personally not worried about run stopping with the new guys, but concerned with wr coverage or follow the rb out of the backfield. What you think??
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potential issues in all three areas you mentioned, but the likely starters have been in the program for some time now and while I can see them having their miscues early, I can also see them really gelling nicely as the team gets into the middle of the season. Having a real playmaking stalwart out there in Amani Jones is going to be a big help too. I hope his is in prime condition in every facet to just light up the entire B1G. He could be that guy.
I think they are going to have to and want to. Gervase, Snyder, Stone, and Hooker all deserve reps.
Having a good DL will make their transition a little easier.
I hope so... as we really need to pick up the pace on the edges ... A Nelson and Eppy did ok last year but we need to blitz the shit out of pass happy offenses and the dline needs to plug the gaps better ... but I like the all out blitz packages ... we have the talent and depth to make it work but we need to gamble more instead of staying at home all the time
I'm glad the coaches don't share this reckless approach. Opposing coaches can adjust to the blitz as well and especially with the new LB corp running the draw and like plays out of the pass happy offensive scheme might expose them. Blitzing needs to be done sparingly and at the right time. We need reliable ends that can regularly get to the QB out of the normal 4 man rush. Epenesa can do this and Anthony Nelson has shown an uncanny ability to do so at crucial times in games.
Agree, Chuck Long said on the radio once that when he was at Oklahoma the hardest defenses were the ones that won’t blitz and dropped into 7-8 guys in coverage.
Agreed. Phil doesn't blitz. However, I will almost guarantee Hooker will blitz a handful of times in 2018.
This may be the year the Hawks have the ability to consistently pressure the QB, even if it doesn't lead to sacks. Excellent DE's and plenty of depth. If that is true, it's good for at least 3 things - 1. Less time needed to cover receivers - 2. A potential for much more effective blitzes, and 3. Fewer times the opposing QB gets in "rhythm".
Good points. Plus same people who want blitzing all the time wonder why when teams do it so much also give up big plays. How many times do you see a blitz being picked up lead to a big play in the passing game.
Iowa's QB disruption numbers, attained by the DL, were pretty impressive in '17. That was even with newer faces like Brincks, Epenesa, Lattimore, and Reiff seeing a lot of snaps. Even an 'older' face like Matt Nelson was new to playing at DT.
I think that we have plenty of reasons to expect our ability to disrupt the passer to continue to improve.
I expect that the fact that we return an excellent group of safeties will allow for Phil to play a lot of coverage games - given what he should be able to do with sub packages. Furthermore, at least when Snyder is tackling well (rather than just trying to lay out big hits) - both he and Amani Hooker are really quite good with their run fills.
Going off of what Phil has said about Amani Jones ... I like how it sounds like he really plays fast. Thus, if he plays with excellent fundamentals and plays fast ... we might enjoy a throw-back LB like we had when Norm was the DC.
Because most of the people saying this only realize a blitz was on when it gets home. From my observations, Iowa blitzes a fairly normal amount, though they don't seem to get home as often, but that's also because we like to rely on the front four to generate most of the pressure.
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Unfortunately it would be highly likely Bob would get kicked out of a lot of games in this day and age. And I loved the way he played
Many more zone-coverage oriented teams, like Iowa, will blitz ... but usually a smaller percentage of the time (compared to more man-coverage heavy teams). The premise is that when you blitz, it obviously gives the passer less time to throw the ball. If you don't blitz ... then typically you have more guys back playing coverage ... usually back to help protect against the longer ball (a consideration that is very important to Iowa's Phil Parker). Furthermore, if you have more guys back ... if they're also reading their keys well ... they'll also be more useful in run support too. If you blitz wrong and the O can find a running lane ... then there are necessarily fewer guys available in run support. Furthermore, those guy who are back ... usually their backs are turned because they're in man-coverage.
While opposing blockers picked up Hawkeye blitzers on occasion ... Iowa blitzers also forced QB hurries too ... even if they didn't sack the QB. QB hurries and deflected passes are often undervalued by fans ... but their enormously disruptive to offenses.
Wasnt there some talk about moving Colbert to OLB/ hybrid some during the spring. I think they are loaded at safety and want to get him on the field but maybe I am misremembering.
Phil dialed up a perfect blitz last year vs OSU that was arguably one of the most important plays of the game. OSU stopped Iowa on offense for the first time and got the ball with good field position. However, both of their tackles went out momentarily with injury. Phil sent Neimann on blitz on 2nd down causing a sack/fumble. OSU recovered but the drive stalled. Iowa got the ball back and proceeded to score 35 unanswered points...
I think your wrong about Bob getting thrown out of games today. He was a classic hard hitter but almost all of his tackles were from the waist down.I can't remember him hitting anyone high even coming over the middle. If you remember the first game he played he broke the return kids leg from K State on the opening kick off.
