What does everyone think of the offensive play calling this year?.

[DDThompson]

Would you like to expand on that?

No he wouldn't. That would require a little thought.

This is the guy who trashes Iowa football mediocrity and says nothing about a 12-0 season. But when his Dallas Cowboys have one good regular season after a decade of mediocrity and still no conference championship --not even an appearance in it -- he cheers like it's a team of PJ Flecks.

 

[hawkeyes87]

They're going to need more than 7 pts in the 1st qtr, 14 pts in the 1st half this week, that's for sure.
(those numbers are their bests for the year so far)

 

[proudhawkfan21]

Where did I say anything about being bored? Are you referring to the undefeated season? Yes then I am in the fake ID camp we played one good team and one great team that year and lost them both one being an embarrassment. Iowa's only chance to win the West is on easy schedule years like Wisconsin has this year. Sad but true. Penn State will exploit the tendencies that I was referring to. I never said our playcalling wasn't better I was disagreeing to it being less predictable. Go read.

Your main argument is we are predictable and easy to prepare for. I said every team is easy to prepare for. I can read. Your opinion. My opinion is that a coaching staff never has a problem knowing how to stop a team...including Iowa...its the doing that is the difference. Do you have the horses to stop it? Some do, some dont. But every team is on tape and every team has tendencies. This is better playcalling than the last 5+ seasons. More creative, less predictable, but yes, the offense has an identity.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Do you mean offensive or offensive play calling?

 

[SpiderRico]

I've enjoyed the play-calling this year for a few reasons:

1. More passing out of our "typical" run sets (namely 22).
2. Motioning one or more players on nearly every down
3. Removing down and/or distance playcalling predictability (except for 2nd and 10....still mostly run)
4. Incorporating some RPO stuff....the first TD to Easley (that he subsequently fumbled) was a pure RPO play
5. Less audibles to short side stretch.
6. A lot more 12 sets (1 RB, 2 TEs), where you can't automatically tell if it's going to be a run or a pass. In the past 5 years, if we had a fullback in the game, it was something like 80% run. If we had 3 wide, it was 80% pass. I like the "ace" formation because there is no pre-snap read on whether it's going to be run or pass. I've tried to guess when I've seen that formation in the first 3 games and, even with a typical run or pass down and distance, I've usually been wrong.

This is going to be huge for the PSU game because, if you remember, there were multiple times where the strong side linebacker in last year's game was literally calling out the play and the hole where the play was going to be run to....

 

[Adam]

I disagree, it has been very predictable. When we are in a one back set it's a run or play action. Did you notice how well North Texas keyed on the run in that formation while keeping a guy on the QB in case of play action roll out? Stanley only play actioned a couple times and each time the defender was on him. If we are in shotgun with one back it's a read option even though we don't ever run the QB (Stupid play). TE in motion from wide is an end around that never works. Any check at the line is a run change in direction never to a pass (this has always been a problem). We are as predictable as ever. I do like the throws to RBs out of the backfield but in general this is an easy offense to prepare for.

Wow....wrong much?