First off, glad the pig is home, it's been a while since you can say that. But man, we watch gopher football to be entertained, and that game outside of the end of game controversy was about as much of the entertainment I would get from a middle school choir concert.
The Good:
Gophers Defense and the Kicking Game. The defense, when you get to prepare for a team who does NOT have a mobile QB AT ALL, who is NOT accurate (38%), did anyone expect much different? Stop the run which they did VERY well and the results speak for themselves. An Iowa WR made a great play on the ball early catching a toss up down the sideline, other than that it was playing the odds over the course of 60 minutes. Kesich is our only offensive threat. He also kicks it deep enough to not have our disaster of a special teams have to tackle anyone
The Bad:
Special teams (kicker not included). The special teams literally makes me not want to watch gopher football. It's THAT BAD. It's the SAME MISTAKES every.single.week. Nothing changes including personnel or strategy. I can't stand watching us return/cover kicks and punts. How Fleck can get away from not dealing with these mishaps every week is beyond me. Wenger (spelling?) is just free loading at this point.
The Ugly:
The passing game. It's as gross as it's ever been. I'm sorry but AK ain't it. Zero touch, can't make the easy throws that HS kids who aren't playing college make, doesn't have a calmness to him in the pocket, and is NOT as athletic as advertised in terms of his mobility. Fleck will say he is inexperienced...... BUT last year we had the MOST experience in the Big10 at QB and it was the same stuff. Why do any WR ever come here? Daniel Jackson has carved out a niche because he can create separation and make plays but my goodness, the passing game from dropped balls, to balls throw into the ground or helmets of opponents, way behind the targets, and just throwing away opportunity after opportunity is exhausting. We have zero creativity to go along with a terrible passing game as well. What does Fleck sell these transfers to get them to come here? Did they not watch the tape from last year? If he sold AK, then that was fools gold at it's best
The Good:
Gophers Defense and the Kicking Game. The defense, when you get to prepare for a team who does NOT have a mobile QB AT ALL, who is NOT accurate (38%), did anyone expect much different? Stop the run which they did VERY well and the results speak for themselves. An Iowa WR made a great play on the ball early catching a toss up down the sideline, other than that it was playing the odds over the course of 60 minutes. Kesich is our only offensive threat. He also kicks it deep enough to not have our disaster of a special teams have to tackle anyone
The Bad:
Special teams (kicker not included). The special teams literally makes me not want to watch gopher football. It's THAT BAD. It's the SAME MISTAKES every.single.week. Nothing changes including personnel or strategy. I can't stand watching us return/cover kicks and punts. How Fleck can get away from not dealing with these mishaps every week is beyond me. Wenger (spelling?) is just free loading at this point.
The Ugly:
The passing game. It's as gross as it's ever been. I'm sorry but AK ain't it. Zero touch, can't make the easy throws that HS kids who aren't playing college make, doesn't have a calmness to him in the pocket, and is NOT as athletic as advertised in terms of his mobility. Fleck will say he is inexperienced...... BUT last year we had the MOST experience in the Big10 at QB and it was the same stuff. Why do any WR ever come here? Daniel Jackson has carved out a niche because he can create separation and make plays but my goodness, the passing game from dropped balls, to balls throw into the ground or helmets of opponents, way behind the targets, and just throwing away opportunity after opportunity is exhausting. We have zero creativity to go along with a terrible passing game as well. What does Fleck sell these transfers to get them to come here? Did they not watch the tape from last year? If he sold AK, then that was fools gold at it's best
