IowaLaw's 2019 Final Report Card: Offense

Northside - absolutely brilliant homer observation: the team "decided early on" that it didn't care about scoring points or offense, and instead chose to rely on defense and kicking. lol That's the kind of loser sour grapes talk that Nebraska fans use after every loss. Congrats. The truth is, if you asked every single coach on staff if the Hawks would score 40 points a game every game, they would gladly jump at it. Unfortunately, the offensive coordinator is not at a level of most in the business, and the team simply could not score the points they wanted...due to predictable and bland play calling.

Stanzi - personnel decisions have always been an Achilles heel with Kirk. From CJ Beathard riding the bench until he threatened to transfer to Akrum Wadley & Derick Mitchell getting incredibly limited touches as under classmen, to Max Cooper playing ahead of Noah Fant in key situations last year and Nico Ragaini playing almost every snap on offense this year, plus returning punts. Sargent starting and getting the bulk of carries all season is no different. Young was the better all around back all year (more yards per carry and could run between tackles) and Goodson's skill set was apparent all year.

Jonrn - you're dead on with regard to guards. The guard play was atrocious, and injuries were not the cause. The staff supposively specializes in OL, and surely they could see a glaring hole at the position after last year's bowl game. The Paulson's were on campus for 5 years and their skillset was a known commodity. Why the staff didn't think to bring in a JUCO or grad transfer to plug the hole is beyond me. As a result, they ended up relying on an sophomore walk-on, which is the most glaring evidence of recruiting misses and poor planing as it gets.

kelly - it takes a special kind of tool to take the time to click on a thread, read it, and respond with the ultra ironic "no one cares." Have some self awareness...if you don't care, don't read. Weigh in on the women's basketball thread instead.



Northside Hawk said:
What bowl is Purdue going to this year?

What rexeiver couldn't haul in a critical fourth down pass inside the ten?

For the last and final time, this team decided early on that is was going to rely on defense, field position, and the kicking game.

Stanley didn't make many sexy plays but he didn't out the ball in harm's way very ofter either. Martinez, on the other hand, cost his team dearly with the pick to Koerner and going out of bounds on his final possession.

This team wasn't flashy enough for you and that's fine. But it didn't win 9-10 games with smoke and mirrors either.
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IowaLawWasRight said:
Northside - absolutely brilliant homer observation: the team "decided early on" that it didn't care about scoring points or offense, and instead chose to rely on defense and kicking. lol That's the kind of loser sour grapes talk that Nebraska fans use after every loss. Congrats. The truth is, if you asked every single coach on staff if the Hawks would score 40 points a game every game, they would gladly jump at it. Unfortunately, the offensive coordinator is not at a level of most in the business, and the team simply could not score the points they wanted...due to predictable and bland play calling.

Stanzi - personnel decisions have always been an Achilles heel with Kirk. From CJ Beathard riding the bench until he threatened to transfer to Akrum Wadley & Derick Mitchell getting incredibly limited touches as under classmen, to Max Cooper playing ahead of Noah Fant in key situations last year and Nico Ragaini playing almost every snap on offense this year, plus returning punts. Sargent starting and getting the bulk of carries all season is no different. Young was the better all around back all year (more yards per carry and could run between tackles) and Goodson's skill set was apparent all year.

Jonrn - you're dead on with regard to guards. The guard play was atrocious, and injuries were not the cause. The staff supposively specializes in OL, and surely they could see a glaring hole at the position after last year's bowl game. The Paulson's were on campus for 5 years and their skillset was a known commodity. Why the staff didn't think to bring in a JUCO or grad transfer to plug the hole is beyond me. As a result, they ended up relying on an sophomore walk-on, which is the most glaring evidence of recruiting misses and poor planing as it gets.

kelly - it takes a special kind of tool to take the time to click on a thread, read it, and respond with the ultra ironic "no one cares." Have some self awareness...if you don't care, don't read. Weigh in on the women's basketball thread instead.
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You're full of it. This same QB and offensive coordinator scored 48, 42 and 63 points in conference ROAD games last year. I'm done arguing with scum. Just watch the games sometime. They were not risking turnovers in the red zone. They definitely had no trouble getting there. That's why scoring was down. Fact, period, over and out.

Your posts are all sound and fury, signifying nothing. There are numerous examples of teams who rely on the defense and kicking game to win, and sometimes win big. Ever hear of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens?
 
