Jake was a monster most of the game. A healthy Dutch would help immensely, as will Laing in the rotation.
DEs did not contain well -whether on the option or on straight drop back passes (got too far upfield & pushed out by the tackles, leaving outside lanes).
Willie Scott is the best @ pursuing down the line w/o losing containment. Lattimer gets a little over-zealous in his pursuit @ times, as did Nelson.
I think with Neal in the DE rotation this get addressed some. If anything, Neal will stick to his assignments.
The key with Iowa will be to stick with gaps & play assignment football vs their running game. DE will need to be there for the cut-back on their zone running plays. Will also have to stay home & hopefully get after the QB on bootleg play-action. This is a large weapon for the hog-eyes, and it was the one thing (maybe only thing) Chizik's defense did well. The DE would stay home, then when the QB came on the boot after the fake handoff, the DE would explode to put pressure straight in the face of the QB. If QB has all kinds of time & room, we will be in trouble (most likely in seam with TEs, as I think our outside coverage will be pretty tight, in particular on McNutt).
DEs did not contain well -whether on the option or on straight drop back passes (got too far upfield & pushed out by the tackles, leaving outside lanes).
Willie Scott is the best @ pursuing down the line w/o losing containment. Lattimer gets a little over-zealous in his pursuit @ times, as did Nelson.
I think with Neal in the DE rotation this get addressed some. If anything, Neal will stick to his assignments.
The key with Iowa will be to stick with gaps & play assignment football vs their running game. DE will need to be there for the cut-back on their zone running plays. Will also have to stay home & hopefully get after the QB on bootleg play-action. This is a large weapon for the hog-eyes, and it was the one thing (maybe only thing) Chizik's defense did well. The DE would stay home, then when the QB came on the boot after the fake handoff, the DE would explode to put pressure straight in the face of the QB. If QB has all kinds of time & room, we will be in trouble (most likely in seam with TEs, as I think our outside coverage will be pretty tight, in particular on McNutt).