Running the Football

[Jjgoiowa11]

Whatever happened to the "scratch where it itches" philosophy? Oh wait... that was another coach. Where's Hayden Fry when you need him?

The Maryland defense had no answer for Weisman, and Canzeri was having a pretty nice go of it as well. This is a hard loss to accept. I'm not typically a big fan of "ground & pound", but that's what the doctor should have ordered for that game; particularly when their QB was out... just control the clock and slam it down their throats relentlessly. Mix a little play action in there to keep them honest - KOK would've delivered this game for us.

REMEMBER WHEN THEIR 3rd STRING QB WAS IN THE GAMR BECAUSE THEIR OTHER 2 QUARTERBACKS WERE INJURED?!

REMEMBER WHEN THEIR RUNNINGBACK WAS HURT TOO?!

HOW DID WE LOSEEEEEEE???¿¿¿ oh my lanta im having a heart attack i think

 

[hwk23]

I honestly thought that two-thirds of the plays would go to Weisman to start the second half.

I thought when Weisman scored the TD after the long run, we would go right back to him the next series. I thought we'd be right in the game as the defense started to get tired. Instead, we went spread (probably for the GDGD "surprise" effect).

 

[LG210]

I thought when Weisman scored the TD after the long run, we would go right back to him the next series. I thought we'd be right in the game as the defense started to get tired. Instead, we went spread (probably for the GDGD "surprise" effect).

Yep. Me, too.

 

[hawkphan00]

Davis was trying to allow Ruddock to sprinkle the infield…..literally the infield only!!

 

[uihawk82]

Mark Weisman was averaging 7.8 yards per carry. He was wrecking face, Maryland had no answer. He should had had 25-30 carries.

MW's avg jumped to 7.8 after his 38 yard run but I agree he was still getting 4.5 to 5 ypc before the big run.

It was just the most brutally stupid play calling not to mix in run and pass, try some different pass patterns like a quick slant or a 8-10 yard slant/in pattern and use the middle of the field.

I honestly thought GD was starting to mix things up pretty good but he called a lot of run plays in the 3rd qtr when we had the wind and never went deep once and then he passed like crazy into the wind in the 4th qtr.

Not a good play chart and film for Offensive Coordinator 101 class.

 

[doclee]

When you try to meld two different styles of offense into a single plan, you get two offenses that don't work. When are we going to admit that the base offense that Iowa had been running for years, which is the same one that Alabama, MSU, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio St. (gasp), and a bunch of other successful programs run, is what we have SORT OF moved away from... with horrible results. No, we were not able to run a pro style O under our previous OC that was as successful as we wanted it to be. But, now that we have run a hybrid for 3 years with terrible results, we know that is not the answer. Seed corn companies in Iowa know when to get the hell off of the bus when its going over a cliff. That would be our next move, if we have the guts to do it.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

This is why we lost, period. And this is on Davis, and Kirk by default.

Yes, JR struggled, turnovers hurt, bad tackling hurt, a bad call on not reversing the fumble hurt....But NOT running the ball....LOST this game!!! This is Idiotic and there is no explanation other than utter incompetence by Greg Davis.

This alone should get Greg Davis fired, but if KF can't/won't see this then....it will be his undoing as well.

Hell, I don't care if we are úconservative, even boring ! But 37 pass plays in a row, one being Another idiotic play call that has now cost us 2 pick 6's ...dammmnit, THAT is not conservative!!! That's just stupid.

 

[hawkfan2679]

We ended the 3rd with 4 Weisman runs...38 yards, 2 yards for a TD, then runs of 5 and 3 I believe. The below is how our 4th quarter play calling went:

