Re-Watched the Purdue Game

[deanvogs]

Just a little warning, this link has some actual positive breakdowns of Iowa's offense. Some might want to avoid with extreme prejudice in order to protect their prejudices

https://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2019/10/22/20926290/the-rewatch-purdue

 

[uihawk82]

I feel like they try to get too cute with those plays. Have WR's bunched to the right in an I formation, then motion to the RB out to the bunch to create a trips look...ideally, if it wasn't 3rd and 1, the defense would shift and it would/could create a numbers advantage inside to get the requisite yardage. But we try to dress it up so much that we almost try too hard...maybe I've been just watching too much Iowa football, but it's those times when you actually can call out what the play is going to be before they run it. There was another 3rd and short (or was it 4th and short?) in the game last weekend where we came out in our base formation, then traded a TE, then ran jet action, just so we could run a QB sneak. With the sneak, at least we got Stanley driving the back of the OL plus the FB comes up and can help too...with the FB dive (with the obvious precursors to the play), you don't get the extra body pushing towards first down yardage.

Yes, with all the great and strange FG trick plays that they have pulled off you would think on 3rd and one they might go 4 wideouts split wide and in the slots, just the 5 Off linemen, and a fullback/halfback behind the QB under center or in shotgun. If the defense doesnt move guys out to cover the wideouts you toss it to one of them otherwise the defense moves out 4 to 5 guys making your QB sneak much easier or a handoff to the running back.

It is just a different look and maybe the defense has to waste a timeout then you come back out in the same formation.

But doing something like this I like our odds of 5 offensive linemen, qb and running back against their front 6 or 7.

 

[uihawk82]

Do we even run pitches for sweeps ? Seems like we always hand the ball off

hardly ever anymore, too risky , KOK used to use the counter pitch where QB would spin from under center in one direction, Fullback would lead that direction, running back would false step that direction then pivot and go the other direction. the QB would spin 270 degrees and pitch in back. It would work pretty well and other teams use it.

 

[chucktownhawk]

hardly ever anymore, too risky , KOK used to use the counter pitch where QB would spin from under center in one direction, Fullback would lead that direction, running back would false step that direction then pivot and go the other direction. the QB would spin 270 degrees and pitch in back. It would work pretty well and other teams use it.

F, I'd be dizzy doing that move...........and probably throw up

 

[TJHawkeye]

Stanley would be well served spending all his practice time throwing balls to receivers on crossing routes and slants. He seems to consistently throw behind the receiver. Our wr's are doing a pretty good job at getting open but are having to try to reach behind for the ball instead of catching it in stride where they can actually make some yac's.

 

[Ree4]

Stanley would be well served spending all his practice time throwing balls to receivers on crossing routes and slants. He seems to consistently throw behind the receiver. Our wr's are doing a pretty good job at getting open but are having to try to reach behind for the ball instead of catching it in stride where they can actually make some yac's.

I wonder if the receivers are going 75% in practice so he's misjudging, probably not though b/c they wouldn't be seeing the field.

 

[hawkeyes87]

Just a little warning, this link has some actual positive breakdowns of Iowa's offense.

From the intro:

Luckily for Iowa, coming into Kinnick Stadium this week was a Purdue defense that has struggled to stop both the run and the pass.

From the summary:

The offense still has scoring opportunity efficiency issues, but they are making some changes that should help create more points (coming into the game Iowa ranked 97th in scoring opportunity efficiency).

That was a bad PU defense. In their B1G games before that, they gave up 28, 28, and 14 points... in the first half !

For all of the positive highlights in that link, the score still showed the Hawks with 16 or less until late in the game.

 

[HuckFinn]

Just a little warning, this link has some actual positive breakdowns of Iowa's offense. Some might want to avoid with extreme prejudice in order to protect their prejudices

https://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2019/10/22/20926290/the-rewatch-purdue

I will hold out hope that lots of posters will read this article. I say that not because it is positive about our O, though that is true, but because the complexity of the schemes, player and coach decisions that are really sophisticated, are clearly explained. BHGP knows more about football than about any of us. Opinions are fine, but facts are a hell of a lot more reliable. Thanks for posting, Dean.