What will it take?

[Khan4Cats]

Re: What will it take?

I would hope that they could use Herring as a threat to stretch out the defensive coverage, opening some spots underneath. Kinda like the Raiders' vertical gameplan, with the small caveat of having it actually work.

UNI has always liked using the vertical gameplan-go back to the days of Kenny Shedd and Dedric Ward. Especially when we need a momentum turner. I would expect that we will try to take a shot or two deep with Herring, Collins or Leonard going deep down a side, especially if we have someone like Oordt down the seam to hold the safety. But a lot of that will depend on whether we can establish a consistent threat on the ground.

[Kyle]

Re: What will it take?

is he faster than chaney? he was kind of in the doghouse last year but supposedly has looked decent this spring/summer.

Herring's personal best track times:

6.81--60 meter dash (4th in MVC)
10.27--100 meter dash (1st in MVC)
21.27--200 meter dash (3rd in MVC)

http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/c-track/mtt/herring_jarred00.html

Chaney's personal best track times:

6.85--60 meter dash
10.62--100 meter dash
21.45--200 meter dash

http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-track/mtt/chaneyjr_paul00.html

What is interesting about these personal best times is Chaney's are mostly from high school and freshman year. His recent times are slightly slower. Herring improved throughout the track season and doesn't seem to have hit his ceiling.

[06panther10]

Re: What will it take?

Does anybody think we will run some trick plays early in the game? Last year at BYU we hit that WR reverse pass for a TD, but that was after we had already taken some haymakers from BYU. Maybe we should try something like that earlier to grab some momentum?

[UNIpanther99]

Re: What will it take?

Does anybody think we will run some trick plays early in the game? Last year at BYU we hit that WR reverse pass for a TD, but that was after we had already taken some haymakers from BYU. Maybe we should try something like that earlier to grab some momentum?

Johnny Reverse?

[06panther10]

Re: What will it take?

Maybe we should try the flea flicker that has burned us badly in the playoffs.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: What will it take?

Does anybody think we will run some trick plays early in the game? Last year at BYU we hit that WR reverse pass for a TD, but that was after we had already taken some haymakers from BYU. Maybe we should try something like that earlier to grab some momentum?

There's always the chance, but I think that we will play it pretty straight forward. I could see something with DP Eyman, but the reverses with Collins/Herring (like we used to run with Gray) are standard in our playbook.

I know that the coaching staff likes that our new punter is a former QB who led his team to the state title game last year, but Iowa will know that, too, so I hope they leave anything there in the gimmick bag until later in the season when it might have greater meaning.

[JayJ79]

Re: What will it take?

Johnny Reverse?

I was always more partial to Vic Williams throwing it downfield.
We ran that play twice and both resulted in long TDs.
But alas, that's no longer an option.

[Trapped in California]

Re: What will it take?

Michael Vick got reinstated

Talk the the Commish to see if it can happen.

[realcat]

Re: What will it take?

The only bad thing about our offense is that all of our speed guys are so small. I'm sure Iowa will press and our little guys will have a hard time with it. If we can move them around a lot and keep them in the slot there could be some openings with short routes and hopefully they can make somebody miss. I just don't see them getting behind Iowa's defense a whole lot even though they probably have more speed.

[New Panther]

Re: What will it take?

Why not go with the wildcat every once in a while. Seems we have the personnel for it?

[06panther10]

Re: What will it take?

I think we ran about a handful of wildcat plays to Corey Lewis the last two seasons.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: What will it take?

iowa preview is in BTN now if anyone cares.

[PantherInsider]

Re: What will it take?

Does anybody think we will run some trick plays early in the game? Last year at BYU we hit that WR reverse pass for a TD, but that was after we had already taken some haymakers from BYU. Maybe we should try something like that earlier to grab some momentum?

Iowa plays a straight up 4-3 "quarters" defense with very little blitzing. Thus, trick plays are generally not effective against them. Not that we won't try it. Might work.

[SteinPizza]

Re: What will it take?

The only bad thing about our offense is that all of our speed guys are so small. I'm sure Iowa will press and our little guys will have a hard time with it. If we can move them around a lot and keep them in the slot there could be some openings with short routes and hopefully they can make somebody miss. I just don't see them getting behind Iowa's defense a whole lot even though they probably have more speed.

Iowa's not a big pressing team, never has been going back to the Fry years. For one thing, they've never done a good job of recruiting press type corners. Speivey is the best one they've had in a long while. For another thing, the words "creativity" and "Iowa Defense" have never really been used the in the same sentence either.

While Iowa has no huge reason to fear our WR's, they do have the ability to get beat deep by us if Grace gets time and can deliver an accurate ball. Brent Greenwood will be playing way off the line of scrimage. On long, throwing downs, you'll think he's ready to field a punt at times.

[realcat]

Re: What will it take?

Agreed that Iowa's defense plays a pretty base defense and they don't press a lot but it seems like the last time we played them they did. If they think they can shut down the passing game just by pressing the corners against our small WR's then they probably will so they can just leave everybody up front and stuff our running game. Just a thought.