1. 3rd and 2 at MD 44 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Ray Hamilton2124
2. 1st and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass incomplete2124
3. 2nd and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 4 yds to the Iowa 42
4. 3rd and 6 at IOWA 42 Jake Rudock pass intercepted for a TD William Likely return for 45 yds for a TD, (Brad Craddock KICK)2131
5. 1st and 10 at IOWA 25 Jake Rudock sacked by Darius Kilgo for a loss of 8 yards to the Iowa 17
6. 2nd and 18 at IOWA 17 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
7. 3rd and 18 at IOWA 17 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 9 yds to the Iowa 26
8. 1st and 10 at IOWA 15 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 4 yds to the Iowa 192131
9. 2nd and 6 at IOWA 19 IOWA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Austin Blythe) to the Iowa 9
10. 2nd and 16 at IOWA 9 Jake Rudock pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 7 yds to the Iowa 16
11. 3rd and 9 at IOWA 16 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 4 yds to the Iowa 20
12. 1st and 10 at IOWA 25 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damond Powell for 16 yds to the Iowa 41 for a 1ST down
13. 1st and 10 at IOWA 41 Jake Rudock pass complete to Kevonte Martin-Manley for 2 yds to the Iowa 43
14. 2nd and 8 at IOWA 43 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
15. 3rd and 1 at 50 Jake Rudock run for 7 yds to the Mary 43 for a 1ST down
16. 1st and 10 at MD 43 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
17. 2nd and 10 at MD 43 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Damond Powell
18. 3rd and 10 at MD 43 Jake Rudock pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 14 yds to the Mary 29 for a 1ST down
19. 1st and 10 at MD 29 Jake Rudock pass complete to George Kittle for 25 yds to the Mary 4 for a 1ST down
20. 1st and Goal at MD 4 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
21. 2nd and Goal at MD 4 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Kevonte Martin-Manley
22. 3rd and Goal at MD 4 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jacob Hillyer for 4 yds for a TD, (Marshall Koehn KICK)2838
23. 1st and 10 at 50 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damond Powell for 16 yds to the Mary 34 for a 1ST down
24. 1st and 10 at MD 34 Jake Rudock sacked by Yannick Ngakoue for a loss of 12 yards to the Mary 46 IOWA Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Jake Rudock) to the Mary 46
25. 2nd and 22 at MD 46 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 23 yds to the Mary 23 for a 1ST down
26. 1st and 10 at MD 23 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 4 yds to the Mary 19
27. 2nd and 6 at MD 19 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damond Powell for 4 yds to the Mary 15
28. 3rd and 2 at MD 15 Jake Rudock run for 4 yds to the Mary 11 for a 1ST down
29. 1st and 10 at MD 11 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 5 yds to the Mary 6
30. 2nd and 5 at MD 6 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
31. 3rd and 5 at MD 6 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
32. 1st and 10 at IOWA 20 Jake Rudock pass complete to Kevonte Martin-Manley for 7 yds to the Iowa 273138
33. 2nd and 3 at IOWA 27 Jake Rudock pass complete to Kevonte Martin-Manley for 11 yds to the Iowa 38 for a 1ST down
34. 1st and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Kevonte Martin-Manley
35. 2nd and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Damond Powell
36. 3rd and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 6 yds to the Iowa 44
37. 4th and 4 at IOWA 44 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Tevaun Smith

 

[homes]

We ended the 3rd with 4 Weisman runs...38 yards, 2 yards for a TD, then runs of 5 and 3 I believe. The below is how our 4th quarter play calling went:

And they didn't even do it very well. Just over 15% of the pass attempts went for over 10 yards, and the average yards per pass attempt was 4.4, factoring all yards gained or loss per play, or around 8 yards per completion. Currently Jake is 110 out of 114 in the NCAA in average yards per completion at 9.74, last place is 9.15. This was a full yard below that.

 

[Jjgoiowa11]

We ended the 3rd with 4 Weisman runs...38 yards, 2 yards for a TD, then runs of 5 and 3 I believe. The below is how our 4th quarter play calling went:

