Brennan Marion whispers
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Big brain move by KF -- since the defense is already used to being on the field after short offensive possesions, KF decided to lean into it and at least get some points out of the short possessions while still allowing the defense to play 80% of the game. Perfect fit.
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lol brad has no say in the OC
Then why all the Iowa followers?
Why would the head of Iowas NIL collective be involved with the OC hiring process? He's not affiliated with the University in this capacity, right?
Why would Heinrichs have insight? Is he giving NIL money to coaches now?
Okay, I was just going to ask who this Brad guy was, lol. I didn't think the NIL had anything to do with coaching hires. So.. Shrug? I guess I'll keep myself on ice and see what happens.
Beats me. Interviews I've heard with Heinrichs always indicate he doesn't know what goes on in the inner circle of the program but does have interactions outside of that with the coaches. He's a weird person to ask in this regard. I get that he at least has interactions with the coaches but I really doubt KF would be open to communication at this level with Brad.
I can see that occurring but I wonder why anyone would know to ask him to begin with? We must be at that stage I guess where NIL is far more involved than I previously thought, which makes sense as well. Just seemed a little odd is all.
I just watched the bio on Marion that another poster referred. I came away very very impressed. On the outside it sure looks like he would not be a fit, however, after diving into his philosophy there are a lot of things here that make sense. I think he would check a lot of boxes too.
The Go-Go offense needs these elements to be effective: 2 RB's, 1 vertical threat and a QB that can distribute the ball effectively. Going into next year I would say our best weapons on offense will be the 3 RB's, 1 great TE, 1 speedy WR and a veteran, smart QB. What I love here is that his offense would allow us to get 2 of the 3 RB's on the field. All 3 of those guys have proven to be effective in space and when you throw Brown in that mix we would have multiple playmakers on the field at the same time. The offense is still a power heavy run offense.
If you watched the video, and this is knowing nothing else about him, it seems he would be a great fit to modify some culture at Iowa which would be a good thing. He is a tough guy and definitely a self-starter.
On his side, he would get a chance to turn around the worst offense in football. Those golden opportunities don't come around very often and seeing his coaching moves and why he left the previous places it is obvious he relishes that chance.
Count me in on this guy!
The Go-Go offense needs these elements to be effective: 2 RB's, 1 vertical threat and a QB that can distribute the ball effectively. Going into next year I would say our best weapons on offense will be the 3 RB's, 1 great TE, 1 speedy WR and a veteran, smart QB. What I love here is that his offense would allow us to get 2 of the 3 RB's on the field. All 3 of those guys have proven to be effective in space and when you throw Brown in that mix we would have multiple playmakers on the field at the same time. The offense is still a power heavy run offense.
If you watched the video, and this is knowing nothing else about him, it seems he would be a great fit to modify some culture at Iowa which would be a good thing. He is a tough guy and definitely a self-starter.
On his side, he would get a chance to turn around the worst offense in football. Those golden opportunities don't come around very often and seeing his coaching moves and why he left the previous places it is obvious he relishes that chance.
Count me in on this guy!
Sounds good but, and it's a big but, we may or may not have a QB next year who can provide this. McNamara seems like he could do it but we don't know where he's going to be at physically next year. Maybe Lainez but will he play over Hill if he's still here or not? I don't know with KF. It certainly can't be who we started most of last year with but it might be as we all know. Who knows how much input BF had in who was starting at QB. Maybe a lot, maybe a little. But yes, other than that, it could be a great fit based on what you wrote.
We have played tempo in the past occasionally. For a whole game? No. It’s been a long while, but Iowa definitely played an uptempo offense for a quarter or maybe even a half in the past.
I feel like it was during the GD years. But it seemed to be more strategic as in to throw the defense off and we did have some success with it. You have to be able to fire off plays on the fly or have it schemed out, neither of which were in Brian’s skill set.
So I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility that Kirk would be open to it. Hell, we went 3 and out plenty over the past few years so our defense is used to being right back on the field. At least if we score more quickly, we get something out of it and the defense can do its thing. They might even get more of a breather than they would if the offense was going 3 and out.
