Haha the VP still gets fired. My god how hard is this? The leader is responsible for it all.
Fire Mouser
- Thread starter KCyclone2010
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It appears that Mouser doesn't have the experience to direct all of the other inexperienced coaches on the offensive staff to create a consistently successful environment. That's on Campbell.
A depleted defense down several starters shined today (and has been doing admirably well throughout all the injuries). An intact offense struggled to score 14 points. One environment enables players to succeed, and the other one doesn't. The players on offense were good enough to make a college fb roster, and they now struggle to complete a pass. Something is wrong.
Our players are definitely part of the problem but throws being short of the sticks constantly is a play calling problem and that is a direct reflection on Mouser's scheme
Mouser defenders need to see exhibit A from the Colorado game where he called a qb keeper on 3rd and 10 down 7 late in the game.
I didn’t see the TCU game but was listening on the radio before a wedding. I thought I heard. “ Cyclones take over on TCU 41. Direct snap to Brahmer - pass to Becht - double pass not open - intentional grounding - spot of the pass and loss of down! “. Did that play look as futile as it sounded? Mouser take a lap and come back when you’re ready to call a P5 football game rather than something you cooked up on Madden!!!
How many OCs are we going to have to fire before we realize our OC isn’t the problem?
How'd you like that QB keeper today that went for like 40 yards with ISU behind that flipped the mood of the game?
lol that was not a designed QB keeper....glad it worked out but if you're defending Mouser, who by the way constantly calls plays that are short of the sticks, then I can't help you
I mean that's a great narrative, but it's foundation is quite shaky.
In our case, the VP of the department (Mouser) hasn't been putting his workers in the best position possible to succeed. His play-calling has been head-scratching at best for most of the season. At least he finally figured out to stop calling that 14 formation with four receivers in a diamond pattern on one side of the field. I don't think we've gained a single yard all year in that formation. Half the time it's resulted in illegal procedure.
I'm not defending Mouser.
Do you need everything to happen by design? If so you're watching the wrong sport.
ISU needed a play and it happened. After a month+ of weirdness things worked out.
What's not to enjoy?
*and, those plays aren't designed to be short of the sticks. That's the only solution if the break doesn't create separation and then it's a risk of YAC.
Exactly. The receivers absolutely have to know the distance to gain and when they're a yard short, they're just not executing.
If you are giving him credit for keeper call it should be a keeper not a busted play that worked out.
Why can't a busted play work out?
All sorts of plays in football are busted.
Rocco finally just ran and it changed everything.
It's not really an execution thing though, it's a speed thing and then a skill thing.
TCU also caught balls short of the sticks but got the YAC.
ISU did a few times since they actually caught the passes.
Yeah good run by Rocco on a busted pass play, the keeper call agaisnt Colorado still was an awful call by Mouser.
I think ISU tries to do too much on offense so again not defending Mouser, but how do you know Mouser called that play?
QBs often go up to the line with several options to call.
Did anyone else catch the comment by the announcers that “Iowa State is the second highest team in the Big 12 for passes dropped!
Yeah right - that’s on the OC.
Yeah right - that’s on the OC.
Not so much the coordinator but I'd say the position coaches. We don't have great players so I think we have an odd mix. Guys that are fast that can't catch and guys that can catch but can't get separation probably. If they were decent at both they probably wouldn't be at ISU. Id say 50/50 on the coaching vs talent argument. I mean people always complained about Tom Herman and he proved to be a pretty good playcaller everywhere except ISU. Even Rice. Hell his stock was even higher after his time at ISU despite never really having great results. I just think it's hard as hell to get a lot of good players to come to Ames
