Trick Plays Tomorrow

[LincolnHawkeye]

I sincerely hope that Iowa has been saving its best stuff for the Wisconsin game tomorrow. Hopefully they will at least break some tendencies and try some things. That being said, how many trick plays will Iowa run tomorrow? I'm going to go with 2, I think it would be really effective to have Cooper in with a jet sweep look, with the option to throw to a receiver. That will probably never happen, but I can't see Iowa running a flea flicker or anything with our offensive line issues.

 

[TDJ7]

I'll take an 8yd slant any day. Never happens.

 

[BonzoFury]

I'll take an 8yd slant any day. Never happens.

That would qualify as a "trick play".

 

[BirdistheWord]

Not sure why we dont run more sets with 2 RB's (both on either side of QB) or even put a WR with some wiggle next to QB (Wetjen, Brown, etc.)?

Also, Wetjen seems like a good candidate for a WR screen. If the guy has the sack to return kicks, seems he should be able to handle.

 

[QChawks]

 

[Hendy hawk]

I think I've seen a couple trick plays by Wisky this year.
Can't remember seeing any by Iowa.

 

[Legs94]

This will be about as tricky has it gets…unless you consider the ole jet sweep tricky

 

[pistachio1999]

Been a while since we have tried a fake field goal.

 

[pistachio1999]

I think I've seen a couple trick plays by Wisky this year.
Can't remember seeing any by Iowa.

The attempt at the OT screen pass last week. Pass was batted down. It would have worked had we been able to get the ball to the OT. It was at like Purdue's 7 yard line.

 

[jonesy5960]

A trick play? Hmm.. I've got it! A 2nd down pass after a 1st down incompletion. They'll never see it coming!!

 

[Bulldogs1974]

That would qualify as a "trick play".

tacle eligible slant at that.

 

[pistachio1999]

Is this the game where Hayden Large is large?

 

[mvhomerl]

Any play that makes a 1st down!

 

[LincolnHawkeye]

Been a while since we have tried a fake field goal.

Honestly, we might need to take all the points we can get tomorrow, and I don't think we would pass up 3 points, unless we are already down by 7+

 

[cm8124]

I think we see a lot of screens tomorrow, we try a fake screen deep bomb to a TE/WR. Maybe we try George Kittle’s & Sam LaPorta’s td play.

 

[pistachio1999]

 

[83Hawk]

I always see mentions of Iowa "holding back", saving plays for later, or being vanilla in the non conference so as not to show too much. And yet, that playbook never seems to open up.

 

[Packer54]

I always see mentions of Iowa "holding back", saving plays for later, or being vanilla in the non conference so as not to show too much. And yet, that playbook never seems to open up.

The one time I saw us really open it up in recent years (that I can remember) was the Ohio State game. We emptied the bucket that game.

Then the following week we went ultra conservative losing to Wisconsin in Madison I believe.

 

[83Hawk]

The one time I saw us really open it up in recent years (that I can remember) was the Ohio State game. We emptied the bucket that game.

Then the following week we went ultra conservative losing to Wisconsin in Madison I believe.

There was one other......

I can't remember the game or QB, but the QB (might have been Vandenberg) and offense was not doing very well and Kirk was taking heat from fans....so he opened up the playbook one game and was throwing the ball all over the field. The QB put up great numbers....over 300 yards and a couple of td's......it was his way of "showing" the fans the right QB was starting.

The very next week he went back to the same-old, same-old.

 

[Ronman]

Kirk 2.0 has reverted back to Kirk 0.2

 

[BigAssTurkeyLeg]

There was one other......

I can't remember the game or QB, but the QB (might have been Vandenberg) and offense was not doing very well and Kirk was taking heat from fans....so he opened up the playbook one game and was throwing the ball all over the field. The QB put up great numbers....over 300 yards and a couple of td's......it was his way of "showing" the fans the right QB was starting.

The very next week he went back to the same-old, same-old.

It was Vandenberg against Pitt in 2011. We went no-huddle most of the game and KMM caught 3 TDs as the hawks came from behind to win.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Iowa is pretty ineffective running normal stuff. The trick play that didn't work last week is an example of execution on stuff that isn't normal.

I'm not expecting any this week.

