Iowa Snowflakes: The Offense
October 1st, 2022 at 3:24 PM ^
The offense is just ok, and JJ pretty much = Cade. That’s all.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:36 PM ^
Ok, I almost never directly call out comments. But "JJ pretty much = Cade" is inane.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:42 PM ^
Not a rational take, RationalFan
October 1st, 2022 at 3:49 PM ^
Eh. You can compare and tell me the difference
October 1st, 2022 at 8:36 PM ^
Did you watch the game?
Cade could never make, or even attempt, the throw to Anthony. It would never be called -- he doesn't have the arm strength to get it there before the safety shows up.
As said already, Cade couldn't make the on-the-run throw to Edwards.
Cade couldn't run the RPO to Bell as well as JJ did in the first half.
There were a couple of carries -- one to Edwards I recall specifically -- that were opened up by the threat of JJ's legs.
Cumong, man.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:56 PM ^
Not sure Cade would have tried for the TD on the chicken salad play to Edwards.
That said, I don't think being like Cade is a bad thing in a game like this. Iowa looks to score a lot of points off of mistakes, and J.J. didn't make too many.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:00 PM ^
Bruh what. Cade wouldn’t have gotten the touchdown to Edwards. He would’ve been sacked and we’d like be in overtime right now.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:26 PM ^
He also may have hit the deep ball. It is what it is. I’m not saying it as a knock on JJ, I liked Cade. Just saying the “JJ is gonna take the roof off the offense” is…not there yet.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:43 PM ^
The thing though is that Cade very rarely ever even attempted the deep pass...so forget about JJ needing to dial in his deep throws for second (yes he obviously isn't hitting them)...at least he goes for it! JJ at least consistently taking the shot forces the defense to have to respect the deep ball which can then open up other plays underneath. It's not as good as actually hitting those throws obviously, but it's certainly better than just never bothering to try
October 1st, 2022 at 4:38 PM ^
Wait the goal posts were several turnovers by JJ today and a disappointing loss. Did they move again? How upsetting was this win for you? Good luck vs Maryland.
October 1st, 2022 at 5:02 PM ^
Literally the difference in the game was a play JJ made to get it to 20-0 that Cade would have been sacked on or thrown the ball away. What is you taking about.
October 1st, 2022 at 5:34 PM ^
Cade does not roll out and make that TD pass to Edwards
October 1st, 2022 at 9:21 PM ^
I don’t downvote a whole lot…
this is a stupid take.
That scramble rollout in the second half where JJ threw a dart for a TD…no…that is not something Cade would normally do.
Just about no one at Michigan. Maybe Denard on a good day.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:24 PM ^
There is about 6-8 total plays they’d want back on offense but other than that they ran a methodical and great game on “O”.
Calm, cool, and collected. Great job!
October 1st, 2022 at 3:25 PM ^
Blake Corum was tremendous, and the best player on the field today. Good effort by O Line and offense against an elite defense. JJ missed a long pass to Roman by an eyelash, but hit AA. There is room for improvement in the passing game but credit JJ no turnovers and quarterbacked the team to 27 points at Kinnick vs. an excellent Iowa defense.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:25 PM ^
I had no problem with the playcalling. We moved the ball pretty easily until we put the game out of reach. We were a little conservative afterwards but we were play a putrid offense. Why risk it on your first road game?
October 1st, 2022 at 3:25 PM ^
Being able to consistently run up the gut vs Iowa = very good thing.
Running into their teeth on a third and one with nine in the box and Wilson and Bell outside in single coverage = not a very good thing.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:50 PM ^
I'd agree if Iowa had stopped Corum once prior. It was automatic to that point and why not trust your best player. The risk was punting against the worst offense in the B1G.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:41 PM ^
Your entire post seems to lean with you being upset with the coaches hindsight. Everything that worked easily -great job coaches. That one time it didnt -Booo!
October 1st, 2022 at 3:26 PM ^
Seems to me they arent really opening up the playbook. JJ showed more last year in limited time . Either they are trying to keep as much off film as they can , or they are trying to make sure JJ has success by only focusing on the small plays .
I for sure expected JJ to be so much more of a run threat , and he hasnt really shown it .
October 1st, 2022 at 3:28 PM ^
I think much of today was about avoiding turnovers
October 1st, 2022 at 3:43 PM ^
I used to believe in that Harbaugh film theory until Harbaugh ram the same pep-cat runs against osu as he had all season
October 1st, 2022 at 3:52 PM ^
…which was five years ago.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:51 PM ^
Okay, but don’t we say that Harbaugh is “saving the good plays for later” every year? Still waiting on those mysterious plays he’s saving to manifest.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
I remember some good plays against OSU and Iowa late last season. Maybe you forgot.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:59 PM ^
I think with Cade out, it's smart to greatly limit JJs running - at this point in the season. Once you get to The Game, you do whatever it takes to win. But in Game 5, you don't risk your only proven QB getting hurt, esp with it being the first road test.
October 1st, 2022 at 5:03 PM ^
GoBlueBill,
The second one. They are clearly bringing him along slowly. The "saving plays" idea has been pretty much debunked. Also, JJ isn't going to run much without a viable backup.
