This game is tailor-made for "Old Kirk"

SpiderRico

SpiderRico

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They have a freshman QB that can't throw, so we should be able to make them one dimensional by loading up on the run. They have the worst punter in the league and we have the best, so we should be able to win the field position battle. Hopefully Kirk will take the points (FGs) when they're there and stay away from 4th down tries in the redzone.

I don't care if this turns into PSU circa 2004....just win baby and get to the bye week. At that point, Tevaun, Daniels, Duzey and both tackles should be healthy for the stretch run to the division title. But if this game takes a 6-4 score to win, then take it and smile all the way back to IC.
 
I think Iowa will have "a special play" in the bag. And I think we'll see it each week from now on. #newkirk

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Hopefully he will continue to go for touchdowns because we are do to get some and even if we don't, we will have them backed up. Points are too important to give 4 away when you get down there.
 
PCHawk said:
Hopefully he will continue to go for touchdowns because we are do to get some and even if we don't, we will have them backed up. Points are too important to give 4 away when you get down there.
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With both tackles out, our best wide receiver out, our best tight end out, and CJB hobbled… I don't know that it would be considered giving away points at this point. Take the "freebies" and move on.
 
SpiderRico said:
With both tackles out, our best wide receiver out, our best tight end out, and CJB hobbled… I don't know that it would be considered giving away points at this point. Take the "freebies" and move on.
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With a field goal kicker who has the yips, there's no such thing as a freebie. 4th and 1 go for sure. 4th and 2 maybe kick it.
 
I said the same thing today....I don't care if this one ends 3-2 Iowa victory....just get to the bye week 7-0 and let the Hawks lick their wounds a bit for the home stretch.
 
I swear to The Almighty ... if ANYONE invokes the "Old K..." ... derKirkFeravis, again, I will hunt you down and beat you with a rolled-up copy of his contract extension!!

Lord help us Hawkeyes, why don't you conjure up this unspeakable, dark one, while yer at it!!

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WTF are you thinkin', Spider?!
 
PCHawk said:
Hopefully he will continue to go for touchdowns because we are do to get some and even if we don't, we will have them backed up. Points are too important to give 4 away when you get down there.
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Every situation is different. IF he is going to continue to go on 4th down, please at least run plays that give CJ a "run-pass" option.
 
PCHawk said:
With a field goal kicker who has the yips, there's no such thing as a freebie. 4th and 1 go for sure. 4th and 2 maybe kick it.
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I believe Koehn has missed 1 field goal. How is that the "yips". He made a freaking 57 yard game winner.
 
westender said:
I believe Koehn has missed 1 field goal. How is that the "yips". He made a freaking 57 yard game winner.
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He's missed two Pats!!! We had the longest streak of PATS made until the North Texas game when he missed one and then last week when I kept thinking it was gonna bite me in the but!
 
westender said:
I believe Koehn has missed 1 field goal. How is that the "yips". He made a freaking 57 yard game winner.
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He also hit the game clincher last week. I just don't understand how people can be so willing to go for the unsure 3 points over the unsure 7 points to the point where they think Kirk is doing something wrong by going for it. Whoever finally taught Kirk proper percentages needs to talk to half the people here. To me it seems so easy to comprehend but I guess it's not.
 
damnfinn said:
people just love to throw someone under the bus
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Reading comprehension people. Sometimes you have to use information around a sentence to better understand the meaning of a sentence. Practice for awhile then come back and read this thread again. It will be easy to understand that it had nothing to do with throwing the kicker under the bus and everything to do with arguing whether or not short kicks are freebies.
 
Combining Koehn's PAT and short FG (under 30 yards) attempts, he is 21 of 24 (87.5%). 22 of those attempts are PATs (20/22), which are obviously a bit easier because they are dead-center. Only 2 are short FGs (1/2). So his short-range accuracy has been pretty close to national averages (85%). So there is nothing automatic about taking a short FG, but the probability of getting those 3 pts is pretty high.

The overall point probability of going for it on 4th and short is probably higher if the situation is 4th and 2 or shorter, but the Hawks have struggled so far this year in those situations around the goal-line. They will have to determine if that is a schematic thing that they can remedy, a personnel thing which they probably can't remedy within season, or just dumb-luck which should average out over time once we hit on a hot-streak of conversions. I guess we will see how it plays out.
 
I have no problem going for it on 4th downs, I applaud it every time he does it. Playing to win instills confidence in his team
 
PCHawk said:
Reading comprehension people. Sometimes you have to use information around a sentence to better understand the meaning of a sentence. Practice for awhile then come back and read this thread again. It will be easy to understand that it had nothing to do with throwing the kicker under the bus and everything to do with arguing whether or not short kicks are freebies.
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you said he has the yips, pretty easy to understand that
 
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