Even tiger woods, Michael Jordan had bad days.You’re missing the point
Even tiger woods, Michael Jordan had bad days.You’re missing the point
Yep, Danielson said a couple of times that our safeties were squatting on all of those underneath routes and at some point ISU would burn us deep. I guess the old QB, knew just what he was talking about....I think Castro said the same in the post game. "They know our tendencies and what we default to".
I think that doesn't come down to one play. As I said he pulls X when we play the base 4-3. How often would you see that happening to a 3rd year 5 star? I think PP knows what he has, and does not have in X at this point, and I think he would have been passed already as a starter if KE hadn't been injured..He gets a pass for me because he has the smarts to bench a 5* starter who sucked and gave up a TD.
If only KF could see adapt that concept concerning QBs.
I don't think it was adjustments, it was three broken coverages. Maybe ISU saw something to run the boot on their first TD drive. The second TD and the wheel up the sideline on the final drive where just flat out busted coverages that would be bad at virtually any level of football.The D wasn’t bad in the first half, though. Right?
It seems to me Iowa State made halftime adjustments and Parker throughout the second half didn’t or couldn’t.
Frankly, that seems to happen a lot when Iowa plays a quality offense. Eventually, when they figure out weaknesses in Iowa’s base defense, they exploit it and never look back. When David Bell was at Purdue, Purdue made an art form of making Phil Parker look silly. Thankfully, Iowa rarely played decent offenses being able to hide in the Big Ten West back in the good ol’ days.
Well said!👍Generally I give Phil the pass because KF's philosophy is complimentary football. Defense and special teams usually live up to their end of the bargain, we all know the offense rarely does. There were some plays today where the defense got burned and Phil shouldn't get a pass for that. But today, like many losses, the level of offensive incompetence and conservative nature outweighs any misgivings by the defense.
He doesn't, like KF feasts on weak teams and running clock out, then gets exposed vs real teams or even OK teams like ISU. Media swallowed the elite D thing but most know it's all BS. This D isn't or hasn't been any better than Minny or Whisky. But their O's at least try to score and not run clock. Like Cowturd said 'fake ID'.A lot of head scratching decisions with play calling, clock management, and in-game decisions no doubt. So, I am not discounting that.
With that said…
Iowa State has the ball around their own twenty with no timeouts and under a minute to go. In that scenario, would you not set up your defense to cover the sidelines, especially the deep thirds, and try to force everything underneath and over the middle of the field? I only ask because it seemed to me, from what I could see at least, that Iowa was still in their base defense and left the sidelines wide open, which included that easy pitch and catch for a ridiculous gain that put Iowa State in field goal range.
I mean, am I wrong in wondering WTF the end game strategy was on that last Iowa State drive? I have never seen a defense so incompetent on a final drive in which they have every advantage given the offense has no timeouts and has to go at least 45-50 yards for a realistic chance at a field goal. There was no gimmick play or some random dumb luck that allowed Iowa State to get into field goal territory. It was simply a matter of them taking advantage of Iowa’s gross incompetence at the end of the game.
For a defense that is supposedly elite, I find what happened on that final Iowa State drive completely inexcusable. And I am not sure why Phil Parker gets a pass on that. Someone explain it to me.
Spoiled by a lightweight schedule. This D is awful vs good teams. Rather obvious.We are SO spoiled by Phil's defense that people are actually bitching about giving up 20 points when our offense missed multiple opportunities to put the game away.
You can't stop every play the other team runs. They're going to score. So you have to make some of your own. THAT is where this (and many other) games have been lost under Kirk.
you wrote a reasonable (bolded) first sentence and then followed it up with pure bs. so nod to the first but nah to the second.He doesn't, like KF feasts on weak teams and running clock out, then gets exposed vs real teams or even OK teams like ISU. Media swallowed the elite D thing but most know it's all BS. This D isn't or hasn't been any better than Minny or Whisky. But their O's at least try to score and not run clock. Like Cowturd said 'fake ID'.
So you assume the DC decides who plays on defense, but the HC decides who plays on offense. 🤣Seems logicalHe gets a pass for me because he has the smarts to bench a 5* starter who sucked and gave up a TD.
If only KF could see adapt that concept concerning QBs.
It is logical. Who do you think KF trusts more? Phil or Lester? I think Phil rules the D and KF knows it's best to leave it to him.So you assume the DC decides who plays on defense, but the HC decides who plays on offense. 🤣Seems logical
Iowa's NEVER had an "elite" defense. Good? Sure. Very good? Why not. But I wouldn't call it "elite" or "great". It's good enough to hang around with Penn State and maybe even Michigan last year had Iowa even pretended to field an offense, but the relative lack of depth and athleticism reared its ugly head against Tennessee. The Vols exposed the Hawks in ways that even PSU and U-M couldn't. They toyed with Iowa for four quarters and there wasn't a blessed thing the Hawks could do about it.Explain.
