"Pedestrian" Purdy
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If ISU wants to get to the top and into the playoff this year we need Purdy to be Elite, just not very good. No more brain fart passes like in the Baylor game, no more forcing passing hoping our TE's and WR will come down with it, but playing smart football.
That's an incredibly lazy take by Kanell. He should have just said "I only give credit to quarterbacks that throw long passes".
We have the nation's best combination of running back and tight ends. At the same time, our best deep threat option is hurt for a chunk of the year. Clearly not playing to our strengths and recklessly forcing deep balls down the field would make Purdy less pedestrian.
Morons.
We have the nation's best combination of running back and tight ends. At the same time, our best deep threat option is hurt for a chunk of the year. Clearly not playing to our strengths and recklessly forcing deep balls down the field would make Purdy less pedestrian.
Morons.
Oklahoma keeps raking is really good players from the transfer portal. We're basically standing pat with the exception of kicker. Everybody needs to step it up if We're going to win the CCG.
He struggled some in the first half of the season but was incredible down the stretch. Our ball-control offense with a great ground game takes away some of the "flare" the lazy hot-takers like to see.
Don’t discount standing pat and having these guys with the same coaches, and another year with Andrews in the weight room (which I think isn’t getting talked about enough). That, to me, can be be better than brining in new players to a different system. Granted, the players you have better be good, but you get the point.
Nothing like some off season sports chatter to grow the fire.
CBS Sports Cover 3 Podcast discuss Iowa State's prospects in 2021 after NFL Draft early entry deadline
Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell and Bud Elliot gave their takes on Iowa State in 2021.247sports.com
The thing is, OU is essentially maintaining status quo as well. They lost a tackle to the NFL, they gain a tackle from the portal. They lost a highly ranked safety to the portal, they gain one in the portal. Same with trading backup quarterbacks.
What I’d really be worried about is them adding the Bowman kid from Tech. Because, y’know, then he’d basically be guaranteed winning the Heisman in a couple of years.
Games where Purdy legitimately struggled:
-Louisiana
-Oklahoma State
-First half of Baylor
I think he actually played pretty well in the CCG. He was running for his life, and our running game was getting slowed down more than normal. I would call one of those picks truly bad, and I don't know that's enough to say someone struggled.
-Louisiana
-Oklahoma State
-First half of Baylor
I think he actually played pretty well in the CCG. He was running for his life, and our running game was getting slowed down more than normal. I would call one of those picks truly bad, and I don't know that's enough to say someone struggled.
This started with an article calling Brock pedestrian. I'm merely pointing out a need for everyone to improve not only Purdy as Oklahoma is doing what they do. Trying to overwhelm us with a talent gap.
As a college qb he’s anything but pedestrian.
If he’s saying that as an NFL scout, then yes, there are some very pedestrian measurables that will probably prevent him from being drafted.
If he’s saying that as an NFL scout, then yes, there are some very pedestrian measurables that will probably prevent him from being drafted.
I wouldn't be opposed to picking up a few guys, especially a WR and depth on the lines. I think it's hard to go to the portal to "recruit over" all these guys that decided to stay another year when they didn't have to. I would imagine with our roster turnover next year we will utilize the portal more.
He played well in the CCG until the the latter stages of that final drive, anyway. Two abysmal decisions to throw ended our chances that game. The first was when he forced a throw to a covered Kolar(?) downfield that missed him when he could have tucked the ball and run for at least 20 yards and a first down. The second was a throw downfield that was picked that really did end the game.
I don't think Purdy is pedestrian; I think he just needs to learn to make better decisions at times.
Ole Danny boy may be dissing Brock because he thinks Purdy agrees with the narrative in Ames that he didn't deserve the Heisman over Troy.
Edit: whoops, it was Wuerfel (sp?). Thanks for the correction.
Edit: whoops, it was Wuerfel (sp?). Thanks for the correction.
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I don’t think Milton is a deep threat, at least not in the traditional sense. He’s a deep threat in that he can break a 3 yard route into an 80 yard touchdown, but I don’t think he’s a traditional deep threat in that you can just bomb it long to him. I honestly don’t know if we have that guy on our team next year either. Hutch is great, but he seems to be best in that 10 yard catch, break a tackle or two and take it long kind of way. I wish Shaw could be that deep threat, but, while I’m not giving up on him, he’s gonna have to prove it at this point.
