Jim McElwain Calls Greg Davis Highly-Respected Offensive Mind

[HomerChampless]

Look at all the offensive ****** geniuses that have posted on this thread.

And, by the way, mentioning the OC should mesh with the philosophy of the HC? KF's main expertise is burning game clock. Other than the O-Line, he knows nothing about football. Yeah, let's have the OC follow the philosophy of the HC...to season after season of mediocrity.

 

[deanvogs]

Look at all the offensive ****** geniuses that have posted on this thread.

And, by the way, mentioning the OC should mesh with the philosophy of the HC? KF's main expertise is burning game clock. Other than the O-Line, he knows nothing about football. Yeah, let's have the OC follow the philosophy of the HC...to season after season of mediocrity.

KOK was the OC for a long time and he put up the following offensive passing rankings since 2001:
#55, #63, #37, #27, #27, #55, #49, #59 (So over 11 years KOK had at least an average or better passing offense 8 times)

Since Greg Davis got here, Iowa's passing game has the following rankings:
#99, #93, #55, #89, #114 (The GD offense had one decent passing year in 5 years of being here)

Did KF just "decide" that he wanted less production from the passing game under GD, and told him to "throttle it back"? GD and KOK are different offensive coordinators, and have vastly different passing games. KF didn't tell them what passing games to run, they choose and implemented them. KOK has mostly average passing offenses. GD has had mostly completely and totally horrible passing offenses. The number are what they are man.

 

[RobHowe]

Look at all the offensive ****** geniuses that have posted on this thread.

And, by the way, mentioning the OC should mesh with the philosophy of the HC? KF's main expertise is burning game clock. Other than the O-Line, he knows nothing about football. Yeah, let's have the OC follow the philosophy of the HC...to season after season of mediocrity.

I'd respond in greater detail but you've missed my point. The OC has to mesh with KF whether you like it or not. That's the drill around here. It has been for 18 years. We're not unearthing anything new.

 

[HomerChampless]

I'd respond in greater detail but you've missed my point. The OC has to mesh with KF whether you like it or not. That's the drill around here. It has been for 18 years. We're not unearthing anything new.

Using that logic which I don't disagree with, shouldn't Iowa fans complain about KF's offensive philosophy rather than GD's? We are, unfortunately, getting KF's offensive philosophy even though it isn't productive. This conservative offense of KF's works if the defense is stout. Iowa's defense isn't stout.

To any GD hater, how does one explain the offenses of 2015 (and 2014) that were a big part of those team's successes, no, those GD offenses bailed out the defense in those seasons? Tell me how the GD's offenses of those 2 seasons screwed up in 2015 and 2014. You see, GD has been OC for 5 seasons. Twenty-twelve through 2016. His first season was like most other coach's first season. Look at, for example, ISU's first season, a season of learning and transition.

Twenty-fourteen and 2015 were excellent seasons when compared to other offenses under KF's tenure as HC. Compare those seasons to this current season of O-Line changes, QB injures, receivers going down, receivers transferring, receivers graduating and KF's traditionally mind-numbing offensive demands.

IMO, the style of offense is the villain of GD's offense not the results of that offense. Maybe some posters have a hard time understanding different philosophies. Maybe an open mind would best serve everyone.

I mean, just look at any NFL passing offense. None of those teams have static routes. Receivers get open.

Sometimes I think I'm talking to Nebraska fans.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Using that logic which I don't disagree with, shouldn't Iowa fans complain about KF's offensive philosophy rather than GD's? We are, unfortunately, getting KF's offensive philosophy even though it isn't productive. This conservative offense of KF's works if the defense is stout. Iowa's defense isn't stout.

To any GD hater, how does one explain the offenses of 2015 (and 2014) that were a big part of those team's successes, no, those GD offenses bailed out the defense in those seasons? Tell me how the GD's offenses of those 2 seasons screwed up in 2015 and 2014. You see, GD has been OC for 5 seasons. Twenty-twelve through 2016. His first season was like most other coach's first season. Look at, for example, ISU's first season, a season of learning and transition.

Twenty-fourteen and 2015 were excellent seasons when compared to other offenses under KF's tenure as HC. Compare those seasons to this current season of O-Line changes, QB injures, receivers going down, receivers transferring, receivers graduating and KF's traditionally mind-numbing offensive demands.

IMO, the style of offense is the villain of GD's offense not the results of that offense. Maybe some posters have a hard time understanding different philosophies. Maybe an open mind would best serve everyone.

I mean, just look at any NFL passing offense. None of those teams have static routes. Receivers get open.

Sometimes I think I'm talking to Nebraska fans.

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The intelligence of the dumbest Nebraska fan is still eons above yours, FYI