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My report card:

Offense was not easy to watch, most of the time. We won 9 games, so it was "good enough". C+. Incredibly average with the plus reflecting the W-L record.

To be honest, I watched the games just to watch the defense. I know, "weird".
 
IowaLawWasRight said:
The regular season is over and the Hawks are sitting at 9-3, with a mid-level bowl game to look forward to. Three close losses, and several close wins. All in all, the season played out as the prognosticators predicted, with zero upset wins and zero shocking losses. It's now time for the coaches to earn their paychecks and determine why the Hawks couldn't even be in the conversation winning the Big 10 west in the last month of the season.

Quarterbacks: C. Contrary to popular opinion, Nate Stanley did not have a good year compared with his peers. In fact, a strong argument can be made that he plateaued his sophomore year despite all of the hard work he put in since that time. Statistically, Nate finished: 9th in the Big 10 in QB efficiency; 8th in yards per attempt; 7th in completion percentage (58%); and 4th in total passing yards. Sure, the Iowa media loves Nate because he's humble and shy and randys around when in front of a microphone, but the guy never developed the "it" factor needed to command a team down the stretch. With Jack Coan (Wis) or Peyton Ramsy (Indiana) at QB, this team likely finishes 11-1. On the other hand, with Northwestern's QB, this team finishes 7-5. Disappointing way for a 3 year starter to finish his career after much promise as a sophomore.

RBs: D+. With all 3 RBs returning from last year, plus the addition of Georgia's high school player of the year, most expected an uptick in Iowa's RB play this year. It didn't happen. While each back showed flashes of brilliance, the Hawks had a 100 yard rusher in just 1 Big 10 game this year, and that was this week. Goodson is the future of the position, but when you compare him with what the rest of the Big 10, it's sobering how far behind the curve the Hawks are. Each of the top 10 backs in the conference had over 740 yards, with Dobbins and Taylor over 1,600 yards. Iowa's leading rusher, Goodson, had just 590 yards, and was rarely in the game when the game was on the line. Five teams had backs averaging more than 6 yards per carry. Goodson averaged 5.1, Sargent averaged just 4.6.

WRs/TEs: C-. Although the WRs were much improved from the embarrassing WR corps in years past, they were still subpar by Big 10 standards. Smith, Smith-Marsette, and Tracy were good by Iowa standards, but none finished in the top 15 in the conference in receptions or yards, even though Nate was 2nd in the conference in pass attempts. David Bell (Purdue), for example, had 86 receptions as a freshmen. Iowa's leading receiver, Ragaini, had half that number. Minnesota had two different 1,000 yard receivers. Purdue nearly did as well. Iowa's top WR, by contrast, had 676 yards (Smith-Marsette). The TEs, at TE U, were non factors this year. None had more than 9 receptions all year. By comparison, Hock had 49 catches last year and Fant had another 39. LaPorta looks like the next great Hawkeye TE, but only if Kirk Ferentz remembers his name in his post game interviews.

Total Offense: F. Brian Ferentz continues to be the poster boy for why corporations prohibit nepotism as he climbs the coaching ranks on his dad's coattails. In his 3rd year learning to be OC on the job, his offense finished 11th in the Big 10, ahead of mighty Northwestern, & Rutgers. The Hawks averaged just 23 points per game, while Wisconsin averaged 36 and Minnesota averaged 34. Brian's offense was 98th in D1 football in total yards...with a 3 year starting QB at the helm and the best WR corp in a decade. Something has to change next year or it won't matter how good the defense is. Perhaps O'Keefe needs to take the reigns and let Brian focus on his stellar "run game coordinator" skills?
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Fail.

When you suck at analysis so bad that people can’t tell if you’re trolling or not, it’s time to put away the keyboard and accept that asking people what kind of cheese they want on their sandwich is as far as you’ll go in life.

You’re like the Andy Kaufman of posters—so bad at it that people actually get embarrassed for you. But...Andy Kaufman was just acting. You on the other hand really are that shitty.

Since you’re just fishing for likes anyway, would you stop blogging if we all agreed to give you like 30 or 40 likes per week as a show of gratitude?
 
IowaLawWasRight said:
The regular season is over and the Hawks are sitting at 9-3, with a mid-level bowl game to look forward to. Three close losses, and several close wins. All in all, the season played out as the prognosticators predicted, with zero upset wins and zero shocking losses. It's now time for the coaches to earn their paychecks and determine why the Hawks couldn't even be in the conversation winning the Big 10 west in the last month of the season.

