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Weis said we will know who the starter is for the PSU on tuesday.
What QB starts next week?
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What a Joke...LMAO Get a decent OL coach and maybe the QB would make a difference.
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Here it is ...
Here it is ...
September 2, 2007
The Race Is On, Again
by TODD D. BURLAGE
Assistant Editor
The race for Notre Dame quarterback is back to three candidates ... again, but nobody will have to wait until the Penn State kickoff to find out who the starter is going to be.
Charlie Weis said Sunday during his press conference to wrap up the 33-3 loss to Georgia Tech that Demetrius Jones, Evan Sharpley and Jimmy Clausen are all in the running to be the starter Saturday. But rather than using the secrecy card as he did before playing Georgia Tech, Weis will let the world know the answer Tuesday.
“Now, you’re into a week-by-week game plan situation so now all bets are off,” Weis said. “Now, everyone is fair game as far as what we’re going to do. I don’t know what the answer is to that yet, I’m going to let you know on Tuesday.
“I think at this stage, I think the team needs a staple. And I think when you lose 33-3, I think that right now we need to rally the troops.”
Weis studied the tape from Saturday of all three quarterbacks and plans to meet with the staff Sunday night to start settling on someone.
As far as Jones, Weis said that he has a play package that includes some passing plays for the sophomore, something not seen Saturday. Jones started against Georgia Tech and threw three passes with 12 rushing attempts.
“He’s not incapable of throwing it,” Weis said.
Sharpley had the best numbers Saturday with 10 of 13 passing for 92 yards. But he was sacked seven times.
“Just statistically, and sometimes statistics are for losers, but statistically, when you go 10 for 13, it usually means some things were pretty positive,” Weis said.
Clausen continues to be the wildcard. After speculation that his arm wasn’t game ready, Clausen moved well and threw with zip Saturday, finishing 4 of 6 passing for 34 yards. Weis said that Clausen was behind the other two on opening day because he started camp while rehabbing the elbow.
“Obviously, you can see throwing the ball is not an issue for him,” Weis said. “But on Aug. 6 it was an issue for him. It just wasn’t an issue for him on Sept. 1.”
So the quarterback derby that went from three players to two players is now back to three. Stay tuned.
Speed of the Game
It’s one of the most overused clichés in sports, especially for high school players making the jump to college. “Speed of the game,” is always the toughest adjustment for players, but it isn’t supposed to be such a tough adjustment for an entire team.
But that is what Weis believed may have been the biggest problem Saturday. Notre Dame had 19 plays of negative yardage and averaged only 1.9 yards a play, compared to 5.8 for Georgia Tech.
“It isn’t just the players playing each other, it’s handing the speed of the game,” Weis said. “You can simulate it in practice the best you can, but obviously they did a much better job than we did of handling the speed of the game. They controlled the tempo with their defense versus our offense.”
Weis made a point of practicing the first string offense against the first string defense through the first two weeks of camp. But when game preparations moved to Georgia Tech show teams, some of that competitive practice speed was lost in practice, as it was for all other college teams.
“If you can’t go out there and slug it out, sometimes it comes down to one-on-one matchups,” Weis said. “I’m going to have to figure it out and our offense is going to have to figure it out to make sure you don’t have a setback like that. Because that’s just not going to be acceptable.”
Familiar Theme
It is obviously disappointing for the Irish staff and players, and troubling for the fans to hear Weis talk about the numerous communication breakdowns the team suffered Saturday.
“There were some adjustments made that didn’t manifest itself on the field so you can’t sit there and point the fingers and just blame it on the players when that happens,” said Weis, without offering many specifics. “I’ve always been taught that no matter whether you tell the guys or not, until they get it, you didn’t tell them enough or you didn’t explain it well enough.”
Miscommunication has been an ongoing problem the last three seasons and has led to countless big plays by opponents. The replacement of Rick Minter by Corwin Brown as defensive coordinator was supposed to alleviate some of those breakdowns. Blame it on inexperience, but Weis said the same problems surfaced again.
“We already knew what the issues were,” Weis said of the keys to beating Tech. “It was not being able to apply those answers to the problems. That’s really the thing that was disappointing.”
Quotable:
“You now get into a normal routine. I’m not saying you overcoach when you have all that time. All as I am saying: When you practice a game plan for a long time based off of what you’re doing, and that’s the performance you end of getting, you have to be a bit discouraged.” – Charlie Weis on his feelings after Saturday
Here it is ...
