Iowa QB Petras on M: "There's a lot of ways to attack these guys on tape"
Let's generate some bulletin board material for the defense! Link to full article from the Des Moines Register.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:17 AM ^
Won’t be many when Hutchinson and Ojabo are marking him run for his life. The guy is a statue. Hutchison could have 4-5 sacks.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:19 AM ^
As long as we force them to throw the ball first
December 1st, 2021 at 9:34 AM ^
I thought about that, but with Iowa being a primarily run heavy team, it may not open the door for many opportunities for sacks for Hutchinson.
Now, if Michigan jumps out to an early lead and puts Iowa in a hole to where they have to start passing more frequently, then sure. But otherwise, Hutchinson may not have an impact on the game that he did on Saturday. At least not as big an impact on the stat sheets.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:56 AM ^
They give up like 4 sacks a game to decent defenses
December 1st, 2021 at 9:43 AM ^
Hoping Hutchinson sees this game as an opportunity to solidify his place in the Heisman conversation and potentially the #1 overall pick and goes off
December 1st, 2021 at 9:20 AM ^
Spencer Petras against Top 30 Defenses:
@Iowa State 11/21 106 yards 1 TD 0 INT 4 Sacks
Penn State 17/31 195 yards 2 TDs 1 INT 3 Sacks
Purdue 17/32 195 yards 0 TDs 4 INTs 4 Sacks
@Wisconsin 9/19 93 yards 0 TDs 0 INTs 6 Sacks
@Nebraska 7/13 102 yards 0 TDs 0 INTs 2 Sacks
Going off these stats I find it hard he'll be doing a lot of attacking.
December 1st, 2021 at 10:14 AM ^
Yea, my first thought was:
I didn't know Iowa's offense attacked anything.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:21 AM ^
Reporter: Do you think you have a chance this weekend?
Petras: yes.
Reporter: so youre saying youre going to win?
Petras: hope so
Reporter: but michigan is unstoppable.
Petras: No, not really. there are ways to beat them.
Reporter: One way - but impossibly.
Petras: No, there are a lot of ways to beat them.
Reporter: But where did you see it?
Petras: On tape.
AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ha!
December 1st, 2021 at 11:05 AM ^
Petras: At least there are theoretical ways to beat them . . . not that Iowa could actually do so.
December 1st, 2021 at 11:51 AM ^
lets hope.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:22 AM ^
He's not a very good QB. Doesn't throw well and cannot run. He's going to have a very tough go Sat night trying to move the ball.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
i get what youre saying, but we've seen this nonsense before. We havent seen it THIS year, but... bizarro shit happens at times. Rocky Lombardo and friends would like a word. not the same team, just saying we're not above someone catching fire. hit him early and hit him hard, get a lead, and force them to play from behind.
December 1st, 2021 at 10:43 AM ^
I wouldn't spend too much time comparing the previous couple of teams to this year's.
December 1st, 2021 at 10:55 AM ^
It's like everyone forgot how many times teams upset OSU at their best, and Iowa dropped 52 on them. It's perfectly reasonable to worry about this game.
I'm assuming the players and coaches aren't so naive as to take Iowa for granted like the fans. I hope.
December 1st, 2021 at 11:02 AM ^
I agree with what you're saying. I'm not taking Iowa for granted at all. It's Iowa and that alone makes me nervous. I hope the Defense comes out and punishes Iowa's QB all game long. I hope they can get some sacks and turnovers. I've just been saying for the last several weeks that Petras is the worst starting Iowa QB I have ever seen. Just because we are playing them doesn't change the fact that he will be the 2nd worst QB Michigan has faced this season (worst being NW).
December 1st, 2021 at 9:22 AM ^
Maybe attack Michigan on the field instead of on tape? Just a thought.
December 1st, 2021 at 11:06 AM ^
Or, just take some 'roids:
December 1st, 2021 at 11:17 AM ^
“Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.”
December 1st, 2021 at 9:24 AM ^
A lot of ways to attack a defense? I mean, that's true of anyone. Not really what I would consider bulletin board material. He pretty much stated a fact. The question is whether or not you can execute those attacks better than Michigan can defend against them.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:24 AM ^
Unfortunately, he'll have to play Michigan on the field.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:24 AM ^
Did I read that right? Did he just compare our defense to Purdue? It was hard to follow who is talking about whom?
