Ol’ KF Has Rebuilt the “O”

HuckFinn

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You have to read Chad L.’s latest article on Hawk Central. Back when Brian was on his way out, I harped on the need to get someone from the NFL to resurrect Iowa’s O. That is precisely what KF did. That was predictable because KF trusts the NFL. His program is widely recognized as being highly organized around NFL principles. So, the article clearly implies that KF made major changes with Tim Lester’s expertise. In short, Kirk is a lot smarter than we thought. Catch the part in the article where it becomes pretty clear why coach puts so many into the NFL already “ready.”

I promise you will be amazed when you read this stuff. And, your confidence in Tim and some recent staff additions will grow. You will see the plan.

Yes. Results come next. No excuses.
 








My biggest complaint against Kirk is that he is reactive, instead of being proactive. Granted, he was never forced into a position where he had to be proactive. Kirk deserves credit for changing, I would my make the argument that in his 26 year run at Iowa, you wish that he could have been a little quicker cracking the code.
 
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For those of who don't have access, can you summarize what the article said?
1. Lester's offense, the 'Shanahan system' is extremely complicated. Each play is often 2 sentences long, with a single word change indicating a completely different play.
2. Almost no other college teams run the offense, due to its complexity.
3. This fact will be a huge advantage when facing college defenses in the future, when Iowa QBs are familiar enough with the offense to audible at the LOS to adjust to what the defenses are doing.
4. Iowa QBs were not able to do this last season, so coaches had to make the adjustments at halftime, which explains why Iowa's offense was so much better in the 2nd half of games last season.
5. Most NFL offenses run some variation of the 'Shanahan system', so Iowa's players drafted this past year were substantially ahead of other draftees, according to NFL coaches.
6. This should create an advantage for Iowa in recruiting going forward, if players want to be best prepared for the NFL.
7. This will be especially true of QBs. He expects to be able to recruit the top QBs in the nation, selling them on the idea Iowa will get them most ready for the NFL.
 


1. Lester's offense, the 'Shanahan system' is extremely complicated. Each play is often 2 sentences long, with a single word change indicating a completely different play.
2. Almost no other college teams run the offense, due to its complexity.
3. This fact will be a huge advantage when facing college defenses in the future, when Iowa QBs are familiar enough with the offense to audible at the LOS to adjust to what the defenses are doing.
4. Iowa QBs were not able to do this last season, so coaches had to make the adjustments at halftime, which explains why Iowa's offense was so much better in the 2nd half of games last season.
5. Most NFL offenses run some variation of the 'Shanahan system', so Iowa's players drafted this past year were substantially ahead of other draftees, according to NFL coaches.
6. This should create an advantage for Iowa in recruiting going forward, if players want to be best prepared for the NFL.
7. This will be especially true of QBs. He expects to be able to recruit the top QBs in the nation, selling them on the idea Iowa will get them most ready for the NFL.
Nice summary.
 


I think the above optimistic scenario would be more likely prior to the NIL era. While players looking for stability will gravitate more and more to Iowa City, that's not necessarily the BEST players -- those guys are typically looking for the most cash, and most exposure, i.e. conference championships, playoff titles, etc. That ain't gonna be Iowa going forward.
A system that takes 2 years for each player to learn is not conducive to the massive transfer portal movements we've seen in recent years. Maybe that will change going forward. But I doubt it.
 


1. Lester's offense, the 'Shanahan system' is extremely complicated. Each play is often 2 sentences long, with a single word change indicating a completely different play.
2. Almost no other college teams run the offense, due to its complexity.
3. This fact will be a huge advantage when facing college defenses in the future, when Iowa QBs are familiar enough with the offense to audible at the LOS to adjust to what the defenses are doing.
4. Iowa QBs were not able to do this last season, so coaches had to make the adjustments at halftime, which explains why Iowa's offense was so much better in the 2nd half of games last season.
5. Most NFL offenses run some variation of the 'Shanahan system', so Iowa's players drafted this past year were substantially ahead of other draftees, according to NFL coaches.
6. This should create an advantage for Iowa in recruiting going forward, if players want to be best prepared for the NFL.
7. This will be especially true of QBs. He expects to be able to recruit the top QBs in the nation, selling them on the idea Iowa will get them most ready for the NFL.
Thanks, man! You did a great job! The article sure has me excited.
 




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