Lanning
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Again I think the way he was instructed to play caused those errors. For example the final interception he's running that last year. I just don't get the fetish that some coaches have for taking the legs away from a running QB.
Also side note: I'd much rather have Lanning at LB this year. Joe Montana 1989 isn't doing jack **** with this o line either.
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Pretty much agree. In high school Joel could tuck the ball and run over people when he was under pressure. There may have been mis-communication on the pass intended for Ryan but that throw can't be made if the receiver isn't wide open when you're protecting the lead late in the game. Joel has the physical tools but he has to show he can make smart decisions, and soon.
We should be better than last year and so should they, unfortunately we are not at this point. Too many mistakes. New coach new system and more youth than expected so more mistakes. They will get better. We need a QB that knows how to win an ugly game though.
So say Park does get in the game at some point. His first pass attempt is picked off. Who plays quarterback after that? We gonna toss Zeb Nolland out there on one leg? Or does 1 of the 2 remaining walk-on QBs get in the game? Maybe we can bring back Seneca or Sage? You can't bench a guy for throwing an interception in the first game. Maybe if we're 4 or 5 games in and haven't seen progress you can all lose your minds, but one game (final 5 minutes) doesn't define a guys career.
If there's no progress made by the end of the San Jose game, sure give Park some meaningful snaps. But before then is too soon imo. A guy can't get any confidence when so-called "fans" want him benched after a bad final 5 minutes of the 1st game.
If there's no progress made by the end of the San Jose game, sure give Park some meaningful snaps. But before then is too soon imo. A guy can't get any confidence when so-called "fans" want him benched after a bad final 5 minutes of the 1st game.
UNI pressed the line of scrimmage and dared ISU to beat them downfield. ISU had open receivers, but Lanning just couldn't complete the throws to make UNI pay. Every opponent will do the same thing until the ISU QB can make their defense pay for pressing the line. Given the newness of the offense line, I don't think they are ready for a smashmouth style of play where they can run over an opponent who is setting up to stop the run.
ISU needs a credible downfield passer to stop the opponent from pressing the line. That doesn't seem to be something that Lanning does.
ISU needs a credible downfield passer to stop the opponent from pressing the line. That doesn't seem to be something that Lanning does.
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You mean like the 3 long touchdown passes that Lanning threw? That we haven't seen from a QB here in years?
I have no doubt that the people calling for him to be benched are the same ones that complained about the musical chairs we saw at quarterback the last few years.
18 yards is a long TD pass now? I was thinking about the three open receivers he missed on downfield passes that likely would have gone for (near) touchdowns.
Anyway, the defense alignment told you the story. And, if you were lucky enough to get a stream from Cyclones.tv, Rosenfels mentioned several times that ISU has to complete those downfield passes. To be fair, there were two notable drops that I remember.
Twice Lanning missed Ryen when he had a few steps on the defender. The first time it happened, the result should have led to a TD and a 2 TD lead. The QB isn't the only issue for why we lost Saturday, but it played a significant part, imo. It makes me wonder if part of the problem (especially the head-scratching, late-game interceptions), has to do with the "loser/panic" mentality of the past 3 years. I'm not calling for Park to start - BUT, I think Campbell needs to have a short leash with Joel. I appreciate JL's elite leadership, but he needs to start demonstrating elite decision-making ASAP, or "next man in."
The one pass ryen didn't get was catchable. A wr at least has to lay out and attempt to make a reception.
Here the hype convinced me that we would put out an average rock solid product. We looked like the keystone cops. i
OL play was bad, play calling play was bad, QB play was just hot garbage though. Wasn't even a D1 not to menthol P5 opponent.
In fairness, the quote was CPR talking about Lanning. Lanning never said it about himself.
- Lanning's backup QB in high school . . .
The safety was on him -- he retreated about 7-10 yards into the end zone instead of just taking the sack on the 5 yard line. Even Sage said he needed more situational awareness ... he was explicitly saying a punt is not a bad thing here, don't do anything stupid. I'm not ready to bench Lanning quite yet, but he does need to get it together soon or be benched al la Jantz.
Make a bowl game and we will all feel a little better about this loss.
What really would have helped Lanning in this game is an offensive line that could open up some freaking holes in the running game.
Can't for the life of me figure out how UNI (even with our attrition) can consistently have better play in the trenches than ISU. Just flat out embarrassing. Our 300 pound lineman get completely dominated by their 260 pound guys regularly.
Can't for the life of me figure out how UNI (even with our attrition) can consistently have better play in the trenches than ISU. Just flat out embarrassing. Our 300 pound lineman get completely dominated by their 260 pound guys regularly.
