JoeyLabasForPresident
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Do it now, you cowards.
Dude was the safety who stood there while a touchdown was scored on him. Didn’t play a snap after. He’s been a complete disappointment.Xavier??
Was that the 75 yard TD? Didn’t see it but i heard he didn’t play the much in 2nd half.Dude was the safety who stood there while a touchdown was scored on him. Didn’t play a snap after. He’s been a complete disappointment.
Harris tried to undercut the route and got burned. Schutte doubled the inside guy and should've been outside help. It wasn't on Phil, unless he called a play for Harhis to be aggressive with no help.Also, for the people that complain about the prevent defense, we were in cover 2 man on the 30 yard pass. Definitely not prevent. 50 yards to go in 30 seconds is that time you're going to play prevent if there's ever a time. I would never question Phil though. Just throwing that out there to the couch coaches that I've been seeing complaining about that on that last drive.
What's really disappointing is, on the 30 yard pass on their last drive, Castro bit on a double move and Schulte just stood there and watched. Becht stared Noel down the whole way.
Correct. No part of this was on film. If my message was misunderstood, my bad. I certainly didn't intend it that way.Harris tried to undercut the route and got burned. Schutte doubled the inside guy and should've been outside help. It wasn't on Phil, unless he called a play for Harhis to be aggressive with no help.
This...Sometimes you just have to give credit where credit is due.
Becht was easily the best QB on the field in the second half, and (as usual) ISU had the better WRs.
That 30-yard play was perfectly executed. Yes, Becht was staring down Noel, but on an out-and-up that's the whole point. The play was designed to isolate Noel on a safety and get the safety to bite on the out-route, knowing that the defense is anticipating a quick pass to the sideline to get out of bounds to stop the clock.
The other receivers cleared out that zone, and Becht's pass and Noel's route were both perfect. Kudos to the ISU coaching staff for a great scheme in that situation and perfect execution.
To me, this game is all about being inside the 3-yard line on two occasions and coming away with 6 points. That's unacceptable, and those kinds of missed opportunities will come back to bite you in the ass every time.
Also, did anyone else notice that, despite our TE-U reputation, our TEs were repeatedly manhandled at the LOS yesterday (I'm not including Large here, who had some nice blocks at the H-back position)? And, yes, that includes Lachey. He and Pascuzzi in particular were really bad at the point of attack on some key pass and run blocks. Neither even remotely comes close to Kittle, Hockenson, Cook, etc., in that regard, at least not yet.
Thats why I can't stand the whole "take the points" mentality. You get inside the 5 yard line and you need a td. The backup plan is your defense having them backed up inside the 5.This...
To me, this game is all about being inside the 3-yard line on two occasions and coming away with 6 points. That's unacceptable, and those kinds of missed opportunities will come back to bite you in the ass every time.
Running 3 times into that stacked box was the right move. 38 seconds left to hold ISU to what should've been 45 yards or less with no timeouts (taking a TO instead of giving a delay of game would've added 5 yards to the punt), and running that ball 3 times didn't allow for an interception or sack. Smart move. If you can't count on your defense to hold a team under 35 yards with 38 seconds to go all bets are off anyways. XN effed up and thems the breaks.We don't even get to that point (the defense giving up 40 yards to allow ISU into FG position) if we get a first down on offense.
Completely agree. I especially was miffed about taking the delay of game penalty. That would make sense if they were at ISU's 40-yard line, but giving up 5 yards of field position to save literally one second on the clock is poor coaching.Running 3 times into that stacked box was the right move. 38 seconds left to hold ISU to what should've been 45 yards or less with no timeouts (taking a TO instead of giving a delay of game would've added 5 yards to the punt), and running that ball 3 times didn't allow for an interception or sack. Smart move. If you can't count on your defense to hold a team under 35 yards with 38 seconds to go all bets are off anyways. XN effed up and thems the breaks.
What lost that game was a moronic 2PT attempt early in the game with the lead and momentum, and gifting 5 precious yards with an unnecessary delay of game penalty with 3 time outs. This loss is on KF, plain and simple. Yes, XN failed when it was imperative that he not fail, but two huge game management flubs (which rest on KF's shoulders) put Iowa in that compromising position.