Question on King

[needmorecowbell]

Will King match up against Grant (our best offensive player) or play mostly in space? What should Rutgers expect to see from the Iowa secondary?

 

[HawktimusPrime]

He'll stay on his side. If he matches up, it's because Grant will shift his way. Iowa has a bad habit of keeping CB's where they are normally at, despite the common sense of matching up best vs. best.

It's a pet peeve of many fans.

 

[David1979]

He isn't his most dangerous as a receiver. he is most dangerous when they put him in wildcat or when he is returning kicks.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Thanks. I will be watching the LBs and King to see how they defend Grant. Like you have heard before Rutgers will be trying to get him the ball all day.

 

[bigfridaynite]

I maybe missing something but how many corners do you see flip side to side on Saturdays and even Sunday's ?

 

[Dauminator]

He'll stay on his side. If he matches up, it's because Grant will shift his way. Iowa has a bad habit of keeping CB's where they are normally at, despite the common sense of matching up best vs. best.

It's a pet peeve of many fans.

There's a lot of sense behind the tactic. It's not so simple as moving one person around. You shift Des, then several other players need to shift to cover. Plus, in our zone system, there are reads to make, and if you're out of position, there's more to think about, making you less able to react, giving more initiative to the offense.

Doing some matchup may make sense, but I can see why they don't do it often. I'm OK with the tactic personally.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

It's a tough call.

Do you take by far the best DB and match him up on the best receiver, making it even more imperative that an already demonstrably underperforming surrounding cast learn and react appropriately to new reads and adjustments?

Or, do you keep everybody where they are and try to work with below average ( for Iowa) safeties and a so-so opposite corner in making adjustments to the opponents formations and desire to get the ball to their biggest offensive threat?

I think they'll stick with the latter.

 

[ichawk24]

Moving him all over the field means that all the d-backs do a lot more pre-snap running, so they'll have a higher level of fatigue throughout the game. King already handles KR/PR duties.

Moving the CBs around stretches the secondary even more.