 

[your_master5]

Who could forget the halfback pass to the fullback in the big 10 championship game versus Michigan. 😵

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

“We don’t run exotics because they usually don’t work.” - Kirk Ferentz

 

[GunnerHawk]

There was one other......

I can't remember the game or QB, but the QB (might have been Vandenberg) and offense was not doing very well and Kirk was taking heat from fans....so he opened up the playbook one game and was throwing the ball all over the field. The QB put up great numbers....over 300 yards and a couple of td's......it was his way of "showing" the fans the right QB was starting.

The very next week he went back to the same-old, same-old.

We lost that game too.

 

[Gonzo Bloor]

Iowa is pretty ineffective running normal stuff. The trick play that didn't work last week is an example of execution on stuff that isn't normal.

I'm not expecting any this week.

Gotta wonder how much time they wasted in practice last week repping that LT screen, just to run it once in the game, failing, and forgetting about it.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

If they can't execute their regular offense, what's the likelihood they'll be able to pull off something out of the ordinary?

Unless it was something backyard simple like a quick toss to the back who looks immediately for a downfield sideline throw. The fewer players who have to be "in on it" the better. And it has to happen fast. anything with multiple reverses in the backfield would be blown up immediately.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

Ill go with the Chaney reverse

 

[markfromj]

I think I've seen a couple trick plays by Wisky this year.
Can't remember seeing any by Iowa.

Tried to throw to Tackle Richmond last Saturday.

 

[im4hawks50595]

There was one other......

I can't remember the game or QB, but the QB (might have been Vandenberg) and offense was not doing very well and Kirk was taking heat from fans....so he opened up the playbook one game and was throwing the ball all over the field. The QB put up great numbers....over 300 yards and a couple of td's......it was his way of "showing" the fans the right QB was starting.

The very next week he went back to the same-old, same-old.

At ohio state in 09 just went back and looked at the box score and only 233 yd passing with 2 td's and 3 picks, I thought for sure he was over 300 yds also.

 

[pistachio1999]

Who could forget the halfback pass to the fullback in the big 10 championship game versus Michigan. 😵

It was GD open to!!!!!

 

[pistachio1999]

Iowa is pretty ineffective running normal stuff. The trick play that didn't work last week is an example of execution on stuff that isn't normal.

I'm not expecting any this week.

RB didn't maintain his block quite long enough which made 10 rush his throw a little soon and low.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

 

[Hendy hawk]

The attempt at the OT screen pass last week. Pass was batted down. It would have worked had we been able to get the ball to the OT. It was at like Purdue's 7 yard line.

Yeah, didn't sign up for Peacock last week is why I would have missed that.

 

[83Hawk]

We lost that game too.

No, we did not.

 

[83Hawk]

At ohio state in 09 just went back and looked at the box score and only 233 yd passing with 2 td's and 3 picks, I thought for sure he was over 300 yds also.

It wasn't Ohio State I was thinking of.

 

[QChawks]

 

[uihawk82]

Been a while since we have tried a fake field goal.

Why try a fake FG when even if you get the first down your offense has a small chance of getting a TD. Stevens has a 90% chance of getting 3 points as long as there isnt bad weather and wind

 

[uihawk82]

We lost that game too.

Wrong if you are thinking the Pitt game at Kinnick in 2011. Hawks were down big and went hurry up and came back to win

 

[uihawk82]

I sincerely hope that Iowa has been saving its best stuff for the Wisconsin game tomorrow. Hopefully they will at least break some tendencies and try some things. That being said, how many trick plays will Iowa run tomorrow? I'm going to go with 2, I think it would be really effective to have Cooper in with a jet sweep look, with the option to throw to a receiver. That will probably never happen, but I can't see Iowa running a flea flicker or anything with our offensive line issues.

We dont block the running back sweep well enough for the Back to then throw a pass.

To run trick plays you normally have to have some pretty good offensive success to "Sell" to the defense. Flea flickers not working unless your run game really occupies the defense, ALL being at fullback last week is like a trick play for Iowa,

A double reverse pass play could work as the defense should flow pretty fast to the sweep to one side, then the guy with the ball after the double reverse just needs a little time or depth to get off a pass.

Heck a shovel pass to All coming from outside the tackle to get the pass right behind center with the hope for a nice hole