Want some Purdy Koolaid? Listen to this.
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Hmm @CyTwins remember when the Iowa fans were saying that Stanley was a better passer and better at throwing the ball down the field?
Looks like I picked the wrong day to wear sweatpants...
That's what will happen when all you have to do is just chuck it up to Butler and let him bail you out. (sarcasm)
I'll probably contract diabetes from all the Iowa State Koolaid I'm consuming, and I don't mind
To be fair, he did get bailed out a few times. But there were also plenty of throws downfield where he put it right on the money. He likes the deep ball, and if he has time to throw it, it usually works.
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So do most quarterbacks. Purdy threw some absolute dimes last year and people are trying to define him as just throwing jump balls.
The pass to Jones in the back of the endzone against Baylor (?) comes to mind. In his 5th game as a TRUE FRESHMAN.
Agree, I am hesitant to read too far into that stat as I feel Butler's big play ability really skews that average upwards and Purdy is the benefactor. I would anticipate that average coming back down to earth this year if I was putting money on it.
That pass does NOT get talked about enough. My old man and I were sitting in the southwest corner 20 rows up. We both looked at each other and said "How in the f*ck did he thread that thing in there?" That ball had to be absolutely perfect or it was gonna get picked. Given the horrible conditions that day, that only makes it more impressive.
I have no doubt Walmartthieves thinks Stanley is better.
In fact, he's probably trying to come up with a valid argument for that position.
Just look at Brock's first TD to Butler in the Okie State game. While scrambling, he throws an absolute dime 25 yards down field to where only Butler could get it on the sideline.
I imagine someone tracks stats on this but Purdy throws the ball where it can be caught about 97 - 98% of the time (not counting intentional throw-aways). We have just never had a QB with this accuracy. It is really entertaining to watch.