[Herky] Vandeberg out/depth chart

Tue Sep 27 09:48:35 PDT 2016

This is a huge blow to the team and to the player. Just a cryin' shame. 

Keith Voigts
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> On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Brad Grupe <bradgrupe at mchsi.com> wrote:
> 
> Next man in?
> 
> Brad G
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sue Bailey <minburnsb at gmail.com>
> To: herky at lists.herky.net
> Sent: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:23:46 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [Herky] Vandeberg out/depth chart
> 
> According to a report, Iowa wide receiver Matt VandeBerg suffered a 
> broken foot in practice on Monday and will undergo surgery Tuesday.
> 
> On Monday night, HawkeyeReport.com tweeted that VandeBerg suffered the 
> injury during Monday’s practice. How much time VandeBerg will miss is 
> uncertain. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz meets with the media Tuesday.If 
> VandeBerg is ruled out for the season, it’s likely he will not be 
> eligible for a medical hardship waiver. The senior from Brandon, S.D., 
> has played in four games this season, that’s more than the 30 percent 
> that the NCAA rule allows for a hardship waiver.
> 
> VandeBerg is Iowa’s leading receiver with 19 catches for 284 yards and 
> three touchdowns. The 19 receptions are tied for third in the Big Ten. 
> After VandeBerg, who led Iowa with 65 receptions last season, Iowa’s No. 
> 2 receiver is tight end George Kittle, who has 10 catches for 192 yards.
> 
> Iowa’s wide receiver group went into the season as a question mark. Now, 
> second-year sophomore Jerminic Smith is the leader in the group. He has 
> seven catches for 97 yards this season. Sophomore Ronald Nash and true 
> freshman Devonte Young traveled with the team to Rutgers last week and 
> might be in line for more looks in the passing game.
> 
> More on this Tuesday.
> 
> *B1G honor for Coluzzi*
> 
> Google “Ron Coluzzi trucked” and you’ll see a video of the Central 
> Michigan punter getting drilled by a Purdue play.
> 
> Today’s Google will read Big Ten special teams player of the week.
> 
> In Iowa’s 14-7 victory at Rutgers last weekend, Coluzzi averaged 42.0 
> yards on seven punts, with a long of 55 yards. Four of those were downed 
> inside the Scarlet Knights’ 20-yard line, helping greatly in a game 
> where field position was magnified. Coluzzi also recorded touchbacks on 
> all three of his kickoffs and now leads the Big Ten lead with 18.
> 
> The weekly honor is the first for Coluzzi, a graduate transfer from 
> Central Michigan.
> 
> Coluzzi is the second Hawkeye to earn B1G player of the week in 2016. 
> Redshirt freshman defensive end Anthony Nelson was named freshman of the 
> week following Iowa’s opening win over Miami (Ohio). Marshall Koehn was 
> Iowa’s last special teams player of the week (Sept. 21, 2015).
> 
> Through four games, Coluzzi averages 43.2 yards on 20 punts, with 
> opponents returning just two punts for no yards. He has five punts of 50 
> yards or more and just one touchback. Coluzzi has recorded 18 touchbacks 
> on 22 kickoffs.
> 
> Coluzzi’s best hangtime against Rutgers, according to Pro Football 
> Focus, was 4.51 seconds.
> 
> Coluzzi graduated from Central Michigan with a degree in marketing and 
> logistics. He used that “Coluzzi trucked” video clip during an 
> internship last summer.
> 
> “I did an internship for Coyote Logistics (in Chicago, near his 
> Naperville, Ill., hometown) last summer and I sold freight out of a 
> brokerage,” he said. “I would send that video to some of my clients to 
> get the ball rolling with whatever we were selling that day.
> 
> “It did work. I got a bunch of relationships with companies. People 
> always joked about it over the phone.”
> 
> Running back Derrick Mitchell wasn’t listed on the depth chart released 
> Monday by Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten). He suffered a leg injury and didn’t 
> play against North Dakota State and didn’t make the trip to Rutgers last 
> weekend. Going into this week’s matchup with Northwestern (1-3, 0-1) 11 
> a.m. at Kinnick Stadium, Mitchell appears to be the only significant 
> injury for Iowa.
> 
> Outside linebacker Ben Niemann did leave last week’s game near the end 
> and was replaced by Kevin Ward. Niemann was available for postgame 
> interviews and seemed fine.
> 
> Guard Sean Welsh (ankle) and center James Daniels (knee) returned to the 
> lineup last week and helped turn around the Hawkeyes running game. Iowa 
> had just 34 yards against NDSU (its lowest output in 36 games) and then 
> churned out 193 against the Scarlet Knights.
> 
> Offensive personnel groups
> 
> 11 (one back, one tight end, three WRs) — 5 rushes for 29 yards; 1 of 5 
> passes for 5 yards
> 
> 11 shotgun — 4 rushes for 7 yards; 8 of 10 for 129 yards and a TD
