Wow Fergie you HAVE to catch that
I know Ferguson dropped that, but we have an All-American RB. This was the play sequence that resulted in a punt. Why aren't we feeding Taylor?
1st & 10 at WIS 49
(15:00 - 4th) Jonathan Taylor run for 5 yds to the Iowa 46
2nd & 5 at IOWA 46
(15:00 - 4th) Alex Hornibrook run for 2 yds to the Iowa 44
3rd & 3 at IOWA 44
(15:00 - 4th) Alex Hornibrook pass incomplete to Jake Ferguson
Cavetoad posted:Music City posted:I feel pretty duped thinking this was a championship team...
There were far too many questions on D to buy into the hype. Add in the Cephus issue and there was NO way any sane person should have bought in....
I also think that the Hornibrook performance against Miami in the bowl game would carry into this year. That hasn't happened. He's the same guy with the same strengths and same limitations he was most of last year.
MichiganPacker2 posted:Cavetoad posted:Music City posted:I feel pretty duped thinking this was a championship team...
There were far too many questions on D to buy into the hype. Add in the Cephus issue and there was NO way any sane person should have bought in....
I also think that the Hornibrook performance against Miami in the bowl game would carry into this year. That hasn't happened. He's the same guy with the same strengths and same limitations he was most of last year.
I hoped it would but I had my doubts.
By the way, after one carry I thought Taylor looked a bit dinged, could be why we are seeing Deal now.
When is PC going to quit trying the draw with 37 on all 3rd downs.
The issues are the same as basically every year: Secondary and Quarterback.
Herschel posted:The issues are the same as basically every year: Secondary and Quarterback.
We'll always have one year of Russell Wilson.
There is just no pass rush from the DL. They can run double moves at will.
Welp. It's all on you Horni and PC.
Time to eat clock and get 7.
Cavetoad posted:A better pass and that was 7
Yep, but it was a lob pass.
Cavetoad posted:A better pass and that was 7
Hornibrook's stats look great, but it's somewhat misleading.
YES YES YES YES!!! HORNI TO AJT!!!!
TD BUCKY!!
That was a nice throw, even though the defender fell down. Nice play design.
YESSSSSSSSS
PICK PICK PICK~~!!!!!
TJ FREAKING EDWARDS!!!
DAGGER BITCHES!!!
The dejection on the fans faces brings me great joy.
ALEX FREAKING INGOLD!!!!!!!!! FB JET SWEEP!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
TD BUCKY!!!
Pouring it on! 
What a win! I am proud of the kids for this one.
The Heartland Trophy looks like a cross between a bull, a dachshund and a hippopotamus.
antooo posted:The Heartland Trophy looks like a cross between a bull, a dachshund and a hippopotamus.
Hornibrook deserves a lot of credit for his performance. We give him a lot of grief for his shortcoming, and boy do I wish he had a little more juice in his arm, but if he did he'd likely be tossing the pigskin for an SEC school instead of the Badgers.
antooo posted:Hornibrook deserves a lot of credit for his performance. We give him a lot of grief for his shortcoming, and boy do I wish he had a little more juice in his arm, but if he did he'd likely be tossing the pigskin for an SEC school instead of the Badgers.
True, and it's maddening when he's not good because you know he can be good. As stated earlier, his biggest problem is the long ball underthrow. But, as you duly noted, if he didn't he'd be playing for Alabama or Clemson or something...
The SEC schools mostly use pistol-type QBs so I'm not buying that a good program like Wisconsin can't get a good, pro-style QB.
SEC or not, by my count he was 3 passes away from making this a comfortable victory, all deep, sideline routes on his left side that he under threw. Lay 2 of those out and the Iowegians are forced out of their comfort zone. Teams know he has trouble with those throws and play D accordingly. IF, a big IF, he would make a one here and there our running game would benefit.
MichiganPacker2 posted:Is Taylor hurt? WTF?
2 weeks ago many on here wanted Taylor benched for the rest of the game when he fumbled. Maybe, just maybe Chryst thought ball security was pretty important in that situation so he went with Deal and Groshek instead of Taylor. I'll put my trust in PC.
Horni was nails last night. You give him two catches where he put it in the receivers hands and they dropped it and Bucky is playing more of the game with a lead. Receivers dropping balls killed to chance to sustain those drives
But what happened to the pass rush and our secondary?
On the drive they took the lead #3 clearly got behind the DB and a good throw and it’s an easy 70 yard TD. He made up for it later but that’s what you get with Hornibrook. Overall though, he made most of the throws unlike #4 who was erratic as hell.
Good win against a very pesky team that plays like a top 10 opponent in night games at home. Doesn’t erase last weeks debacle but a good step forward for UW.
Tschmack posted:On the drive they took the lead #3 clearly got behind the DB and a good throw and it’s an easy 70 yard TD. He made up for it later but that’s what you get with Hornibrook. Overall though, he made most of the throws unlike #4 who was erratic as hell.
Good win against a very pesky team that plays like a top 10 opponent in night games at home. Doesn’t erase last weeks debacle but a good step forward for UW.
Horni is what he is. He's now an experienced Big 10 QB who can beat teams throwing over the middle to TEs, back shoulder throws, etc.
He can't throw deep outs or hit guys accurately deep without putting a lot of air under the ball, but you can win with him.