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1) Ekakatie played about 200 snaps last year and what I remember is he was pretty erratic. He'd do his job 1-2 plays, make 1 good play and then turn around and get washed out by a double team on the next one. He clearly has physical talent and can disrupt inside but I think consistency...

If I were ranking the seasons relative to each other from stats and notes from those years I'd go: 1) '13 Hitchens 2) '11 Kirksey 3) '15 Fisher 4) '12 Hitchens 5) '16 Bower 6) '14 Jewell/Spearman Most people probably forget that Hitchens got benched a few times in '12; primarily for...

Congrats on really nailing me there, Jackson, not Johnson. Objective data says Bower hasn't been a highly productive starter at WLB in Iowa's system compared to past starters: All you've shown in the past is your subjective opinion of Bower is higher than mine. Bower wan't a malignant...

'17 Iowa starting D will have a lot of experienced guys but will lose it's two most talented guys and best play makers to the NFL. Returning Jewell helps a lot. Fairly sure Rugumba & Jackson will work themselves into excellent starting CBs but will likely have some growing pains. Snyder appears...

Highlights remind of me former NIU QB Jordan Lynch, can see why NIU wants'm as a dual threat QB. Looks like a D1 ATH as far as size/speed goes. He's clearly a project as a defensive prospect tho; a fair number of Iowa LBs have made that transition in the past so if the staff see's a fit...

Lot of things I agree with in there, but not everything. D has needed evolution for awhile, basically been in limbo for awhile. 43(Iowa LBs in general really) not attacking lead blockers & creases quickly enough is probably my biggest critique. Iowa has gotten gamed by opposing offenses keys...

Really liked Fant's HS tape and thought he had tools to be a H/move-TE his first year; nice to see him earning some reps. Iowa has slowly worked him into the offense and if Kittle is dinged, he may be needed sooner rather than later. Doesn't look physical enough to hold up as an in-line TE but...

Iowa has a history of working a rotation at the OG spots but not at OT. In the past Iowa has been able to successfully work in some younger guys at the OG spot. Guys like Gettis and Vandervelde(think Reiff, Bulaga & Scherff did too) started out in a rotation and worked themselves into very good...

You're arguing with yourself at this point dude. I'm done with you. Have a nice day.

Could walk you through the missteps in your logic there and but clearly no point. You're a legend in your own mind.

Did you every play football? No one has 'no run responsibility'. 3rd and 13? 3rd and 23? Man, zone. It does't matter, your job is read pass/run, then play your responsibility. If you're slow to key and diagnose and don't then shed your block, bad things are gonna happen. Both happened too often...

1st and 10: Example of trips pulling 48 out of the box, 41 struggles to find the ball off the mesh, doesn't react well to QB on keep, result is a 9 yard gain. 3rd and 1: Example of slow read and RB initiating contact, 3rd and 1 andback gets 4, two more after initial contact by 41. 2nd and...

Not sure what gamefilm you were watching but this is what I watched: What I saw from Bower: A disciplined guy who gives 100% effort every single play. He typically found his guy in coverage and wasn't blowing assignments. He also adds something as a pass rusher at times. I also saw a guy who...

Based on what Ferentz's comments were, Mitchell should get opportunities to get some touches early this fall. As far as earning a bigger role, it'll likely be determined by what he does with those touches, how the other RBs perform and how the injury situation plays out. Agree with you on DM...

Wrote up some thoughts from watching the spring scrimmage. http://hawkeyenation.com/football/hawkeye-spring-scout-skill-positions

The official story on Hampton was a 'change of scenery' type move. Could have been friction with the coaches or issues w/his 2nd ACL rehab or maybe he really did just want to leave the place where he endured two major knee injuries. Either way he did pretty well for himself after leaving Iowa...

Took a deeper look at the Iowa Running game. http://hawkeyenation.com/football/hawkeyes-running-in-place

There's nothing wrong with the zone blocking scheme itself, it's the lack of evolution of around it that is the primary issue for Iowa IMO. Iowa finally added the jet sweep to the inside zone to give teams something to think about this year; and that was something Wisconsin and others have been...

Hah, my bad, I didn't paste in the whole sentence, fixed it! No great revelations unfortunately: " Wadley looks like a a guy with a bright future and should be fun to watch over the final four games of the regular season." Little more analysis: Only former Iowa back that he resembles at first...

Posted this on Twitter, thought I'd post it here too. For the hardcore football geeks, here's an 1hour+ film review of some football scouting heavyweights looking at Brandon Scherff: http://mattwaldmanrsp.com/2014/10/17/rsp-film-room-hangout-iowa-ot-brandon-scherff-wlance-zierlein/ Lance and...