Until he runs spread, wildcat, wishbone and run & shoot all in the same game, it will be hard to take KOK seriously. It doesn't matter what we have in terms of athletes, we should not run the pro set.
LOL ... great point! BTW ... loved the sarcasm!
Yeah, whenever fans see poor execution ... they almost always blame it on scheme. Consequently, they almost always then blame the OC.
The "problem" with the Iowa O is that Ferentz cares about teaching fundamentals and cares about forcing guys to execute things correctly.
Contrary to what many folks say, Iowa actually utilizes A TON of different looks on O. Iowa truly is VERY multiple on O. Iowa runs the power I, the off-set I, variants of the pro-set, the ACE set (1-back, 3 wides), double-tights, triple-tights, and shotgun sets. And, of the above, Iowa runs multiple looks and variants of the aforementioned sets.
The issue with such an O, that is actually pretty darn complicated, is that we don't scheme things to cover up our deficiencies all that much. We don't opt to be a "pure" spread team because that approach covers up warts on the OL. Unfortunately for Iowa fans ... when our OL is in developmental mode ... we SEE all the warts! And, unfortunately, our O struggles some as a result.
Furthermore, when we have youth at other spots, that can impact our ability to pick up blitzes, run good hot routes, etc ... and that can make the O look worse than it really is.
Again ... fans have the knee-jerk reaction ... it must be the scheme ... it must all fall on the OC.
The truth of the matter is that Ferentz has a particular philosophy and that DOES force us to implement schemes that can make our errors all the more obvious. However, the flip side of that is that when the O is executing ... it can be awfully difficult to stop and prepare for. Many folks don't seem to realize that.