We normals watch games differently from experts. We might have some idea of what the original design of a given play was, and can infer some idea of where a play succeeds or fails. But only a team's staff can accurately evaluate performance.
Through three games, the Iowa State offense is one of the worst in Power 5, and is the worst in total offense. Run blocking is atrocious. Only the staff can determine if that situation is going to improve or if a change in philosophy is warranted.
CMC found some success in his first five years by being a ground-first, ball control offense when most of the league was still running the spread and trying to score 60 each week. But now most of the league is looking to run, and Iowa State's offensive style is no longer the outlier.
Go to the pass to set up the run? Stop running inside and get the ball to talent in space? Or keep trying to improve the zone blocking performance and try to "ground and pound"?
Others have sited the change in defensive philosophy after the 2017 Akron game, and that shift has changed football at every level. Abandoning areas where you are struggling and going all in on what you are (marginally) better at has merit.
The next few games will be interesting.
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