Brian Bennett Article on Coach Davis



This story provides some optimism. Recognizing the shortcomings and coming up with a plan to change and improve makes me eager to see what this offense can do next year. I hope they open it up and throw some long balls Saturday.
 


I am cautiously optimistic but GD has the first few games to give us real hope but it at least it sounds like our frustrations were at least shared.

I'll believe it when I see it but I think we will see someone improvement if the QB can be average and the online stays healthy.
 


i'll believe it when i see it regarding the vertical passing game. i'm just a pessimist though. i am hopeful that we'll be less predictable with our formations, and even may see Weisman and Bullock in the backfield together.
 


There are repeated references to running a two QB system. That is a bad idea. Pick a guy. Live with the decision. If a change needs to be made do it during a bye week. Running two QBs means you don't have faith in either one. It seldom means that they are both great.
 


HawkeyeDenis said:
There are repeated references to running a two QB system. That is a bad idea. Pick a guy. Live with the decision. If a change needs to be made do it during a bye week. Running two QBs means you don't have faith in either one. It seldom means that they are both great.
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Completely agree. I can't think of any 2 QB systems that have ever flourished.

I got a chuckle out of the article's title: "Greg Davis tries to fix iowa's offensive woes" Greg Davis IS our offensive woes. lol
 
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Sounds like they're going to be pounding the rock a lot more. I wouldn't be surprised if we we're to see a 65% run 35% pass type offence. Just to try to minimize the possibly of throwing int's at least until who ever the QB is show confidence and can get the job done. Not sure what the ratio was when Ricky was a sophomore but I would bet it would be similar.
 




There is nothing in the article (or GD presser) that is new or should be considered ground breaking. It certainly didn't just dawn on them during the off season that the vertical game was lacking. These issues were apparent during last season. What were they not able to address through the weekly practices and game preparations during last season that they will now miraculously be able to resolve during pre-season practices.

I don't want to repeatedly keep beating the coaching staff on the same things over and over again, but I don't see some silver bullet that comes in this spring/ summer and "fixes" things that couldn't have been done last fall during the season.
 


Section136 said:
Chris Leak and Tim Tebow won a national title.
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True but does Iowa have anything close to their supporting cast around them? Tebow ran the ball probably 90% of the time he was in. I'm not sure I'd classify that as a 2 qb system as much as them running wildcat type of stuff when Tebow was in. I look at the wildcat as just running plays cutting out the qb handing him the ball first. I don't think Tebow did much if any drop back passing that year. The 2 (or 3) qbs Iowa are deciding between are just about all the same type of players and would be asked to run the same offense. Big difference
 


Hawkfnntn said:
True but does Iowa have anything close to their supporting cast around them? Tebow ran the ball probably 90% of the time he was in. I'm not sure I'd classify that as a 2 qb system as much as them running wildcat type of stuff when Tebow was in. I look at the wildcat as just running plays cutting out the qb handing him the ball first. I don't think Tebow did much if any drop back passing that year. The 2 (or 3) qbs Iowa are deciding between are just about all the same type of players and would be asked to run the same offense. Big difference
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Pretty sure 1hawkeye1 wasnt just referring to a 2 QB system at Iowa. He just said that he doesnt remember one ever working. I just named one that worked rather well.

Ya follow?
 


1hawkeye1 said:
Completely agree. I can't think of any 2 QB systems that have ever flourished.

I got a chuckle out of the article's title: "Greg Davis tries to fix iowa's offensive woes" Greg Davis IS our offensive woes. lol
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My fear is that Davis is still locked on to trying to run a Texas-type offense with non-Texas-type athletes. Iowa doesn't get those athletes, never will. The Iowa offense will always to some degree rely on pounding the ball, making occasional big plays off play-action, maintaining possession, controlling the clock, converting field goals and tossing the ball downfield once in a while in order to score at least one more point than a stout defense gives up.
 


Interesting headline: "Davis tries to fix Iowa's offensive woes"

Wasn't he the one who broke it?

All I can say about Davis is Kirk sold the farm on Davis ... Letting him come back for a second season, letting him bring in his own receivers coach, and letting him recruit 4 or 5 short, speedy-type receivers to fit his offense ... Right now we have quarterbacks and receivers who simply don't fit his "offense" ... whatever that offense may be ...

P.S.: Davis, stop working the Colt McCoy/Texas references in ... Reminds me of Lickliter when he used to consistently refer back to his Butler days ... We "ain't" Texas ... and we "ain't" got that speed or talent on this roster ... Let it go ...
 




Section136 said:
Chris Leak and Tim Tebow won a national title.
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These guys would all be backups to Chris Leak or Tebow. A more apt comparison is Penn State. Before settling on ....(can't rem his name). Anyway, Penn State suffered a almost two years(?) shuffling QB's. None of their choices had starting skills. Just like the decision facing the Hawkeyes.
 


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