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It used to be Brian’s role, and our running game from 2013-2016 was really good.I was watching an NFL game and one of the coaches was O-line and running game coordinator. They had a separate offensive coordinator. Does that make sense for Iowa or just confusing?
Respectfully disagree. Position coaches focus on specific skill sets and challenges unique to a role. QB is more than just passing, you have to know when to audible (insert short side run joke here), when to scrammble, clock management, god forbid you may even have a RPO somewhere in your playbook.Honestly, I think a Run Game Coordinator makes a lot more sense to me than a QB Coach. In fact I think a Passing Game Coordinator would be better than a QB Coach.
Brian was running game coordinator in the 2015 and 2016 seasons. In 2015, Iowa averaged 181 rushing yards per game. In 2016, it was 172, and Leshun Daniels and Akrum Wadley both ran for over 1000 yards.
I don't think we've had a RGC in any other season.
Brian had a really positive arc to his Iowa coaching career from 2012 to 2016. I was not disappointed when he was named OC, he had excelled in his other positions. Unfortunately, he is a failure at OC.
Ok.Respectfully disagree. Position coaches focus on specific skill sets and challenges unique to a role. QB is more than just passing, you have to know when to audible (insert short side run joke here), when to scrammble, clock management, god forbid you may even have a RPO somewhere in your playbook.
Also think the run game/pass game coordinator separation is strange. Your offense should be more integrated and diverse than just either/or. Runs can set up passes. Play action passes rely on good run looks, motion and fakes.
The highest they ranked nationally in that time span was 49th. Really good would be Top 15-25. Excellent would be Top 10.It used to be Brian’s role, and our running game from 2013-2016 was really good.
Lots to digest there, some interesting points.Ok.
In pro football, the QB coach has many hours a week and in the off season. In college football, how much time can a QB coach spend with the QB's?
The college QB has to spend most of his time with the OC. A QB coach is just another voice in the head of the QB and there aren't enough hours in the week for both.
A Running Back coach teaches skills to run the ball. The OL coach teaches how to block effectively. A Run Game Coordinator job might be simply to design more effective run plays against different defenses and pass that information along to the OC, RB and OL coaches.
But, I really have no idea ....
You sent me down a rabbit hole of statistics, so I decided to look at YPC:The highest they ranked nationally in that time span was 49th. Really good would be Top 15-25. Excellent would be Top 10.
And we'd haved loved to have that 49th ranked offense with this years defense.....The highest they ranked nationally in that time span was 49th. Really good would be Top 15-25. Excellent would be Top 10.
Just affirms how incredible 2002 was with Fred Russell and that OL! And wow, how fun was 2004 and how well they made lemonade out of lemons and that RB situation. Just not sure we’ll ever see lightning in a bottle like that again….You sent me down a rabbit hole of statistics, so I decided to look at YPC:
Year YPC Rank
2001 4.3 31
2002 5.0 11
2003 4.2 45
2004 2.0 120
2005 4.8 21
2006 4.3 43
2007 3.5 95
2008 4.8 25
2009 3.3 105
2010 4.3 58
2011 3.9 76
2012 3.7 100
2013 4.2 74
2014 4.1 82
2015 4.5. 58
2016 4.5 65
2017 3.8 104
2018 4.0 93
2019 3.9 93
2020* 4.6 51
2021 3.4 111
2022 2.9 128
Yikes. I was wrong. We were decidedly average at running the ball when Brian was RGC. It just seems better than it was because those years have been surrounded by pure ineptitude.
In the last 22 years, we’ve been worse than 80th in the country in YPC HALF the time. Absurd.
Edit to add: the formatting was much better before I hit “post”. Ugh.
Side note - do these take into account QB sacks? If that is counting against our running average, just really drives home how nice (and necessary) a mobile QB is.You sent me down a rabbit hole of statistics, so I decided to look at YPC:
Year YPC Rank
2001 4.3 31
2002 5.0 11
2003 4.2 45
2004 2.0 120
2005 4.8 21
2006 4.3 43
2007 3.5 95
2008 4.8 25
2009 3.3 105
2010 4.3 58
2011 3.9 76
2012 3.7 100
2013 4.2 74
2014 4.1 82
2015 4.5. 58
2016 4.5 65
2017 3.8 104
2018 4.0 93
2019 3.9 93
2020* 4.6 51
2021 3.4 111
2022 2.9 128
Yikes. I was wrong. We were decidedly average at running the ball when Brian was RGC. It just seems better than it was because those years have been surrounded by pure ineptitude.
In the last 22 years, we’ve been worse than 80th in the country in YPC HALF the time. Absurd.
Edit to add: the formatting was much better before I hit “post”. Ugh.
I’m pretty sure college rushing statistics always include sack yardage. Which is annoying.Side note - do these take into account QB sacks? If that is counting against our running average, just really drives home how nice (and necessary) a mobile QB is.
YPC as the only stat to evaluate a team’s ability to run the ball doesn‘t take into account the kind of offense the teams run and what that offense focuses on. A very pass-heavy team might have a high RPC based on not running as much and popping more big plays. A team playing complimentary football that can get leads and grind it out is going to put up a lot of carries late when the opponent knows you’re running the ball to grind clock.I’m pretty sure college rushing statistics always include sack yardage. Which is annoying.