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Re: Living and Dying by the Two-Star (with some interesting data from HawkeyeGameFilm KMM is definitely a hit. 82 catches his first two years is solid production. Hitchens: I consider being a solid depth/reserve role for a year + a full year as a starter, with another to come as a hit. Would...

Re: Living and Dying by the Two-Star (with some interesting data from HawkeyeGameFilm Hah, you have to Brian credit, success always begins with a belief in yourself and your team. Iowa's OL has a long ways to go before they are in the same category as the original bullies but it's not a bad...

I have said this several times since the end of this season. Seemed very strange Davis's production fell off like it did at the end of the season. Made a lot of plays after the catch and his skill-set and style are a little reminiscent of Jason Avant of the Philidelhipa Eagles.

Marqise Lee - WR - USC Lee is putting up crazy numbers despite playing next to another 1st round WR, Robert Woods. Lee will end up a Top 5 draft pick in '14 draft and is the best WR prospect since Calvin Johnson.

Yeah I corrected him on twitter. Interesting stuff concerning tempo too. I use a different metric to track offenses output/productivity. I use a common NFL metric: Completed passes + rushing attempts. Under old rules under pro-style systems, if you hit 55+ of those, you had a good chance to...

Simple probability analysis says another ~4 win season is very likely. 3 is the floor, 7 appears to be the ceiling, with the median being between 4 and 5. Iowa will need to over-achieve to get to a bowl game.

Hah, you'd win your bet. Through 11 games Iowa has targeted 72% of their passes under 10 yards. Yesterday WRs saw 5 targets on Iowa's 26 attempts. Oddly it was also Iowa's best statistical passing game.

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Dead on analysis. Spacing concepts are solid plays, but relying on KMM to execute a pick correctly isn't a great bet. Of the Iowa WRs he struggles the most with press and isn't a physical presence. If I'm going to use an Iowa WR to run a rub/pick route it's easily Keenan Davis. I haven't focused...

I was very puzzled by Alston's knee jerk reaction to the RB moving to the offensive left. He was just stepping over to help in pass pro. They needed 30+ yards to get in FG range, football IQ needs to kick in. Let him leak out and take a good angle to make the tackle if he's targeted. Chalk it up...

Every so often I go back and look at film of what Angerer did from that same spot in '08-'09. Angerer was flat out nasty and played with a mean streak I simply don't see from Morris. Morris has flashed some at MLB but hasn't had the consistency you need to shut-down opponents run games. MLBs...

Guessing this means Morris is still pretty dinged up. If both guys are fully healthy I don't know for sure who's better, but I can tell you for certain a healthy Alston is a much better option than a hurt Morris.

I didn't see Ekakite having natural speed to turn the corner off the edge but he was a great run defender on the edge in his HS film. He looked very raw in general and maybe an off-season in D1 weight program will help sort out where he fits in. Size wise he's similar to Christian Ballard and...

The improvement is always pretty noticeable once guys turn the corner. I think for Cooper is rounding the bend right now and I think LTP is as well. Both will be quality B1G starting caliber DTs for next year. The outlook at DT seems pretty sound. Defensive end is a much bigger concern. Alvis...

You're not imagining it. There have been a number of KOK staples that have shown up over the last couple of weeks. Iowa's big completion deep over the middle to KMM against Indiana was a play I call the scissor route. JVB under-threw him there & it could have been a TD. I detailed the play last...

Honestly it surprised me as well. Live speed I was sure they had been dominated up and down the field. They definitely weren't good, but no where near as bad as I originally believed. Short was the only guy that really man-handled them, and he did it to ALL of them. Guy is a special talent, a...

You talking about the play to Tavaun Smith where he slipped after trying to beat press? If so, yeah that was on the receiver. JVB did his job and lobbed the ball out here. I didn't ding him for that throw. That play pretty much was Iowa's passing game this season in an nutshell tho. Eh, I...

I like Garmon as pass catching threat but he has really struggled in pass protection. That really has limited his playing time and probably will continue to. He has a lot of promise for the long term though. He's similar to Bullock in a lot of ways and should be able to develop into a similar...

It was due in large part to him crashing down on the dive pretty consistently and no one sweeping behind to deal with the QB. Iowa wants to play a read and react defense most of the time and it usually is fine. However, when facing an opponent who uses a zone read run offense it makes them look...

It is an error. I've seen ESPN screw up plenty in their box scores.