tweeterhawk
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I've been a huge critic most of his Iowa tenure and I still believe a change is warranted at OC. But give credit where credit is due -- he directed a great game today.
Greg Davis A+
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He made about 3 good calls today. The CJ bootleg late and the two crossing patterns, one for a TD.
Other than that Iowa ran the ball down Nebraska's throat. Any of us could have called the running plays to LD and AW.
His offensive schemes are very offensive to modern day football and I hope he fades away after the bowl game.
hawkdrummer1
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Uh no.
And KF said in the post game that the bootleg was CJ's call, not the coaches.
iloveyoularrystation
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That shake, cut, and burst for the first td was a broken play according to CJ. Akrum gets the credit for that one, not happy about the run, run, pass, punts to start the third quarter, but Greg Davis had a good day today.
HawkeyeWalker
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Formations, schemes, and a few pass routes were different (and better) today.
Davis still needs to go. IMO.
Davis still needs to go. IMO.
NCHawker
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This.
Funny when you execute you are smash mouth, when you don't its the playcalling.
So, ummm. Does anyone actually know what was different playcalling-wise this week? If something was new I'm not sure I saw it.
Formations looked the same. Maybe some new wrinkles were thrown in with motions. Route schemes were the same. 5 yard button, out, and in are used most commonly, and occasionally a safety is tested on a go route or we run a swing pass. Sprinkle in a lot of screens to take pressure off the WRs. Nothing new there.
I would be willing to bet that if you went back and broke down the offense of the 4 losses this season and compared the playcalling (both the plays chosen and the situations they were used in) to the Nebraska game, you would see very few changes.
Seriously, I know everyone hated to hear it, but it really was just a lack of execution that hurt us. We executed tonight and won big for it.
Formations looked the same. Maybe some new wrinkles were thrown in with motions. Route schemes were the same. 5 yard button, out, and in are used most commonly, and occasionally a safety is tested on a go route or we run a swing pass. Sprinkle in a lot of screens to take pressure off the WRs. Nothing new there.
I would be willing to bet that if you went back and broke down the offense of the 4 losses this season and compared the playcalling (both the plays chosen and the situations they were used in) to the Nebraska game, you would see very few changes.
Seriously, I know everyone hated to hear it, but it really was just a lack of execution that hurt us. We executed tonight and won big for it.
HomerChampless
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And the I hate Greg Davis drum continues....even against all evidence.
You remember when some of you guys complained when Iowa's offense and their defense always played in a phone booth? Davis has changed (and is some areas still attempting to change) that culture. Even if the TV play callers still swear to this phone booth offensive philosophy for Iowa? I'm surprised the TV guys in yesterday's game didn't laud Nebraska's use of the power option game.
Was that Dick Vermeil as lead announcer? What, is he 80 years old?
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deanvogs
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My beef about Greg Davis has never really been about individual play calls. He tends to give up on the run at time, but besides that he typically calls a pretty good game, with a few head scratchers thrown into each game as well. Yet that is going to be typical. My issues with Greg have always been passing schemes and philosophies, and passing routes and how it doesn't fit with our running game very well.
Honestly Greg did a nice job adjusting late in the season and attacked the middle of the field in the last several games. The slant route became a bigger weapon (where has it been for the last 5 years), and everything wasn't always out routes (although the majority of it still was). I still hope he moves on after this season and we can get someone who will have a better overall passing philosophy/schemes that match up with our running attack.
Honestly Greg did a nice job adjusting late in the season and attacked the middle of the field in the last several games. The slant route became a bigger weapon (where has it been for the last 5 years), and everything wasn't always out routes (although the majority of it still was). I still hope he moves on after this season and we can get someone who will have a better overall passing philosophy/schemes that match up with our running attack.
Here's some evidence for you. Ranked 100th out of 128 teams in total offense including 109th in passing offense.
He needs to go, period. Retire already you old fart.
I was never the biggest fan of KOK, but he's a genius compared to Davis, who by the way was out of work for a year before KF hired him. It was a bad hire then and remains so today.
They were still bad on 3rd downs.. 80 percent of the passing yards were on one play. Nothing fancy or too schematic about it just NE safety was slow to react to the play and took a terrible angle. To pat Davis on the back for yesterday is just the result of the running game and Oline dominating. Which I suppose he can get some credit for but as far as an overall grade on his job it doesn't get an A no way. The players sure do but not him...
HawkeyeWalker
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Against all evidence? dude. We whooped that ass cause of the run game and defense. One great pass play. We DID still play in a phonebooth, we just did it well.
Sorry, when you are 100+ ranked in offense and almost dead last in passing offense in the country...yeah.
I'll concede that KF is involved in offense, but not passing schemes.
I truly would like to know how control is dispersed between run/pass. The run game (outside of 2 games) has been quite good. Yes, CJ is not the same guy as last year.
Evidence is plenty.
Bigtenchamp
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He called a few good plays... but I'm not going to get carried away. 404 total yards in todays college football is probably below average. They ran the ball well... which they have shown the ability to do at times throughout the year.
Our 3 games win streak is about the defense...
If you give up 7.5 pts per game you prolly going to win.
Our 3 games win streak is about the defense...
If you give up 7.5 pts per game you prolly going to win.