Quarterbacks: C. Contrary to popular opinion, Nate Stanley did not have a good year compared with his peers. In fact, a strong argument can be made that he plateaued his sophomore year despite all of the hard work he put in since that time. Statistically, Nate finished: 9th in the Big 10 in QB efficiency; 8th in yards per attempt; 7th in completion percentage (58%); and 4th in total passing yards. Sure, the Iowa media loves Nate because he's humble and shy and randys around when in front of a microphone, but the guy never developed the "it" factor needed to command a team down the stretch. With Jack Coan (Wis) or Peyton Ramsy (Indiana) at QB, this team likely finishes 11-1. On the other hand, with Northwestern's QB, this team finishes 7-5. Disappointing way for a 3 year starter to finish his career after much promise as a sophomore.

RBs: D+. With all 3 RBs returning from last year, plus the addition of Georgia's high school player of the year, most expected an uptick in Iowa's RB play this year. It didn't happen. While each back showed flashes of brilliance, the Hawks had a 100 yard rusher in just 1 Big 10 game this year, and that was this week. Goodson is the future of the position, but when you compare him with what the rest of the Big 10, it's sobering how far behind the curve the Hawks are. Each of the top 10 backs in the conference had over 740 yards, with Dobbins and Taylor over 1,600 yards. Iowa's leading rusher, Goodson, had just 590 yards, and was rarely in the game when the game was on the line. Five teams had backs averaging more than 6 yards per carry. Goodson averaged 5.1, Sargent averaged just 4.6.

WRs/TEs: C-. Although the WRs were much improved from the embarrassing WR corps in years past, they were still subpar by Big 10 standards. Smith, Smith-Marsette, and Tracy were good by Iowa standards, but none finished in the top 15 in the conference in receptions or yards, even though Nate was 2nd in the conference in pass attempts. David Bell (Purdue), for example, had 86 receptions as a freshmen. Iowa's leading receiver, Ragaini, had half that number. Minnesota had two different 1,000 yard receivers. Purdue nearly did as well. Iowa's top WR, by contrast, had 676 yards (Smith-Marsette). The TEs, at TE U, were non factors this year. None had more than 9 receptions all year. By comparison, Hock had 49 catches last year and Fant had another 39. LaPorta looks like the next great Hawkeye TE, but only if Kirk Ferentz remembers his name in his post game interviews.

Total Offense: F. Brian Ferentz continues to be the poster boy for why corporations prohibit nepotism as he climbs the coaching ranks on his dad's coattails. In his 3rd year learning to be OC on the job, his offense finished 11th in the Big 10, ahead of mighty Northwestern, & Rutgers. The Hawks averaged just 23 points per game, while Wisconsin averaged 36 and Minnesota averaged 34. Brian's offense was 98th in D1 football in total yards...with a 3 year starting QB at the helm and the best WR corp in a decade. Something has to change next year or it won't matter how good the defense is. Perhaps O'Keefe needs to take the reigns and let Brian focus on his stellar "run game coordinator" skills?
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The mains goals of the Iowa coaching staff are to produce "good citizens" and to develop individual NFL talent. (Other than QBs)

And Nepotism works, until it doesn't.
 
Man the Ferentz ass kissers are out today.

1st this is college and not the pros. KFs philosophy is very effective in the pro game. You know why? The majority of teams all have the best talent and they play it close because of the lack of talent gap.

In college, you have some shitty teams. Teams that you should absolutely roll over EVERY year. Not be forced to block 2 FGs at the end of the game or flat out lose.

This offense sucks. I think BF has some ideas, but is limited. Dad plays not to lose. Thats a pro philosophy. And certainly not one learned under Hayden. College is about playing to win.
 
Some tired and old critiques:
*Ferentz only cares about playing guys who have paid their dues
*Ferentz doesn't care about winning

There are too many examples of younger guys playing over older guys to count. The truth is it's very tricky to bench a guy who has put in a ton of time, effort, and has enough talent to at least make the decision hard. If your reputation is to quickly toss the old and rush in the new, it won't be long until guys start transferring out left and right. It's a hard balance. There have been times I think Kirk held on to older players a bit too long once it become apparent that a younger guy was better. But for the most part I feel like Kirk has tried to find the balance pretty well.

People also forget how much value Kirk places on pass pro and ball security.

