The Ten Things I Would Like to See Saturday

It is almost here.  I am sure all Hawk fans have a few things they would like to see in Iowa City Saturday whether its on field performance or old friends at a comfortable tailgate spot.  Here are the things I am hoping to see on September Fourth.

1.  No serious injuries and a comfortable margin of victory.
2.  I would like to see very little play-action passing by the first team versus this opponent.  I understand it is a big part of the offense but I think that for Stanzi to progress he needs to grow as a pocket passer.  It would be nice to see a lot of 3, 5 and 7 step drops to see how the line holds up and how Ricky goes through his progressions and if he is able to hit his check down.  If Iowa is going to bring back the Jailbreak Screen they should run it two or three times in this game to get the timing down.
3.  Assuming Robinson is healthy, he should get most of the reps with the first team.  It would be nice to him try to gain a rhythm with the line and see if he can wear down a defense with his running style.  Getting a chance to run several series in a row could help him understand where his running lanes are going to develop with this version of the Iowa line.  A called misdirection running play involving the TB would also be nice.
4.  The O-line needs to be dominant from the second series, if not before.  A slow start is understandable as they could experience butterflies and will facing an opponent for the first time in some of their careers.  But once they take the field for the second series on they need to assert themselves over a physically less talented group.
5.  A focus on on interior running plays regardless of formation.  Iowa needs to generate a push in the middle to make the stretch play effective.  It can only make the play-action game more effective, also.
6.  A defensive line rotation involving Mike Daniels and Lebron Daniel.  Ballard can play the Left-side making room for Daniels and Daniel can play either end position giving the first team defense five guys for four spots in this game and keeping the D-line fresh for this game and for the season.  An added benefit is that it is most likely that Daniels and Daniel will need to step into huge shoes next season and carry the D-line along-side Binns next season.  This is something I would like to see every week.
7. Very little Nickel early to see how Tyler Nielson holds up in coverage.  He has big shoes to fill in replacing probably the best cover linebacker in the Ferentz era in A.J. Edds.  Nielson has the size and the athleticism to replace Edds, he just needs the experience.  I would like to see the 2nd unit try to get three corners on the field as much as possible.  They could use time and you can never have enough depth at that position.
8.  Some time for Nick Nielson or Jordan Bernstine and Jack Swanson along with the first team defense.  Give these guys some time to make adjustments and checks against an opponent.  You can also protect Sash and Greenwood.
9.  Touchbacks or at least excellent coverage from the kickoff units.  No misses from the kicking game.
10.  The 2nd unit with no less than 8:00 on the clock in the 3rd quarter.