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Alexander struggled mightily vs Levy Adcock of OSU at the end of the season so I'd expect Reiff to handle him. He doesn't have the speed to turn the corner on Reiff and will need to use a lot of inside spins and set-up moves to try and get pressure. Reiff would cement a top 15 status with a good...

Yeah you're right it's not a good example if I'm trying to point out the zone combo blocks. Mostly only see that look from Iowa on short yardage and goal-line sets. Would have been better to just draw up the basic-guard center combo. Paragraph below describes that block anyway. Stole the --...

If you do coach and use a zone blocking system then you know it's not a static thing. Was just trying to show some basic examples of some the areas Iowa's lineman struggled & succeeded in. It'd be impossible to cover every variation of how a play might develop so I just picked some very basic...

This brings up a couple of interesting points: 1) Statistics don't lie. People's interpretations of statistics are often just wrong. It's tough to interpret stats correctly because correlation doesn't necessary equal causation. All statistics(the what) in football should be taken in context and...

He took over as the starter in game 5 of his soph year. His first full year of starting was '09. JVB started 2 games in '09, sat in '10. So it's fair to say both had starting experience before taking over as the full time starter in the years we're comparing.

To my recollection Iowa's offense sputtered in the clutch against Arizona, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Ohio St. Stanzi's numbers were great his senior year but he didn't have those signature wins like he had in '08 & '09. Stanzi's worst quarter by rating in '10 was the 4th quarter. By a...

Just watched a few '09 tapes to get some perspective on Reiff and Stanzi was throwing great passes on the run. JVB is ok on the rollout but Iowa ran the rollout+deep comeback to death in their first 3 games of '09. Different QBs to be sure. Your assessment is pretty much spot on. JVB has the...

This season Iowa continually used the TE motion to I Near, or I Far formations from Ace & 2x2. However they pretty much only run Iso or use the FB/TE to seal the backside for a zone play. They just don't do much that you have to defend differently. Due to Wisconsin's multiple plays and...

Wisconsin's running game is much more variable than Iowa's. They run a lot more pull plays, sprint draws, and toss sweeps. They also run some inside/outside zone plays. Wisky also varies how they run each of those plays. Iowa pretty much runs inside/outside zone. They run basic Iso and dives...

Just plain and simple: Those 3 games you list were on the road. Next question....

Did a little poking around on this kid. He's run a bunch of sub 11 second 100m times. He's a pretty quick guy on the field as well. He was injured his junior year and got a low 3* from ESPN based on his Junior film. Not sure about the level of competition he's matched up against but he's a...

I'd like to see him used up down the field more often. He's a good enough athlete that most LBs and Safeties will struggle to stay with him. Even if they do, he's should win a jump ball situation 99% of the time if the throw is decent. He'll be exciting to watch over the next couple years for sure.

Yeah this piece I put together. Purdue hasn't been a very good team statistically on defense but has been sporadically good against the run. Their ranking is a bit skewed because of the Michigan and Wisconsin games where they gave up 339(6.4YPC) and 364(6.7YPC) yards, respectively. They held...

Couple of general observations about the defense I had from the box: 1) 1-3 quarters this defense looked far and away the best they have all season. Schemes were more aggressive, and guys were doing a better job with responsibilities. In those 3Qs the tackling was solid and contain was great on...

Grading coaching decisions is significantly more difficult in most cases. There are a few times you can make clear cut critiques or laud the coaches for their good decisions. Much of the time you can't make a generalized statement with any real authority. Not knowing the play-call or some of the...

As the years go by the WRs get bigger and bigger. Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, Jon Baldwin, Vincent Jackson. I remember when 6'1 205 was considered a good sized receiver. Now we got 6'4+ 225lb+ guys who can run sub 4.5 and get in and out of routes quickly somehow.

Don't sweat it. Baldwin is a WR, not a TE and and very talented one. Pure ability wise he's in the same category as AJ Green and Julio Jones. He had some off the field and locker room issues in college though. Dropped his stock and he went at the bottom of the 1st round. Appears some of it...

Lots of draft prospects in both games this morning. MSU QB - Kirk Cousins #8 WR - BJ Cunningham #3 OG - Joel Foreman #67 KR/WR - Keyshawn Martin #82 RB - Edwin Baker #4 S - Trenton Robinson #39 DT - Jerrel Worthy #99 LB - Chris Norman #10 Neb CB Alfonzo Dennard #15 LB Levonte...

Coming into the year I thought of McNutt as 4th round type guy with a pretty high ceiling for rising. Pretty clearly he's improved his game enough to rise in my book. I'd say late 2nd-early 3rd round grade at this point. He's polished his route running skills and looks better getting out of...

For the most part the correlation between success in football and 40 time isn't that strong. The 10 and 20 yard split are more tightly correlated than the 40 for most positions. As a RB you can run a 4.6 if you have above average 10 and 20 splits. A good 10 yard split is <=1.55s for a RB. The...