Steele Jantz
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After thinking about it and watching it again. Steele was not sa bad as I thought, and really was very good in the first half. Lot of stuff that went wrong wasn't his fault. Now he certainly made some bonehead plays that have to be cleaned up. But after watching it again and being very discouraged after the game in his play, I actually now feel pretty good about him.
If CPR thinks we have a better chance to win with a different QB, then he will play that QB. IMO, nothing else needs to be said on the matter.
Im not at all disappointed with our QB... I do believe Jantz will have a huge bounce back game against western illinois and that will give him a full head of steam heading into conference play... he made some mistakes, yes, but he made some plays too... in an awful tough place to play, and to iowas credit they made some great halftime adjustments... he will go back and work on his game and be ready to go... he will only get stronger as the year progresses... I truly believe that, and believe in him...
Thank you. If Steele's confidence hangs around, we've seen flashes of how good he can be.
As for complaining about him going for the "home run." Horne had his man beaten 3 different times in the game, and Steele just missed him.
This SHOULD have been a 2+ TD game. Ernst Bruns TD drop really hurt, and Steele was never the same after that.
Guess what guys.....5-4 is a better overall win percentage than ISU has had for their entire football history, which from my perspective that makes him one of our better QB's to start over the years. Lay off the kid. He is doing just fine.
No, ISU fans have seen THEE Steele Jantz....A symbol inconsistency that has plagued Cyclone football....It always seems like there is a proverbial gun pointed at the foot of Iowa State, seeming to invent new ways to shoot themselves...I can't think of a consistent Iowa State quarterback in my lifetime...
Steele will have a great game against Western Ill. His confidence will be great and will play well in the Texas Tech Game. Kinnick is a hostile environment. He won't face another one like that this year. **** happens
I think moving Messingham to the booth is an interesting topic of discussion. He seems to be a really good teacher, which would make it a positive for him to be on the field. Sturdy is in the booth, and I think Bleil is as well, and both have coordinator experience. Confidence in those guys probably allows Messingham to be at field level.
However, if ISU continues to struggle with in-game adjustments, I think they will need to consider moving Mess to the both. I am very confident that the 2nd half of the Iowa is not indicative of the ability of our offense. It was simply a half of being somewhat outcoached by a team that is always very solid and well-coached defensively.
Our offense has looked incredible for stretches this year, and I'm very confident the offensive coaching staff will figure out what Iowa did and remedy it. My only concern is how they adjust mid-game, and if they continue to struggle, I think Mess needs to go to the booth to provide more tactical support.
agreed, also there was a bit of wind that very well coulda been affecting the long throws... and hes gotta put it up long so our reciever is the only one with a chance to catch it...
He was way, way off on all the long passes...including the one that worked out for us (the PI). He has a hell of an arm though...if he could dial in his timing he could be special.
I think all you guys that are talking about Jantz being horrible need to just go away. Yes, he had a couple bad plays, and I am sure that the coaches will work on this, but you have to give credit to Iowa and their defense for taking away the zone read running attack. I don't know if Iowa saw something that was tippin the play off or just had the defensive answer, but there was absolutely nothing for the RB or QB in the zone read in the second half.
I think after Jantz threw the second int the coaches told him to look at the primary receiver and then eat the ball if he is not open. On the play Horne was wide open he never even looked down field at all.
I said it after last weeks safety and I will say it again, this team need to be able to line up in the I formation in short yardage situations. From the 3 yard line you should be able to run QB sneeks and get in. That is the biggest mistake made by the coaches. Don't give teams a chance to catch you in the backfield! Yes, the exchange from Jantz to White was not good on the fumble, but there were 5 Iowa guys in the backfield when it happened.
I think after Jantz threw the second int the coaches told him to look at the primary receiver and then eat the ball if he is not open. On the play Horne was wide open he never even looked down field at all.
I said it after last weeks safety and I will say it again, this team need to be able to line up in the I formation in short yardage situations. From the 3 yard line you should be able to run QB sneeks and get in. That is the biggest mistake made by the coaches. Don't give teams a chance to catch you in the backfield! Yes, the exchange from Jantz to White was not good on the fumble, but there were 5 Iowa guys in the backfield when it happened.
You got it, we can't live all year on the bubble screen. Throwing down field will define our season, we need accuracy and we need it now. SJ is a senior.