does that mean they don't do it in game prep either? O-line looked like deer in headlights against about every stunt and blitz. If opposing DC's do their job for the next 3 games, it could be painful to watch.
Since Phil doesn't like to blitz...
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Sometimes, and I know this is hard to accept in a message board world, you gotta give the team across the field credit.
We're so fast to apply blame to our obvious targets, we forget that hey, maybe...just maybe, the other team had something to do with what we saw on the field.
We're so fast to apply blame to our obvious targets, we forget that hey, maybe...just maybe, the other team had something to do with what we saw on the field.
Why is the other team just better? Maybe the 3-4 scheme confused our OL, isn't that a coaching edge? Wisconsin consistently has much better running game than Iowa---maybe that is an OL coaching edge in terms of scheme, development, recruiting?
KF reminds me of Joe Paterno in his late years---the game evolves and KF needs to adapt. Clearly his offensive philosophy is mostly a disaster.
Our offense has been a disaster for years. It's actually ridiculous at this point. I don't know the last time I saw a D 1 team pass for 40 yards in a game.
I will add. I wish KF was more like Joe Pa in his final years in that he was nothing more than a figure head. 2. It is remarkable how long we have relied on defense and not had a decent offensive unit. The fact that we look up at average is sad.
PP doesn't run scout team defense. I'm sure they had the scout team defense show them formations and their zone blitz packages. Hard for a scout team defense to emulate a defense like Whisky's. You don't think the 1st team defense runs scout defense.....do you? lol. Once the season starts, our offense and defense spend very little time going against each other outside of 'drills'. Oh, and you believe that opposing DC's are going to rescheme their defenses 10 games into the season, lol. So you think Purdue is going to drop their 4-3 and go to a 3-4/2-5 look like Wisconsin and put in a bunch of zone blitzes just for the Iowa game? Lol.
Ha no. No I'm not suggesting that 1st team D runs scout. I am more questioning if they even practice what the uptick in pressure might feel like, because it appears they have consistently been underprepared. And I'm not implying that opposing DC's have to do any re-scheming, just dialing up the pressure that our O-line is clearly not prepared to adjust for...
JFC. Yeah the game evolves, that's why the general reaction by virtually everyone, and I do mean everyone, including other teams/coaches when they saw the fake FG play was "what the hell is that", and didn't Steve Levy mention, oh like countless times, that Iowa was passing a shitload on first down thus breaking tendencies? But yeah you're right, Ferentz obviously doesn't give a shit.
Glad you have a sense of humor. I can see why you question that. I have no idea what our OL was coached up on this game especially in passpro. I have no idea what Welsh was supposed to be doing on quite a few plays. I wish the coaches would answer those types of questions every week.
It's not the lack of blitzing that is PP's problem. It's his lack of in game adjustments. Norm didn't blitz very often either.
Read up one post to Scout's comment. I agree 200% with that. That is where I blame Phil. I remember when Norm was still around that we (or at least I) felt like if we were close at half, that was all we'd need because we adjusted so well. Not so much anymore.
As a unit our D is solid, and certainly Phil gets some credit there, but "putting them in the best position to have a chance to be successful" doesn't seem to be his niche.
I really don't get bitching about PP's defense since he became DC. The defense has been consistently very good since he became coordinator.
That's a really good question. It would be the scout team defense that would be practicing that. Even Iowa's first team couldn't emulate other team's blitzes because they are so inexperienced at blitzing. I doubt any blitzes in practice prepare the O-line for what they'll see against teams with real athletes. Thank God Ohio State didn't blitz much. Would have been a totally different game.
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Phil isn’t the problem. His defense is on the field the entire game every year. Iowa’s problem 100% resides on the other side of the football. And this year the punting and punt return game too. If you want to play the way Iowa does, field position, you can’t have the travesty that is the punting units.
Sometimes. He came out against Ohio State and wanted to play softer like they did against Penn State, wasn’t working, Iowa was getting torched. Finally started blitzing and brought Niemann from the backside and blindsided Barrett, Barrett was never the same as they kept dialing up from different spots.
I liked that aggression, I wish we’d see more.
Norm brought blitzes in certain situations too. But your point stands and I agree. I'd rather lose being aggressive.
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