2021 Off-season Thread

hermes · Post #61 » by **hermes** » Sat May 1, 2021 2:55 pm

so what's on tap for today? some secondary help probably (both corners and safety), and that ever-elusive 3rd wr

more depth in the trenches couldn't hurt, anything else we need? kicker?

Post #62 » by **Worm Guts** » Sat May 1, 2021 5:01 pm

A kick returner? Ok I guess.

Post #63 » by **Worm Guts** » Sat May 1, 2021 6:33 pm

Iowa guy hermes-give us your scouting report.

hermes · Post #64 » by **hermes** » Sat May 1, 2021 8:30 pm

ism is super fast and can make people miss in the open field, really good kick returner. didn't return punts that i can recall but i don't think there is any reason he can't. really could change the game/shift momentum with his returns. had a couple tds and had several instances of getting out to midfield, nearly breaking several more

as a receiver he was pretty solid. made some highlight catches but had some issues with drops from time to time (moreso in his first couple of years but it didn't completely go away). i'm not an expert on judging route running but he seemed fine, could use his speed to just blow by people.

something it took iowa a while to figure out was getting the ball in his hands earlier and let him make things happen in space. jet sweeps, reverses, bubble screens, that kind of thing

the stat line isn't going to blow you away because of iowa's offense (not prolific or pass happy, and qb play wasn't good last year), but being an iowa wr you have to know how to run block, so there's that

hermes · Post #65 » by **hermes** » Sat May 1, 2021 8:33 pm

Watch on YouTube

here are some highlights. you can use him in a variety of different ways, lining him up all over the field

https://www.goiowaawesome.com/iowa-hawkeyes-football/2021/05/5329/so-youve-drafted-ihmir-smith-marsette-a-new-owner-s-guide

Post #66 » by **Worm Guts** » Sun May 2, 2021 5:50 am

Looks explosive, hopefully he can be our 3rd receiver.

hermes · Post #67 » by **hermes** » Sun May 2, 2021 12:52 pm

the class seems fine to me, i like that they addressed the oline. we'll see how developing the qb goes, that hasn't been something they've done before (or for a while that i can remember anyway). the d-end prospects are in the hunter mold so hopefully they can sculpt some decent players out of those guys

its funny that the tight end was originally a punter, who's actually pretty good

Post #68 » by **Worm Guts** » Sun May 2, 2021 3:31 pm

I think it seems good. We built up our depth and hopefully improved our O-line. I didn’t like drafting the guy from Iowa St who seems to be mainly a kick returner. I did like taking a QB with some upside. I don’t know if he’s Kirk’s heir apparent, but you have to take a shot at a QB every once in a while. Sean Mannion was never going to be a long term starter.

hermes · Post #69 » by **hermes** » Sun May 2, 2021 10:36 pm

the iowa state guy is a kick returner too? why would they take him and ism? probably doesn't mean a good outlook for kj osborne our current kick returner

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hermes · Post #71 » by **hermes** » Thu May 13, 2021 1:36 am

here's the schedule:

Sept. 12: at Cincinnati
Sept. 19: at Arizona
Sept. 26: vs. Seattle
Oct. 3: vs. Cleveland
Oct. 10: vs. Detroit
Oct. 17: at Carolina
Oct. 24: Bye [week 7]
Oct. 31: vs. Dallas [sunday night]
Nov. 7: at Baltimore
Nov. 14: at Los Angeles Chargers
Nov. 21: vs. Green Bay
Nov. 28: at San Francisco
Dec. 5: at Detroit
Dec. 9: vs. Pittsburgh [thursday night]
Dec. 20: at Chicago [monday night]
Dec. 26: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Jan. 2: at Green Bay [sunday night]
Jan. 9: vs. Chicago

Strength of schedule: Fifth-hardest (.531)

hermes · Post #72 » by **hermes** » Thu May 13, 2021 1:37 am

we have to go to both chicago and green bay in the dead of winter? and they are both primetime night games, sigh

at least we don't have to go to seattle again

Post #73 » by **Worm Guts** » Thu May 13, 2021 7:47 pm

RIP Burnsie

Post #74 » by **Worm Guts** » Fri May 14, 2021 1:15 am

Basically gave Mike Hughes away. Unfortunate that he wasn’t able to get past the injuries.

hermes · Post #75 » by **hermes** » Fri May 14, 2021 10:35 pm

he seemed promising for small stretches but just couldn't stay healthy

Post #76 » by **Worm Guts** » Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:07 pm

Sheldon Richardson and Danielle Hunter are back!

hermes · Post #77 » by **hermes** » Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:36 pm

i like the hunter restructure, chance to prove he's healthy and no long term risk for the team if he's not

surprised richardson is back, but at a good deal. should be a good interior rotation with him, tomlinson, and pierce

hermes · Post #78 » by **hermes** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:04 pm

rick dennison has been fired (o-line/rungame coach), for refusing the covid vaccine
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31869652/rick-dennison-minnesota-vikings-assistant-refusing-covid-19-vaccine-sources-say

Post #79 » by **Worm Guts** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:32 pm

This is brutal.

hermes · Post #80 » by **hermes** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:36 pm

i respect not wanting to get anyone significant injured and appreciate giving a bunch of fringe guys a good chance, but yeah 1s going against 3s wasn't going to have a great outcome for us