Any chance Lester brings anything new?
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I’ve thought about this, and I really believe that a big reason he got the job was his willingness to not implement or push for any changes to our system.
Thank you for the insight!
It appears that Lester runs a lot of RPO action in his plays. With Cade's injury history, do you think he is capable of running those plays effectively? Also, we all know that Iowa has been a play-action team forever, can play-action be inserted in place of the RPO and have the same effect?
RPO is different than a Zone read, which you may be confusing. RPO (run/pass option), very simplistically put, is two plays ran simultaneously, one run and one pass. CM has a read and chooses to hand the ball off or to sling it based on his read. It messes up defensive keys, puts them in in conflict, forcing them to pick the "wrong" thing to defend.
Here's a good clip of what he ran at wmu, if we see a variant 9f this, it will be an upgrade.
Not enough athletes to spread the field out too much. There is no way in hell kirk allows a hurry up/tempo offense.
What I am hopeful for is a new passing scheme that will open up the running game and someone that can actually teach our qbs something. Our offensive line and running backs are getting killed because of poor route schemes and predictability. That is all I am hoping for.
Too much is made of his offensive #'s. There are far too many variables to even have an intelligent conversation about how he will do. What I would say though, is i'm not sure he's called enough plays in games to get this job.
Iowa needs a qb that will complete 60-66% of his passes. Throw a few deep balls, fades, wheel routes, and has a well developed screen game.
RPO is strictly a read with the eyes not the feet. R in RPO is run so means you give the ball to the back on the playcall. P is pass so every run play the receivers are running specific route or screeen. Example tagged a slant with the outside receiver on the left, and inside receiver with a bubble, and run power to the right, the Left OLB disappears into box throw the slant. He stays, hand it off, but have the bubble if corner is manned up or chases slant. Lester likes to tag "POP" on outside zone. its an older RPO concept, but tight end just releases. I just call mine Y Pop and dont really run it as RPO. I started a freshmen QB this year and didnt run much RPO stuff, I think a lot of it has run its course. I also went back to huddling on every play but 2 minute stuff. Huddling slows the defensive reads down and relies on kids making calls instead of coaches lining them up. Tempo and no huddle you tip your hand offensively pre snap. defense may have 37 seconds to line up correctly where huddling they may have 10-15 seconds to react and line up correctly.
KF will allow the up temp offense, but it will only be to "hurry up and get off the field so the defense can play".
But it's a change, right?
Just not to your liking.
Amazing how everyone thought Kirk would swing for the fences.
No, it's not change.
I didn't think Kirk would swing for the fence, I assumed he'd at least step to the plate.
Remember those videos or chats of Brian describing his offensive philosophy???
And how none of it lined up with what was seen on the field….
Talk is cheap.
And how none of it lined up with what was seen on the field….
Talk is cheap.
Googled the definition of change.
(make (someone or something) different; alter or modify)
(to exchange one thing for another thing)
Yep--what we needed was a proven OC and QB developer, something we didn't' have with BF. What did we get??
No change
You don't know that yet as the new OC has not had a chance to change things one way or another.
And physically there was a change but not what you agree with and because you have no control over it is the reason why you are so vocally angry.
JFC, we do know that one had a better track record in those areas and one didn't. You are just arguing to argue.
Hope we never get a delay of game coming out of a timeout again. Or before we even take the first snap of the game. Those were always fun.
We're not talking about track records. We're talking about a change that has been made that you keep denying because it doesn't satisfy you. We all have to wait till fall to see if the change in OC will develop into a presentable offence. Mabe Johns didn't like the incentives and turned it down leaving Lester. Still got a change.
Clearly you are.
You are so angry about this CHANGE that you have no control over you can't see change if it hit you in the face.
Could be a big win for Iowa's offence if the changes Lester makes to the offence and they start producing points.
We all have to wait till Fall to find out. Line needs to get better, and Cade needs to stay healthy.
We all have to wait till Fall to find out. Line needs to get better, and Cade needs to stay healthy.
