Eppy needs to start no matter what

[plmac9]

You probably think all college football coaches don't even fart, don't you? They are molded by the hands of God and can do no wrong.

I love how guys on here think coaches know absolutely everything. See Dick Vermeil crying about Trent going down not knowing he had a hall of famer QB in the wings. Coaches play upper class man and those in favor all the time. Not just Iowa. Sometimes the better player just doesn't play.

 

[RogerKint]

You probably think all college football coaches don't even fart, don't you? They are molded by the hands of God and can do no wrong.

No. They just know way more than you about how to evaluate the players that they work with everyday. Is that simple enough?

 

[speed4power]

No. They just know way more than you about how to evaluate the players that they work with everyday. Is that simple enough?

You don't get the point I was making. It's ok.

 

[RogerKint]

You don't get the point I was making. It's ok.

And you must be missing mine. No use continuing.

 

[nitewing]

Hesse is doing a great job. no need to bench him.

 

[DaCDiggity]

Idk bout you guys but A Nelson hasn't done anything to impress me this season

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Hesse is doing a great job. no need to bench him.

I don't think it's really benching Hesse or even Nelson but amazing how many more snaps Brincks has had at DE being the #3 guy at the position and with limited snaps Epenesa has been far more productive. Brincks I don't even think had a tackle last game and he saw plenty of action.

 

[pocha444444]

I don't think it's really benching Hesse or even Nelson but amazing how many more snaps Brincks has had at DE being the #3 guy at the position and with limited snaps Epenesa has been far more productive. Brincks I don't even think had a tackle last game and he saw plenty of action.

This. Brincks should be behind AJ on the d end depth chart.

 

[nitewing]

I don't think it's really benching Hesse or even Nelson but amazing how many more snaps Brincks has had at DE being the #3 guy at the position and with limited snaps Epenesa has been far more productive. Brincks I don't even think had a tackle last game and he saw plenty of action.

Brinks played because Anthony Nelson left due to injury and at 6'5 275 lbs and a RSJR was not surprised that he played instead of RSFR McKnight or RSFR Gohlston.
to many think or act like they know more than the coaches do.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

I'm going to snicker on Saturday if Penn St racks up 600 yards of offense on our defense !

well don't you sound like the quite the fan!

 

[Ladell-hawk]

I would like to see him start taking snaps from Brincks, whom is getting more than AJ. I think we will see more of him in the big ten season.

Sam Brincks has been doing a good job. AJ comes in on passing downs, that is his strength right now. I think the coaches know better than anyone on this site how much any player should be playing.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Sam Brincks has been doing a good job. AJ comes in on passing downs, that is his strength right now. I think the coaches know better than anyone on this site how much any player should be playing.

According to ESPN Brincks has 3 tackles in 3 games and all came in the ISU game. Not very impressive

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Brinks played because Anthony Nelson left due to injury and at 6'5 275 lbs and a RSJR was not surprised that he played instead of RSFR McKnight or RSFR Gohlston.
to many think or act like they know more than the coaches do.

Kilroy is that you???
People are saying Epenensa should play more over Brincks not the other 2 you listed as he's probably the better option as the 3rd DE. Even having Matt Nelson play a series at DE would be better than him.

 

[pocha444444]

According to ESPN Brincks has 3 tackles in 3 games and all came in the ISU game. Not very impressive

Oh yeah well tackles and sacks and tackles for loss and eye test aren't important. All that matters is who the coaches pick. The coaches are never wrong you know.

 

[theIowaHawk]

According to ESPN Brincks has 3 tackles in 3 games and all came in the ISU game. Not very impressive

And that is precisely part of your problem, you are excited by a stat sheet that has little correlation to the last three games.

For example, Eps hit on the QB which shouldn't have been a penalty, he only got one star for that, a penalty.

 

[retrodent]

Who do you want him to replace? Hesse had a heck of a game last week

 

[Muskie5]

If Hesse can still run a true 4.7 flat, I'll eat my hat. AJ ran a 4.7 in high school when he was the same weight that Hesse is now.

Again, I'm not saying AJ should start over Hesse. But put them on the field at the same time.

Maybe we can get them to race before the game on saturday! If they are both playing run better than A. Nelson we very well may see them both on the field together at some point.

 

[mikesright]

Its total crap to say that Epenesa isn't consistently holding his gap. He's not getting beat any more than anyone else at DE.

By the way, the coaches on this staff have already shown their hand when the game was on the line vs Iowa State. Epenesa was in the game in the moments when it counted. He gets 30-40 snaps this game IMO

 

[iahawkeyes17]

And that is precisely part of your problem, you are excited by a stat sheet that has little correlation to the last three games.

For example, Eps hit on the QB which shouldn't have been a penalty, he only got one star for that, a penalty.

Well against N. Texas Brincks saw ton of snaps. Had zero pressure no hits on the qb, lost contain, got sucked in by play action and recorded zero sacks. So in this case the stats are pretty telling. For how many plays he's had this year his impact hasn't been that great.

