Ferentz Tues Presser

why should he care? I know the guy has his personal issues, but he just up and left the team. Best of luck with him, but he's not the first kid in college to have those issues.

If he truly wants to get his life in order, that's fine. But i think we should all just move on. Coker could have provided some help sooner this year, but the staff relied on Arob too much, and it cost him his health.
 


homerHAWKeye777 said:
Umm CAARHawk, how 'bout the fact that Iowa's O is built off of balance and the need to sell the play-action pass. Very simple .... and as a result, Ferentz shouldn't have to rehash football 101-like material.

And as for players and/or coaches remarking about Iowa's "stubbornness" ... on D I don't suppose that you realize that we're a little hamstrung with regard to what we can do due to our LB personnel. If you don't recall, back when Bob was an underclassman, we only played one D because that's all that he knew ... and it's not like Iowa's D was bad back then ... nor is bad right now.

Again ... that's football 101 stuff. Why should Ferentz suffer just because some fans are ignorant?

Of course, some might ask why the coaches didn't give Coker more reps ... especially when he was having so much success running the ball.

Of course, again there ... if Iowa only had the intention of running the ball ... the fans might actually have a point. However, basic football strategy also dictates that you typically DON'T want your personnel to tip your hand with regard to what you're going to do. Thus, having ARob on O simply gave the Iowa O more options ... and he's also a guy who has earned A LOT of trust on the team. There's a reason why many on the team had been referring to ARob as a team MVP on O.

I'm perplexed that it's hard for fans to understand ... however, I'm also perplexed why so many Americans seem to think that math or physics is "hard" too.
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Yep you're right. Everything is perfectly fine. We'll continue to choke in the fourth and struggle in the two minute offense and no one should ever question Ferentz. Obviously if everyone had your football knowledge all of us fans would be content with 7-4.

Your reasoning as to why Coker shouldn't play makes absolutely no sense. Because Robinson gives "more options" he should be in there every play even though Coker was having a much better game, so we should basically never play any back besides Robinson, we should just continue to run him into the ground?

How some fans can be so ignorant and arrogant and the same time amazes me.
 


HawkeyeMike23 said:
Yep you're right. Everything is perfectly fine. We'll continue to choke in the fourth and struggle in the two minute offense and no one should ever question Ferentz. Obviously if everyone had your football knowledge all of us fans would be content with 7-4.

Your reasoning as to why Coker shouldn't play makes absolutely no sense. Because Robinson gives "more options" he should be in there every play even though Coker was having a much better game, so we should basically never play any back besides Robinson, we should just continue to run him into the ground?

How some fans can be so ignorant and arrogant and the same time amazes me.
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And where was your point?

Is everything fine? Obviously it sucks that we lost AGAIN ... however, I don't see how the coaches can "uninjure" some of our key players.

Instead, the coaches and players need to push forward and move on.

The coaches ARE NOT just sitting on their hands ... contrary to what many fans seem to think. However, fans, like politicians, seems to think that ALL CHANGE must been done in broad and sweeping strokes. On the contrary, REAL football is about teaching and targeting areas of need.

As BORING as it sounds ... Iowa's ills have primarily boiled down to injuries and execution. A bitter pill to swallow ... but that's it nonetheless.

Contrary to what many folks seem to indicated, the Iowa program DOES NOT have any chronic problems. Some of the same factors that made the coaches "geniuses" in past years and the same reasons why many fans are trying to lynch them now. How foolish is that? If you want to be a part of that crowd ... go ahead.

However, I'm the same one who stood by the squad through the 2007 season ... right when every MORON and his brother was proclaiming that Iowa needed to clean house ... and yet Iowa emerged the following year capable of playing with ANYBODY. They then shocked the Hawkeye nation by having an EVEN BETTER RECORD in 2009, although they were arguably not as good as they were in '08. And, again, Iowa is sitting on a record that is much like they had in '08. As they have demonstrated this season ... they can still play with pretty much anybody. Unfortunately, the squad has not been able to make plays when we've needed them most. And that is why FANS are acting like stubborn azzes ...
 


Let me try to clarify a few points:

Iowa's run defense is great - I'll give you that, but when you combine Iowa's great run defense and Iowa's, at best, average pass defense, IMO, you get an average defense. Besides, when an opposing team has a choice of calling a run play or pass play which play are they probably going to call or implement for the Iowa game?

This passing defense problem is not a problem with execution. We've had pro-caliber players like Edds and Angerer, Greenway and Hodge, Spivey and the-guy-at- Carolina participate in the base defense - they were presumably better at execution. They also couldn't stop spread offenses.

Unless the staff plans to recruit "super" football players, their scheme won't work. Period. Besides, how successful will the scheme be if it has to have pro-caliber players running it? With Ferentz that's had minimal success at recruiting "super" players, no less.
 
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cabse5 said:
Let me try to clarify a few points:

Iowa's run defense is great - I'll give you that, but when you combine Iowa's great run defense and Iowa's, at best, average pass defense, IMO, you get an average defense. Besides, when an opposing team has a choice of calling a run play or pass play which play are they probably going to call or implement for the Iowa game?

This passing defense problem is not a problem with execution. We've had pro-caliber players like Edds and Angerer, Greenway and Hodge, Spivey and the-guy-at- Carolina participate in the base defense - they were presumably better at execution. They also couldn't stop spread offenses.

