What Makes the Hawkeye Defense So Special? | Iowa Football | Urban Analysis

[@rowjoe2409]

I have enjoyed film study for a long time, and every time I catch this segment with coach Myers it brings me back to the glory days.

[@grondhero]

As a TCU fan, I would love that Iowa defense. I really hate the 3-3-5.

[@sachinbsehgal]

Iowa has such an elite defense but our offense is so bad it causes the whole team to get overlooked. It’s not a good look that we continue with Brian when we have had other offensive coordinators that have achieved success in this program.

[@mitchellpurdy470]

Where ahead by 13 let's coast out there's still 12 mins in the 3rd qtr. Run,Run,and Run Punt repeat till the game is won GO HAWKS!!!

[@youngshonshon]

I couldn’t have said it any better; Iowa is the biggest sleeping giant in college football. I guarantee you that they make the CFP last year even with an average offense.

[@SonNguyen-mk2wq]

Nepotism is killing you guys. It's like you don't adjust to the teams you play each week. Your OC admittedly doesnt have all the talent in the world to work with, but he's not exactly at Idaho either.

[@jackrifleman562]

@@youngshonshon Iowa had a better defense, good special teams, and a legit offense in 2015 and choked in the conference championship game and Rose Bowl. We had a pretty good defense and Nate Stanley throwing 26 TDs a season and didn't even win division title. Would love to see the offense doing much much better but the notion that we are an All Conference QB away from going head to head with Georgia or Alabama is stretching things.

[@Annihilasian]

Impressive, very nice. Now let's see the Hawkeye offense.

[@jruth77]

It’s the best background noise when you want that couch nap lol

[@pcarnold9]

gross why? just punt it

[@ohriver2iais]

❤ watching #85 Logan Lee over the years.

[@bryan4232]

Please urban take over our offensive play calling. Make us champions.

[@TheDailyShortzzz]

USC should hire him for DC

[@Cars-N-Jets]

Fore Brian.. And Kirk!

[@nickflahive8903]

Everyone always seems to describe the Iowa defense as "disciplined" which is their polite way of saying they were able to develop NFL talent and have a good defense with mostly 2 and 3 stars. No one ever calls Georgia's defense disciplined lol.

[@jackrifleman562]

In the SEC a well disciplined defense means none of the starters has pending felony charges.

[@SmoothOperator319]

You’re just upset they smacked your goofy badgers around last week.

[@timross5259]

mostly 2 and 3* players? maybe 10 years ago, iowa's defense starts 6 3*'s, 3 4*'s, a 5* and a walk-on

[@paulhoffer3123]

GO HAWKEYES... Roll the RODENTS!

[@319YTgohawks]

OC and kirks nepotism is holding us back, it pry wont happen on Parker leaving but id be happy for him if he did, he deserves effort on the offensive side and Kirks gameplan is to rely on defense, and throw for 38 yards total.

[@mitchellpurdy470]

Go Hawks!! Beat Wisc Candycane Punting is winning!! There D is stellar cause they do one on ones then Blitz alot or everybody covers somebody everybody else blitz

[@RiverTooth434]

All iowa fans can be happy Brian ain’t returning next season

[@terencew7716]

Iowa defense is 🎯🎯🎯 meanwhile the offense is 🗑️🗑️🗑️

[@mitchellpurdy470]

Run,Run,and Run Punt

[@Cars-N-Jets]

Fire Bryan, Fire Bryan, Fire Bryan. And Kirk needs to leave

[@pcarnold9]

@@mitchellpurdy470 you forgot the WR screen for 1 yard and the failed bootleg pass

[@Jus-Too-Smoove]

When Iowa gets respect outside of Iowa sports outlets, I frickin love it. Now if only Brian could stop sucking so Iowa could get respect on both sides of the football

[@harpo495]

Why is the defense good? They primarily run a zone scheme, which allows for greater takeaways in the passing game and a more balanced attack for limiting huge gains. The defensive coaches also have great development in their players. Why is the offense not so good? Kirk. Brian. Nepotism. Solution: Get rid of Kirk and Brian, and bring in new philosophies for the offense while keeping the defense and special teams intact.

[@FUNNYVIDS69LOL]

I would try to hire Bobby stoops

[@richardhayman4868]

Go Hawks, beat the Badgers!

[@Krupy09]

Also: playing in the Big Ten West.

[@johnvillella1087]

Now show them losing 31-0

[@grondhero]

That was Penn State, though. Other than that one outlier to a top 10 team, they haven't given up more than 14 points in a game. As a TCU fan, I would *_love_* their defense.

[@andrewvogt3001]

They did lose. They held them to 10 pts with everything went wrong in the1st half. 50 second 3 and outs possessions but theyre offense They were burnt out in 2nd half.

[@jackrifleman562]

@@grondhero Iowa was playing without its best reciever and starting RB and with a new QB that was playing hurt. Ranked 24th and playing a #7 ranked team at Happy Valley in front of 100k fans. So it's not like they got smoked by Northern Illinois at homecoming.

[@grondhero]

@@jackrifleman562 Okay. And? What does that have to do with my post?

[@jackrifleman562]

@@grondhero I was just providing some additional context to expand on your point that it was a loss to a top 10 team. Poor offensive output and a bunch of turnovers by Iowa had Penn State's offense playing on a short field the whole game. Kind of puts a whole new paint job on the fact that Iowa's defense gave up 31 points.