That would definitely help if we had an offense. If our O could keep the ball more than 3 plays every series the other team doesn't get as many chances to have the ball. Who would have thought.
Plus we couldn't recover a muffed punt and that one play was a back wards pass
Someone needs to explain that rule to Kirk and the Iowa staff. There were at least 2 occasions in that game and a few others in previous games where an overturn of a critical play was a distinct possibility.
I'm not saying the defense is without flaws, but to expect them to play at an elite level when they're on the field for 75% of the game is unreasonable. There is no question that the defense is not as good as last year's. I don't think anyone is saying otherwise, but at some point we have to accept the fact that they are human beings. 97 plays for the defense compared to 33 plays for the offense means the problems are not with the defense. The fact that we only gave up 10 points in the first half is a freaking miracle. At that point, we were theoretically still in the game. But our offense proved to be not up to the task.
Our DL isn't close to being the wrecking machine they have been.
Serious question - Did the Capt indirectly call out the Defense in the post game presser as well? (I am too lazy to research) TIA to anyone.
I don't know, but I do recall him complaining about some early success by the opponent during a previous presser. Might have been talking about the ISU game. I thought it was a deflection from the horrible offense we'd been seeing. It might have been before the Western Michigan game where he was also telling everyone what a challenge the WM defense was going to be to prepare for. The same WM defense that just allowed 49 points and 500 yards vs Syracuse.
No challenge. Mind boggling. The zero logic never stops with him at this point. I have no clue what Kirk is thinking.
I would agree with this. He's a great young qb.
You might be right with this but it's hard for me to judge with the giant black hole of an offense Iowa has.
I doubt blitzing would have done much good. They were always in managable downs. The QB was extremely accurate with his throws. They always had a wide open WR with no defender in sight on the sidelines for a 6 yard gain. Suppose if the pressed the once in awhile that would be helpful.
This x100. You need to look no further. That offense is one of the worst I've ever seen and it has nothing to do with the players. Right now Phil is expected to pitch shut outs for us to even have a chance to win. I bet Phil would give up his entire salary for the chance to punch Boy Wunder in the face.
Keep believing this garbage. Good luck vs a real schedule. Penn State O is blah at best same 3 plays, with a high school throw back for an easy TD. Parker is overrated. He can't stop any O with pulse.
#30 is well coached to run up real quickly after the play is over. Great coaching. Seriously, a Big 10 team cannot find anything better than that. What a joke.
He made some great throws, taking what the D gave him. look at the last TD pass for example.
Mixing in more blitzes along with press coverage would have helped in this game. The few times we got pressure, he easily hit the 7-10 yd pass with all that cushion. I noticed a couple times we did blitz, the guy would hesitate (assume to make sure no run to their side?) & then go......too late to impact the QB, especially with soft coverage.
Who I am doesn’t matter, and I come from Iowa. If you don’t think the MSU coach who received that giant pay raise after one good year, and Ferentz don’t get the most money for their results, then who do you think are the most overpaid in the big ten??
Just surprising that a guy that knows so much about Mel Tucker wouldn't know that he doesn't work there anymore.
Forget shutouts. Phil is expected to score points for us to have a chance to win. How many times did the defense score more points than the offense last season? Off the top of my head South Dakota St, Rutgers, and Ohio State for sure!
