How bad was Vandenberg against ISU?

Obviously Iowa's offense was poor against Iowa State.  No one in their right mind would argue that because 6 points is not going to cut it.  Leaving Kinnick and basically all week since then I've heard people complaining about how bad James Vandenberg is.  I even heard people calling for the backup Jake Ruddock.  However, while I was at the game I felt like dropped balls were the bigger issue.  I saw Marc Morehouse had posted on twitter that there were 8 drops (may have been before the game was over), which seemed low to me.  So I went back and watch the game again today from my DVR.  I noted the passes that hit the receiver's hands but wasn't a catch and I counted 13.  I then rated them as easy, medium, or hard (as I felt was reasonable for a college receiver).

Here is what that stats look like when you add in each level:  

Vandenberg's official stats   20 completions - 42 attempts - 47.6% - 236 yards - 0 TD - 2 Int's
Including the easy ones        25 comp          - 42 att          - 59.5% - 267 yards - 0 TD - 2 Int's
Including medium difficulty   32 comp          - 42 att          - 76.2% - 335 yards - 1 TD - 2 Int's
Including the hard one          33 comp          - 42 att          - 78.6% - 337 yards - 1 TD - 2 Int's

If the Hawkeyes just make the 5 catches that I thought should have been easy ones, Vandenberg's stats start looking pretty good and they have at least 2 extra first downs.  Include a few of the medium difficulty, and the stats start looking great, and the Hawks most likely win.  Maybe JVB didn't have a bad game after all.

I'm not saying he's a Heisman candidate, but he is certainly a capable B1G10 QB.  I also don't think the receivers can possibly drop that many passes again.  They will rebound fine and should play improve as they get more game experience with the new offense.

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Time	Receiver	Difficulty	Down	Distance	Yards @ Rec
1st Quarter
0:15	Derby	Med	1	10	5	Slant pattern, DB hit back as ball got there
2nd Quarter
15:00	Bullock	Easy	3	14	0	screen pass from near end zone, running room
9:10	Hillyer	Hard	2	10	2	pass thrown behind
4:40	Davis	Med	1	10	24	Sideline, Davis goes up, knocked away as he comes down
3:50	KMM	Easy	3	5	5	middle of the field, defender contact from behind
1:40	Bullock	Easy	1	10	6	across the middle, juggled and dropped
3rd Quarter
12:35	Fiedorowicz	Med	2	9	7	ball was tipped at line, hit CJ in hand after
12:30	Fiedorowicz	Med	3	9	16	ball grazed LB elbow in air, hit CJ in hands
4th Quarter
14:11	Weisman	Med	3	4	4	coming off contact, would have been TD
7:49	KMM	Med	3	3	6	low throw on slant, hit hands
3:14	KMM	Med	2	10	6	across the middle, towards LB
3:12	Fiedorowicz	Easy	3	10	6	LB cut under the pass, no deflection
3:06	Shumpert	Easy	4	10	14	Unncessary jump
Total
Easy		5			31
Medium		7			68
Hard		1			2
Total		13			101