Hope KF and Lester are watching football today.

[hawkihayes]

Seeing a lot of 31 personal today with NFL offenses. We have plenty of good TE in the pipeline to run 31 personal. They could learn a lot from watching theses two games? Just wishful thinking probably on my part but we've seen it a few times the OSU game for instance. Guess I'm reaching for straws with this underwhelming hire?

 

[guffus]

Is it just me or have most NFL defenses seemed awful during this year's NFL playoffs. So many teams just seem so bad at tackling to me.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

I don't know. The Chiefs D held the Raven's potent O to 10 points. Likewise, the Chiefs scored 17 total points. I saw some damn good defense in that game.

The 49ers/Lions, not so much.

I agree with the original post. 31 personnel should be a staple of Iowa football.

 

[Grady]

Is it just me or have most NFL defenses seemed awful during this year's NFL playoffs. So many teams just seem so bad at tackling to me.

I think the poor tackling I've seen in the playoffs has been primarily in the defensive backfields. The DLines and LBs have all been professional, next-level tackling. The weakness of SF's defense is clearly their defensive backfield, and the announcers kept saying last night that Detroit's DBackfield tackling is notoriously poor. Used to be, finding a rush DE was the biggest challenge; now, maybe finding a CB who can tackle is!

 

[CP87]

I think the poor tackling I've seen in the playoffs has been primarily in the defensive backfields. The DLines and LBs have all been professional, next-level tackling. The weakness of SF's defense is clearly their defensive backfield, and the announcers kept saying last night that Detroit's DBackfield tackling is notoriously poor. Used to be, finding a rush DE was the biggest challenge; now, maybe finding a CB who can tackle is!

I suppose it is because coverage skills are more important, and it is really tough to find guys that can do both. Those that can are all-timers.

 

[Ben Rumson]

Is it just me or have most NFL defenses seemed awful during this year's NFL playoffs. So many teams just seem so bad at tackling to me.

I also believe so many rule changes that benefit offense have something to do with it.
I believe our best running games here at Iowa ended right around the time the (don't quote me) some type of low block and KF I do believe had taught that particular style until a rule change made it a penalty. Our run blocking hasn't been the same since and running game terrible. I just don't remember the actual name for the particular style of block but do know it was taken out and Iowa flagged a few times the the next season and Kirk not agreeing with the call.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

I also believe so many rule changes that benefit offense have something to do with it.
I believe our best running games here at Iowa ended right around the time the (don't quote me) some type of low block and KF I do believe had taught that particular style until a rule change made it a penalty. Our run blocking hasn't been the same since and running game terrible. I just don't remember the actual name for the particular style of block but do know it was taken out and Iowa flagged a few times the the next season and Kirk not agreeing with the call.

Cut blocking.
And I agree our run game has suffered in parallel with the rule change.