Martinez was easily the most elusive and athletic QB today.
Spring Game Thread!
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Keep dreaming about the Hawks putting up 50 again...this is not a Mike Reily coached team.
And vice versa. Martinez can't throw like Gebbia can.
He threw the ball well I thought and he can run circles around Geb.
if martinez is the starter in the fall then Gebbia might/should transfer.
he's good enough to play somewhere
will be hard to keep a lot of young QBs if they are sitting on bench
He throws a very good ball and seems to make reads well too. It's only the spring game today but it was the Martinez show from the start..
Thanks for showing up. Iowa could have really used you to show up at their game.
not really. you can't expect to keep 3-4 QBs who are all underclassmen.
you might keep 3-4 if they are all spread out across classes but not when you have all freshmen/sophs.
no one wants or should be expected to sit around for 3 years watching when they have enough talent to play somewhere else.
if martinez is the starter it will be hard to convince QB recruits to come here and watch martinez for 4 years
Still, the fact remains, we are low on QB numbers. You can’t say, “Not really.” We absolutely are. 2 scholarship, a walk on and a transfer who is ineligible next year. That’s not a picture of depth.
They split the D up 50/50.. offense was 1’s (red) and 2’s.. just so it’s been said
While I was there for the 1st half, it seemed like the tackling was pretty solid which was something I was looking to see after the way last season ended. I thought all three eligible QBs looked good in their time and made me much more confident than I was pre-spring game. I was also impressed with the offense knowing WTF they were doing despite such a limited amount of practice time. Most times they were snapping the ball with 18 seconds or so on the clock and you know it'll be quicker come fall. Overall, I liked what I saw and am encouraged that the guys actually seem to be coached rather than just kind of there.
Don't think the iowans score 50 against us again...ever. That is all.
Plus, it is hard to play D when you know you can't tackle the QB. After penetration, you do tend to back off just a tad bit . No way do you want to be in the doghouse for hitting the green jersey especially when we are thin. Sometimes it is just a psychological thing but trust me, when the leash is off, the D will be more aggressive.
They did get some penetration and were more aggressive in the backfield so it's certainly not a loss of a day.
The ol' typo jab....lol...use it when ya got nothing else. After 3 years she's all wore out..who knows maybe, just maybe ol' scotty will make it a game in 3 years.
You can't expect much from the 60 IQ and under Iowa crowd.
I agree, most of the positives were from guys who struggled a lot last year. Which is good, I hope that means they've improved a lot since last year but I'm not sure. It was disappointing to not see too many new guys really stand out, aside from Martinez. Overall there were some positives, but the level of play was not real impressive and it's going to take some time to get things worked out.
I didn't see anything today indicating that. I thought some of the other running backs looked more impressive.
Martinez was throwing just fine and looks like he's already got a command of the offense that the other qb's don't have. I think he'll be a clear favorite to win the starting job.
Frost will make it a game. 3 years from now, it won’t be a game... and you’ll be reminiscing about greatness in 2016-2017.
I think it’s going to be Martinez. But I was still extremely impressed by Gebbia. I believe in both of these QB’s.
Hawks were average during the beatings...not great. Neb has a long way back to just average.
You had 250 people at your spring game.
Your coach is old, and has never won anything worth mentioning.
We have our guy.
Iowa is the definition of average.
So stfup.
Hawks will remain average moving forward. Nebraska will climb right past you in a year or two at most. No excitement whatsoever around Kirk. Tons of excitement around Frost.
What is Iowa doing to improve? Reducing the capacity by 1000 seats? Enjoy the view now because it will not last. Period.
I forgot to add that Iowa has never been great.
You have never been great.
Not even close to greatness.
Iowa is and will be just average.
Until Ferentz retires.
Then you will suck as much, if not more, than we did.
