’s out route was blanketed by safety Will Johnson for a 1-yard gain. Iowa does this a lot, runs its own receiver away from the quarterback rather than settling into an open spot. Had LaPorta just stopped his route and worked back inside, it would have been an easy 6-yard touchdown.
Also, I meant to post this days ago that my son heard Petras on the postgame after Mich and on the overthrow to Lachey and one other overthrow he said he lost his concentration on his footwork and mechanics. My take on this is just like any sports skill it has to be such a naturally practiced skill that the mechanics do not need to be concentrated on while doing it. Too bad.
But has the article mentions, way too many passes to players running toward the sidelines with tough passing angles.
"On fourth down, Iowa essentially repeated its second-down play but to the left. Petras rolled left. A poorly thrown ball didn’t help, but LaPorta’s out route was blanketed by safety Will Johnson for a 1-yard gain. Iowa does this a lot, runs its own receiver away from the quarterback rather than settling into an open spot. Had LaPorta just stopped his route and worked back inside, it would have been an easy 6-yard touchdown.
Also, I meant to post this days ago that my son heard Petras on the postgame after Mich and on the overthrow to Lachey and one other overthrow he said he lost his concentration on his footwork and mechanics. My take on this is just like any sports skill it has to be such a naturally practiced skill that the mechanics do not need to be concentrated on while doing it. Too bad.