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    Iowa Defense: Time for a Change or Aberration?

    The biggest problem with the defense isn't that we don't blitz enough. It's that opposing QB's know EXACTLY what coverage we're going to be in 98% of the time. They can get a slot back on a LB whenever they want and (as Missouri did) they can run that same clear out route into the flat 98% of...
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    Player Appreciation

    +1 - and throw Jayme Murphy into the mix. That's why, despite a program that appears to be in disarray, I will always be jacked up for Senior Day & for a bowl game. And, strangely, the meaning of it seems to sink in as I get older. It may or not be true, but I choose to believe that the vast...
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    Things To Do In and Around Tempe

    resilient? WOB?
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    Why does KF not like to be held accountable?

    Let's use the fake punt against Wisky as an example. You say that you want KF to admit that he 'f*cked the year up'. Well, in regards to what I saw...it looked to me like we were in punt safe - regardless of field position, down & distance - the rest of the FREAKING YEAR, after that game...
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    Why does KF not like to be held accountable?

    KF doesn't agree with the premise, I'll bet. Offensive production - in his view - is most effectively measured by win's & losses. In that view, our offense is solidly above average. So, you're barking up the wrong tree. Just take these last 3 games, for example. They were all team...
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    Why does KF not like to be held accountable?

    Raw: I've been 100% in your camp up to this point. I believe Kirk does, in effect, do the things you talk about. But, the problem is, you want to HEAR him say it. He's not going to say it publicly. But can't you read it on his face? The guy looks like he's aged 20 years over the last 10...
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    WR: 2011

    The names reference so far are correct... The main concern heading into next year will be if MM decides to declare early. There have been some grumblings.
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    Thoughts on OSU game

    And I'm equally certain that you're wrong. And you're easy way to settle it analogy is 100% wrong, imo. If we were in cover 2, there would be virtually no reason for the to play so deep in their flat coverages. The reason they play so 'deep in their flat coverages' is because they have...
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    Thoughts on OSU game

    In watching this year, I will grant you that we have played a fair amount of what I recognize as cover 3 but have rarely, if ever, played cover 2. There's no way to really settle it. But I suspect we've been in quarters base at least 80% of the time this year....with some add'l cover 3...
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    Thoughts on OSU game

    I'm not sure I understand. You're referencing a play where Sash is one of two of our d-backs that are making a play on the ball (either one could have made the pick, but they get in each other's way) - deflecting it to a 3rd DB - which makes the pick in saying that our safeties are playing...
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    Thoughts on OSU game

    In our base quarters coverage, Sash & Gwood have deep coverage in the middle of the field. the corners have deep responsibility for the sideline. For example, one of the only times I remember our safeties getting beat deep this year was when Sash bit on play-action late in the game against...
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    Thoughts on OSU game

    We play quarters coverage, which is totallly different from cover 2. Just stop.
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    Thoughts on OSU game

    I have a big problem with posts like this. Even in the midst of making a couple of correct points, it gets lost in the 'this sucks', 'that sucks', & accusing a team that absolutely lays it on the line - of playing with a lack of effort. We don't need fans like this, imo. And, by the...
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    Ferentz is PO'd

    I've taken the staff to task for a lot over the last 2 weeks, but refuse to take them to task for this. Throwing was a brilliant call there...RS simply made the wrong read. AND Had we not sustained the illegal procedure penalty on the play before it - bringing up 2nd & 11 instead of 2nd &...
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    Jon - please tell me this came out differently than it was typed

    Re: I hear you, but what is it that you think... This is a reasonable post. I don't agree completely with it...but I appreciate the tenor. I know, for example, the casual fan doesn't seem to realize we blited A LOT Saturday (and played a ton of nickel). My issue is that, we blitz...
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    If you would have told me before the season ....

    The blitzes are ill-conceived for 1000 different reasons. Among thos reasons would be: Predictable. Given away pre-snap. We don't play press coverage in concert with the blitz, (we might play MAN coverage, but we rarely if ever play PRESS coverage). We NEVER back out of a blitz once someone...
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    If you would have told me before the season ....

    Raw is all over it. HH77 is making excuses & backpedaling. I think our defense executes our scheme almost to perfection (and even did so Saturday). The problem is - even when it's executed to near-perfection - it can still be picked apart with good execution. For this particular team, we...
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    Want 2 for tOSU

    Have 2 available farmer for $115 each...high up, 25 YL East Stands.
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    Nice DJK facebook status this morning.

    Good to hear, DJK is staying positive... Come Saturday, I'll be ready to roll, too...
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    What lost the game

    10.5 minutes left. Had RS thrown an incompletion there, I believe we would have been facing a 3rd & 11 - so we were likely going to be punting anyway. I like that Rick blames himself for that one (and that's what he should do). He misread the safety & it was a mistake. But it wasn't that...


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