The "WOW" goes to you for being an ass hat about a typo. It's quite clear that the entry above the quote was a typo. The entry below the quote is correct and complete. Calling that out proves your just being a D-bag!
Iowa moving to 4-2-5. LB enters portal
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The "WOW" goes to you for being an ass hat about a typo. It's quite clear that the entry above the quote was a typo. The entry below the quote is correct and complete. Calling that out proves your just being a D-bag!
Granted, our D will be very very very different this year, but it was about their 4-2-5, D will surprise, but face it, their strength is their D, ours is our O, we were way down last year, they should be close to the same this year on D, but we will be completely different, and to tear up their D, where all their pride is, is suiting to begin the turn around.
4-2-5 is a good approach to playing a team like NU, and Iowa plays good D. Their problem however, is that last year Mo caught 7 for 102 against them, essentially playing JDs position. November and knock on wood for health and a settled court case, the Hawkeyes will face Mo, JD and WanRob. That's a tripled headed monster in the receiving game (quadruple if you want to include Noa). Add to that Mills as a jackhammer in the run game. Iowa better hope their D is on point for that game.
But thats just it.
This O is built,coached,hand fit to have,use,confuse with, all those guys.
We were severely hampered last year, and some may think, only one guy gets the ball, using all of em at once, which iowa hasnt seen, it then makes for where those guys start from, bubbles,TE seams, wheel routes,slants counter rpos etc, things iowa didnt have to worry about last year.
We are coming for them
Maybe we should report him to the iowa board.
Parker has produced 3 of the last 4 B10 defensive back of the year players - none of them were highly recruited and each of them left early for the NFL. He is one of the best DC coaches in the country. Iowa tends to surrender a lot of underneath routes under a "bend don't break" approach - this could be what you are referring to as "helpless" defenders - their CBs generally play looser depending upon field position and game situation.
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You act like a douche on the Iowa site and the Nebraska site. You don't have to "bro" anyone. People who know who you are know you're a condescending douche.
I thought Parker was deadI'll trust Phil Parker to have the right DBs in the game. He's been putting guys in the leagure for decades now
The way he and other Iowa fans talk about the Hawkeyes, it’s hard to believe they didn’t even win the B1G West last year.
That was Norm Parker. He once lost a toe during/after the 2009 Michigan State game due to diabetes.
It is a shift most Iowa fans have clamored for years for with the changes to more spread offenses. Basically a way to have a player in position to cover at a higher rate. The problem they might have is they had an NFL player that was playing that position last year so it worked well.
Hawk, I may be off on this but didn't Iowa play a Nickel (4-2-5 scheme) against NU most of the game last year anyway?
I'd like to know how often Iowa already used a 4-2-5 last season vs their traditional 4-3.
I might be wrong so anyone please correct me but they started implementing it about mid-way last season. After that, it looks like they played it for the majority of the rest of the year. Seems like it was two fold: 1) they needed to get quicker on the edges for drag routes and coverage, 2) they felt really good about the player that would take the spot (Hooker) and that helped get another guy (Stone) into the lineup more regularly getting their best players on the field more.
Well we were a good team that lost 3 close games that could have went the other way- total of 12 points I think. I think the west will be even more even this year as Neb and Minn have closed the gap some. The only team I dont see having a chance to win it is Illinois.
