Iowa State has a problem in an area where absolutely no one expected a problem this year, the defensive line.
So far this year, the defensive line has a combined 1.5 sacks, that’s dangerously low, an average of .375 sacks per game from a group that averaged almost 1.5 per game last season.
Is Jon Heacock calling games differently? Maybe. There has been less pressure than we are used to, but I don’t think that is strictly a play calling issue.
I believe that it’s mostly been an execution problem. The defensive line simply isn’t performing as well as they have in the past or as well as they can.