Should ISU establish the passing game first.
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Don Ho sings "Tiny Bubbles" - Hollywood Palace 1/21/67 - YouTubeThat's what the occasional bubble screen is for.
Eight defenders in the box is a pretty solid indication that the defense is expecting run.
That's what the occasional bubble screen is for.
Are you trying to imply that calling bubble screens every other play won't work?
Bubble Screens are like attacking the Maginot Line. The French had too much line to defend. When we go bubble, we stretch the defense across the field just like the Maginot Line and hopefully move the ball downfield. We just need a crack Panzer Unit.:swoon:Are you trying to imply that calling bubble screens every other play won't work?
demoncore1031
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I think we come out throwing the ball. A couple of screens and slant routes. Test the waters early on. If that goes well, open up the running game and maybe toss a deep pass. I never understood why we run up the gut the first 2 plays of every single game. IIRC, didn't Tulsa blitz a ton in the bowl game? I would imagine they would stick with that game plan. We have to make that backfire on them!
I would be happy to just see a plan. To my uneducated eye it looks like the plays are called randomly with no plan of attack to exploit the defense. It seems plays are picked based on throwing darts against the wall seeing what will work.
While having some patience at the RB position can be good, I like watching this style. I like watching Amir Carlisle from Notre Dame. A good one-cut runner that hits the hole quickly can hide a lot of failed sustained blocks. Then again, it's a little tough to hit the hole hard when the play is so slow developing that it takes three seconds to get the handoff.
I don't know much about QB play, but I noticed a huge difference in ball handling between SR and Rudock. For example, when Iowa ran play action it was very crisp and Rudock really sold it. Our play action this year and last has always seemed slow and sloppy.
Are you trying to imply that calling bubble screens every other play won't work?
Yeah, let's call more bubble screens. That will work! I still can't believe I heard that comment from CPR. Let's see, everyone up close to the LOS, an OL that can't block, WRs that can't block, yet the solution is to throw the ball behind the LOS to a WR? I may not be a FB genius, but that seems like a pretty bad strategy. At this point, I don't know if CPR should be less hands-on with the offense or more.
most football teams in todays game establish the pass first... the run game is a product of the pass... esp in the NFL.
I totally agree with this. Mess seems to be just running the ****** regardless of the defensive alignment or strengths. Then somewhere in the 3rd quarter or so, he COMPLETELY abandons the running game and become totally unbalanced.
And when we do audible or change the play, it is ALWAYS changed to a zone read option. Which fails.
I hate the zone read so much. So much.
demoncore1031
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The athletic dept. just announced a new contest, where a lucky winner will be drawn every Wednesday and the winner gets to call the offensive plays via telephone that Saturday!! Since I can guess the plays we run now 80% of the time, I think I could do a better job than Mess. I hope they draw my name!!
Dude...whoa...
Did I really need a jimlad?
I still think it is funny that CPR says we need to throw more bubble screens to spread the defense.
We are seeing more run schemes stuffed in college as the years go by. College may gradually transition to more passing.
Rwemember it has been said that straight handoff runs will not work for our work in progress oline, the line that spent all year pumping iron to be lean and mean and not fat.