 

[pocha444444]

Who do you want him to replace? Hesse had a heck of a game last week

It's not all about "replacing", it's about getting him more involved in the rotation. When you start consistently seeing quarterbacks sit back there with all day to pick apart the defense, you have to change something up. Getting your best pass rusher on the field more seems like an obvious change for the better.

Also, I feel like the Iowa coaches know what they have in AJ and are going to unleash him during Penn State. Against an offense with the athletes like they have, you need to get your best athletes on the opposite side of the field to stop them.

 

[FranklinHawk]

Lol. I beg to differ. What has Parker Hesse done that stands out? Eppe has stood out. He needs to be rotated in more.

For starters he is tied for the team lead in interceptions.

 

[Suterman]

They haven't been holding AJ back and they aren't going to unleash him. They are teaching him his responsibilities and he is learning them. AJ will get more reps when he is prepared for more situations and not before.

 

[nitewing]

for one thing these were in the game together
DE Hesse
DT Latimore
DT Matt Nelson
DE Brinks ass for Brinks stats he has not had a bunch of snaps. Brinks came in for a injured Anthony Nelson. the coaches have already stated that Epenesa does not know the defensive calls.

just because he was a 5* does not always mean instant starter, I like how Morgan is intregrating Epenesa into the rotation, after all Morgan has sent these to the NFL, Davis, Johnson and even Ekakitie was the #1 pick in the CFL draft. those are the most noteable as they were 2 4* players and all 3 RS'd.

 

[pocha444444]

just because he was a 5* does not always mean instant starter

I don't care if he was a 1 star, if you've been watching the games you should be able to tell that he is a difference maker out there. He was in the scrimmage as well.

 

[nitewing]

I don't care if he was a 1 star, if you've been watching the games you should be able to tell that he is a difference maker out there. He was in the scrimmage as well.

I have but Epenesa still makes FR mistakes, Hesse is the starter in front of Epenesa and Hesse has not made any mistakes and is a 3rd year starter. do me a favor call Barta and demand that you take DL Coach Morgan place as you clearly know more than he does.

 

[pocha444444]

I have but Epenesa still makes FR mistakes, Hesse is the starter in front of Epenesa and Hesse has not made any mistakes and is a 3rd year starter. do me a favor call Barta and demand that you take DL Coach Morgan place as you clearly know more than he does.

Oh wow I haven't hear that one before. Do you people have any comebacks besides "why don't the coaches hire you, you clearly know more". It's old and lazy. So Hesse has not made any mistakes this year and Epenesa has? Got it. Well if you say so it must be true. And for the record, I haven't even been talking about AJ replacing Hesse, just being more involved in the rotation. Certainly over Sam Brincks. AJ should at the very least be in on every obvious passing down. He's been in on most 3rd and 8th's or longer, but there have been some 3rd and 5, 3rd and 6 situations where he hasn't been on the field. No team runs on 3rd and 6, except maybe Iowa and Georgia Tech.

 

[anon_8rcdnbko1jbe0]

Oh wow I haven't hear that one before. Do you people have any comebacks besides "why don't the coaches hire you, you clearly know more". It's old and lazy. So Hesse has not made any mistakes this year and Epenesa has? Got it. Well if you say so it must be true. And for the record, I haven't even been talking about AJ replacing Hesse, just being more involved in the rotation. Certainly over Sam Brincks. AJ should at the very least be in on every obvious passing down. He's been in on most 3rd and 8th's or longer, but there have been some 3rd and 5, 3rd and 6 situations where he hasn't been on the field. No team runs on 3rd and 6, except maybe Iowa and Georgia Tech.

First of all no one doubts that AJ will be a star and is progressing nicely. However your tone - which is that your television/kinnick observations are somehow better than that of the staff - carry little weight and when you double people get annoyed. Everyone gets and completely understands that AJ is an extremely talented kid. Insisting that you know more than the staff does after 3 games is ridiculous. Let everybody do their job and see what happens. And since you keep doubling down it's not out of the question for people to ask you to strap on a whistle or to get a hold of Barta. Nothing wrong with having an opinion.

 

[pocha444444]

First of all no one doubts that AJ will be a star and is progressing nicely. However your tone - which is that your television/kinnick observations are somehow better than that of the staff - carry little weight and when you double people get annoyed. Everyone gets and completely understands that AJ is an extremely talented kid. Insisting that you know more than the staff does after 3 games is ridiculous. Let everybody do their job and see what happens. And since you keep doubling down it's not out of the question for people to ask you to strap on a whistle or to get a hold of Barta. Nothing wrong with having an opinion.

Amen. Nothing wrong with having an opinion, which is what I have been trying to get through to most of this board for years now. No one can ever give a differing opinion without having someone pull out the same old line of "you think you know better than the coaches?" This is a message board. It is meant for people to freely express their opinions and they might even be different than your own. Instead of coming back with the same old response about thinking I know more than the coaches (which I obviously don't), how about you respond with some examples of why you disagree with my opinion. 99.9% of the people on this board are just observing on television, or in Kinnick, so everyone is starting from the same place.

