No I'm not. He's not on the Doak Walker Award list this year so I'm not going to include him.
Iowa's TE Kittle ran faster 40 than Lazard. Should move to TE
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No I'm not. He's not on the Doak Walker Award list this year so I'm not going to include him.
More like injuries, more competition and a worse OL.
Based on what tho? Numbers alone? I thought Lazard was way more polished coming out of HS than DJK or McNutt. Lazard is really good at bailing his QB out for sure. Kids should watch how he comes back to the ball when the play breaks down. He's a big target and knows how to get in position when going up for the ball but I think he's struggle against CBs that won't give him the space he gets on the Big 12. He's basically a more fluid or athletic Todd Blythe with a better attitude.
I remember reading in here how he was better than Pig Howard. I think if ISU wants to win in the Big 12, they need to quit trying to be like TT or Baylor. In 2004 and 2009, both teams had 1000 yard rushers-both were winning seasons.
McNutt is Iowa's best WR ever and Lazard is better than him. Really I don't understand the debate at all so please explain it to me. I haven't seen him struggle against much of anything and he constantly is the focus of the secondary.
Lazard is big, he can catch the ball in traffic, I think he'll be drafted in the middle rounds and he'll have a shot to make it at the next level. He's great, and the best the Cyclones have ever produced. But you need to stop with the "he's good at creating separation" line. The one thing that Lazard absolutely does not do well is create separation.
Put his hand on the ground. When your qb is your best MLB, it is obvious program talent is lacking.
Gonna be an expensive lesson for the kid. Just get used to blocking now
Gonna be an expensive lesson for the kid. Just get used to blocking now
Sorry he is elite at creating separation which is why he can get open without having elite speed
Absolutely not true. He catches the ball extremely well in traffic, but he does not separate well from defenders. You cheapen the perception of his many talents when you give him attributes he doesn't have.
I don't think that it can be argued that he's an elite CFB WR. Does it translate to the NFL? Maybe not, but I think that there's a spot for him. He's going to be a red zone threat and someone you can throw jump balls to to pick up first downs. He'll need to earn his spot in training camp for sure.
All Iowa fans have said is he struggles to catch the ball and now he catches the ball extremely well? I'm confused
Nice. I'm a Gopher fan and Cyclone season ticket holder. I haven't posted in a really long time. And why would I get banned for writing that Lazard is a great receiver who struggles getting separation, which happens to be true?
Lazard is great at creating separation which is why he's caught so many balls without having elite top end speed
I totally agree with this. Great College WR, is gonna have to earn his spot in training camp.
I'm excited about him. He's got proven coaching chops, and he'll be relentless on the recruiting trail. Hawkeye fans have been quick to give him the douche label, which is code for them being nervous. Remember that Brian Ferentz referenced "the guys in Minneapolis" as well as "the guys in Ames."
I think people forget the Gophers were 9-4 last year. Fleck is walking into a strong situation.
I don't think that ISU has ever tried to be TT. Under both Rhoads and Campbell, they'd rather run the ball than pass it...but poor OL play makes that difficult. When Baylor was really good, they had a great running game. The reason why they had WRs so open was because teams were worried about the run. That and they did have some really good WRs and QBs. TT hardly tries to run.
As for Warren, he did have 1300 yards as a FR. But last year's OL was not a great fit for his running style. They didn't make the holes that the 2015 OL did. Warren was also injured for most of the year. I still think that he has NFL potential just because he has good top end speed for his size, but with Manning totally rebuilding the OL, he may not get much of a chance to show it. We'll see. He'll get his chances this year.
