We have some talented depth at just about every position. The one that scares me is RB, only because Sanders hasnt been what they thought hed be, and Norton hasnt been healthy
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Yep, agreed. And I'm not sure if it was play calling or what, but he really struggled when the defense didn't do exactly what they were supposed to do. I feel like he didn't know how to read a defense really at all, and he also didn't have good pocket presence. When our OL is bad, that just doesn't work out well.
Our route tree combinations and overall inability for our WRs to create space (outside of X of course) was a huge problem as well. So it wasn't just Hunter, but even when our WRs did get open and our OL did block correctly, he missed numerous open receivers for throws that just weren't there.
If our RB room isn't healthy, I think we HAVE to utilize the big JUCO QB and get him in there for some Lanning/Belldozer type packages.
It was encouraging to see a couple QB sneaks at the spring game. Dont believe I saw one with Manning calling plays ever
Manning's situational play calling was some of the worst I've ever seen with the talent he had.
I'll take that over the predictions of ISU by 4 TDs, rest the starters, etc. and it's a one possession game the whole time.
It's a big if, but IF our offense can come out and score a couple quick TDs, the game is cooked. When you allow UNI to stay in the game and think they can win is when it gets scary.
Im of the belief he was always a bad play caller, but having an offense of NFL talent just masked that for many years
We have two viable options as true freshman according to Campbell.
Carson Hansen. He's going to a player.
100%. If you look him up he's got the frame and athetlic profile to be a really good P5 running back. Might need a year or 2, but I think at worse he's no worse than Sanders if you absolutely need him earlier.
UNI always seems like a game that is important with scoring quick and making a cushion. Manning always seemed to call the game as a ball control, keep the mistakes down, and slow. leading to the game still being "close" into the 2nd half.
my hope is Scheelhaase calls some big plays and gets as many points on the board as possible in the first quarter. If Iowa State can get points in their first 3 drives while making UNI go 3 and out or even force a turnover. It should be a fun game. I may have been drinking too much of OL koolaid but I think we should be able to move the ball better on the ground vs last year. I also think Scheelhaase will call a better game when opponents stack the box to stop the run.
Man I really liked his HS tape and I'm glad to hear that.
I really want to see Rocco get out of the pocket on designed plays where he can make a play using his feet.