Joel has a great year while the staff uses all this publicity on the QB going to mlb change as a recruiting tool and get two top rated lbs in next years class.
Joel Lanning is the Mike Linebacker
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I have little doubt that this is the right move. Think about it.
Our teams two best linebackers are Willie Harvey (6' 225) and Reggan Northrup (6'1 2015) (those are from last years rosters, they're likely bigger now). Both of them play WLB.
The SAM LB is seldom used in this defense and will be played by two young guys (McMillen and Spears).
The MLB spot basically only had a RS Fr and walk-ons on the depth chart, since Brian Mills (likely would have been a MLB contributor again in 2017) left the team.
Joel is not the best QB, would not be the best RB, and would be behind two VERY promising young TE and two great blockers at 'H-back'. Where else are you going to put him?
He's pound for pound one of the best athletes/football players on the team, why not try him at a position of need?
Great move that can only help you.
Our teams two best linebackers are Willie Harvey (6' 225) and Reggan Northrup (6'1 2015) (those are from last years rosters, they're likely bigger now). Both of them play WLB.
The SAM LB is seldom used in this defense and will be played by two young guys (McMillen and Spears).
The MLB spot basically only had a RS Fr and walk-ons on the depth chart, since Brian Mills (likely would have been a MLB contributor again in 2017) left the team.
Joel is not the best QB, would not be the best RB, and would be behind two VERY promising young TE and two great blockers at 'H-back'. Where else are you going to put him?
He's pound for pound one of the best athletes/football players on the team, why not try him at a position of need?
Great move that can only help you.
I don't think he was recruited as a LB. In fact, I'm pretty sure that being able to play QB was a big part of why he came here. And, he just said that the opportunity still to play some at QB was part of what made him okay with moving to LB.
Bottom line. This must mean that Park and Noland are looking really good at QB.
Last season's defense told me how bad the LB Corp was. I didn't need JL to become the starter to know our LB's needed help.
And this takes away the spot light from park. I see this as a win-winJoel has a great year while the staff uses all this publicity on the QB going to mlb change as a recruiting tool and get two top rated lbs in next years class.
Great news!!..Cambell must be happy with our QB situation and depth. Lanning is a stud athlete and I'm glad we're not wasting him as a back up QB. Big, fast, mature, and I'm not worried about him picking up the lb schemes if he was able to play QB. Good move by Cambell. The previous staff would have wasted him..
The mike linebacker makes the defensive calls. I'm most concerned with that and his anticipation of run gaps. He may end up having a great year but I'll be shocked if there isn't a steep learning curve early on, especially against teams like Iowa that run an offense he isn't familiar with.
Our linebackers must suck if a guy who has only been playing QB for 3 years can beat them out
I guess that's one way to look at it. Still another way to look at it is that it's great that a kid is willing to embrace a position switch this late in his career and the coaches are putting a priority on finding ways to get their best football players on the field one way or another. Ultimately, it's probably a little bit of both. They have a thin LB group, and Lanning has enough athleticism and experience with the college game to make the switch and help them out right away. It is what it is. I'm glad they're doing what they can to shore up a weakness and I'm excited to see what he can do as a jack of all trades for them next fall. He's too good to be standing on the sidelines.
Post of the Year nominee....
I think this has to say something good about our QB situation as well. Backup to Park must be decent because you don't go into Big XII season planning for your QB to be available every snap.
I remember Stevie being a solid contributor but I don't recall him being a starter.
I think I am going to disagree here. I recall some if not all of those team whooping us with their 2nd string QB at some point in the past 5 years. Or maybe it was their 3rd string...
We didn't, but he was recruited elsewhere as LB I believe (Nebraska?).
I think he will be the starter when it gets closer to conference play. Kinda like Morris's first year at ISU.
Honestly most of the negative people on here are making much a-do about nothing. This is possibly the best outcome we could have dreamed of. What about this is negative?
Secondly, has anyone seen how big Zeb is? Dudes a tree.
Secondly, has anyone seen how big Zeb is? Dudes a tree.
If your Iowa then you play even when he can barely stand lol **** the hawks