Now I happen to think that Kirk and Co will actually get AJ much more involved against Penn State. If they don't, and Iowa plays a good game on defense, I have no issue. If they get torched on defense and don't get pressure on the quarterback, however, I have to question the strategy if AJ isn't on the field at least close to half of the snaps. If you have eyes, you can tell that he is already Iowa's best pass rusher. I'm not saying I know more than the coaches, but I'm also not saying that coaches don't ever make mistakes. Coaches on every single level have made mistakes, I make mistakes at my job. It's just a fact of life. If people are going to shoot someone's opinion down on a message board because they are not a coach (newsflash, none of us are coaches) then we might as well not even have message boards.

 

[Suterman]

AJ is learning his assignments and as he is ready for more situations he will get more reps. He sure looks like he's going to be a good one.

 

[Muskie5]

I don't care if he was a 1 star, if you've been watching the games you should be able to tell that he is a difference maker out there. He was in the scrimmage as well.

This is the same guy that told us 3 yrs. ago that Iowa wouldn't win a game, KF should be fired, our LB's were the worst in D1 and they would never get better...etc.... I'm amazed you're still sharing your opinions on here, that is your right, but please excuse me if I could care less what you 'see' when you watch games.

 

[pocha444444]

This is the same guy that told us 3 yrs. ago that Iowa wouldn't win a game, KF should be fired, our LB's were the worst in D1 and they would never get better...etc.... I'm amazed you're still sharing your opinions on here, that is your right, but please excuse me if I could care less what you 'see' when you watch games.

Well you clearly have me confused with another poster. I never said such things. The only thing remotely correct is that I thought it was time for Kirk to go after the Tennessee bowl loss. I'm a Kirk guy, but I thought he had lost momentum with the program at that point and that it would be too tough to get it back without changing things up. I also didn't think he was going to make the QB change or other changes in the program when I said that, but I will admit I was wrong there. Never said that about the linebackers or not winning another game, however. Also, how much less could you care?

 

[JoelBittner]

AJ is learning his assignments and as he is ready for more situations he will get more reps. He sure looks like he's going to be a good one.

This implies something which I don't believe to be true. I do see him getting more reps with each game. He can get plenty of reps without being a starter. He's too talented to keep on the bench.

 

[Johnsoda123]

You all do agree that AJ is the best pure speed rusher on the roster, correct? Has Golston played a down yet?

 

[Muskie5]

Well you clearly have me confused with another poster. I never said such things. The only thing remotely correct is that I thought it was time for Kirk to go after the Tennessee bowl loss. I'm a Kirk guy, but I thought he had lost momentum with the program at that point and that it would be too tough to get it back without changing things up. I also didn't think he was going to make the QB change or other changes in the program when I said that, but I will admit I was wrong there. Never said that about the linebackers or not winning another game, however. Also, how much less could you care?

I could care less, but my level of not caring is quite adequate as it is. I don't want to put too much effort into my level of not caring.

 

[terrehawk]

Good Lord there are soooooo many dumb people just smart enough to create a user name and log in. They walk among us. Smh

 

[theIowaHawk]

I don't care if he was a 1 star, if you've been watching the games you should be able to tell that he is a difference maker out there. He was in the scrimmage as well.

But what you are seeing is AJ in the roles that are suited for him currently, you are seeing him at his best. Consider that.

 

[nitewing]

the coaches not only see but work with him everyday in practice, then they have something some people don't have, they now have game film that they break down and can see both the good and the BAD.

Epenesa is getting more reps and the best thing is there is solid depth in the form of plug and play something that has been missing.

 

[DodgerHawki]

Its total crap to say that Epenesa isn't consistently holding his gap. He's not getting beat any more than anyone else at DE.

By the way, the coaches on this staff have already shown their hand when the game was on the line vs Iowa State. Epenesa was in the game in the moments when it counted. He gets 30-40 snaps this game IMO

We don't know yet because he's playing only on obvious passing downs. I get that people want him to play more, I do too. Seeing him on obvious passing downs he has a skill set that no one else on the DL does. With all that we've seen with Hooker taking over for established Gervase, true freshmen ISM and Smith ahead of returnees Devonte Young and Falconer, TE's Fant and Hockenson playing more than returning starter Pekar, Recinos taking over for Duncan, Ivory Kelly Martin and Toren Young moving ahead of Toks, isn't it rather evident that the staff will go with new guys? My guess is that they aren't seeing something yet in Epenesa that would have him get reps ahead of Brincks on early downs. I know that's not an answer that will satisfy people, but it seems like the most obvious answer. I do agree that at some point they are just going to have to put Epenesa in for entire series rather than just on passing downs, as that is when he will get better. It might come as soon as this week.

 

[nitewing]

Brinks was playing RDE vs Epenesa who plays LDE people only see what they want to see, Anthony Nelson left with a injury and Brinks took his place. what did Brinks do piss in your cheerio's.

 

[hawkeye bb n fb fan]

Brinks was playing RDE vs Epenesa who plays LDE people only see what they want to see, Anthony Nelson left with a injury and Brinks took his place. what did Brinks do piss in your cheerio's.

It doesn't seem like he ever rushes. It's 3 vs 5 because all he does is contain. Which is good sometimes but usually not