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RE: QB Competition
(01-04-2018 09:31 AM)Bob Wickersham Wrote: (01-04-2018 02:49 AM)emu79 Wrote: (01-03-2018 07:17 PM)EagleTough Wrote: I don't know, I'm all for competition, this just seems to be a bit of a square peg in a round hole. Wiegers is very much your pro-style/Iowa football (run 1st)/ pocket passer. Was looking forward to our offense and Keen evolving from the Roback days to a more forward thinking, dual-threat, multi-set, TE/HB incorporated, philosophy. Now we're going to try and build an Iowa/Michigan style offense around a 1 year transfer? I sure hope that's not the plan, because we're not magically going to get the production of the Iowa rushing offense.
Let's assume that Wiegers and the starting Iowa QB were very similar, and neck-and-neck to win the job.
https://www.landof10.com/iowa/iowa-quart...an-stanley
Stanley's stats on the year over 13 games were 196/351 (55.8%), 2432 yds, 26 TD's & 6 Int's. 49 rushes for -115 yds. Per game averages 15/27, 187 yds, 2 TD's, .5 Int's.
55.8% is OK, not great. 26/6 is really good! But if we were to only get 187 yards out of our pass offense/QB, do we really think we can become a 250+ yards per game running team? Seems like a huge stretch to me.
Again, if his arm talent, smarts, and maturity is head and shoulders above everyone else, I guess you borrow him for a year and build the offense to his strengths.
If he's not, let's evolve the offense and develop one of our young guys.
Bingo
Stanley and Wiegers were neck and neck. The 2 previous Iowa QB's make a nice living in the NFL. Kirk Ferentz's offensive style is extremely conservative: Huge OL, establish the running game, and rely on extremely smart, confident QBs to manage the offense. I actually think Wiegers can put EMU over the top, if only for one season. His leadership will greatly benefit the lockeroom. This is great for the program. Wiegers is a man, not a petulant kid.
Slight problem. We don't have an Iowa OLine, an established running game, at least 2 TE's that can block, a FB or HB that can block, a pro style scheme, etc, etc, etc.
Also unlikely Wiegers is going to just walk in off the street and become a leader in the locker room. More likely, the team and especially the other QB's are going to look at him like a rent-a-QB. He also has ZERO real game time or stats at Iowa, so that also lends itself to existing players looking at him like 'who is this overrated Big10 guy?' Everything you read about him also says he's a very quiet type kid, which may actually work in his favor. Come in, work hard, lead by example, and if the overwhelming talent is there, his teammates will likely buy in. If not, he'll be a good backup for a year, and allow some redshirts for the young guys.
Maybe he overcomes ALL of this, but the odds seem very long, and the fit is questionable at best.
Good luck to all of them. Just give us 1 who is the clear leader heading into the season.
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