Doesn’t really matter if you keep every game close but loose 15 of the past 20 one score games.
Perspective and Reality Check
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If the defense is the steel curtain then let’s run 5 WR and just see how it works.
Trajectory is “Spiraling” and Kohl, Norton and Tampa won’t be here next year. I’ve bookmarked this. But I’m guessing you won’t be here next year either.
Wish we would have been told it also included joining Iowa as a bottom 20 offense
Wait. I was told that the Kansas State team was going to run us off the field and win by 2TD’s+. Now things will get “very ugly” this weekend. What exactly does that mean? Texas going to win by 21+ or if we lose by 3 is that still “really ugly.”
Again this is all true, and had we pulled those games out, especially the last two, most people would be happier because we did indeed win. But that still doesn’t change the fact the offense is struggling mightily.
We got a win against Iowa where we barely scored, and a lot of that was due to turnovers. KU and K State we scored 11 and 9 points and lost by a combined 4 points. That doesn’t make me feel good other than our defense is really freaking good.
In football if you give up 14 or fewer you expect and should win that game. This team scoring even only 20 at least every single game, which is not great by any means, but would be a massive improvement. Taking out SEMO and Ohio, we are really struggling against P5 teams. And that’s who we play in all but two games a year.
Heck yeah, if they could they score with 5 WR's then I'm all for it?
And I'm sure the defense would appreciate it regardless of TOP.
Sure. I'll take hard workers anytime. As Breece said, 5 star culture beats 5 star talent.
Discussion boards are fun. For instance, this one includes a post saying Dekkers doesn't have any touch, everything is a fastball. While another says he throws soft and needs to let it rip.
My bottom line is players are playing hard. I've seen no evidence otherwise. I'll keep watching (well, mostly listening!) and hoping for better results.
My bottom line is players are playing hard. I've seen no evidence otherwise. I'll keep watching (well, mostly listening!) and hoping for better results.
I don't know, and you are right we have not had many players transfer out from 2016 to now.
But at this moment, with an offense scoring 10 ppg in big 12 play, if we happen to lay an egg and stink on offense the rest of the way - I could totally see some unhappy skill players leave. Daniel Jackson, Aidan Bitter, other TE's buried on the depth chart, O lineman buried on the depth chart. There could be some guys leave. If they do I think we need to look at some upgrades along the OL, find a DE perhaps, and maybe even find a running back if Sanders or Silas goes. I would love to see what we have in Norton the last few games, if he is cool with burning his shirt I say do it. I'll take Cartevious Norton over an 80% Jihrehl Brock, I just will. Brock can come back next year and is dependable and productive.
As much of a bummer as it is for ISU to lose 3 in a row with the last two being particularly nut crunchy, this team would probably be 5-1 with Breece Hall. Point is one player can make a huge difference, and Breece Hall types don't show up in camp every day at Iowa State. The program is SOLID, just having an OFF year. I can live with that. I still think this team can finish 6-6 and go to a Bowl.
Breece would have gotten some good gains with direct outsideish runs throughout the games and then in key moments there would be some weird delayed handoff to get nowhere.
Probably.
Lenny Dawson, while being an analyst for the KC Chiefs on the radio, flatly stated......"That the Offense IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS OFFENSIVE LINE!"
Our offensive line hasn't been able to give our running backs enough of a hole to gain the needed yardage!!
If Dekkers would just run instead of these dump off passes we could probably win 3 or 4 more games!
How about we get a quarterback like Adrian Martinez who can run instead of just a drop back passer who throws the ball in the ground short of the receivers!
McCarney. I just looked up the years I was there and I guess we actually, mostly, did ok. All 7 win seasons except for an absolutely brutal 2003 season. Only Big 12 team without a conference win that year... ouch.
Exactly. And honestly, I'm okay with losses. Heck, I'm an Iowa State, Tigers / Cubs fan, Detroit Lions fan, and Leeds United soccer fan. Losing is kind of my thing as a fandom apparently. Misery loves company and all that mess.
But its HOW we lose.
The penalties - yes, yes, some are and were atrocious calls by the zebras. By some were just a lack of discipline.
Failing to be able to competently catch and return kick offs and punts.
The lack of awareness on offense schematically to what the defense is doing and taking away or conversely, giving us.
Basically, if we were losing 28-10 but man, we were playing clean football with minimal turnovers and penalties - I would be able to handle that better. Happy? No. But happier.
But its almost more frustrating watching us lose when we make the same or similar mental errors over and over again. That's what gets me more than anything. There are fundamental things we're doing wrong consistently the last year and a half that have contributed as much if not more to losses than a lack of talent.