Is Iowa’s defense elite or not?
agree on not elite...we don't have the recruits to be elite. missing a stud DE badly this yr. have to give Ia State credit. their qb and wr's were the best on the field by a wide mrgin.....Iowa needs to do a much better job in talent evaluation at those positions.It's not an elite defense. They are good, but not elite. Stats get pumped up by playing a lot of mediocre teams. They get burned by competent quarterbacks and receivers.
At least PP benched X when he f'd up on that deep ball. KF will never bench the QB when they are just playing horrible.A lot of head scratching decisions with play calling, clock management, and in-game decisions no doubt. So, I am not discounting that.
With that said…
Iowa State has the ball around their own twenty with no timeouts and under a minute to go. In that scenario, would you not set up your defense to cover the sidelines, especially the deep thirds, and try to force everything underneath and over the middle of the field? I only ask because it seemed to me, from what I could see at least, that Iowa was still in their base defense and left the sidelines wide open, which included that easy pitch and catch for a ridiculous gain that put Iowa State in field goal range.
I mean, am I wrong in wondering WTF the end game strategy was on that last Iowa State drive? I have never seen a defense so incompetent on a final drive in which they have every advantage given the offense has no timeouts and has to go at least 45-50 yards for a realistic chance at a field goal. There was no gimmick play or some random dumb luck that allowed Iowa State to get into field goal territory. It was simply a matter of them taking advantage of Iowa’s gross incompetence at the end of the game.
For a defense that is supposedly elite, I find what happened on that final Iowa State drive completely inexcusable. And I am not sure why Phil Parker gets a pass on that. Someone explain it to me.
Lol. Another that assumes the DC decides who plays on defense and the HC decides who plays on offense.At least PP benched X when he f'd up on that deep ball. KF will never bench the QB when they are just playing horrible.
PP will have the defense corrected for this weeks game, i have little to no faith in the offense being different.
Clock management killed us again as well. Why TF did KF take a timeout with 1min and so many seconds left in the 1st? Even the announcers were like "ISU took a... wait, that was Iowa that called TO...".I agree the Iowa offense is mediocre and would be flat out atrocious if not for Kaleb Johnson.
Iowa did pick up one first down, thanks to Kaleb Johnson’s legs, before punting and handing it over to the defense with under one minute to go and the opponent without timeouts (thanks to Iowa picking up that one first down).
Still, none of that answers my question.
This gets to the heart of the issue here. Kirk leans on the defense to hold serve or get the win. When they have a letdown like in the second half they take a share of the blame for the loss. I trust Phil to analyze what went wrong and adjust accordingly. Game mismanagement at the macro level lost this game.Whether Phil should get a pass or not is kind of irrelevant. The old strategy of relying on the defense and special teams to keep winning games has jumped the shark.
The staff should internally be pushing Kirk away from that approach... but we all know it would be for naught.
No offense, but KF has stated on multiple occasions that he lets Phil and his coaches do their thing with the D and he gravitates to the offense based on his background. Lots of coaches do that on either side. Defensive minded head coaches tend to gravitate to the defense and let the OC do their thing and make the decisions and offensive coaches do the opposite.Lol. Another that assumes the DC decides who plays on defense and the HC decides who plays on offense.
You guys reveal yourselves without even knowing it
They gave up 20 points the entire game. Good by any definition. ISU made some good adjustments and their QB and wide receivers made some great plays. The problem is that Iowa can't score 20 points against any defense with a pulse. Any competent offense finds a way. Iowa is not that.The defense gave up 20 in a half. Not good by any definition. Our D-line rarely got any pressure on their QB in the second half. We miss Joe Evans a lot more than I thought we would. Isu really doesn’t have a great O- line.
This is the answer. This is objectively true. This is our burden.They gave up 20 points the entire game. Good by any definition. ISU made some good adjustments and their QB and wide receivers made some great plays. The problem is that Iowa can't score 20 points against any defense with a pulse. Any competent offense finds a way. Iowa is not that.
Like you would know, lol.It is logical. Who do you think KF trusts more? Phil or Lester? I think Phil rules the D and KF knows it's best to leave it to him.
Lester, I imagine, has a much shorter leash.
He doesn't, but logic would dictate that he's correct in his assumptions.Like you would know, lol.
Perhaps you don't know the difference between the words know and imagine.Like you would know, lol.
I agree.To the OP, he shouldn't
That final possession you have to push everything in to the middle of the field. We not only got beat, we got beat down the sideline.
Great point. They not only knew they were throwing, but knew they had to be sideline area throws. The field of play they could operate in was very limited and we still got our asses beat.To the OP, he shouldn't
That final possession you have to push everything in to the middle of the field. We not only got beat, we got beat down the sideline.
Plus, there are statements like this from today.He doesn't, but logic would dictate that he's correct in his assumptions.