Iowa Snowflakes: The Coaching
October 1st, 2022 at 6:16 PM ^
Yep, one of the staff pointed out the perception that he needs to get better against the run to be more of an every-down talent. That said, he is really coming along rushing on passing downs.
October 1st, 2022 at 8:05 PM ^
Okie isn't starting because he doesn't defend the run.
October 1st, 2022 at 8:35 PM ^
Because playing Edge is a lot more than rushing the passer
It's playing the run. Setting the edge. Knowing the coverages when you have to drop back. Dude's only been here like 10 weeks. And he's good at pass rushing, but can't set the edge in the run game nearly as well as Harrell and Morris
October 2nd, 2022 at 9:24 AM ^
Because the D-line is rotated more than any other group. And the with so many new faces vying for DE time, the coaches obviously have to see who has what skills.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:18 PM ^
Turtle. Turtle. Turtle.
Doesn't work. Let's the opposing QB get in rhythm, makes what should be a blowout a nail biter.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
It worked quite well. 27-14. Game never in doubt. Great coaching, great win.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
This was not a nail biter
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
“Doesn’t work”
Lol ok bud. Seemed like it worked just fine. Was it perfect? Fuck no. But we had zero turnovers and won by 13, in Kinnick stadium. We forced Iowa to drive the field without making mistakes…they almost did, and almost got it to a 1-score game, but almost doesn’t count.
October 2nd, 2022 at 9:26 AM ^
*Almost does count in E. Lansing. It's called dignity.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
Nail biter? Lol.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:55 PM ^
Yeah that was my only issue as well. Let the O continue to throw and run the offense normally.
I didn't think it was worth it to get so conservative so soon.
Still a needed road win.
October 1st, 2022 at 5:44 PM ^
You called it a 20-21 loss in the thread. Excuse us for not indulging your bad takes.
October 1st, 2022 at 10:19 PM ^
once we were up 20 it was over. no way they were scoring 20 on us unless we gacked it up.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:19 PM ^
When will the offensive play calling stop playing scared? Okie is a Michigan man.
October 2nd, 2022 at 7:54 AM ^
I wouldn’t call it, “scared” but I do think they had some chances, especially earlier in the season to be more aggressive, especially when the downfield throws are there and guys are open.
More so than normal, the only way Michigan was going to lose that game yesterday was for catastrophic mistakes to keep Iowa in the game. A pick-6, a strip sack, (a backward pass that turns into a fumble inside the 5) the only ways Iowa’s offense was going to score enough points. So once Michigan got a 3 possession lead, they were right to keep things simple and rely on the run.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:19 PM ^
I guess it is what it is. I think they are not utilizing the talent, and in particular JJ. They’re making JJ a Cade clone on ZR.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:29 PM ^
To be fair, JJ again missed a wide open deep TD he should have hit. Things would have looked a lot different if he had. But I'd like to see them call more deep shots like that so he has more chances to work out the issues there.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:46 PM ^
He also hit an NFL level throw to Andrel later in the game, so it doesn’t hurt to call more passes to change it up.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:47 PM ^
Eventually JJ will have to hit some deep shots to win a game. At least this game the overthrow wasn’t quite as far.
October 1st, 2022 at 8:06 PM ^
It's amazing that whomever starts for Michigan can't hit deep balls.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:15 PM ^
I agree with more deep shots, and yes, even against that Iowa defense. The one deep shot glanced off Wilson's finger tips. It was really close and it felt like they should've tried a couple more of those while Michigan had a 13 to 20 point lead. The 29 yard pass play to Andrel was a pretty pass over the defender. I wanted to see a few more deeper shot opportunities in this game. Not a ton more, just maybe 3 or 4 more. At least one of those probably would've ended up as a Michigan TD.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:19 PM ^
A mostly dominated game by us but a few head scratching plays that gave Iowa more life than they deserved. Glad we pulled out the win in extremely hostile territory!
October 1st, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
I thought the scheme in the first half was exceptional. I have no idea why we turtled so hard in the 4th quarter. We’re going to need 4 quarters of good to great offensive football against PSU and OSU to beat them. However, Michigan was playing Iowa today and won somewhere that has been a house of horrors so it’s all good. Onward and upward. Hail!
