'10 OH QB Andrew Hendrix (Notre Dame Signee)

[pumpdog20]

Gunner for kick offs.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Massa Mark Two

 

[PerthDomer]

Make him a wild cat guy for change of pace.

 

[EddytoNow]

We need to keep Andrew as a quarterback. We are one injury away from having Tommy Rees as our starting quarterback again. Does anyone really want that to happen?

Next year, Malik Zaire will be going through the learning process and probably get red-shirted. Andrew will be needed to provide security at the quarterback position. Gunner may take over the number three spot, but Tommy is not a season-long solution this year or next. I can see Tommy dropping down the depth chart next year.

 

[BeauBenken]

Andrew is athletic...for a quarterback.

 

[Irish4Life09]

Why not use him as a goal-line FB?

 

[D-BOE34]

2013 Depth Chart-

1. EG
2. GK
2b. AH
4. TR
5. MZ (Red shirt)

If EG were to go down this year, I think AH will get lots of PT. Next year, I think he battles with Gunner for the number 2 spot.

 

[IrishinSyria]

Golson's completion percentage was well under 50% on Saturday. Obviously, he's the man for now... but if things take a turn for the worse this board may find itself howling for Hendrix.

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

Golson's completion percentage was well under 50% on Saturday. Obviously, he's the man for now... but if things take a turn for the worse this board may find itself howling for Hendrix.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that Hendrix should be anything other than a QB right now. We are just talking about the relative values of keeping him at QB next year (where he will likely never see a meaningful snap) and moving him to a position where he could make an impact on the field (if there is such a position). I have suggested he could be a TE or OLB, others have said H-Back, S, and that it isn't a good idea to move him. You're right that things could turn for Golson and Hendrix could end up being the guy. But that isn't the discussion. This is a discussion about next year based on the current situation.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

I have an idea, lets put him at qb next year, or wherever BK wants him.

 

[koonja]

Might as well add him to the DB depth the way we're losing guys, lol.

 

[Irishnuke]

I don't think putting him at TE is that outrageous. I'm not saying he should go there, just that it doesn't seem too crazy. He'd definitely be behind Niklas but I haven't seen much from our other "superstar" TEs that lead to believe he couldn't compete for the job. This will never happen though.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Not that AH is necessarily the ideal solution, but we gotta get at least one blocking back. All this shotgun on the 2 yard line is taking years off my life.

You don't need a blocking back, you need a time machine.

 

[Black Irish]

You don't need a blocking back, you need a time machine.

Good one

 

[Irish Houstonian]

You don't need a blocking back, you need a time machine.

In more than one way, but you'd think a Patriots guy would be more open to putting TE's in the backfield.

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

You don't need a blocking back, you need a time machine.

Where we're going, we don't neeeeed blocking backs.

 

[PANDFAN]

Golson's completion percentage was well under 50% on Saturday. Obviously, he's the man for now... but if things take a turn for the worse this board may find itself howling for Hendrix.

reason being was that he is smart w/ the football and throws the ball away, had a few drops by wr's and missed on 2 big deep balls...

“What we’ve asked him to do is throw away the football,” said Kelly of Golson, whose passing percentage took a hit (down to 58.6) against Michigan State (43.7), due mainly to his sound decision-making to throw the ball out of bounds when the situation dictated.“He’s able to get out of the pocket. Our completion percentage probably has taken a hit. But our ability to succeed at the end of the day and win games has not. That’s why he continues to evolve because he knows if he wants to stay in the starting lineup, he has to take care of the football.”

 

[rtrn2glory]

if golson keeps taking care of the ball like pand said, it's going to be hard to take him out. last year we were a QB not beating ourselves away from going 10-2

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

Hendrix has potentially 36 games left in his Irish career if he ends up back for a 5th year.

If Golson gets hurt this year, Hendrix may be the starting quarterback. If Golson gets hurt next year, Hendrix may be the starting quarterback. Kelly has even said himself that Rees would be the short-term answer as the backup (i.e. a late-game drive or taking over if we need to go pass-heavy hurry-up), but Hendrix is the best suited for taking over the entire offense if Golson were to go out.

In case anyone hasn't noticed, Golson is 5-foot-nothin', 100-and-nothin' No one knows how good Gunner Kiel is going to be in spring ball next year or at the start of next season. Hell, no one knows how good Hendrix is right now. I also think there are packages in the playbook for Hendrix that we haven't even come close to dusting off yet.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Kept waiting for someone to post this... From media day this morning:

@ChiTribHamilton: #NotreDame QB Andrew Hendrix: "I'm a student-athlete, and I want to play football. I'm a good player."

 

[zbikowski88]

Hate to say it but it looks like a possible transfer

 

[JadeBrecks]

Kept waiting for someone to post this... From media day this morning:

@ChiTribHamilton: #NotreDame QB Andrew Hendrix: "I'm a student-athlete, and I want to play football. I'm a good player."

I wouldn't fault him for being frustrated. The kid has talent and could definitely start on a lot of teams. I would hate to see him go but he isn't going to be able to play on sundays riding the bench.

 

[Rocky2820]

Hate to say it but it looks like a possible transfer

Can't blame him, but I hope he holds true to his pre-med aspirations if he does indeed seek out a new school. Too smart to put too many eggs in the football basket.

 

[KPENN]

He'll be a senior next year right? He'd be better off getting his degree then transferring. Of course this is my humble opinion

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

Kept waiting for someone to post this... From media day this morning:

@ChiTribHamilton: #NotreDame QB Andrew Hendrix: "I'm a student-athlete, and I want to play football. I'm a good player."

What was the question?

 

[Emcee77]

What was the question?

Yeah, I think we need more context to know whether he is thinking of transferring.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Transfer to one of the MAC schools. Western Michigan University is building a new medical school as we speak. Play the game; see where that path takes you. If anyone becomes an MD, the "Notre Dame Academic Advantage" [which is real] becomes a less necessary thing. If I were Hendrix these thoughts would be going through my mind.

Also thoughts of Golson, Kiel, and Zaire. I'm amazed that we aren't hearing more transfer rumblings especially from guys in the D-Backfield, which in my opinion is outrageously overcrowded and with the new guys coming... good lord.

People like Andrew, and I like Andrew. He'll always be Notre Dame to me regardless of what he does --- but it's a REALLY hard thing to ask a guy NOT to follow his dream.

 

[DANsanity15]

Looks like they asked both Andrew and Gunner about transferring today. I think Hendrix has a lot of talent and I could see him transferring to a school in Ohio (Cincy or Ohio) I still think he can be a very good player and id love to see him succeed on the field somewhere, whether its here or elsewhere

 

[QuarrelsomeIrishAmerican]

Golsen
Kiel
Rees
Zaire

Hendrix - best choices are to either switch positions to maybe a TE or to Graduate Transfer after next season. He's a Biology major which I highly respect b/c I was one at ND. I would love for him to leave with a degree. On the other hand, if he leaves now for another DI school and has 2 more years of eligibility after sitting out a year, this may be better from a football prospective if he has professional aspirations. Tough choices, but he's a really smart kid and maybe should take the chance at the pro's b/c med school won't necessarily be out of the question if he transfers. A high MCAT score gets you in from anywhere.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

That was the only tweet I saw in it. No clue what the question was or how it was asked.