Postgame thoughts

[UNI83]

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The Illinois State fan i was sitting by during the game said the same thing about the band

[UNIAlum95]

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My thoughts after a few days to calm down and reflect:

1. Just like Farley said, we are explosive, but we also explode. Way too sloppy with the ball. Week 1 to week 2 was supposed to be our biggest improvement. Will be a long day in Ames if we don't protect the ball better.
2. This might be the fastest defense I've seen in a long time. And while it was frustrating to watch SFA convert 3rd down after 3rd down, the defense played well in the second half (and really didn't do too bad in the first all things considered).
3. I still can't believe folks blame Farley for the offensive play calls after all this time. Yes he is the head coach and is ultimately responsible, but those calls come from Salmon on the field and Verduzco in the booth. The management of play calling, clock management, and getting plays in lies with those two coaches. I would love to hear an explanation of why the punting unit came out though. I honestly can't imagine what they were thinking.
4. The band needs to stop playing no later than the break of the huddle. I can't believe that even needs to be said.
5. Davis throws a nice ball. I was very impressed with his touch especially coming off the bench. That said, Rennie should still be the starter. He is a threat to score on every play and adds a dimension that Zach simply does not have. If we had an experienced O-line, I might feel different about it. But our blocking is not suited for a drop back passer right now.
6. Rennie needs to improve his passing. He has to have a better than 50% completion percentage for UNI to be successful as the season progresses. I think he has the ability but needs to spend more time in the pocket instead of always throwing on the run. Sometimes even a running QB has to stay in the pocket to deliver the pass.
7. Carlos Anderson is a very special player. I did not realize how his injury last year impacted his play because he has far exceeded my expectations.
8. We need to see another running back step up to spell Carlos. We can't give him the ball 25 times a game. He's not that kind of back.
9. The punting and kicking teams are going to bite us without significant improvement. Not a great start for either unit at this point. Kyle had a great punt against NDSU but was terrible on Saturday. Kicking from PATs to FGs is already shaky. Is it time to consider a special teams / kicking coach?

The good news is that if we fix our mistakes, UNI had a very, very talented team. It's not like we've got to go back to the drawing board after that loss. Take care of the ball and we are a top tier team that can beat anyone, starting with the clones on Saturday.

[GonzoCat]

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[*]Carlos Anderson is a very special player. I did not realize how his injury last year impacted his play because he has far exceeded my expectations.[*]We need to see another running back step up to spell Carlos. We can't give him the ball 25 times a game. He's not that kind of back.

I wish we would give it to him 25 times a game because he is a very special player. We are only giving it to him about 14 times a game so far. Another running back has stepped up, his name is Rennie, and he gets more carries than Carlos. Carlos is used primarily on short yardage situations, and no, he is not that kind of back, although he can change a short yardage situation into a run to the house on any given play.

[JayJ79]

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Completely classless. Loved the SFA players that started shouting, "Thanks for having us!" and waving at the UNI crowd as they walked off the field. Act like you've won a football game before. I wanted to shout back that they didn't actually beat us - we beat ourselves. But I was proud of all of the UNI people that stood there and took it instead of hurling insults back. It really was hard to keep a cool head during all of that.

And yet UNI (technically, Carlos) gets flagged for "enticing the crowd" after a touchdown.

Lame.

[JayJ79]

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It's really too bad that evidently it is impossible for QBs and their psychologies to share time (even though every other position on the field is able to). I think it would be great to be able to utilize both TR and ZD.

[TravelingPanther]

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It's really too bad that evidently it is impossible for QBs and their psychologies to share time (even though every other position on the field is able to). I think it would be great to be able to utilize both TR and ZD.

Switching QBs is hard on the whole team. It's a mental issue for all positions. It can cause false starts and the timing on pass routes is different.

[UNI83]

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Switching QBs is hard on the whole team. It's a mental issue for all positions. It can cause false starts and the timing on pass routes is different.

Cadences are different, timing on the throws is different, how each QB gives a hand off (sounds dumb I realize but it's true) is different, etc...


QB's, unlike WR or RB, aren't "plug and play". I realize WR and RB aren't exactly plug and play, but it is much easier to do those than QB.

[JayJ79]

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Switching QBs is hard on the whole team. It's a mental issue for all positions. It can cause false starts and the timing on pass routes is different.

Timing is definitely different. One throws more or less on time, the other makes the receiver have to stop and adjust (or he just tucks the ball and runs with it).

[WHO's a Panther]

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Now we can see Coach Farley's difficult decision on who to start at QB. I'm glad that's his decision because I can't decide.

[D Panther]

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You can play both quarterbacks because they have different abilities. If they were similar it would not work. Earl Bruce's first 8 & 3 team at Iowa State had a 2 quarterback system and it was the best offence in the nation that year. He started the thower and changed it up with the runner. Nobody could defend it. Rennie is a dynamic player, but he is all or nothing. You have to be able to drive the ball and take time off the clock. We have the most athletic and talanted group of receives that we have ever had. They need to be more involved in the offence.

[JayJ79]

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You can play both quarterbacks because they have different abilities. If they were similar it would not work. Earl Bruce's first 8 & 3 team at Iowa State had a 2 quarterback system and it was the best offence in the nation that year. He started the thower and changed it up with the runner. Nobody could defend it. Rennie is a dynamic player, but he is all or nothing. You have to be able to drive the ball and take time off the clock. We have the most athletic and talanted group of receives that we have ever had. They need to be more involved in the offence.

And if Schuylar grows and/or improves his jump by another 3' for so, he can become more involved by catching some of the passes thrown to him...

[Panther-Sheik]

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Our offense will be much more effective with a dual threat (run and pass) QB and not just one brought in to run or pass the ball on certain plays. If we sub them out for each other for pass / run plays, then we will see teams stacking the box (Rennie) or playing 5 db's (ZD). Defenses and d-coordinators have come a long way since the Earl Bruce days and I have a feeling that watching us become that transparent will frustrate the heck out of me. Rennie can throw and Davis can run, but each of them is better at the other (especially Rennie at running). I still say pick a QB and let him manage the game, not just a certain play, and we will be better off.

[UNI83]

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Our offense will be much more effective with a dual threat (run and pass) QB and not just one brought in to run or pass the ball on certain plays. If we sub them out for each other for pass / run plays, then we will see teams stacking the box (Rennie) or playing 5 db's (ZD). Defenses and d-coordinators have come a long way since the Earl Bruce days and I have a feeling that watching us become that transparent will frustrate the heck out of me. Rennie can throw and Davis can run, but each of them is better at the other (especially Rennie at running). I still say pick a QB and let him manage the game, not just a certain play, and we will be better off.

You mean like defenses did against Denard Robinson last year? When he was in the game it was a run something like 70% of the time.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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Did anyone else hear Trent Dilfer talking about the Niners after last nights game? He was talking about how Singletary is such an emotional person and coach, and that the Niners organization is very emotional, with emotional players. His thought was that when you are a very emotional team you tend to get to into the game and forget things like hanging onto the ball and clock management. Hmmmm......sounds familiar.

[06panther10]

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Rennie is not as good as a passer as Zach is, but IMO we can do a much much better job of play calling while Rennie is in there. We need to play to his strengths and set him up to be more successful. Run more short passes, and screen plays, slants, etc. Seemed like too often when we passed with him in there, it was a long developing play action pass where he had to read the whole field every time.