That 4th down call should be the nail for Manning
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Are you serious??
BECAUSE the online sucks is why you don't call that play. But Manning has called it ALL.YEAR.LONG.
And if you want to say Campbell okays it...fine.
The last drive where we were passing, had 2 false starts and 2 sacks allowed. We can’t run block or pass block. We don’t have the talent on the offensive line and never have probably never will. Having nfl players like purdy, hall, Montgomery, Lazard kolar makes the oline not look as bad.
I am not going to hammer the players but that's the second potentially game winning TD pass that's been dropped this season. Catch both of those and suddenly it is 6-4 and bowl eligible even with the dud KU and KSU games.
We are not seeing the winning culture that pervaded the entire team of 2017. We are seeing a 2015 season culture where defeat is consistently snatched from the jaws of victory and this is the only consistent event that occurs. I forgot running the ball up the middle from shotgun which is also consistent.
Then it’s time for Matt to hit the road. You either adapt and strive to get better or fall behind. I’m feeling Matt is falling behind. I am very interested to see how he handles an adverse offseason. So far, it has not been good.
On a positive note... Campbell has probably coached himself out of other job opportunities. On a negative note... we have a head coach who waits til the last second to send out his punting unit on 4th-18 AFTER we get a false start penalty.
I think they did line up under center once on 4th and 1 and got the first down. I would have no problem putting in the 300 pound DL that used to be a qb to run the sneak. Somehow, someway they need to figure something out.
What's your point? Dekkers dove to avoid getting hit thinking he was going to have enough for the first down. If he stays on his feet he gets it by 1-2 yards. Am I wrong?
Yes, you are wrong...hope this helps
No, you are 100% correct. I realize he was short by inches, but that's still on him.
Running a QB keeper up the gut out of the shotgun on 4th down is just stupid. What is even worse is we've seen that called multiple times this season and OSU was not fooled and knew it was coming. I know one line is bad but your odds of getting a yard is better with the QB under center than starting several yards behind it. If you are going to run out of the shotgun at least mix it up and run a RPO play to the side and hope the defense misses an assignment.
The play calling has become so predictable and we don't mix up our looks or take more deep shots to keep the defense guessing. At times we do a good job of moving the ball down the field only to shoot ourselves in the foot with some bone head penalty or turnover too. This may be the best defense in school history and it's going to waste with an offense that has not improved at all throughout the season.
The play calling has become so predictable and we don't mix up our looks or take more deep shots to keep the defense guessing. At times we do a good job of moving the ball down the field only to shoot ourselves in the foot with some bone head penalty or turnover too. This may be the best defense in school history and it's going to waste with an offense that has not improved at all throughout the season.
Go under center, qb sneak. It truly is that simple. It if you want to get fancy, play action and sneak a wr or te downfield. It was so obvious we were going to run it up the gut. I simply do not get how a D1 coordinator can be so bad at calling plays. Average fans like us shouldn’t be predicting the play called before it happens
And that doesn't explain why we ran a QB keeper from farther behind the LOS than we had yards to gain. The RBs and OLine didn't tell Dekkers to line up back there.
That last 4th down play we had 6 guys blocking 4 rushers and our OL got abused. Manning isn’t great, but sometimes the guys on the field need to get the job done.
No they haven't. As much as it appears that way, Iowa is still winning games the only way they know how: opportunistic defense, elite special teams, and playing in Big 10 West, which is so down this year, that they could still win it despite only being 6-4
I've watched all their games. Surprisingly they have mixed things up a bit the past few weeks. Playing more to their strengths (i.e. LaPorta) and that freeing up their running game for Kaleb. They're still not going to outscore anybody, but they're finding ways to lean on their D and do enough with the O.
And now I'm going to go throw up.
I knew that ball was coming out as soon as he started dancing. I also called the Silas fumble when I saw him make the cut right as the OSU defender was crashing down to the exact same spot.2 guys running full speed at each other
