I think we play soft this year. People are either afraid to make mistakes or not physically adequate.
Ben Bruns KU Game Recap on Iowa Everywhere
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It's not even a guessing game deal...the defense didn't have anything to commit to for ISU to play off of.
I would just like to see some wrinkles or change of pace plays included in our offense. I know we will never have a full spread style, up tempo offense with this staff. To be honest this would be my personal preference from a fan perspective, but I’m fine to if their system is working successfully.
But it’s increasingly frustrating to see the same issues plague the offense over the years while we continue to see this defensive staff lead elite units every year, even with a few clunkers here and there. I agree with others that the stats of Manning offenses get some bumps from all the play from behind series and blow outs.
Seeing pressure brought and defenses constantly stacking the line of scrimmage game after game these past few years while we seemingly take the approach of “we’re just going to pound our system and it will work” without making adjustments is just headache inducing. We could be taking that next step we all want for this program if our offense steps up to be level with the defense performance.
I would love to see some of the offensive stuff you see from Gundy at Okie State or some misdirection we saw from Baylor this year.
Ben mentioned the highly ranked kicker we lost out on at the last minute. Where did he end up at?
Somebody mentioned in one of the game threads that pass protection from the running backs didn't drop off with Brock out of the game. Literally 2 plays later Silas absolutely whiffed on a defender.
If the TE isn't giving you anything put another OL capable blocker in the spot and run their way. Gotta do something up front or this is the only defensive look we'll see from opponents the rest of the year. Yuck.
This kid
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That is tremendously unfair. Ben Bruns is an elite football mind. How exactly is he “dishonestly” covering the football program? Was the Cover 4 analysis just not the fire and brimstone you were looking for.
This kid
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Sold his Dad and family 50 yard line seats for the OU game for less than face value only to have him stiff the program. Kid is a heck of a kicker.
I was looking for something more in depth on our offensive issues that have cost us games for 4 years instead of just saying "Lol the kicker" and pretending KU played good defense while dropping hypotheticals about youth and Brocks injury
We didnt lose because youth, injuries, or soley because the kicker like he claimed. He didnt touch on Dekkers play, play calling, or the offensive line other than slightly hitting on it and implying we're all wrong and dumb.
Its trash. Anyone who says we played well enough to win on offense is wrong and doesnt know what they're talking about. 11 points is trash in any game, especially against that defense
And he is playing for a hopeless team with the head coach who recruited him gone.
I think you are overreacting. Did you want him to suggest that we move on from Manning? I fully appreciate the offensive struggles yesterday. The loss isn’t just on special teams. But at the end of the day the players have a job to do. Catch the TD pass, stretch the ball out for a FD, pick up the blitzing LB through the A gap. And quite frankly make FG. These weren’t 52 yard kicks. You make 3 of 4 field goals and this game is a win.
Finally, Ben has always being more understanding with the O-Line in his analysis.
Neither Hanika or Dean are Kolar-level receivers or Allen-level blockers, but the last thing we want to do is clog up the LOS with another guy that is absolutely no threat as a runner or receiver. They have been fine. Let's keep in mind ISU played Soehner and Allen together a lot, and it was not until Soehner's last year that they really did anything in the passing game, and even that was fairly limited. ISU isn't playing the TEs nearly as much.
He could speak frankly about what is obvious to all of us: ISU's offense last year and this year is ridiculously easy to plan for. Last year's O had a QB, TE, and RB all taken in the NFL draft and we didn't even make the CCG.
We're seeing the same chicken sh*t stuff this year. CMC wants to play everyone like we're playing Iowa, week in, week out. Or should I say weak in, easy out.
You start accepting mediocrity and no accountability and before you know it you are gonna be watching Prohmball at Trice. We almost are already.
Brock is really good in blitz pickup. That was a big drop-off probably with any of the backs vs. Jirehl.
Even if all those things happen, we're still looking at 4 ypp against a trash heap of a defense and squeaking out a win solely because the defense held a team that had been lighting it up on offense to 213 yards and turned them over twice.
