Post Game Observations Stanford '14

[Whiskeyjack]

OFD's Punter Bro just published his Special Teams Review for the Stanford game. We did better than you'd think.

And OFD's pburns2010 just published a film breakdown of our final TD drive:

The play of the game is a busted coverage on Golson's FOURTH read. Stanford comes out in quarters coverage, but the boundary corner does not drop deep when Corey Robinson runs a 10 yard comeback route. This vacates the deep quarter of the field where he should be, and this is where Ben Koyack sits down to catch the TD pass on the corner route. Stanford's safety, who was held in check by the inside receiver to the 3 WR side of the formation, doesn't make it over in time, and the Irish have an improbable victory. If the Stanford corner doesn't blow his coverage, I would be hard pressed to find a good throw for Golson to make here, and we would have been relying on his improvisational ability.

This is a truly excellent MGOBlog-style tactical analysis. So happy ND is finally getting the same treatment. Big ups to OFD for providing it.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

The play where Fuller draws the PI in the endzone is a perfect example of a play when Golson leaves the pocket too soon and ends up missing an opportunity downfield because it causes him to be late with the throw. We did an excellent job of blitz pickup and if he trusts his lineman and lets that ball rip from inside the pocket right before he drifts to his left it is an easy touchdown.
Brian Kelly's play calling, although a little frustrating at times, was superb on the last drive. Golson missed some throws and receivers dropped a few catchable balls, but Golson literally had open options on every play.

OFD's Punter Bro just published his Special Teams Review for the Stanford game. We did better than you'd think.

And OFD's pburns2010 just published a film breakdown of our final TD drive:



This is a truly excellent MGOBlog-style tactical analysis. So happy ND is finally getting the same treatment. Big ups to OFD for providing it.

 

[MJ12666]

The play where Fuller draws the PI in the endzone is a perfect example of a play when Golson leaves the pocket too soon and ends up missing an opportunity downfield because it causes him to be late with the throw. We did an excellent job of blitz pickup and if he trusts his lineman and lets that ball rip from inside the pocket right before he drifts to his left it is an easy touchdown.
Brian Kelly's play calling, although a little frustrating at times, was superb on the last drive. Golson missed some throws and receivers dropped a few catchable balls, but Golson literally had open options on every play.

Golson, like most college QB's seems to get a little nervous and wants to get out of the pocket even when the protection of pretty good. But I agree with you that for the most part the line did a good job picking up the blitz. The one exception was I think in the first half. Two guys ran right by Cam (one on the right the other on the left) and Cam did touch either. Then he turns to look to see if Golson got flattened. His expression was pretty funny.

 

[ickythump1225]

SBNation's Ian Boyd just published an article titled "Notre Dame is good at enough things to be a College Football Playoff threat.":



This is required reading for any Irish fan who wants a better understanding of the 2014 team. Probably the best schematic breakdown of our strengths and weaknesses I've read this year.

Nice to see Boyd echoing OMM, Bogs, et al. that OL played well against Stanford, and that Golson and the RBs bear a fair share of the blame.

I will say one of things holding our ground game from being taken over the top is Golson's inconsistency in the read option run game. Golson's not really a running QB in the way Mariota is or even JFF was, he only really moves around to find an open receiver. And that is fine, that trait will help him one day in the NFL, but for now his hesitancy to run frustrates our purposes sometimes.

 

[Old Man Mike]

If the "McDaniel" breakdown is the play I'm remembering, that wasn't much Cam's fault either. {despite how it looked}. The play I'm remembering was caused by Hegarty beginning to get beat rapidly on a swim move while a heavy blitz was coming slightly more slowly from the right [near Lombard et al]. Cam looks at the interior problem and takes a step there, then the outside issue seems faster and more imminent, and he is too late to slide step back over there.

We were just outmanned on that play. What's SUPPOSED to happen is a]. Matt not get beat [at least that quickly], b]. Cam then picking up the first jailbreaker on the right, and c]. Everett seeing what's going on and either delivering the ball quickly or buffooning the remaining outside rusher in his inimitable fashion.

The Stanford DC just got us on that one. Sh!t happens; the other guys are good too.

 

[irishfan]

The play where Fuller draws the PI in the endzone is a perfect example of a play when Golson leaves the pocket too soon and ends up missing an opportunity downfield because it causes him to be late with the throw. We did an excellent job of blitz pickup and if he trusts his lineman and lets that ball rip from inside the pocket right before he drifts to his left it is an easy touchdown.
Brian Kelly's play calling, although a little frustrating at times, was superb on the last drive. Golson missed some throws and receivers dropped a few catchable balls, but Golson literally had open options on every play.

I agree that it probably would have been a TD if he had hung in the pocket. However, given the situation in the game, I think there is a good chance that Kelly told Golson to avoid a sack at all costs during that final drive.

I'm probably reaching and just trying to give him the benefit of the doubt haha

 

[Bogtrotter07]

If the "McDaniel" breakdown is the play I'm remembering, that wasn't much Cam's fault either. {despite how it looked}. The play I'm remembering was caused by Hegarty beginning to get beat rapidly on a swim move while a heavy blitz was coming slightly more slowly from the right [near Lombard et al]. Cam looks at the interior problem and takes a step there, then the outside issue seems faster and more imminent, and he is too late to slide step back over there.

We were just outmanned on that play. What's SUPPOSED to happen is a]. Matt not get beat [at least that quickly], b]. Cam then picking up the first jailbreaker on the right, and c]. Everett seeing what's going on and either delivering the ball quickly or buffooning the remaining outside rusher in his inimitable fashion.

The Stanford DC just got us on that one. Sh!t happens; the other guys are good too.

Stop, their heads will explode!

 

[NCND]

SBNation's Ian Boyd just published an article titled "Notre Dame is good at enough things to be a College Football Playoff threat.":



This is required reading for any Irish fan who wants a better understanding of the 2014 team. Probably the best schematic breakdown of our strengths and weaknesses I've read this year.

Nice to see Boyd echoing OMM, Bogs, et al. that OL played well against Stanford, and that Golson and the RBs bear a fair share of the blame.

You can tell whoever did this article actually WATCHED the games before giving analysis. Excellent piece.

 

[Irish#1]

The play where Fuller draws the PI in the endzone is a perfect example of a play when Golson leaves the pocket too soon and ends up missing an opportunity downfield because it causes him to be late with the throw. We did an excellent job of blitz pickup and if he trusts his lineman and lets that ball rip from inside the pocket right before he drifts to his left it is an easy touchdown.
Brian Kelly's play calling, although a little frustrating at times, was superb on the last drive. Golson missed some throws and receivers dropped a few catchable balls, but Golson literally had open options on every play.

I actually think it was very good for the entire game. We had miscues and mistakes that slowed things down.

 

[Old Man Mike]

I thought Kelly's game calling was brilliant. We were playing the #1 rated defense in the country. If we had played a clean game, and Everett would have been just a little less antsy [not too much to ask], we'd have been over 30 again.

 

[clashmore_jon]

SBNation's Ian Boyd just published an article titled "Notre Dame is good at enough things to be a College Football Playoff threat.":



This is required reading for any Irish fan who wants a better understanding of the 2014 team. Probably the best schematic breakdown of our strengths and weaknesses I've read this year.

Nice to see Boyd echoing OMM, Bogs, et al. that OL played well against Stanford, and that Golson and the RBs bear a fair share of the blame.

his biggest problem is our run game, which i think will only improve as the line gets used to the new configuration and young RBs get more experience. so exciting.

 

[Irish Insanity]

Game replay on Universal HD right now

 

[zelezo vlk]

Nice catch, thanks.

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[connor_in]