The IOWA Offensive Line. We have heard how good it is.
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Nice post, but I think the median yards per carry is a much better yardstick than the mean....Johnson had 4 very big gains and quite a few stuffs for negative or no gain
Anyone have a snap count by player for the OL for last week and this week? I know DeJong has been in some of the time.
The OL showed much improvement on Saturday. We saw some excellent run blocking, especially from the right side of the line. Pass protection was solid. They were weak, however, in short yardage situations.
Iowa rushed 45 times for 3 touchdowns & 284 yards (6.3 yards/carry).
And KJ's thoughts?
And KJ's thoughts?
Facts don't lie. KJ leads the nation in rushing yards. OL must be doing something right.
Illinois St, Troy and a depleated ISU defense.
K, and how is that different than say last year when we didn't do close to that good against similar teams?
Compare the rushing Iowa has this season through three games compared to the last several years. All against similar competition. Things are much better so far. The entire offense is.
It is definitely different in a good way. I think people are still kind of in show me mode given the quality of the opposing defenses and the inconsistency they have shown. particularly in the passing game. This next game should provide another/better measuring stick to see how much different it is given some of the limitations that are still apparent.
Run blocking has been fantastic thus far. We've had a few lapses on pass blocking, but def better than last year.
Agreed, except for short yardage situations. They get no push at all.
Part of the o-line has been better in run blocking.
There is minimal improvement in pass pro. Additionally it looks slightly better because Cade has decent pocket awareness despite his limited mobility.
We'll start to see now what they can do against the mediocre B1G teams that make up the majority of their schedule.
There is minimal improvement in pass pro. Additionally it looks slightly better because Cade has decent pocket awareness despite his limited mobility.
We'll start to see now what they can do against the mediocre B1G teams that make up the majority of their schedule.
I would say it has been very inconsistent. The first half against both Illinois State and Troy as well as the second half against ISU were not stellar.
KJ had 100 yards at halftime against Troy. Run blocking must have been pretty good.
Last years OL was underrated imo for pass pro. I thought it looked worse than it really was at times because first Cade due to injury and then Hill had no mobility in the pocket, so they were sitting ducks for opposing Ds to tee off on.
True. We had also scored only 10 points and 7 of his 11 rushes were for 3 yards or less.
2 big road tests coming up
Yep. Stats can be deceiving. On the other hand, many will say that that's how our running game is supposed to work. Eventually you bust a big one.
Hey @Franisdaman so he is ahead of Proctor thus far this season? Both are left OT.
To my uneducated eye.... I saw a lot of things to fix in the OL vs. Troy.
They had that one BIG BOY on the d-line that kicked our lines a$$ numerous times with his pass rush.... Completely destroyed with bull rushes. The most concerning thing is when we have assignment breakdowns and leave rushers unblocked!
They had that one BIG BOY on the d-line that kicked our lines a$$ numerous times with his pass rush.... Completely destroyed with bull rushes. The most concerning thing is when we have assignment breakdowns and leave rushers unblocked!
Unblocked rushers seem to be a pattern.
Too complex of a scheme???
Can we acknowledge that the OL is solid? 4 sacks allowed through 4 games. A total of 17 TFLs given up through 4 games. 6.0 yards per rush tonight.
The OL is vastly improved. We have the nation's leading rusher. Don't expect the idiots around here to do anything but hate though.
That was some of the best zone blocking I have seen in years! The Iowa offensive line totally dominated Minnesota in the second half. PJ looked like someone stepped on his nuts.
OL has been great when we’re running the ball. I know they haven’t given up many sacks, but think they’ve been underwhelming pass blocking. Cade has struggled but the passing game problems seem to be at all levels. Today we had receivers with drops, bad passes, and a number of instances where Cade had defenders in his face pretty quickly.
Iowa had nearly twice as many rushing yds tonight as they did in the last three games vs Minnesota combined. OL was great, but we have some pretty damn good running backs too.
The pass blocking isn't the problem. It's the passer.
Same 💩 different side of the line. At least they are there to help the QB and RB’s get up off the turf.
Yeah. It's hard to pick on the oline with the nation's leading rusher. The lack of any kind of passing game makes it all the more impressive. It's going to really be uphill vs OSU. Hard to believe that Brown won't get a shot vs his old team.
To expect a perfectly clean pocket every throw is not realistic. A good qb is going to maneuver to a degree and we’ve only seen Cade be able to do that a limited amount.
