Voice of the Hawkeyes Board

Hmmm. A bit of a head scratcher.

In what sense?

I don't understand why we're looking at another QB days after getting a QB commit. From a pure numbers standpoint, and without having seen either on film as of yet, it seems like Shimonek is the accurate QB without a big arm and Webb is less accurate but a stronger arm. Not to be overly critical, but not having "one" guy is what led to some of the problems in Greg Davis' last few years at Texas and is still haunting them today.

I haven't seen articles that indicate that Iowa told Shimonek he would be the only QB they take. Maybe I missed it; if so, someone please link. I've seen two articles on here that say Iowa offered Shimonek, but don't see his saying he'd be the only QB.

Rivals and Scout both reported this. Specifically, Shimonek was told that Iowa had two offers out to TX QB's and whoever committed first would get it. The implication was that whoever didn't commit would have his offer withdrawn. Taking 2 QB's in this class suggests to me that Davis is not impressed with Rudock.

Thanks. In that case, it could always be that Davis was misunderstood by one or both of Shimonek and Webb. Or it could be that he told each of them what they needed to know and they both needed to know something different. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened in the history of football recruiting.

Please re-read second sentence of my quote where I say I haven't seen film of either one yet.

Not saying this is incorrect, but that's not what Shimonek told me.

With a limited number of scholarships available this year, and having taken two QBs in the last class, it doesn't make a lot of sense to take two QBs this year with spots at a premium.

I agree with you from a numbers standpoint. The way Iowa's approach here makes sense to me is if you think about it from an NFL team's perspective. Let's say you've got a very good starting quarterback already in the fold, but he's probably not a future Hall of Famer. And let's say the next Peyton Manning/John Elway is available when it's your turn to pick in the draft. You may have other holes to fill, but if you're that high on a particular quarterback, it's tough to turn him down no matter what else you have/don't have on your current roster. So my impression here with Webb is that Iowa is just extremely high on him, and the Hawkeyes have therefore decided to take him no matter what. Assuming he's that good, then I like this approach.

I guess what is puzzling to this uninformed fan, is that there's little out there to suggest that others see Webb as this great talent. True, Indiana has offered and Texas Tech is interested, but they haven't offered and none of the recruiting services, 247, Rivals, Scout, ESPN seem to have any information about him. Davis' track record certainly suggests he knows QB talent when he sees it, it just seems odd to me that there's so little collaborating information on Webb. Correct me, please, Todd, if I'm wrong, but I would think that QB would be just about hardest position for a talented HS player to be a true sleeper. It seems like that position is the most scrutinized.