He's been rising steadily. Seems we have an embarassment of riches at HB and I hope we can take advantage of it.
I love Jazzy's running style and think it's a great asset. I hope he's not dropped off and the rest of the room is just that good. Maybe we'll see a four-headed attack. Or get some of those guys out wide sometimes. Make use of the talent we have.
I like the idea of running fresh legs at Illinois state their defense will get tired
Yep. It's kind of this year or bust. As long as Phil is around the D will be good, but he won't have a group as good as this with this much experience returning in a long time if ever. Next year will be a ton of new faces.
Thats really a tough one. I can't speak for athletic prowess, because my career ended in high school, but my twin brother's passing at a young age drove me for a long time. For awhile it's a gut punch that makes it difficult to breathe and see beyond today, but slowly that fades. I felt like I needed to accomplish things that he wasn't afforded the opportunity to do. Kamari might feel the need to be what he knew his mother wanted him to be. Hopefully his memories of her are positive and those in turn drive him in a positive direction.
I never saw him in that vein. I thought when he was healthy he had quicker feet than anyone else in the lineup.
Oh yeah that was the story. Vehicle was bashed in, but he was still trying to drive it.
I keep waiting for KJ to be more consistent. When he gets a good hole he's a long strider, and can go the distance, but he runs too upright at the line of scrimmage, and doesn't get through contact as well as you'd expect for a big back. Interested to see if Xavier Williams gets any run. A freshman at 5'10" 230lbs he's a load all ready and probably runs with lower pads the KJ
This would be scratching where it itches. You have four good RBs, play two at a time often. Misdirection is easy with two RBs. You can put 'em in a T, an I, you can put one in motion . . . there are SO many things you can do with two RBs on the field together. I have to believe Lester understands that and will deploy this formation often.
Suspensions aren't like injuries. Returning to the starting line-up isn't automatic.
We will be running quite a bit of 12 formation I would guess with Lachey and Addison and then 11 with a solo TE and 3 WR.
I also like some 3 WR sets. I just think it would be most advantageous to mix the formations among 2 TEs, 2 RBs, and 3 WRs. What a thrill it would be to see a mix of sets, motion, misdirection . . . you know, stuff that keeps the defense guessing and on its heels rather than taking the Iowa prep week off because they know the Hawkeye offense as well as Iowa does.
I have always thought the same thing. We like to have thunder and lightning, but never put them out there at the same time. That could be something interesting. One thing about it, we have many different formations we can do now and that alone should be something different then we or opposing defenses have seen us do before.
I agree it was surprising to see Myslinski's name listed on the depth chart. I know he was a pretty sought-after recruit coming out of high school, I believe originally committed to texas, but injuries have done their part. Good to see his name up there and hopefully he gets to see some action and is healthy
I like the 2 RB idea but that's not "scratch where it itches". It means "take what the defense gives you".
Would disagree. KJ is by far our best big play back and has a chance to take it to the house every time he touches the ball. He appeared to be hitting the hole quicker in the open practice on Kids Day. I like Moulton too but so far haven’t seen anything to suggest he is better than Leshun or KJ.
