Nate Stanley to return for senior year
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Yeah, We will rotate Lima and Bailey out. With Enyi getting a crappy targeting call and tossed in the bowl, we had Bailey out there a little more than we probably should and definitely more than normal. You could tell he was getting a little more tired than he usually does. Harvey was also a monster loss, that was our best LB to send and would really mess things up on the rush. In the second half we actually went to a two man rush and dropped Bailey back to spy on Minshew. Having either of the ejected guys would have been huge in that part.
Second half of the season there were games AJ had more snaps than Parker.....it worked out well regardless.
From the same guy that said Fant wouldn't play in the bowl game a long time ago. Fant/Hockenson/Hooker are leaving and Nelson will most likely be back
For ISU I've heard Butler/Montgomery are leaving and Lima/Bailey/Spears/Meeker/JGJ/Eisworth will be back
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I was impressed how well the Clones D played after the ejections. Brought pressure at the right times....very good defensive performance against WSU.
To be fair I'm not 100% sure Nelson will be back but he was planning on it last I was told. He doesn't love it in Iowa City so while I fully expect him to return there is a small chance he will get out of town
This is probably the best answer (most logical) to the question of why he doesn't play more snaps.
You see even the elite of the elite pass rushers (See: Mack) lose effectiveness as snap counts go up. Best strategy is to use them when it counts; on obvious passing downs. Especially when your team has the luxury of above average (or better, settle down trolls...) replacement talent.
Think we figured out in the second half that Minshew didnt want to go outside to run, he wanted to go straight upfield. With a spy literally standing 2-3 yards off the pass rush and having the two ends work containment, he was only going to throw. When we brought pressure we brought it delayed and straight up and that was going right into where he would run
Whoa. Just heard Nelson coming back isn't a done deal. He really dislikes it in IC and is going to see if he can get a draft grade now. WHOA
Well duh. The guy is a stud, of course there's a chance he enters the draft. Silly.
I heard just recently he was planning on coming back but that apparently has changed and he's torn now. He knows he can make more money staying another year but that means he has to spend another year in Iowa City so he is truly 50/50 it appears now
Not surprising. He's a beast coming from a proven NFL factory. Obviously if this is the same source who told you how much James Daniels hates Iowa there's a big grain of salt with this one. But Nelson would be crazy not to consider it.
It's not the same source. Nelson leaving combined with Stanley returning is brutal for you guys
Whew.
Nice attempt but until your guys can figure out how to beat us at something the smack just isn't as much fun.
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Man, it has been entertaining to see how you handled bowl season. First trolling attendance figures to help ease the pain of Iowa winning and now this route. What's next? Ames has better water than Iowa City smack talk?
What route am I going? Losing Hooker would be the biggest loss for you but obviously losing Nelson and returning Stanley isn't good