October 1st, 2022 at 3:30 PM ^
I think we got a little spooked by JJ's fumble. Keep in mind that Iowa leads the country in interceptions. We probably figured they couldn't drive the length of the field on us and score, and that was basically the case - their first TD was on a short drive, and their second happened with 8 seconds left.
October 1st, 2022 at 10:20 PM ^
jesus christ. we weren’t playing OSU or penn state, we didn’t need to pretend we were.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
Definitely didn’t need to be that stressful but just happy to leave Kinnick with a win
October 1st, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
I didn’t feel any stress - we had comfortable control of the score from the first drive
October 1st, 2022 at 4:17 PM ^
I agree. It really wasn't stressful for me. I usually end up with a headache during Michigan games that give me stress. Today -- no headache.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
Largest margin of victory for a top 5 team at Kinnick in a very long time. Me happy.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
Exactly. At the end of the day it’s a win in Iowa.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:39 PM ^
Iowa still hasn't given up more than 27 points in the last 3.5 years to anyone except us in the championship game last season. 27 points against them is good.
October 1st, 2022 at 8:38 PM ^
Wow is that true? That’s a pretty good stat.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
No matter how this season goes in 2022, or how much I loved 2015, and 2021, games will always be flavored by the experiences of 2016-2020, especially when we play a second half like this. It's almost like the coaches totally forgot all the times they called games this way, and got burned, or barely escaped a loss when they could've ran away with it.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:50 PM ^
Username checks out....they should heed your advice.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
Fire all the Ferentzes.
October 1st, 2022 at 8:39 PM ^
Nah I like them where they’re at, brolo.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
generally very good. but clock management is still an issue.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:35 PM ^
I am still sticking with the generally very good part. Some kinks to work out, but that was a great (read simple and sweet) gameplan for an @Iowa game...
October 1st, 2022 at 5:46 PM ^
Clock management was really my only complaint.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
Coaches called a masterful first quarter then a marginal one the rest of it.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
Why is it that in week 1 when JJ came in the play calling was tailored to his highest skills, while once he became the starter they used a conservative version of the Cade playbook? Michigan could have won by 24 with more varied and appropriate offensive play calling.
I hope it is just that they did not want to make JJ do too much in his first big road test. But it might be....that this is what JH does, no matter the personnel he puts on the field.
October 1st, 2022 at 8:38 PM ^
Well for one thing, Cade got hurt so they're down a trusted QB in the room
They don't want JJ taking a bunch of hits, because nobody wants QB1 to be Bowman or Warren
That's why they are minimizing JJ in the run game.
And they have called plenty of downfield shots for JJ. He's just missed them.
And there's zero reason to be aggressive when playing with a 2 score lead against Iowa. Being aggressive on offense is the best way to get Iowa back in the game, more likely they get a pick-6 than a 8 play, 75 yard TD drive with their offense
October 2nd, 2022 at 8:19 AM ^
a thousand times this. you’re up 20 - the ONLY way that team scores three touchdowns on us is if they get defensive / special teams mistakes. they’re almost completely incapable of stringing together multiple long drives.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
Going against Ferentz is a chess match. Some of our moves didn't work but a lot looked good.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:24 PM ^
LOL...more like tic tac toe
or punt left, punt right, punt middle
October 1st, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^
Hate the 4th quarter turtle offense
Hate the prevent defense on final drive
Other than that, a great team win an big jump for JJ to manage a road game with maturity, confidence, and solid decision making.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
Iowa wins by creating turnovers. I understand turtling on offense because handing the ball to Corum is the least risky play we have. It made perfect sense. There was not enough time in the game for Iowas offense to score 2-3 times without turnovers.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^
Turnovers aren't the only way you lose. What if Iowa scores instead of turning it over on downs and it's 20-14? I'd rather the offense put on the gas and win than turtle and put it on the defense to try to stop Iowa up 20-14. That would be terrifying.
October 1st, 2022 at 5:38 PM ^
They used over 4 minutes of clock on that drive before they turned it over. Had they scored, our offense would have chewed up 2-3 more min AT LEAST, and then worst case we punt it back to them with about 1 min left. Their offense cannot drive the field in 1 minute against our normal defense.