Iowa’s Oline in the NFL have more earnings than Bama’s
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:05 PM ^
Well, that explains those dominant offensive performances we see from Iowa year after year.
December 23rd, 2022 at 8:14 AM ^
This proves that Iowa would score the same number of points without even fielding skill players. They should put 10 linemen on the field and one of the kids from the hospital who has recovered and is in remission.
December 24th, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
But they never get a punt blocked…
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:06 PM ^
What does this mean? I don't get it.
December 23rd, 2022 at 12:39 AM ^
Iowa offensive linemen have made more money in the NFL than Alabama linemen. Not sure if he's referring to active players or all time.
December 23rd, 2022 at 1:28 AM ^
OK thank you.
Man, there are so many variables at play here. It's impossible to draw any meaningful conclusions from this data point.
December 23rd, 2022 at 8:40 AM ^
Reference to 5* Kadyn Proctor flipping to Bama over Iowa this week. Iowa fans are a little salty that a guy from Iowa and long-time Hawkeye commit would punt them.
December 23rd, 2022 at 10:38 AM ^
He probably didn't want to play with Cade and All.
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:23 PM ^
I don't know what this is about but I for one was sorry to see the 5star Iowa kid flip to Bama yesterday.
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:47 PM ^
It always fascinates me how often college & pro success don't match.
Of course we notice the times a player is a star in college and then again in the pros.
But in football and basketball, guys who are less heralded or barely known in college have long careers or even become stars.
December 23rd, 2022 at 9:35 AM ^
I occasionally scan the NFL active roster list, specifically to look for lesser-known school represented there. Yeah, the big schools have a lot, but the smaller schools have their share:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/college
Sometimes I wonder if they're a case where they mature a bit later than others, so they're under the radar in high school, but mature and get really good later when they're at the smaller school. I imagine NFL teams are on the lookout for such guys.
December 23rd, 2022 at 9:52 AM ^
I imagine we’ll see almost none of that not. Smaller schools will now just be feeder schools to the power 5. With the instant transfer you’re not going to see that sophomore in the MAC light it up and continue their career there. They’ll hit the portal before the bowl game.
December 23rd, 2022 at 10:44 AM ^
I don’t think it’s that in this case. If you have one or two great offensive lineman, they can go on to make tens of millions in the NFL. But you need at least five or six, good to great, at the same time in a good scheme to have a successful offense in college.
Tristan Wirfs was great in college, so was Tyler Linderbaum. But they didn’t have the teammates, nor the offensive scheme, for their team to be anything more than 8 or 9 wins.
December 23rd, 2022 at 8:06 AM ^
I assume this is regarding current NFL players.
It means you do NOT have to go to Alabama to work your way into a rewarding position in the NFL. It also means you can go to Iowa to work your way into a career as an offensive lineman.
This is sound fodder for a recruiting pitch.
December 23rd, 2022 at 10:50 AM ^
Kirk Ferentz, though = unsound fadder
December 23rd, 2022 at 12:20 PM ^
Can’t believe Proctor didn’t want to join the SWARM