Well, since he's not seeing the field as a DB right now - put him in on offense.
I looked at PFF and X has played a total of 6 snaps so far this year outside of special teams. Is that not correct?
That may be correct, I am looking at the true freshman tracker and it just says 4 games and 64 snaps. He has still played more than any of the the true freshman. Based on the history of Iowa special teams, you start there and then eventually move into a starting role somewhere for the defense. That is what I would anticipate for Nwankpa.
I can only imagine the meltdown this board would have if Kirk tried that 😂🤣
Right! Also on the silver lining side of things, we'd be witnessing far fewer spectacular Tory Taylor punts and his legendary status would be a fraction of what it is today if we had an effective offense.
Right! Also on the silver lining side of things, we'd be witnessing far fewer spectacular Tory Taylor punts and his legendary status would be a fraction of what it is today if we had an effective offense.
Not true dude ... the WRs still have to learn how to read the Ds, know their hot reads, and know where the QB expects them to be based upon their reads.
The track guy Hayden put in for a long TD pass versus Indiana (Homecoming game of 1981) was also named Charlie Jones.
Hayden was a much better Offensive coach than our $7 million genius, Used Ronnie Harmon as a WR in 1982 very successfully and then a RB after that. I know some think Harmon pooped the Rose Bowl. But he was a 4 year talent!
Maybe Hilson ... but definitely not Hall. You're clearly not aware of how tenuously thin we're currently at as it relates to the cornerback position.
i assume you are talking about bashir yamini. per internets he caught 1TD pass for iowa in his career and that td came in his third year as wr. it wasn’t a overnight story.
Correct. Iowa is an injury to Moss or Dejean away from having TJ Hall, a true freshman, having to play corner full time. Dejean is versatile enough he can play a good CB, but safety/Cash is his best position in the future. There he is closer to the ball and you can use him to blitz, run fits, etc.
Be careful, CM, you are going to roil the troops here. I know the answer to this question as you've shared the information before for those that care to look at it. We have been so fortunate to have Hayden and KF back to back here at Iowa. Both had their weak points, but man, both of them also had a lot of great attributes and thank goodness they ended up here.
Bashir was not a natural receiver. He was a long jumper and was very fast but didn't have the best hands at first. Did play a few seasons in the league, though.
The game was way way different when Hayden took over the Iowa job. You're correct about Snyder, he was so innovative and creative, as evidenced by what he did at K-State w/all the different ways he used QB's there. He went from pocket Qb's like Chad May to dual threat Qb's like Michael Bishop. Harmon his Sr Year ran for over 1100 yards and caught 49 passes for almost 600 yards. So yes, we were pretty innovative over the years. I don't think it's wrong to believe that a 3rd year starting QB and an offensive coordinator who's been around football his whole career can't design an offense to get a running back or wide receiver the ball in space 4-5 times a game. Petras had his best game. Credit where credit is due. However, objectively, is he anywhere near where you thought he would be 3 years ago when he started his first game or anywhere near he should be at this point in his career? These are golden days of Iowa defenses. This defense has 4-5 guys who will be not just pros, but really good ones. It's not wrong to expect better from our offense.
I think it is highly likely he is on pace to see the field as a regular player in some capacity next year. Will be interesting to see what happens with the Defensive Backfield next year. We know Moss and Merriweather will be gone but will have Harris back and is that correct Roberts could come back if he wants to with his Covid year?
They should have just got the whole 4x100 team on board on a Monday and they could have practiced for a few days and been ready for a Saturday game and blew by defenders for a handful of TD's on long bombs.
I am pretty sure the crew that keeps acting like it would be so easy not only didn't play college athletics, but likely didn't play in HS and their athletic careers ended somewhere around the end of elementary school.
This is the perfect post and should stop anymore ridiculous comments around this idea.
You don't think Fry would also be making $7 million if he was coaching now? You understand the economics were different 25+ years ago?
I love Hayden as much as anyone and appreciate what he did and accomplished. But it is very similar to the Dr. Tom and Fran comparison. I grew up as a Hawkeye fan during their heyday but there is still quite a few fans that seem to think that Fry and Dr. Tom were some sort of gods that were far superior coaches to KF and Fran.
Without a doubt. At this level, he might just be an "average" athlete in comparison ... to most other people out there, he is likely a stud athlete.
I get what you are saying but going back to Fry, he had literally two of the most explosive offensive talents Iowa has ever had in Dwight and Banks and finished a pedestrian 29-17 over their career.
You are correct about that. And if I remember we were not strong at QB any of those years which really held us back. Believe Sherman was the QB at least the final 2 years.
