Is Stanzi capable of executing a short, controlled passing attack?

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Ronco

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I bring this up because people think we need to come out slinging the ball due to our dearth of RB. It was this type of approach that we took in 04 and it just so happened to fit what Drew did well.

Stanzi's wheel house would appear to be the intermediate to deep routes. On top of that our WRs appear more suited for that type of attack as they're long striders.

My guess is we'll see more short passes to control the clock, but we won't go overboard. We may also see a few more passes to Adam. I think on 3rd and longs we'll see more home run attempts as well.
 




I would say this game will look just like the EIU game. Its just gonna be practice and what we need to practice is the run game. Kirk will run things through with Arob and then when the score gets spread out it will be next man in and go through it again.
 


Make the decision to pull the RS off Coker and give him a lot of game reps so that you have film to help teach during the next week. You don't want to run ARob into the ground against Ball State and you don't want to have to be teaching Coker against PSU.

Also, Get Chaney back in play on the reverse. He will be the guy that has the speed to get to the outside.
 


2004 was amazing, but not a blueprint for success. This team needs to continue to run the ball until it's proven that they can't anymore. I don't personally think this team will have any issues at least being an average running team with Robinson carrying the ball 18-20 times per game and Coker chipping in with another 8-10 carries per game. If Robinson or Coker get injured then it may be time to start worrying.

I think Iowa is most effective (as are most teams) on offense when teams are biting on the playaction. The only way they bite on the playaction is if the running game is somewhat successful. I think we'll see Iowa continue to run, go to the TE a lot, and work the playaction passing game, all with a decent level of success.
 


Absolutely, if AND ONLY IF he is rolling out / moving the pocket.

If Ricky tries to go "Foles" or Purdue or NW -- i.e. short drops & quick releases -- you will see a quick return to the "Rick-6's" because he will be looking down his target.

Last year, all but (I think) one of his Rick-6's was a short route to the flat that the CB / LB easily jumped because Ricky was broadcasting, tried to unload it too quickly and usually put on the rear shoulder.

As someone else posted, if you're going to go short-game, make sure it's only to the underneath and seam routes -- the TE.
 


What bothers me is either the play calling, or Stanzi's progressions over the past few years on short yardage situations. It seems he has a tendency to throw a 15-20+ yard pass when we're at 3rd and 5 or 3rd and 6.

To me, the 7 - 10 yard range is perfect for TE and/or RB to catch a few passes. Again, i don't dive deep enough into the games such as rewatching them to see if we're running all of our routes that deep, or if Stanzi just tries too hard to make the big play.

AZ was a good example of it this year, where the two prior games he did a very nice job of checking down, but AZ he let it rip deep often. Stanzi is the type of QB who should be able to call any play in the book. short, medium, and deep. I'd just prefer to see him or coach convert more of those 3rd and short with short plays, instead of risking the INC or INT with a deep pass.
 


IMO, Ricky's problem with the short passing game has been his touch. He tends to throw too soft to the flat and those passes end up being picked for TDs more often than not. In watching EIU and ISU, his passes to the flat were much harder throws. There were a couple that bounced off hands because they were thrown so hard. I think he understands his struggles there and is taking the necessary steps to solve the problem.
 


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