December 1st, 2021 at 9:32 AM ^
I believe he was talking about our pass rush in that we have 2 elite pass rushers compared to their 1
December 1st, 2021 at 9:26 AM ^
You need a premium subscription for rivals to see it, but rumor has it, their backup center said, "Their tractors aren't even sexy."
December 1st, 2021 at 10:28 AM ^
"I bet Michigan corn sucks"
December 1st, 2021 at 11:15 AM ^
Them’s fighting words
December 1st, 2021 at 9:26 AM ^
"....unfortunately, I'm not capable of executing any of them"
December 1st, 2021 at 9:27 AM ^
LOL "Iowa's offense steadily improved in November" - their last 2 games they scored 61 points, only 14 were the offense
December 1st, 2021 at 9:28 AM ^
I am sure we are going to see a lot of screen passes on long yardage downs. Please don't do the Don Brown special of blitzing past screens and draws to lose games that are in hand (Iowa and FSU 2016).
December 1st, 2021 at 11:07 AM ^
Don Brown is long gone.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^
Usually you can have a let down after a big emotional win. Luckily this is not a normal following week. It’s for the big ten championship and a playoff birth. I have no doubt our guys will come ready to play just like they did last week.
December 1st, 2021 at 10:36 AM ^
Playoff "birth" or "berth"?
And if it's the former, how long have you been expecting?
December 1st, 2021 at 11:09 AM ^
I think it's the birth of a playoff berth.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:30 AM ^
None of those ways are things in which Petras excels.
Oh, wait, I should go look at what he's talking about...
December 1st, 2021 at 9:32 AM ^
Not trash talk.
There are a lot of ways to attack us. None of them will probably be effective. But he's doing his homework.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:32 AM ^
This is a championship game. They are going to bring it.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:34 AM ^
I mean Cade said Michigan was looking to "exploit" OSU. This is far tamer than that.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:38 AM ^
I mean....he's right? Iowa has 22 INTs this season. They bait QBs into throws - it's what they do on D. Get good field position and punch it in. I wouldn't be surprised in Cade throws 2 INTs this week.
Michigan just does not force turnovers. It's the biggest knock against this defense and could come back to bite them eventually.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:56 AM ^
Good point. Moten with huge dropped INT in East Lansing that was significant to the outcome of the game, and another against OSU that thankfully was not.
Hawkins was originally a WR commit who’s started dozens of games now and has 0 career picks.
Watch them get 4 now on Saturday night!
December 1st, 2021 at 11:26 AM ^
Also don't forget OSU's three fumbles that OSU recovered.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:40 AM ^
"Every team is beatable."
Grrrrrrr!
Remember when Cade said he was confident going up against Ohio? This is right on par with that!
And will make our victory so much sweeter!
December 1st, 2021 at 9:45 AM ^
Petras looks like one of those rich kids whose parents send him to top dollar trainers a couple times a week and to camps all summer in order to get their kid good enough to play.
December 1st, 2021 at 10:02 AM ^
I think he looks like a grad student in wildlife biology.
December 1st, 2021 at 10:13 AM ^
Also too, the asshole frat boy boyfriend that gets dumped for the cool Sean William Scott/Ryan Reynolds type at the end of the movie
December 1st, 2021 at 11:13 AM ^
I know in the pocket, he looks like a statue in quicksand. I believe our DE/REs will wreak havoc on him.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:46 AM ^
There may be ways to attack the M defense, but Iowa doesn't have any of those ways.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:49 AM ^
Well of course. They're on tape. They're just digital information stored on a hard drive. Those electrons aren't even real people. God, what an idiot.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:51 AM ^
There’s also a lot of ways to argue with a woman.
But as says the plaque my wife bought me and placed on my desk, none of them work.
December 1st, 2021 at 9:57 AM ^
There's no real surprises in this article, though I do get tired of people saying Iowa's rush offense suddenly figured stuff out. They played Illinois, NW, and the husk of Nebraska to end the year. Nebraska's defense is decent but none of those units are great against the run.
Iowa will have some tricks and can move the ball but Iowa is going to win this game on the back of an opportunistic defense and not stringing together lon drives.
December 1st, 2021 at 11:40 AM ^
"...Iowa is going to win this game on the back of an opportunistic defense and not stringing together long drives."
Or on the strength of a completely disinterested and full-of-itself Michigan team following the biggest win its had in decades.
Fortunately, I just can't see McNamara, Hutch, and Haskins allowing an inflated ego to get in the way of a B1G Championship. If nothing else, Hutch's dad would never let him hear the end of it...