it is hard to say how good a player will be in the NFL. Some great college players turn out to be major duds in the NFL. A lot of the QBs who relied on running and a little passing dont last long. They take too much of a beating. Now if you can get a QB who is mobile but always looking to pass first, then they can do well.
While the USC vs Iowa game is in less than 2 weeks, idk how much it will change Stanley's draft status if he ends up being drafted. His entire Iowa career is a mixed bag. He set several records at Iowa. He has had some great games, including giving OSU it's worse loss(or one of) ever under Urban. He beat ISU 3 times including the thrilling shootout game a few years ago. Then he has other games that he just didn't look good in. Lots of missed opportunities. This year was rough, due to his play, offensive line being meh, and not having those TEs for massive mismatches in the secondary. A lot of his sacks were coverage sacks. While the experts predicted iowa would go 8-4, and they did better than that, i also cant help but see what could of been. Iowa kept it close in all those loses.
I guess that final drive with no TOs with 40ish seconds left at nebraska was one heck of a way to end the regular season. Playing in a pro style offense does help compared to the QBs who never played in that system or even took a snap under center.
Edit Rip Hayden Fry, former Iowa coach for 20 years. He produced many great coaches and players, and revived the Iowa football program. Iowa has had 2 coaches in the last 45 years, which is very rare.
