Very conservative and boring at times but we got the win. Super happy we used Brown a lot more compared to the Nebraska game, which should have also been a W. Wish we would provide our young QBs with more opportunities to develop and learn.
Thoughts on Play calling?
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Imo they're great but they have to be executed better. Better passing and ok to run it now and again.
Omg guys. This thread is about Play Calling. Not Roll Playing. TMI.
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All’s I know is I am having a better evening with the win.
I am going to bet that most teams in P5/G5 have not used their 2/3rd string QB's as much as us
The best part of playcalling was their was just one QB in the game and Simon didnt play. That allowed Noah to be able to manage things and we got Brown going. It was as Greg wants to be...complimentary, his hands were all over how this game was called
Not quite true… if nuncio was calling the O we would have beaten Iowa and Nebraska… let that sink in.. we need a good QB.. do we have one? Doesn’t seem so.
NV takes care of the ball but is too careful and has bad arm.. GW prolly runs the best and maybe does RPO best but has also proven inaccurate and throws Ints.. Simon has look good and bad and throws ints and his trend was downward….
We can really use a good, dependable QB and maybe one more of these guys can step up because I expect the SBV show will not surprise anyone going forward.. it will get harder to run the ball
If Simon doesnt take two dumb sacks against Nebraska we win.
We could run the ball today because IU came out in man free and we hit two vertical routes and they had to back off with a safety. This opened up JL on the flats which forced a LB to focus on him.
That is why we could run the ball today.
I don't think Vedral should be the starter. We won on the back of a good RB, good defense and poor play by Indiana.
Teams would not have to respect the pass. They could go Man zero and stop our run option.
We could run the ball today because NV completed the two vertical balls. This forced the safety out of the box. Then we completed the passes to JL in the flat, this forced the OLB to stay on JL.
This allowed us to run the ball.
Play calling got us the win. If we had this play calling all season even with Simon we have 2 more wins. Look at the sideline everyone knew their assignment. There were 4 less people signaling in the plays ( never understood why there were 3 linemen relating in signals on top of 2 backup qb’s and 2 offensive assistants. ).
Only complaint I have is Noah still is not seeing the field. Plenty of times he missed the second option running free.
Only complaint I have is Noah still is not seeing the field. Plenty of times he missed the second option running free.
It also plays to the strength of the OL, which sure as hell of isn't keeping a drop back pocket clean.
Simon may have made better short throws.
Also may have had more than 0 picks. 8 don't recall long throws today. It was run/short passes. Hope NV can hit a guy in stride vs throwing behind him. At times I think Simon is more accurate with hitting someone in stride.
We hit two vertical routes, and almost a third, that changed the game.
I agree. Conservative playcalling like always, punting, and then lU wore down. No apologies though. In addition to the TD if I recall, any other 10 yard completions ?
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I'll admit, I was drinking during the game
So, I may have missed some plays, or they just didn't register completely.
I still hope NV. Can shake off rust and throw ahead of these receivers...
They simplified the offense and controlled the chaos with the play calling. Not perfect but they did a great job over the bye week. They gained confidence as the game went on. These kids are playing hard and don’t quit. No they are not Ohio State, but they did meet the challenge with a W.
Feeding Brown Is play calling. In the past Brown would have had 13 Carrie’s and the Carrie’s he didn’t get would have been distributed to JL on the JL package Simon throws and a few other plays that would have netted zero The extra runs by brown kept the chains moving, the IU defense on the field longer ( which wore them down) and allowed our D to stay fresh
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IDK if we would’ve beat Iowa. Definitely would’ve beat Neb.
I would normally agree but we don’t have a reliable QB. Why give them a free TO on an incomplete?
Here is the thing- It was the smart play, and if we had Brown available- they never would have gotten the ball back or we would have been up another score.
But even without him- Our Defense was at an elite level today. And Indiana was pretty much out of TO's- even if they recovered the onside kick-and TD was less than us throwing a int and or putting time o the clock
Agreed. We run the play and our backs and TE run patterns that are at or two yards past the LOS. Almost would he just run with it.
I like the jet sweeps. Need 3-5 a game with anyone other than Langan.
I like the idea of the rollout but results were consistently absolutely terrible. Time to shelf that with NV. It's a total waste of a play. They r better off running it up the gut.
Brown ran hard and it felt like he got most of yards after contact. I don't feel like the OL controlled their DL. If brown didn't play, it would have been more noticeable.
Gotta get away from all the throws to Langan. Seemed like he was the primary route too often.
We didn't wear them down. 3 3 and outs to finish the game (not counting the last 2 play possession to end the game).
NV under center doesn't make sense. He has no arm. No threat for the home run ball. No defense should be scared of the play action with NV. I'd take ES or GW under center. I like the play action to help the run game but you need a QB with an arm.
I like the formation when brown scored.
If wildcat, gotta be KM and SB.
I like the idea of the rollout but results were consistently absolutely terrible. Time to shelf that with NV. It's a total waste of a play. They r better off running it up the gut.
Brown ran hard and it felt like he got most of yards after contact. I don't feel like the OL controlled their DL. If brown didn't play, it would have been more noticeable.
Gotta get away from all the throws to Langan. Seemed like he was the primary route too often.
We didn't wear them down. 3 3 and outs to finish the game (not counting the last 2 play possession to end the game).
NV under center doesn't make sense. He has no arm. No threat for the home run ball. No defense should be scared of the play action with NV. I'd take ES or GW under center. I like the play action to help the run game but you need a QB with an arm.
I like the formation when brown scored.
If wildcat, gotta be KM and SB.
So it’s just one game, but did you see better playcalling ? I saw feeding Brown bc IU couldn’t stop it, and I believe Gleeson would have done the same. I actually thought the playcalling was not any better, but it’s just one game so we will see
Because Nebraska stuffed it. Iowa too. Playcalling doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We’re one dimensional. Today it was enough. That doesn’t mean good playcalling
Disagree with th comment saying to throw less to JL. He has great hands and made adjustments to bail out NV on two inaccurate throws, one for a 1st down. Go to your playmakers and he is one.
As terrible as it is, it’s the only throw NV complete…TE drag. If we didn’t do that he’s have 3 completions today. He can’t throw from the pocket
And they weren't stopping Brown. He averaged 4yds. a carry till we went away from it and put it in Simon's uncapable hands. He only got 15 carries. Give him the 13 more he had today and we win.
Most of us saw in the Nebraska game, the same thing. If we just pounded it out, it wouldn’t have been pretty but it would be a win. I have said this since the day after the game.