QB Situation

[ryan19]

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this website is out of control. Parents of players whining, minor sports athletes whining on here, clown fans, Iowa fans hijacking threads all over. I give up. I've lost a lot of respect for this website.

[TH1974]

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I'll give you the Jake credit but...

Stanzi has not cost his team any games this year and they are undefeated so he gets credit there. However, I'd compare him to Trent Dilfer. He did enough to not lose games for his defense. He was not the best QB in the NFL that year but he and his team won the big game.

That's a decent comparison. Winning > Stats.

[06panther10]

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That's a decent comparison. Winning > Stats.

Of course it is, but thats not what we are talking about. We are talking about who is the best QB (Davey O'Brien award). And when looking at him as a player and his stats, it is rather ridiculous for him to be considered for such an award.

[TH1974]

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Of course it is, but thats not what we are talking about. We are talking about who is the best QB (Davey O'Brien award). And when looking at him as a player and his stats, it is rather ridiculous for him to be considered for such an award.

I don't disagree.

[UNIAlum95]

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That's a decent comparison. Winning > Stats.

Your post is so blunt that I have no idea what you are trying to say. Yes winning is better than stats.

[ryan19]

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Of course it is, but thats not what we are talking about. We are talking about who is the best QB (Davey O'Brien award). And when looking at him as a player and his stats, it is rather ridiculous for him to be considered for such an award.

The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® (The O'Brien) honors the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious quarterback award. Candidates are evaluated on their quarterback skills/athletic ability, academics, team spirit, character, leadership and sportsmanship.

I am sorry 06panther10... "stats" have nothing to do with the Davey O'Brien award. "athletic ability, team spirit, character, leadership, and sportsmanship" I think Stanzi is extremely qualified. It is not ridiculous.

[JD720]

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I whine because this website allows Iowa & clown fans along with UNI academians to control it. This is not a UNI athletics supporting website as a result. I look forward to the day when someone starts a real UNI website. It will look significantly different than this one.

Why wait for someone else to do it?

[UNI Fight]

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DSM Register: Coach Mark Farley Re-Examines lineup top to bottom

I think this is exactly what he needed to do, make the guys fight for their job and you'll find out who REALLY wants it.

[06panther10]

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Interesting..


I was wondering why Fabian Brown wasn't playing anyhow. I would like to see how good he can be.

[mwatje]

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Northern Iowa backup quarterback Zach Davis took 50 percent of practice snaps during last week's back-to-basics regimen aimed at reclaiming a suddenly jeopardized season.

That's good. If nothing else it will give PG the burning desire to keep his job, and Zach Davis the practice he needs to compete for the job next year.

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

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That's good. If nothing else it will give PG the burning desire to keep his job, and Zach Davis the practice he needs to compete for the job next year.

Agreed. Maybe Grace was too "comfortable" with his situation and became complacent.

[Panther4years]

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Pat grace is terrible in big games! Zach Davis is 3 - 0 as a starter so let's get the new QB ready for an NC run!

[JayJ79]

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Pat grace is terrible in big games! Zach Davis is 3 - 0 as a starter so let's get the new QB ready for an NC run!

ZD has yet to play in any "big games".
a one-point win over a not-very-good YSU team.
and a win over a very-not-good Indiana State team.
*yawn*

The win over WIU was okay, but it's not like the Leathernecks were major contenders or something.

(I don't really care either way. I'm just putting in some counterpoints)

[Panther-Sheik]

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The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® (The O'Brien) honors the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious quarterback award. Candidates are evaluated on their quarterback skills/athletic ability, academics, team spirit, character, leadership and sportsmanship.

I am sorry 06panther10... "stats" have nothing to do with the Davey O'Brien award. "athletic ability, team spirit, character, leadership, and sportsmanship" I think Stanzi is extremely qualified. It is not ridiculous.

I don't know what his grade point average is, but the guy can flat out cheer his defense on and shake hands with the other team after the game like no body's business Just kidding...I could really care less if he is worthy of or gets the O'Brien award. Doesn't change what UNI has to do on the field this weekend.

[New Panther]

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PG will probably have a great game this week. Here's why I believe so. Highschool FB for QBs is a game of yards and seconds given the speed of the game and the relative ability of the players. QB reads are fewer with fewer receiver options and passes can be close to the target in accuracy and timing but not perfect without major problems developing. College FB against average to below average teams is closer and becomes a game of feet and tenths of seconds. Reads are more important and passes have to be within a few feet of perfect and closer in timing to avoid problems. Against good teams, the margin shrinks even more and requires very quick and accurate reads followed by passes within inches and right on time. I believe for these reasons Grace has and will continue to do a very good job against less talented teams but will continue to struggle against good teams this year (Iowa excluded where he played very well). Whether Davis can do better or not is unknown as there is really too little history or observation to predict based on last season. Why not rotate them in the next game and actually see if that is what is going on in practice with the snaps?