Yes, Ferentz cares about producing good citizens and developing players. Shouldn't that be something we celebrate? Do you think if he could choose 12-0 with no NFL draft picks OR 7-5 with 2 first rounders and no off-field problems that he would seriously choose 7-5? If you don't think Kirk wants to win you don't know much about how he runs his program. It is demanding, tough, with accountability and discipline that most programs don't have. It's because that's the best formula for us to win.

People that believe the second answer will never have their minds changed.

OFFENSE: C. Way too predictable with our runs. Play action often takes too long to develop. Some nice new wrinkles this year. But overall we need more running out of shot gun and less slow-developing runs.

DEFENSE: B+. Points per game is strong. If the defense were on the field longer it wouldn't be as strong. Ball control also means fewer possession per game.

SPECIAL TEAMS: A.

OVERALL SEASON: EVERY realistic fan would've taken 9-3 before the season started. Yeah, the ineptness of the offense and some game management issues were frustrating, but winning the last 3 games after your goals were taken away from you is an impressive accomplishment for the players and especially coaching staff keeping them together.
 
dirt - I appreciate the attempt to rationally contribute to a college football discussion. In this case, however, you're wrong in so many ways.

First, you attempt to justify Brian's error in judgment relegating Goodson to 3rd team for the majority of the season because he "wasn't good" at the beginning of the year and suddenly improved later in the year. That is what justified him eventually moving ahead of Sargent and Young. The facts don't support your homerism.

It was clear that Goodson was the best back from day one. He gained 97 yards in one of the first games of the year, averaging 8.1 yards per carry. Fans could see it. Tv announcers could see it. The excitement was there. But despite that, Brian benched him and went with Sargent and Young the following week, a loss to Michigan, with Goodson getting just 6 carries.

Next, you try to argue that no union card exists at Iowa? That's too easy, as even the biggest Ferentz fans have acknowledged it. As a general rule, once a guys starts, whether it's at quarterback (Christensen, Rudock, etc.) or any other position, it either takes an injury or consistent and repeated incompetence to unseat them (see Rastatter the last two years who took 100% of the punts despite having a scholarship punter sitting on the bench). Of course, the union card only seems to apply to guys Kirk likes. In other situations, guys get an unreasonably short leash. Amani Jones started the first game last year, only to be yanked in the 2nd quarter and never to be heard from again. Wadley couldn't see the field despite making huge plays early in his career because he "didn't weigh over 190 lbs." Given Kirk's love for Ragaini, It's unclear what he needs to do sit out a few plays, as dropping 3 passes in a game didn't do it.

Finally, you say Iowa had "injuries at extremely key positions" explains Iowa's losses? Key injuries compared to who? Every football team has injuries, and if Iowa had to list the 10 most key positions on the team that Iowa could ill afford to lose, guard wouldn't make the cut. Some teams were down to their 3rd string QB. Purdue lost their Heisman trophy hopeful WR. Stanley & Epenesa didn't miss a snap due to injury, nor did Linderbaum or the DLine.


dirtwrap said:
We all know that the OP analysis is worthless, however, it does require some context. Hindsight usually ignores context, and this is just another example of that. So here I will serve you some:

1. Goodson, while obviously the best running back we have on this team right now, is not the same back he was in game 1 or 4. His learning curve has been steep and he has developed over the course of the season to be the featured back. So don't get fooled into thinking that because he is the best back now that he automatically should have been on day 1 and that the coaches were inept. This same argument goes for Tracy and LaPorta as well.
2. Speaking of inept coaches, or the perception thereof, that if any of the argument that the "union card" exists or that there is favoritism, check out how many freshmen and sophomores are playing on this team. This team is pretty young in a lot of spots. The proof is that the coaches play the best players and the ones that give them the best chance to win the game.
3. For all the negativity for the Iowa style of play, remember that had we played ideal Ferentz ball of protecting the football, taking points when you can and hit the fg's, stop the run, run the ball, make the other team play the long field, don't give up the big play, dictate the tempo, etc., we more than likely go undefeated. The system works.
4. Remember the injuries at extremely key positions and how that affected our season. The offensive line was a mess against psu and michigan, and in my opinion for what he does and what his depth was, Welch was by far the most valuable player on the defense. Know he makes the line calls and is the biggest run stopper. Having him out against wisconsin was a killer.

