As to #1, I hope so as the small glimpse I got of the backup during garbage time vs Maryland was not pretty...Petras has gotten better, he is not great. If the initial option is open he throws a nice ball or makes a good decision to not throw it if he is not open. If option 1 is taken away he struggles. Hoping that gets better as he now has 14 starts under his belt.
As to #2, Adrian Martinez does not throw an accurate ball. That is a big plus to the way Iowa plays primarily zone defense and forces turnovers. Nebraska asks their QB to run the ball which usually bodes well for Iowa as by the time they get to the 12th game their QBs are little and sometimes a lot banged up. I'm hoping that continues
Safe travels to any of you heading to Iowa City this weekend!!