tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755312034018153584.post4411675019144833479..comments2022-03-27T04:43:44.283-04:00Comments on Holdin' The Rope: Hello Darkness My Old FriendFouad Egbariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646678266652106016noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755312034018153584.post-25768285909594910202011-11-07T20:35:10.577-05:002011-11-07T20:35:10.577-05:00This is true. Obviously he was in there by default...This is true. Obviously he was in there by default, though. I haven't had a chance to rewatch the game but we were obviously playing that drive really conservatively considering the fact that he didn't actually throw a pass until the 6th (and last) play of the drive, so I'm not sure you can glean too much from that one showing. That said, yeah...it wasn't good (probably wouldn't have gotten the one first down without the offside penalty) either way and the 2-QB thing should probably be shelved until maybe the bowl game.Fouad Egbariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646678266652106016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755312034018153584.post-56324034870847498282011-11-07T19:05:59.063-05:002011-11-07T19:05:59.063-05:00Gardner WAS in for an entire drive on this game wh...Gardner WAS in for an entire drive on this game while Denard was injured. It was not pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755312034018153584.post-29547230134375137942011-11-07T12:08:43.614-05:002011-11-07T12:08:43.614-05:00Pretty much an "amen" to what you wrote....Pretty much an "amen" to what you wrote. However, Denard couldn't take off and run on pass plays when no one was open because of the defense Iowa was playing. They were not rushing him on passing downs unless they were blitzing. They were just hanging back letting him pass. That is why he had 10+ seconds to find Toussaint in the end zone on the first touchdown play. It seems that defenses either bitz him like crazy or avoid rushing him so he has no lanes to scramble. The only way to get him lanes in this situation is to roll him out. At this point I do not understand the play calling away from home. Much more conservative. Weird. On that last series from the Iowa three I was begging Al for a run/pass option for Denard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com