I watched the 2 min video on youtube with Marion describing the offense and he was pretty clear in that the QB does not have to be a great runner. He has had QB's that are great runners and they run for a lot of yards but also had QB's that were not and got the ball to the playmakers. The key is to have a QB that can make the right decisions. We know that it is not Deacon.
This coming year looks to be the same as last year at this time. We all knew that KF was putting all his eggs in the Cade basket and no matter what offense that is going to be employed here by whatever OC he is still the best option until he is not.
My favorite part… “How you play without the ball determines how much you love your teammates”
A lot of it has to do with going all out when you know you’re not getting the ball, i.e. selling the run fake, running a route to draw a LB or Safety, etc.
Is it possible this guy is just being hired as WR coach, not OC? Maybe he and Chryst overlapped a bit at Texas?
I agree with this. I am sure that KF wants to employ a ball-control run-heavy offense and eat up the clock, the other part of that is that you actually have to score.
What I like about this offensive philosophy is that it would allow Iowa to put their best playmakers on the field at the same time.
Certainly possible. If so, that would be a grand slam, not just a home run. Assuming we get Chryst and Brennan.
Wait are you saying it was possible this season to have LWill/KJ in the backfield while having Jaz run Jet motions out of the slot at the same time?
and Kaleb Brown and if we had a healthy TE in pass routes.
I would love for this to be true...however I am not holding my breath.
If the 2024 offense puts 2 RB playmakers on the field at the same time I’m all for it. Any on-field multiple RB combination of Jaziun Patterson, Kaleb Johnson, Terrell Washington, LeShon Williams, and Kamari Moulton has great potential IMO. Washington is supposed to be a very good receiver.
What happens to the fullback?
What happens to the fullback?
Good question. The FB position has been needing to go for a long while. KF probably disagrees but hopefully this will be the end of that. Having two RBs is a definite boon. Why not have two playmakers on the field instead of just one just to keep the FB position alive and well in Iowa City. You only get so many playmakers on the field at once, no sense in limiting yourself.
I dunno about that. Trends come and go so quickly most are meaningless. All it takes is one guy to say something and everyone jumps in that direction.
That and Marion is a complete mismatch for KFz's style.
For anyone worried about his history of job hopping, consider this. KF probably realizes he’s got one or two years left. It’s likely a problem for KFs replacement, but not for KF.
He may be thinking he has a great defense returning - he’s got one more shot at this. Short term window.
He may be thinking he has a great defense returning - he’s got one more shot at this. Short term window.
Also, of course, any OC with even moderate success at Iowa puts them in pretty good position to be the successor. Not nearly as possible with any of the 60yo+ retreads, but a younger coach will certainly have his name in the hat.
I am not so sure it is a complete mismatch. The biggest discrepancy would be the tempo and the number of plays that Marion wants to run. However, if you think about it the number of plays has much more to do with the defense than it does the offense. Regardless of tempo or not, if you are moving the ball and you can run 12-14, and 16 play drives, that is an advantage any way you want to look at it.
The emphasis on the run game has to align with KF as well as the philosophy of run-heavy with a vertical passing game. The difference is how it is accomplished, instead of being play-action it has more to do with scheme.
As far as the fullback goes, it is not like Iowa has a great fullback right now anyway. We have not had a real impactful FB in quite some time.
What we have seen for so long now is the attempt to shoe-horn players into a system rather than designing a system for the players that you have. Taking a look, pragmatically, at the offensive roster the last couple of years there is no way it makes sense to leave KJ, Jaz, or LW on the bench for a non-impactful FB or TE.
This scheme will be able to adapt to the personnel that we have and what we can get. What other scheme would accommodate 2 of your best playmakers in RB's on the field at the same time?
Shouldn't be a problem. Team is already used to short possessions.
I find it weird players would start following a coach that isn’t their coach around the same time as well as parents of players. Either A. They aren’t actually following him. B. They have been following him from previous recruitment or C. Brad didn’t say “no chance” I did see on TOS Brad said they have been working on many leads… so maybe this is just another lead and players heard about him and like it… if only someone could check when these players started following him. That would have to mean something