Unless the staff plans to recruit "super" football players, their scheme won't work. Period. Besides, how successful will the scheme be if it has to have pro-caliber players running it? With Ferentz that's had minimal success at recruiting "super" players, no less.
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Yeah, so once the other teams reach a point late in the game where they basically need to throw every down since they don't have time to run, they have no problem moving down the field. If a team throws against Iowa all four downs, they get a first down almost every single time, usually they get it easily in three downs. When your defense is designed on the other team screwing up, something needs to change. There comes a time when we have to make a play instead of sitting back and hoping they screw up like the end of the Indiana game.
 


Kirk "sounds" tired.

The team seems to reflect that.

I really think this Minnesota game could get ugly. I hope I'm wrong.
 


cabse5 said:
Let me try to clarify a few points:

Iowa's run defense is great - I'll give you that, but when you combine Iowa's great run defense and Iowa's, at best, average pass defense, IMO, you get an average defense. Besides, when an opposing team has a choice of calling a run play or pass play which play are they probably going to call or implement for the Iowa game?

This passing defense problem is not a problem with execution. We've had pro-caliber players like Edds and Angerer, Greenway and Hodge, Spivey and the-guy-at- Carolina participate in the base defense - they were presumably better at execution. They also couldn't stop spread offenses.

Unless the staff plans to recruit "super" football players, their scheme won't work. Period. Besides, how successful will the scheme be if it has to have pro-caliber players running it? With Ferentz that's had minimal success at recruiting "super" players, no less.
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I think you're confusing "couldn't stop spread offenses" with the inability to beat Northwestern and playing tight with Indiana. Last year (with those guys you mentioned), the Iowa defense only gave up 10 points to Northwestern. They did give up 24 to Indiana, but remember that Stanzi threw 5 picks in that game so Indiana had lots of opportunities. I don't think you can tie either of those games with not being able to stop the spread. I do think youth at LB and CB (Hyde) hurt our pass defense this year and it was somewhat average, but it's still not like we're giving up tons of points to these teams. The most points we allowed this year in conference was to Wisconsin, and they're probably the furthest thing you'll find from a spread offense.
 


I think some questions about Iowa's lack of offensive production would definitely be in order for the press conference before Spring practice, as the Hawkeye scoring offense has consistently ranked in the lower half among Division 1 programs. However, I am not holding my breath waiting for these questions to be asked by the Iowa media.
 


When Iowa has linebackers who can cover in space, we have a great defense. When we don't, we're very exploitable.

I have to admit I don't get the whole "execution" excuse. Every coach in the country uses that same line. For good reason. It's as obvious as saying we need to score more points than the other team. If Tim Brewster's teams had executed their game plans, he'd still have a job. The point of coaching is coming up with plans that make it easier to execute against a given opponent. Those plans may need to be adjusted when things come up(injuries, particular opponents, ect). If a team isn't executing, that is just as much(if not more) on the coaches as it is on the players.
 


The success of our defense will go as our linebackers go, simple as that. If we have outstanding linebackers(that can cover), we will have great success. With that said… when things aren’t going well, and the linebackers are simply not capable(yet) in the system, you MUST go to different looks. Whether its blitz, nickel…Idc…DO SOMETHING!! The opposing QB knows he only needs to account for that front 4 on the rush. I’m sure the offensive lines love that. Sure you have to try to block our beast D-line, but there are no surprises. They get comfortable, and confident.
Our offense struggles because we are too predictable. Maybe I’ve been watching the plays being called for so many years… I stand there with my brother at the games and we decide what we think the next play will be. 4 of 5 times we are spot on. Not just run or pass…its horrible. Anyway, there is my vent. Go Hawks!!
 










Not sure why people expected this offense to explode and dominate teams... the OL line was considered to be a weakness then we get injuries to two of them. Not sure where people get off on some of their comments...
 


ICbornNraised said:
The success of our defense will go as our linebackers go, simple as that. If we have outstanding linebackers(that can cover), we will have great success. With that said… when things aren’t going well, and the linebackers are simply not capable(yet) in the system, you MUST go to different looks. Whether its blitz, nickel…Idc…DO SOMETHING!! The opposing QB knows he only needs to account for that front 4 on the rush. I’m sure the offensive lines love that. Sure you have to try to block our beast D-line, but there are no surprises. They get comfortable, and confident.
Our offense struggles because we are too predictable. Maybe I’ve been watching the plays being called for so many years… I stand there with my brother at the games and we decide what we think the next play will be. 4 of 5 times we are spot on. Not just run or pass…its horrible. Anyway, there is my vent. Go Hawks!!
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You sir, are NOT a teacher.

Nor have other people grasped that Iowa's personnel issues have a lot more to do with health and experience than "pass coverage" ability.

For those who have actually been paying attention, Morris takes pretty nice drops into his zone in coverage. Really impressive for a young guy. Furthermore, he can run ... and he runs pretty well with guys who enter his zone too. However, HE'S STILL LEARNING! Frankly, he reminds me a bit of a taller Pat Angerer with regard to his inherent skill set.

Heck, for those who are touting Edds as some uber-talented recruit. Then you forget how few major programs were giving him looks. You're not accounting for the fact that HE TOO had to DEVELOP!

What folks don't seem to realize is that had Nielsen and Tarp remained healthy and had they been able to compete through the ENTIRE season ... we'd be spending most of our time these days being pretty darn happy ... although we'd still be lamenting our lack of consistency when it came to special teams play.
 


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