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Ouch. Tough B1G championship game for Iowa. DeJean means so much to Iowa’s defense and STs.
 

Gophergrandpa said:
Ouch. Tough B1G championship game for Iowa. DeJean means so much to Iowa’s defense and STs.
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5 punt return TDs and a couple pick sixes are about the only hope they have vs Ohio State or Michigan.
 

For all of our jokes about the punter as their offensive MVP, this guy demonstrates how important good special teams (especially the return game on both sides of the ball) can be to success. So many people have expressed amazement that Iowa can have the limited but real success they have had with such a bad offense. A big part of that is that the combination of the punter, the coverage team, the returner, and the return team means that they consistently net positive yardage towards the other teams end zone while their bad offense and good defense trade three and outs.
 



Gophergrandpa said:
Ouch. Tough B1G championship game for Iowa. DeJean means so much to Iowa’s defense and STs.
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Yeah, they are still likely to win the West without him at this point but this is a massive loss for their defense in the Big Ten Championship game and whatever bowl game they end up in.

If Taylor decides to skip the bowl game they will really be toast :)

Speaking of Taylor it absolutely makes sense for him to skip his senior year and go pro. He is good enough that he will almost certainly get drafted and could have a really long NFL career. He has been a huge weapon for them with his ability to flip the field when the offense stalls out.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Speaking of Taylor it absolutely makes sense for him to skip his senior year and go pro. He is good enough that he will almost certainly get drafted and could have a really long NFL career. He has been a huge weapon for them with his ability to flip the field when the offense stalls out.
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Agreed. He'll also be 27 before the NFL season starts next fall. Time to move on.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Yeah, they are still likely to win the West without him at this point but this is a massive loss for their defense in the Big Ten Championship game and whatever bowl game they end up in.

If Taylor decides to skip the bowl game they will really be toast :)

Speaking of Taylor it absolutely makes sense for him to skip his senior year and go pro. He is good enough that he will almost certainly get drafted and could have a really long NFL career. He has been a huge weapon for them with his ability to flip the field when the offense stalls out.
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Little reason to skip a bowl game if you’re a punter. I thought the main reason to skip bowl games was to avoid injury which seems much less likely for a punter in a likely warm weather bowl game. He just may have to tell them he’s not going to be a hero and try to tackle anyone on a return!
 

Easiest first downs are always earned with the special teams. Every 10 yards gained on special teams is one first down less by the offense. That’s how Iowa wins.
 



Catechol said:
Little reason to skip a bowl game if you’re a punter. I thought the main reason to skip bowl games was to avoid injury which seems much less likely for a punter in a likely warm weather bowl game. He just may have to tell them he’s not going to be a hero and try to tackle anyone on a return!
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Was joking around about skipping the bowl game, don’t think punters have to worry about shaving a fraction of a second off their 40 time. :)
 

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