Lanning

[MayorsCabinet]

I've said it once and I'll say it again, if Park ends up being the better quarterback, he should be playing. Until I see proof that he is better or the coaches come out and say Park is taking over, I will be content with keeping Lanning as the starter because I feel like we've seen glimpses of what he can do.

 

[CyInDFW]

I guess I fail to see how "short lease" and "should be benched" are a "far cry" from each other. What does short leash mean to you then? To me, it means if he makes another mistake or two he is on the bench.

And the read thing was absolute hyperbole, but it was meant to highlight the absurdity of even putting Lanning "on a short leash" in favor of Park, as he hasn't taken a snap of organized football in like 3-4 years. Let's not forget this is a guy we picked up from a junior college that doesn't even have a football team.

Short leash means it's Lannings job to lose. He has the ability to make some great plays and just needs to make better decisions overall as the season progresses (which I believe he will)

Should be benched means put Park in right now because Lanning sucks

Does that clear it up?

 

[tsirnickesqcy]

Bottom line is he need to play better if he wants to keep his job. He regressed at the end of last year and needs to play better if he wants to keep his job. New coach isnt going to wait around for him to develop now. He looked like Sam R out there Saturday. That is unacceptable.

 

[Tre4ISU]

The best offense Iowa State ever had used 2 quarterbacks. Wayne Stanley was the starter but Buddy Hardeman played a lot that year of 1976. Ranked 2nd in the nation and scored over 35 points per game. Lot of points back then.

Chris Leak and Tim Tebow were a 2 headed monster at QB for Florida and they won the national championship.

The offense never got into any kind of rhythm the whole game. And we only played 1 QB.

Not throwing Lanning overboard. But if Lanning continues to struggle and makes bad decisions and turns the ball over then you need to try your 2nd string QB. A guy who evidently has beaten out everyone else to be 2nd string despite not having played football for a couple of years.

The last 6 minutes of the UNI game were terrible. There were a few good plays earlier.

The difference is our guys don't have clearly defined skillsets. Both need to be able to operate the vast majority of the playbook to be effective.

Roasting Lanning after having one bad outing this year is ridiculous. He made two bad decision and one of which was in a tough spot. The guy was put in **** positions all night with very little help outside of two catches. Give the guy a chance. The good thing is I think he's built better for the outrage and failure than we've had in awhile.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Bottom line is he need to play better if he wants to keep his job. He regressed at the end of last year and needs to play better if he wants to keep his job. New coach isnt going to wait around for him to develop now. He looked like Sam R out there Saturday. That is unacceptable.

He didn't regress at the end of last year. That's made up BS.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Agree, and maybe they each have their own strengths so maybe using both of them could take some of the pressure off each. Worked pretty good for Texas.

Again, defined roles and skillsets. They both know they aren't getting benched and they have their own niche. We won't have that here.

 

[Clonefan32]

Wait... You think Park and Lanning have the same skill? Lmfao what!?

Lanning is a runner. Park is a passer.

You give Park packages to help get him ready. Clearly if Park were the best option, and ready to start he would be starting.. That's common sense. He hasn't played football in three years, he wasn't here in the spring, or course he's not ready to start.

You must have a lot of insider information about Park that the rest of us aren't privy. I asked earlier and you didn't answer me-- what exactly do you base all of this on? A few clips from a scrimmage? A high school ranking? We literally have no idea what kind of player Park is, and I find it a bit telling that as far as I can tell we were the only school recruiting him this past year. Let's pump the brakes before we deem him our savior.

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

Whats the percentage that Lanning is not the quarterback when we play West Virginia? I give it 65%