At the end of the day, we go 9-3. No we didnt win the conference or the division, but we are a very solid top 20 team. After all of those obstacles, we are still a top 20 team. That's a big deal. And we probably had a top 5 schedule with respect to high end opponents, especially on the road.
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IowaLawWasRight said:
kelly - it takes a special kind of tool to take the time to click on a thread, read it, and respond with the ultra ironic "no one cares." Have some self awareness...if you don't care, don't read. Weigh in on the women's basketball thread instead.
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I am legitimately curious as to why you are suggesting this? It reeks of sexism, which is a surprise coming from someone who advertises himself as an expert in Iowa law and an attorney.
 
Fryowa said:
Fail.

When you suck at analysis so bad that people can’t tell if you’re trolling or not, it’s time to put away the keyboard and accept that asking people what kind of cheese they want on their sandwich is as far as you’ll go in life.

You’re like the Andy Kaufman of posters—so bad at it that people actually get embarrassed for you. But...Andy Kaufman was just acting. You on the other hand really are that shitty.

Since you’re just fishing for likes anyway, would you stop blogging if we all agreed to give you like 30 or 40 likes per week as a show of gratitude?
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It's an ego thing. Some people just need attention(hey, look at me).
 
ssckelley said:
I am legitimately curious as to why you are suggesting this? It reeks of sexism, which is a surprise coming from someone who advertises himself as an expert in Iowa law and an attorney.
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He’s not an attorney. No employed attorney has the free time it takes to post bullshit like that. He asks people if they want fries with their meals.
 
IowaLawWasRight said:
Northside - absolutely brilliant homer observation: the team "decided early on" that it didn't care about scoring points or offense, and instead chose to rely on defense and kicking. lol That's the kind of loser sour grapes talk that Nebraska fans use after every loss. Congrats. The truth is, if you asked every single coach on staff if the Hawks would score 40 points a game every game, they would gladly jump at it. Unfortunately, the offensive coordinator is not at a level of most in the business, and the team simply could not score the points they wanted...due to predictable and bland play calling.

Stanzi - personnel decisions have always been an Achilles heel with Kirk. From CJ Beathard riding the bench until he threatened to transfer to Akrum Wadley & Derick Mitchell getting incredibly limited touches as under classmen, to Max Cooper playing ahead of Noah Fant in key situations last year and Nico Ragaini playing almost every snap on offense this year, plus returning punts. Sargent starting and getting the bulk of carries all season is no different. Young was the better all around back all year (more yards per carry and could run between tackles) and Goodson's skill set was apparent all year.

Jonrn - you're dead on with regard to guards. The guard play was atrocious, and injuries were not the cause. The staff supposively specializes in OL, and surely they could see a glaring hole at the position after last year's bowl game. The Paulson's were on campus for 5 years and their skillset was a known commodity. Why the staff didn't think to bring in a JUCO or grad transfer to plug the hole is beyond me. As a result, they ended up relying on an sophomore walk-on, which is the most glaring evidence of recruiting misses and poor planing as it gets.

kelly - it takes a special kind of tool to take the time to click on a thread, read it, and respond with the ultra ironic "no one cares." Have some self awareness...if you don't care, don't read. Weigh in on the women's basketball thread instead.
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The staff didnt bring in a juco or grad transfer to play guard because they just didn't have the foresight you do. I'm sure they would welcome your input on how to do their jobs, seeing as you rated the offense of a 9-3 team as an F.

For God sakes, get a hobby. Go donate plasma, or cook christmas dinners for the less fortunate at the salvation army, or go see who runs Toys for Tots in your community and see how you can volunteer your time for that worthy cause. Anything would be better than the garbage you continually type on this board.
 
Motigerhawk said:
Man the Ferentz ass kissers are out today.

1st this is college and not the pros. KFs philosophy is very effective in the pro game. You know why? The majority of teams all have the best talent and they play it close because of the lack of talent gap.

In college, you have some shitty teams. Teams that you should absolutely roll over EVERY year. Not be forced to block 2 FGs at the end of the game or flat out lose.

This offense sucks. I think BF has some ideas, but is limited. Dad plays not to lose. Thats a pro philosophy. And certainly not one learned under Hayden. College is about playing to win.
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Kirk's teams have scored more, in avg ppg, than Hayden's did.

Just because the points aren't as exciting doesn't mean they didn't count.
 
IowaLawWasRight said:
dirt - I appreciate the attempt to rationally contribute to a college football discussion. In this case, however, you're wrong in so many ways.

First, you attempt to justify Brian's error in judgment relegating Goodson to 3rd team for the majority of the season because he "wasn't good" at the beginning of the year and suddenly improved later in the year. That is what justified him eventually moving ahead of Sargent and Young. The facts don't support your homerism.

