Well, at least this hasn't been tweeted around the country yet other so teams can use it against ISU during recruiting. It's a pretty obscure stat, so likely no other P5 staffs have discovered it...
Another Manning S^*T sandwich
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This part, from your post, is, in short, CampbellBall:
My armchair analysis is that our players are not being set up to succeed and we are predictable. We don’t play to numbers and we don’t design plays and formations to create advantages enough. And yeah, we have a TON of execution errors.
We are so focused on keeping it close, winning TOP, and avoiding turnovers that we make it so we almost have to play perfect football. That is why bad officiating makes such a difference in our games.
But you used to play at ISU so what you say is the end all be all, right?
What would you define as “coach in charge” when our special teams have been brutal until Campbell? Let’s disregard the fact that teams who have special teams coordinators are unequivocally better at special teams than those who don’t
4 of the top 5 ranked special teams teams have special teams coordinators and that’s all the further I looked. nebraska is the only one in the top 5 without one but who knows what’s up with their staff.
WR coach working on punt block schemes doesn't seem great. They probably watch lots of film on WRs and not much film on blocking for our punter. Might be a good reason why Iowa players called out our scheme post game after they blocked two of our punts. Their special teams coach saw a specific issue with how we line up and was able to exploit it. A dedicated ISU ST coach probably would have seen that before any game occurred so those blocked punts don't happen in the first place.
I really don't see how anyone is still in denial that a dedicated special teams coach would do anything other than maybe, I dunno, give us a special teams that DOESN'T rank in the bottom 25 of college football going on 3 consecutive seasons.
This whole philosophy of corroborating special teams amongst the staff seems to be in direct contradiction of the other popular philosophy of winning in the margins. I love Campbell and will continue to stand by him as the head coach of Iowa State football, but this is maddening, bordering on insanity.
This whole philosophy of corroborating special teams amongst the staff seems to be in direct contradiction of the other popular philosophy of winning in the margins. I love Campbell and will continue to stand by him as the head coach of Iowa State football, but this is maddening, bordering on insanity.
Oh so his best performance as a QB wasn't when he got meaningful run in the 2H against UT last year? You know when teams didn't have film on him, I guess it wasn't a "start". My point is I'm sure a lot of QBs "best" games are their first games/appearances because teams don't have film on "the new guy".
Well said here. This is precisely why everything looks SO HARD for Iowa State. Every first down is a fight for our life. Many passing plays require perfect precision from Dekkers, and when it gets it off, he BARELY gets it off, because of course the D-Line are closing in fast. WR's are rarely "schemed open" Run lanes are only open for a split second, requiring elite playmaking from our backs.
It is actually quite bizarre watching our offense and then watching most other offenses - Iowa State makes the game SO MUCH HARDER on itself with its schemes (lack thereof). Rarely does ANYTHING come easy. Rarely is there a WR wide open by 10 yards. Rarely is there a giant running lane. Rarely is there a misdirection that has EVERYONE fooled. Rarely are we gifted a big play where we've confused the defense and we've got a sure touchdown. And when it does actually happen, our guys lock up and freeze because they are so used to every single play being a total grind, every single play KNOWING that the defense knows exactly what play you are running! A perfect example is the X drop against Texas. He froze, he glitched, he had the yipps - whatever you want to call it - In that moment, in that split second, he could not believe he was wide open for a touchdown. And all that stress of having to be 'perfect' on every single play caused him to drop that ball. I truly believe that. He didn't calmly catch the ball and walk into the endzone because he's literally NEVER put in that position.
This is why the Iowa State offense sucks.
We need an offensively minded coach. Period. The easiest thing to do for this team is to fire Manning and find one. Its a solution that pays instantaneous dividends. We have an elite level defensive mind and are still playing with wooden blocks on the other side of the ball.
I know little about schemes, but is there some explanation why we seem to do nothing with our tight ends this year? They were such an integral part of our offense the last few years, and even in the non-con this year we used Rus and others pretty effectively. The last several weeks it seems like (outside of Hanika running a deep route once or twice) we almost never go in their direction.
Are the current TEs just not good enough or are we purposefully not using them?
Are the current TEs just not good enough or are we purposefully not using them?
Those plays were ditched because they don't fit on a 3x5 card? Kidding!!!
I have no idea. The TE plays added a lot of depth to the offense and were especially useful in red zone scoring opportunities. One would think they'd be pulled out for one of those red zone plays or a third and medium. There must be something we don't know that drives the decision making on this aspect.
Did you watch what Green Bay did against Buffalo?
Utilized multiple TEs to really help the run game, then struck deep with play action passing.
This year, we can't even utilize formations that put pressure on a defense.
Other teams have to be shouting out the only couple plays possible once they see our formation and personnel. It is clownishly simplistic to the point that Brian Ferentz thinks we're copying him!
Oh yeah, ISU is down to 4.8 yards per play, from 6.3 last year.
I get what you’re saying but we also lost 2 AA TEs, a starting NFL RB, and an NFL QB and replaced them with 2 TEs who have barely played, a true Fr RB and one who’s played sparingly throughout his time at ISU, and a QB who’s rarely played prior to this year.
Not having a running game this year is killing us
You've hit it on the head. No running game because our offensive line is beyond horrible.
Myers needs a slow walk out of the building.
Having a **** OL is the main reason why we feel obligated to throw the ball short 40 times a game and turn it over 2-3 times each game. Can't generate push for runs, can't sustain a pocket for more than 2-3 seconds.
Looks like a lack of skill to me. We aren't exactly putting Hock and Fant out there.
I would think that would be the minority. Teams can have 11 coaches- head coach and typically 5 offense & 5 defensive coaches. So if a team is going with a dedicated special teams coach, then a coordinator is likely going to have "position responsibility". Or a team doubles up position responsibility CB & Safeties or WR & TE.
Not sure have a dedicated ST coach is necessary. But it seems like having one coach being accountable isn't a bad idea. Looking around the Big12:
- 6 teams have a coordinator or position coach who also has ST Coordinator in their title.
- 4 teams don't have any specific coach with ST Coordinator in their title
- 0 teams have a dedicated ST coach.
Here's the top 25 paid ST coaches. Several have other responsibilities like TE coach or something but there is a single coach dedicated to special teams.
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The highest-paid special teams coordinators in college football: 2022 edition
Some head coaches don't employ a special teams coordinator, and others pay an assistant half a million bucks or more solely to coach special teams.
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