This is such a dumb argument. Padilla was horrendous against Illinois and Nebraska, and mediocre at best against Minnesota. I’m by no means a Petras fan, but you could argue that we won in spite of Padilla in the 3 games I mentioned.
I saw that it factor on his last pass of the season in the bowl game. It was horrific.
People complain that Petras is not the answer because he is only a 57% completion passer. Well, Padilla only completed 50% of his passes, so I don't see him as an improvement on Petras. I am not defending Petras, however neither are going to the saving grace for Iowa football. However, Petras has a decent w/l record, been to camps trying to improve, has much more experience then Padilla, so I would go with Petras at this point. The line will be the determining factor I think in Iowa's QB success. I would still like to see what Labas can do on the field.
I liked TGood, but I think the Williams boys fit better in this offense, and both looked good against Kentucky
Not nearly as accurate as Petras, really much worse in every statistical category. Now, Spencer's 57.3% was 90th in the nation. Where would that drop a guy with 49.1? Alex throws a low sidearm ball with weird spin. Much harder to be accurate at more than a few yards. Harder ball to catch and easier to defend.
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If that happens I will gladly eat crow - and I hope I do get full on it, for the teams sake.
This is it. Has Petras ever done anything that leaves you thinking, "Wow. No other QB on Iowa's roster could have done THAT!" I don't recall one single instance where such a thought has crossed my mind. OTOH, there have been innumerable occasions when I have had this thought: "Give somebody else a chance! How could they be worse?"
For the life of me I still can't understand why our QB's are always tenured. It takes an injury to see a backup get meaningful minutes. Even against the cupcakes prior to big 10 season we rarely see backups play b/c we keep the games so tight with our low scoring and if we do see them play it's handoff to a rb to kill clock. I remember betting on Spurrier teams and the 3rd string QB would be tossing bombs late in 4th qtr to cover a 50 point spread. Would love to see Labas and Padilla get series early before big ten play. SP has had too many chances and need to know what else we got b/c someone on this roster is better than him.
You cannot get it because it is not true. This is a lie, a huge lie, concocted out historical context that really existed in only 2 of Ferentz's 22 season. Jake C got beat out in two games. CJ eventually overtook future NFL QB Jake Rudock, who was playing at a high level. When else was a QB appointed and maintained although he was not the best QB on the roster?
Your opinion about AP in Illinois game may be singular, as many others including notable sportswriters saw a slew of drops that very much contributed to his low completion percentage for that game. Need the link to read for yourself? And if you really want to talk about one of the worst QB performances under KF, look no further than our last game against Kentucky….
1-8. Congratulations on another stellar doormat season. Thanks for another win.
They were both bad last year, as was the receiving corps. I'm not sure why this is even an argument. I will say that IMO Padilla throws an ugly ball which might contribute to some of the drops.
I also remember the double move he threw directly at a safety and the numerous passes that were completely off target.
Yeah, I understand the concerns with Petras but nothing Padilla has shown puts him above Petras. Realistically, neither of them have shown they can handle the role and be a plus at this point.
I think the reason everyone is clamoring for Labas is because they are sick and tired of shitting all over Petras and Padilla...
You are blaming Phil for giving up 24 points to a good offense when we threw 4 INTS to that team???
Yup. Some people just can't be consistent with their complaints, because they have it in their head that every single thing that ever goes wrong is the fault of either Petras, BF, or KF.
Solid straw man argument you made there.
How do we know that none of our RB's are as fast as Goodson? I'll be willing to bet though that they'll run harder, and block more willingly.....
Actually I think AP's % was more like 47%, so yea not good.....
"they want somebody that might look better than what they've already seen out of those two."
