Despite the 140 yards and two TD's Coker didn't have a dominant game by any means. He fumbled again this week and too often looked pensive and hesitant. While a few times he showed good patience and then hit the hole decisively; he got caught by backside pursuit and struggled to get up the seam too often. Coker isn't a guy with much lateral agility or wiggle in his game. He's a one cut runner and needs time to build up speed. He looks great when he's got a straight ahead crease but he starts to struggle when he doesn't have a clear hole and changes directions multiple times to get into the hole. He excels at finish runs falling forward after contact but really needs to figure out how win against unblocked guys challenging him early on plays. With the way Iowa's scheme works safties, corners and occasionally LB's will get free runs at him. Last year he showed an effective stiff arm at times and he would really benefit from developing a spin move as well. Would like to see him get his feet up more as well. Appears to be still learning how to get behind his pads while moving downhill.
A better performance for Gimm this week. Wasn't overly consistent but looked better out there this week. Haven't seen him blow guys out of the water as some previous Iowa FB's have done, but he showed improvment from last week. Doesn't appear to be much of a receiving threat either and I'd look for Iowa to continue the use plenty of 2TE sets.
The WR group had a soild day posting 2 TD's and picking up a lot of YAC. Both Davis and McNutt use their big frames well after the catch and going to be tough for DB's to bring down. KMM looked fairly good this week in his limited opportunities and should have earned more touches with his play this week. He did look a little sloppy on a few routes but something that should be correctable.
The match up between Lenard Johnson(#23) and McNutt was interesting to watch. I didn't break down every play of their match ups but it appeared to be a pretty even battle. McNutt shook him a few times in man coverage(even if the ball wasn't thrown his way) and Johnson blanketed him a couple of times. I was pretty impressed with Johnson as an overall football player. He was never out of position and tackled very well. Johnson is a guy that I had previously considered a later round prospect, but he looked like a guy who should have a 3rd or 4th round grade on him. Have to see more film on him to make a better assessment.
Herman's hallmark last year was his excellent blocking and it appears that's still his strength. He's a functional target in the passing game, but his blocking is impressive. CJF looks like a guy teams should be worried about in the passing game. He's not overly fast but he's quick for his size and is a giant target. A bit surprised Iowa only went to him one time during this game. He's improving as a blocker but still needs to work at playing lower and becoming a more consistent inline blocker.
Coker
+1 Good downhill running there and he followed his blocks very well. As fast as I’ve seen him hit a hole this season. D1 Play 10
-1 Arms need to be tighter on that football as he doesn’t run to space and initiates contact and puts the ball on the ground. Was a pretty good hit by Johnson though. D4 Play 2
+1 Excellent Cut back here as he shows patience in the hole and pops it hard through the seam after it opens up. D10 Play 3
+1 Nice patience here as he waits for the cut-back to open up and squares his shoulders and runs behind his pads. Excellent run. D12 Play 4
Overall: +2
Gimm
+1 Very good job here on the zone lead play taking the first man to show. A blitzing LB fired in the gap and he sealed him and allowed Coker to pick up solid yardage. D3 Play 1
Overall: +1
Herman
-1 False Start D1 Play 12
-0 Looked close to a drop by Herman but he got popped pretty good by the safety who jumped the route. D2 Play 9
+1 Nice job washing the DE down inside here on the zone cutback play. D5 Play 4
+1 Just mauls the DE here as he drives him 6-7 yards downfield and puts him on the ground. Great block. D10 Play 5
+1 Great drive block here as he opens a gaping hole for Coker to go into the end zone untouched. D10 Play 11
-1 False Start D11 Play 2
Overall: +1
CJF
+1 Great footwork on the sideline as he comes down with the big catch on first down. D2 Play 1
-1 Flat out missed the DE here as just got beat back inside on the stretch play and his guy broke up the play D3 Play 2
+1 Great blitz pickup here as he picks up the free man and allows JVB time. D8 Play 2
+1 Good job getting out the LB here as he shoves him well out of the seam and allows Coker up into the hole. D12 Play 3
Overall: +2
McNutt
+1 Turns a routine 5 yard hitch into a first down with YAC ability. Good power to just run through smaller DB. D1 Play 5
-1 False start D8 Play 1
+1 Well run route here as he runs the 10 yard curl and works his way into the hole in the coverage and snatches the ball nicely here and picks up a few extra yards. D10 Play 1
+1 Great YAC ability on display here again as he slips by the underneath defender and catches it in stride and takes it down inside the 5. D10 Play 9
Overall: +2
Davis
+1 Excellent body control and attacks the ball on the fade. Doesn’t hesitate and secures the football as he goes to the ground. Nice play. D1 Play 3
+1 Very nice job turning the short completion into a first down with his athletic ability and size. D7 Play 1
+1 Nice job feeling his way into the niche of the zone here and catches this ball in stride and makes a play after the catch. D8 Play 2
+1 Excellent deep curl route as he slides further inside to find some open ground. Very quick break here as he beat man coverage easily here. Great YAC after the catch and finished the play. D13 Play 3
-1 Drops the pass over the middle here. Was pretty clearly thinking about running before he secured the football D14 Play 3
Overall: +3
KMM
+1 Good sharp route here and a solid job of snatching it with his hands for the TD. D1 Play 12
Overall: +1
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