Last year was a back and forth track meet vs. isu. Offense had to make huge clutch plays to win. It was a great game to watch, but a stronger defense this year can make this game less suspenseful. Shut down their offense and gets ours rolling!
Hawkeye Defense Looking to Take Pressure Off Offense vs. Clowns
- Thread starter Harbinger273
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This. Their passing game is really predicated on getting the ball out quickly. it is a big reason they didn't give up that many sacks last year. I think the biggest thing is if they don't get immediate pressure on him they just need to try to get in his passing lanes and try to deflect the ball which the DL was great at last year. In addition, last year the secondary had a bad game. They got beat over the top a couple of times and gave up long TDs.
The other thing the defense needs to do is to wrap up Montgomery and gang tackle him. Important to get penetration in the run game to disrupt him because once he gets in the open field he is really dangerous.