> 
> 21 (running back, fullback, one TE, two WR) — 14 runs for 127 yards and 
> TD; 1 of 3 for 6 yards
> 
> 22 (two backs, two TEs) — 4 runs for 24 yards; 1 of 1 passing for 20 yards
> 
> 12 (one back, two TEs) — 7 rushes for 9 yards; 1 of 2 for 12 yards passing
> 
> 32 (three backs, two TEs) — Championship formation 2 kneels for minus-5
> 
> Let’s check some Pro Football Focus grades
> 
> Go to Pro Footbal Focus <https://www.profootballfocus.com/> and totally 
> dig into that site. Learn about football. Get smarter. Win arguments. 
> That’s the whole point of what they do and what I try to do (sometimes 
> not as great as others).
> 
> Iowa’s run blockers ranked by PFF (starting O-line, fullbacks and TE):
> 
> 1. G Boone Myers
> 
> 2. G Sean Welsh
> 
> 3. C James Daniels
> 
> 4. FB Drake Kulick
> 
> 5. TE George Kittle
> 
> 6. FB Brady Ross
> 
> 7. OT Cole Croston
> 
> 8. OT Ike Boettger
> 
> Myers’ number was hugely positive. It might’ve been his best game as a 
> Hawkeye. Graded Iowa’s highest by a large margin. Welsh was the only 
> other positively graded, but Daniels was close. Their return to the 
> lineup made a huge difference.
> 
> PFF’s top pass blocker this week
> 
> Myers, Daniels, Boettger and Welsh graded positively, with Welsh leading 
> the way. Here’s something I didn’t consider, but PFF put two of Rutgers’ 
> sacks on Beathard.
> 
> Best PFF overall grades for the offense this week
> 
> 1. G Boone Myers
> 
> 2. G Sean Welsh
> 
> 3. C James Daniels
> 
> 4. TE George Kittle
> 
> 5. (tie) QB C.J. Beathard and RB LeShun Daniels
> 
> Myers was off-the-charts good. Welsh and Daniels were positive grades. 
> Their impact was obvious. Kittle put up another solid week. Beathard and 
> LeShun Daniels were neutral scores, but very close to positive grades. 
> Tackles Boettger and Cole Croston and No. 2 TE Peter Pekar were negative 
> grades. Rutgers fielded a couple of pretty good pass rushers.
> 
> Offensive factlets
> 
> — Here’s what it looks like when a defense is able to pressure a QB with 
> its front four: PFF had Rutgers with just three blitzes, but also with 
> 11 pass plays pressure. Weird game for Beathard: He completed 2 of 2 
> when blitzed, but hit just 10 of 21 on 28 dropbacks (yes, only 23 
> passes, but scrambles are counted here). Beathard had his best game with 
> his feet in his last nine games and was Iowa’s lone positive grade in 
> running the ball.
> 
> — Last week, NDSU sold out to stop Iowa’s inside zone, holding the 
> Hawkeyes to just seven rush attempts between the guards and center for 
> 17 yards. Total opposite this week. Hawkeyes had 12 inside rushes for 85 
> yards, including nine for 74 yards on the left side.
> 
> — Kittle and Wadley had the best ratings in the receiving game. With the 
> WR group trying to find maybe a few more contributors, the playbook on 
> Wadley in the passing game has to be open.
> 
> Iowa’s run defenders ranked by PFF (starting D-line and linebackers)
> 
> 1. LB Josey Jewell
> 
> 2. DT Jaleel Johnson
> 
> 3. FS Brandon Snyder
> 
> 4. DE Matt Nelson
> 
> 5. (tie) LB Bo Bower and CB Desmond King
> 
> 6. (tie) DE Anthony Nelson and OLB Ben Niemann
> 
> Iowa gave up 193 rushing yards, but eight defenders finished with 
> positive grades vs. the rush. Jewell’s number was terrific. He’s Iowa’s 
> best interior player on either side of the ball. If you factor in 
> volume, this makes more sense. RU rushed 18 times for 102 yards in the A 
> gap.
> 
> Best PFF overall grades for the defense this week
> 
> 1. CB Desmond King
> 
> 2. LB Josey Jewell
> 
> 3. FS Brandon Snyder
> 
> 4. DT Jaleel Johnson
> 
> 5. (tie) DE Anthony Nelson and DE Matt Nelson
> 
> King or Jewell for Iowa’s best overall player? King was immense in 
> coverage last week, scoring his best PFF rating yet. PFF credited Matt 
> Nelson with three sacks and Hesse with two. A week after posting Iowa’s 
> lowest grade, Snyder is in the top three. He is a first-year starter and 
> that’s the kind of trajectory you want to be on. No Hawkeyes posted a 
> negative number. Remember, the defense allowed just seven points.
> 
> Defensive factlets
> 
> — PFF had Iowa with six blitzes and eight pressures. Anthony Nelson, 
> Jewell and Niemann were credited with hurries.
> 
> — Iowa’s defense was hit with nine missed tackles, with Snyder having 
> three. That’s why the head coach took a few seconds after a big 
> fourth-down stop, in which Snyder had a hand on, to explain to the 
> sophomore that seeing is tackling.
> 
> — Iowa’s raider package corners Manny Rugamba and Joshua Jackson were 
> targeted twice with one going for a TD on Jackson. King was targeted 
> twice with one catch for one yard. He also broke up two passes. Bower 
> allowed just one completion for 4 yards in four targeted throws.
> 
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