1. 3rd and 2 at MD 44 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Ray Hamilton2124
2. 1st and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass incomplete2124
3. 2nd and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 4 yds to the Iowa 42
4. 3rd and 6 at IOWA 42 Jake Rudock pass intercepted for a TD William Likely return for 45 yds for a TD, (Brad Craddock KICK)2131
5. 1st and 10 at IOWA 25 Jake Rudock sacked by Darius Kilgo for a loss of 8 yards to the Iowa 17
6. 2nd and 18 at IOWA 17 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
7. 3rd and 18 at IOWA 17 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 9 yds to the Iowa 26
8. 1st and 10 at IOWA 15 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 4 yds to the Iowa 192131
9. 2nd and 6 at IOWA 19 IOWA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Austin Blythe) to the Iowa 9
10. 2nd and 16 at IOWA 9 Jake Rudock pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 7 yds to the Iowa 16
11. 3rd and 9 at IOWA 16 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 4 yds to the Iowa 20
12. 1st and 10 at IOWA 25 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damond Powell for 16 yds to the Iowa 41 for a 1ST down
13. 1st and 10 at IOWA 41 Jake Rudock pass complete to Kevonte Martin-Manley for 2 yds to the Iowa 43
14. 2nd and 8 at IOWA 43 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
15. 3rd and 1 at 50 Jake Rudock run for 7 yds to the Mary 43 for a 1ST down
16. 1st and 10 at MD 43 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
17. 2nd and 10 at MD 43 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Damond Powell
18. 3rd and 10 at MD 43 Jake Rudock pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 14 yds to the Mary 29 for a 1ST down
19. 1st and 10 at MD 29 Jake Rudock pass complete to George Kittle for 25 yds to the Mary 4 for a 1ST down
20. 1st and Goal at MD 4 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
21. 2nd and Goal at MD 4 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Kevonte Martin-Manley
22. 3rd and Goal at MD 4 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jacob Hillyer for 4 yds for a TD, (Marshall Koehn KICK)2838
23. 1st and 10 at 50 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damond Powell for 16 yds to the Mary 34 for a 1ST down
24. 1st and 10 at MD 34 Jake Rudock sacked by Yannick Ngakoue for a loss of 12 yards to the Mary 46 IOWA Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Jake Rudock) to the Mary 46
25. 2nd and 22 at MD 46 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 23 yds to the Mary 23 for a 1ST down
26. 1st and 10 at MD 23 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 4 yds to the Mary 19
27. 2nd and 6 at MD 19 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damond Powell for 4 yds to the Mary 15
28. 3rd and 2 at MD 15 Jake Rudock run for 4 yds to the Mary 11 for a 1ST down
29. 1st and 10 at MD 11 Jake Rudock pass complete to Jake Duzey for 5 yds to the Mary 6
30. 2nd and 5 at MD 6 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
31. 3rd and 5 at MD 6 Jake Rudock pass incomplete
32. 1st and 10 at IOWA 20 Jake Rudock pass complete to Kevonte Martin-Manley for 7 yds to the Iowa 273138
33. 2nd and 3 at IOWA 27 Jake Rudock pass complete to Kevonte Martin-Manley for 11 yds to the Iowa 38 for a 1ST down
34. 1st and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Kevonte Martin-Manley
35. 2nd and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Damond Powell
36. 3rd and 10 at IOWA 38 Jake Rudock pass complete to Damon Bullock for 6 yds to the Iowa 44
37. 4th and 4 at IOWA 44 Jake Rudock pass incomplete to Tevaun Smith

Not alot of Hay Ramilton...
Wheres he been this year?

 

[Biggusblockus]

Our pass-only play calling late in the game put our OL in a position they have never been in before. The Maryland DL was pinning their ears back and not respecting the run - and lets acknowledge the fact our OL scheme requires the balance of run/pass to be effective. Plus our big OL likes to lean on teams and I think they got tired pass-blocking for 40 straight plays.

Not running the football means the defense is not respecting the play action which allows LBs to stay in coverage and not commit to supporting the run - hence the underneath routes were not open and we all know JR was not looking downfield for more than a split second. His checkdowns were covered as the defense was not out of postition.

This was a receipe for failure and fooled no one. Just another example of the p-poor game day coaching that has plaqued the KF tenure.

 

[ICHawk24]

try some different pass patterns like a quick slant or a 8-10 yard slant/in pattern and use the middle of the field.

We ran a quick slant when we were down 17 and I told my wife "we must really be desperate, breaking out a complicated pattern like the quick slant."

 

[bigjim]

Greg Davis must of had a brain fart in the 2nd half!!

 

[DBAHawkFan]

I still think this was jakes last audition for the starting job. It's only thing that makes some sense, is for KF to give him every chance to take control.

Of Course if he plays every snap against NW, then nevermind, they are morons

 

[MoseSchrute]

The Maryland radio announcers thought they'd see more running...they were baffled.

Well, everyone and their gramma knows that Iowa has been a mighty running team for years now. Prolly about the best in the whole B1G.

 

[MoseSchrute]

And they didn't even do it very well. Just over 15% of the pass attempts went for over 10 yards, and the average yards per pass attempt was 4.4, factoring all yards gained or loss per play, or around 8 yards per completion. Currently Jake is 110 out of 114 in the NCAA in average yards per completion at 9.74, last place is 9.15. This was a full yard below that.