Do you guys always play with two deep safeties? or was that just a poor game plan in the game against us last year? I'm pretty sure you were the only team that defended us that way last year and it wasn't very successful.
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Generally play 4-3 with 2 safeties over the top on early downs to prevent big plays. We shall see what strategy Iowa deploys Saturday.
Usually Iowa's base coverage is more a variant of quarters coverage. The biggest problem in that game for the Hawks, more so than any particular schematic nuance, was that back 7 weren't communicating well ... nor were people playing their assignments. To exacerbate the coverage issues, Iowa's DEs did a crappy job of playing contain (and maintaining horizontal leverage). We didn't protect the edges and got killed as a result. Lastly, our primary 3rd down (passing down and distance) personnel package weren't gap sound ... so Penn State made the interesting decision to run in those scenarios ... to great effect.
Phil Parker will utilize a number of different coverages based on what he feels is more exploitable about the O (and based on how he anticipates the opposing O will attack his D). This year I've seen Iowa use quarters coverage, cover 2, cover 1, and cover 0. It all depends on the match-ups and how well our guys are executing.
I'm no expert on defensive schemes but from what I see from my living room La-Z Boy Iowa tries to stay in a base 4-3 as much as possible. It's been written about and discussed time and time again--especially the week of Northwestern thanks to Pat Fitzgerald--how it's easy to know what Iowa is going to do and game plan accordingly.
When Iowa wins, the coaches are smart, getting the most out of their talent, using a bend but don't break approach while playing hard-nosed, fundamentally sound defense.
When Iowa gets shredded (like last year vs you guys), the coaches are ass clowns, mentally deranged, incompetent, and can't coach their way out of a paper bag.
As it somewhat relates to your question, my best guess is to not expect much change in the way of schematics. Better play, though, would be nice.
When you say quarters coverage, are you referring to 1/4, 1/4,1/2? Just want to make sure I'm understanding your terminology. On Barkleys long TD run against our Raider package, I would think Nelson and Bower have to have contain/force as Jewell was blitzing and the back end looked like they are in cover1 with everyone running with their backs to the ball except Snyder, who took a terrible angle... but Nelson played 'base' technique and took on the pull and didn't even look at Barkley. He should have just been running to Barkley and totally ignoring the pull in my opinion.
Schematically, technically, fundamentally, mentally, physically - the Hawks got their butts kicked.
We'll see what kind of difference a year can make.
We'll see what kind of difference a year can make.
I think Iowa is a better team this year, plus there's a lot more film out there on our offense. I'd expect a much closer game than last year. Should be a great atmosphere, I'll be there in blue and white, or maybe just white. Sadly my wife will also be there in some offensive combination of black and gold.
That's a lot of vanilla to say we only rush four all the time and never put any pressure on.
One things for sure. If we do it again and get torched again, KF/ DC won't have any excuses.
Which means we will probably do it again.
Not unlike MSU (under Dantonio), Iowa's quarters coverage is a variant of a cover-4. There are all sorts of tweaks they make, based on what they see from the O. Although MSU's implementation is somewhat different from what Iowa does ... many of the ideas are similar to what Iowa does. Below is a link about MSU's quarters coverage ...
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/michigan-state-oregon-pat-narduzzi-defense-breakdown/
90% of the time we are in Cover 6 which is a cover 2 on half the field and 1/4's on the other half. When we get to goal line or 3rd or 4th and short you may see a little cover 1 or cover 0. We average about 4-8 blitzes per game which we have not been very effective on. Rarely do you have a single high safety. Coach Parker does not like to gamble and is a guy who wants you to prove you can put together a 10-12 play drive (Bend but don't break!)
If the O can drive the football will help a lot last year it was 3 and out way to much.In fact I think Iowa had more yards punting than total Offense
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