I'm seeing articles about this, but how many snaps did Campos even play at left tackle? They've been rotating him to the strong side this year again (all game vs UNI) and I think most of the time at the end of last year. Has anyone ever asked Rhoads what the reasoning is for this? I've never seen this done at the pro level, or college level, and am always puzzled on game day when we're doing this and then nobody talks about it, unless I've missed it?
Campos vs Ott?
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Probably because he thinks Jake is his best OT. Teams move their best DE around alot to the strong side, and Paul probably wants his best guy blocking him. If anything, it will help Jake for the future. If it works, let it work.
I'm a firm believer you should always have the same five guys and at the same spot unless there's injury, then I understand moving a starter to a different spot depending on the backups best position.
Jaypee is the better pass blocker and played LT exclusively. I fully expect to see him take over LT by the Toledo game and expect him against Ott more than Campos
Hawk fan I know said Ott started at LE but was moved to RE because Ill st had a new LT and they wanted to attack it. Said the RT kinda held him in check while he was over him.
I I am just saying what a hawk fan, an alum who is bearable and from Illinois, told me.
I I am just saying what a hawk fan, an alum who is bearable and from Illinois, told me.
Your friend is wrong. Ott stays on the same side and no one held him in check last week.
Trent Taylor is listed as starter again. Excited to see what he can add to the strong side. When's the last time we had a DE @ 267 lbs?
On the radio during the Ill. St. game, either Dolph or Eddie basically declared Ott was playing like an All-American....after his first sack....very early in an opening game against an FCS team... Wish I could remember exactly how they worded it, for posterity.
Dolph is the Harry Caray of Iowa radio...i wouldn't put too much stock into anything he says lol
I just took a look at the Iowa statsheet. I didn't watch the game so I'm perfectly willing to assume they ran away from him and/or otherwise gameplanned around minimizing his impact. Also, for all I know he had another 20 times that he collapsed the pocket or otherwise disrupted the play. But all that said....
2 sacks, 1 assist on a tackle. For 3 total tackles.
That's not bad by any means, but it doesn't look like the stats of somebody who took over a game.
I don't recall him being much of a factor in last year's game and we return everyone on the line other than Farniok & Bibbs. How many times did Richardson get sacked against iowa?
Don't you ever disparage the late, great Harry Caray like this ever again. Comparing him to that imbecile is so much wrong it can never be right.
I thought Ott looked pretty impressive. Also drew a couple of procedure calls as the tackle across from him jumped. That being said, Illinois State is an FCS team an FCS line. We have to be better than that.
