blubberhawk
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And ISU has to basically replace their offensive line and the game will be in Kinnick. Iowa defense will be very solid and this ain't the Big 12 where all offensive stats are inflated..
2020 offense vs. 2019 offense
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Oh but if you go read their post season autopsy on CyFan, the players stepping up have more talent if you can get that twisted logic. That somehow they played with players less talented than what was on the bench this year. That is from one of their writers, not some dude like CyTwins.
Petras is not a shy nervous boy.
Best comment from Stanley about Petras was that in his mind Petras can make all the throws. Gotta have that confidence.
Really wish the NFL and NCAA would allow the equivalent of stop limits during the draft, where a player could declare for draft and state ahead of time if I am not drafted by pick X then I am out and going back to school. That way everyone knows ahead of the draft and teams could all know and plan accordingly.
And not have turnovers and create turnovers.
ArvadaHawk
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our offensive production could have been a lot better if our OC had been more consistent and if our qb had not missed so many open throws. if petras is simply more consistently accurate and our OC figures more things out and we play to score points and not manage the clock, i think by default we should have much better offensive production. gotta keep in mind that stanley missed many...not several, but many, open rcvrs that would have been clear td's.
NikeHawk21
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To be quite honest I’ve been a little disappointed in the DB recruiting. I really thought we could capitalize on King, Jackson, and Hooker better than we have, similar to what we are doing right now with TEs. I guess Brents, DJ Johnson, and Craddieth were fairly highly regarded but all in the same class. Since that class though it’s been mostly under the radar guys with Iowa beating out G5 schools. I understand Phil is good at identifying under the radar DBs but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pursue higher rated guys if we think we have a chance. Think we’ve lose some momentum on that front.
For next year I think DT depth will be fine, I’m super high on Logan Lee and I think Nixon will be borderline dominant next year in there. Shulte and Shannon provide depth and I wouldn’t sleep on Logan Jones being ready to get reps. Defensive end is where it gets a tad questionable as VanValkenburg didn’t show much this year.
NikeHawk21
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This... so much this. I think Iowa had kind of a down recruiting period if you will for awhile. I think Kirk was a little stubborn and thought he could just develop all of his players. The influx of younger more relatable coaches on our staff with Brian, Kelvin Bell, Tyler Barnes, Derrick Foster, Kelton Copeland, Levar Woods etc has really helped us on the recruiting trail recently. We’ve done a lot more stuff with wearing different jerseys, social media etc. (yes this stuff really matters). The staff has done a much better job marketing our program recently and it’s paid huge dividends in recruiting.
As you have stated the program is in a very good state and if we can get the offense, particularly the run game on track we should be looking at some very good teams. The staff and players will have to keep working though because as we’ve seen it can go the other way fairly quickly if you’re not careful.
HawkeyeTech
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Anyone worried about next year's QB play should just chill cuz everyone knows that all QB's under Ferentz are best their first year, then regress.
(That was sarcasm in case you can't tell)
(That was sarcasm in case you can't tell)
As long as Brian is in charge I would expect the offense to be about the same year after year after year. He will pull out a good game against an awful defense like he did against USC, everyone goes crazy and thinks our offense has finally turned the corner, and then back to the same old same old. New qb, who will be a step up from Nate, but he has no experience thanks to the brain trust that is KF and BF. Wirfs will be a huge loss, Goodson is still our only quality back, unless IKM emerges. Same receivers, who even though are the best we have had in a while, are still mediocre compared to other conference schools. ISM is atop the list there, but he disappears for long stretches and can be inconsistent. It sure would help to have a mobile qb like every other team seems to have, but it doesn't sound like Petras is all that mobile either. One good thing is the defense will always be good.
A running game makes for the best of QBs...
That is always helpful. Wisconsin has had the key plays for too long. Iowa left wondering and wanting more and wondering why and how.
The really top notch passing game OC's know how to manipulate the safeties, either pushing them back or bringing them forward and then getting another receiver behind or in front of them where the open holes are. It is beautiful to watch when it is working with receivers on two or three levels.
It is like the multi-level chess game that Spock and Captain Kirk, William Shatner not our Capt Kirk, used to play on the original Star Trek series.
Well, if you can power block and combo block figuring out their 3-4 and run the ball better it would help against Wisky. The drive this year where Toren Young and the Oline was gouging Wisky for big chunks of yards was looking oh so promising until that fumble. Run the ball better maybe by going with more power straight at them and against a 3-4 you have to handle that nose guard. Does Wisky lose their really good nose guard?
Basically the last 2 years the hawk defense has held Wisky offense to 14-21 TRUE points. The offense needs to get to that 28 point level instead of 17 and 21 points.
If you can run and stay ahead of the chains against Wisky then play action them to move the chains.
I know , easier said than done but Iowa has done it before.
NikeHawk21
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I think calling plays is one of the most difficult things to do in football and easily the most questioned by fans. Brian has absolutely taken his lumps so far I was extremely critical especially after the Michigan game.
With that said he’s a young play caller that can improve. One thing I do believe he knows very well are how to use schemes and formations to our advantage. I believe the Holiday Bowl performance is a good indication of that, not so much that USC is a great D, but just the uniqueness in formations and play calling.
I think this full offseason with all the playmakers we have will give him an opportunity to really do that. Now his in game play calling and adjustments need to improve and that’s still a question mark. One thing was this year the poor interior blocking severely limited what we could do in many games. If we can get the run game going, along with Brian’s creativity and the playmakers we have I do think we can see a marked improvement to our offense.
HawkeyeDenis
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That's good. I didn't know that about ISU
Well, I live in Wisconsin, I don't like losing to those arrogant wastes.
At least OSU crushes them to shut them up
But I feel "dirty" celebrating any OSU wins.It didn't hurt that Wisconsin has had the best RBs in football for a number of years. Even when we knew Taylor was getting the ball we couldn't stop him.
Yeah, if Taylor sees a gap he attacks it but if there is no hole to start with he is very patient hiding behind his linemen until he sees it and goes, like Shaquon Barkley