That said, I hope to see more aggressiveness next week against Indiana. This conservative game plan won't work against PSU on 10/15. At some point, we have to lean on JJ's talent and let him get it done, since our D is not what it was last year.
In other words, calling plays for JJ like they called plays for Cade last year will not get us back to the CFP.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
One missed deep shot from a completely acceptable day against a very good Iowa defense.
Guys did all they needed to do and avoided turnovers, mission accomplished.
Opening drive was textbook, and much needed to begin putting Iowa away
October 1st, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
Felt like that late 3rd quarter/4th quarter play calling was calling out Brian Ferentz. They knew he had nothing and they were right. A plodding 6 min drive to turn over on downs and 4 straight sacks/QB hits when they finally had to aired it out.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
The play calling started off great then grew conservative and then just became disjointed as usual. What else would you expect from a team without an offensive coordinator?
October 1st, 2022 at 3:30 PM ^
Please stop feeding the narrative
October 1st, 2022 at 3:27 PM ^
I want to know where the hell our WRs are…how the fuck does the worst offense in the nation smoke our passing game in both yards and YPA? Not to mention we never seem to be able to get open…we had what, TWO times where we had some space maybe? That one deep attempt to Bell and then the throw to Anthony?
Meanwhile Iowa’s players are running without a Michigan defender within ten yards of them all freakin day…
What happened to all our supposed athletes at WR? Blake Corum is carrying this entire team on his back and did the same thing last week against Maryland too. So that’s both conference games where our WRs are almost entirely absent and we’re entirely dependent on Corum going ham.
With all this talent and with JJ at QB, we should be far more versatile than this.
Yes we won, at Kinnick…but these kind of performances are gonna catch up with us if we don’t fix it.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:30 PM ^
Going into Kinnick, making no offensive mistakes, and scoring 27 on the nations best defense probably doesn't qualify as a performance that will catch up with us. Take a step back, Karen.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:33 PM ^
Are you really so obtuse that you can’t see the cracks in the offense or extrapolate? I mean honestly…just because we got the win doesn’t mean we looked great doing it and don’t have serious issues.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:53 PM ^
ok maizen
October 1st, 2022 at 4:27 PM ^
Literally the same guy who complained the same way all year and then when we won acted like he was driving the bandwagon. Some fans are hardly fans.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:48 PM ^
Yup...you're right. Everything is just absolutely perfect! Couldn't possibly wish for better from our WRs than what we saw today.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:57 PM ^
We had the largest margin of victory as a top 5 team at Iowa since atleast 2008. It was the number 1 defense in that environment with a new QB. How can you possible be this miserable.
October 1st, 2022 at 4:48 PM ^
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Duplicate.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:28 PM ^
Played mistake-free, not allowing Iowa's D to keep the game close.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:28 PM ^
I think thats more or less how you wanna do Iowa City. They had some good drives, got to 20-0, and parked the bus. I think the JJ fumble further incentivized them to be as boring as possible down the stretch. Ill take it
October 1st, 2022 at 3:29 PM ^
Our ability to turtle is truly impressive. The first half had such great play calling and momentum and the first drive of the second half. After that, they pretty much shut their brain off and did nothing. The issue is they shut their brain off and do nothing multiple times a game and in multiple games.
The consistency has been terrible and there's just so much potential.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:31 PM ^
What’s funny is they scored more in the second half than the first…please stop with the insufferable takes. This team will build and be ready for OSU and anyone in between
October 1st, 2022 at 3:41 PM ^
They scored 1 more point. They gained a lot more yards in the first half. The last TD was on a really short field. You have to be insane if you think the offense was better in the second half than the 1st simply because they scored 1 more point.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:59 PM ^
The offense is not the story of second half, the defense giving up chunk plays to tight ends in an anemic offense was the story, not allowing the rhythm the offense built up in the first half.
Harbaugh clearly felt comfortable when up by 20 against this pathetic Iowa offense and went more conservative, this is a little annoying from a fans perspective, but doing this last year did not deter them from beating OSU later in the year (I instantly think of how boring the Indiana game was last year).
Again, the defense is the primary reason the second half almost got dicey, but that convo belongs in the defensive snowflakes.
October 1st, 2022 at 5:33 PM ^
Yep, I definitely didn't like the chunk plays to Lachey and Brecht. I hope that's fixable....but that's for a different topic.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:29 PM ^
Conservative ass
October 1st, 2022 at 3:29 PM ^
Best thing about the offense today was 0 turnovers. Just one and that’s likely a one-possession nail biter to the bitter end. The discipline on offense was great to see.
October 1st, 2022 at 9:30 PM ^
This. I could be wrong, but I don't recall even one border line/close JJ interception. I know he had that questionable fumble that Edwards jumped on, although I feel if reviewed it would have been a incomplete pass.
We showed up, played sound and the game strategy definitely was relevant to the opponent we faced.
October 1st, 2022 at 3:29 PM ^
If felt shaky watching but then I realized, they kept it together, kept plugging against a really good defense.