It was clear that Goodson was the best back from day one. He gained 97 yards in one of the first games of the year, averaging 8.1 yards per carry. Fans could see it. Tv announcers could see it. The excitement was there. But despite that, Brian benched him and went with Sargent and Young the following week, a loss to Michigan, with Goodson getting just 6 carries.

Next, you try to argue that no union card exists at Iowa? That's too easy, as even the biggest Ferentz fans have acknowledged it. As a general rule, once a guys starts, whether it's at quarterback (Christensen, Rudock, etc.) or any other position, it either takes an injury or consistent and repeated incompetence to unseat them (see Rastatter the last two years who took 100% of the punts despite having a scholarship punter sitting on the bench). Of course, the union card only seems to apply to guys Kirk likes. In other situations, guys get an unreasonably short leash. Amani Jones started the first game last year, only to be yanked in the 2nd quarter and never to be heard from again. Wadley couldn't see the field despite making huge plays early in his career because he "didn't weigh over 190 lbs." Given Kirk's love for Ragaini, It's unclear what he needs to do sit out a few plays, as dropping 3 passes in a game didn't do it.

Finally, you say Iowa had "injuries at extremely key positions" explains Iowa's losses? Key injuries compared to who? Every football team has injuries, and if Iowa had to list the 10 most key positions on the team that Iowa could ill afford to lose, guard wouldn't make the cut. Some teams were down to their 3rd string QB. Purdue lost their Heisman trophy hopeful WR. Stanley & Epenesa didn't miss a snap due to injury, nor did Linderbaum or the DLine.
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You just get dumber and dumber. Guard not one of the ten most key positions on a team? Do you watch football and listen to analysts (who are usually former players or coaches and not wannabe lawyers?). You must not, because you obviously have missed about 10,641 references to the offensive line being "the heart and soul of a team". Guess what happened to Iowa's 2012 season about ten minutes after they lost two offensive linemen in one quarter for the season.

Injuries to key players can be huge. Remember how good Rondale Moore was? His loss probably single handedly prevented Purdue from attaining a bowl bid.

Why don't you jump in? Trust me, the water's fine.
 
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IowaLawWasRight said:
dirt - I appreciate the attempt to rationally contribute to a college football discussion. In this case, however, you're wrong in so many ways.

First, you attempt to justify Brian's error in judgment relegating Goodson to 3rd team for the majority of the season because he "wasn't good" at the beginning of the year and suddenly improved later in the year. That is what justified him eventually moving ahead of Sargent and Young. The facts don't support your homerism.



It was clear that Goodson was the best back from day one. He gained 97 yards in one of the first games of the year, averaging 8.1 yards per carry. Fans could see it. Tv announcers could see it. The excitement was there. But despite that, Brian benched him and went with Sargent and Young the following week, a loss to Michigan, with Goodson getting just 6 carries.

Next, you try to argue that no union card exists at Iowa? That's too easy, as even the biggest Ferentz fans have acknowledged it. As a general rule, once a guys starts, whether it's at quarterback (Christensen, Rudock, etc.) or any other position, it either takes an injury or consistent and repeated incompetence to unseat them (see Rastatter the last two years who took 100% of the punts despite having a scholarship punter sitting on the bench). Of course, the union card only seems to apply to guys Kirk likes. In other situations, guys get an unreasonably short leash. Amani Jones started the first game last year, only to be yanked in the 2nd quarter and never to be heard from again. Wadley couldn't see the field despite making huge plays early in his career because he "didn't weigh over 190 lbs." Given Kirk's love for Ragaini, It's unclear what he needs to do sit out a few plays, as dropping 3 passes in a game didn't do it.

Finally, you say Iowa had "injuries at extremely key positions" explains Iowa's losses? Key injuries compared to who? Every football team has injuries, and if Iowa had to list the 10 most key positions on the team that Iowa could ill afford to lose, guard wouldn't make the cut. Some teams were down to their 3rd string QB. Purdue lost their Heisman trophy hopeful WR. Stanley & Epenesa didn't miss a snap due to injury, nor did Linderbaum or the DLine.
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Iowa Law vs Dirt = Wm and Mary vs Ohio State ( or Iowa)
 
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Here is offensive rank based on PPG for Fry and Ferentz

Both were up and down. But look how Ferentzs offense are trending. Not going the right way.

Fry had 6 teams in the top 20 in PPG. Ferentz has had 1. And that was 16 years ago.
 
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