September 2, 2007
The Race Is On, Again
by TODD D. BURLAGE
Assistant Editor
The race for Notre Dame quarterback is back to three candidates ... again, but nobody will have to wait until the Penn State kickoff to find out who the starter is going to be.
Charlie Weis said Sunday during his press conference to wrap up the 33-3 loss to Georgia Tech that Demetrius Jones, Evan Sharpley and Jimmy Clausen are all in the running to be the starter Saturday. But rather than using the secrecy card as he did before playing Georgia Tech, Weis will let the world know the answer Tuesday.
“Now, you’re into a week-by-week game plan situation so now all bets are off,” Weis said. “Now, everyone is fair game as far as what we’re going to do. I don’t know what the answer is to that yet, I’m going to let you know on Tuesday.
“I think at this stage, I think the team needs a staple. And I think when you lose 33-3, I think that right now we need to rally the troops.”
Weis studied the tape from Saturday of all three quarterbacks and plans to meet with the staff Sunday night to start settling on someone.
As far as Jones, Weis said that he has a play package that includes some passing plays for the sophomore, something not seen Saturday. Jones started against Georgia Tech and threw three passes with 12 rushing attempts.
“He’s not incapable of throwing it,” Weis said.
Sharpley had the best numbers Saturday with 10 of 13 passing for 92 yards. But he was sacked seven times.
“Just statistically, and sometimes statistics are for losers, but statistically, when you go 10 for 13, it usually means some things were pretty positive,” Weis said.
Clausen continues to be the wildcard. After speculation that his arm wasn’t game ready, Clausen moved well and threw with zip Saturday, finishing 4 of 6 passing for 34 yards. Weis said that Clausen was behind the other two on opening day because he started camp while rehabbing the elbow.
“Obviously, you can see throwing the ball is not an issue for him,” Weis said. “But on Aug. 6 it was an issue for him. It just wasn’t an issue for him on Sept. 1.”
So the quarterback derby that went from three players to two players is now back to three. Stay tuned.
Speed of the Game
It’s one of the most overused clichés in sports, especially for high school players making the jump to college. “Speed of the game,” is always the toughest adjustment for players, but it isn’t supposed to be such a tough adjustment for an entire team.
But that is what Weis believed may have been the biggest problem Saturday. Notre Dame had 19 plays of negative yardage and averaged only 1.9 yards a play, compared to 5.8 for Georgia Tech.
“It isn’t just the players playing each other, it’s handing the speed of the game,” Weis said. “You can simulate it in practice the best you can, but obviously they did a much better job than we did of handling the speed of the game. They controlled the tempo with their defense versus our offense.”
Weis made a point of practicing the first string offense against the first string defense through the first two weeks of camp. But when game preparations moved to Georgia Tech show teams, some of that competitive practice speed was lost in practice, as it was for all other college teams.
“If you can’t go out there and slug it out, sometimes it comes down to one-on-one matchups,” Weis said. “I’m going to have to figure it out and our offense is going to have to figure it out to make sure you don’t have a setback like that. Because that’s just not going to be acceptable.”
Familiar Theme
It is obviously disappointing for the Irish staff and players, and troubling for the fans to hear Weis talk about the numerous communication breakdowns the team suffered Saturday.
“There were some adjustments made that didn’t manifest itself on the field so you can’t sit there and point the fingers and just blame it on the players when that happens,” said Weis, without offering many specifics. “I’ve always been taught that no matter whether you tell the guys or not, until they get it, you didn’t tell them enough or you didn’t explain it well enough.”
Miscommunication has been an ongoing problem the last three seasons and has led to countless big plays by opponents. The replacement of Rick Minter by Corwin Brown as defensive coordinator was supposed to alleviate some of those breakdowns. Blame it on inexperience, but Weis said the same problems surfaced again.
“We already knew what the issues were,” Weis said of the keys to beating Tech. “It was not being able to apply those answers to the problems. That’s really the thing that was disappointing.”
Quotable:
“You now get into a normal routine. I’m not saying you overcoach when you have all that time. All as I am saying: When you practice a game plan for a long time based off of what you’re doing, and that’s the performance you end of getting, you have to be a bit discouraged.” – Charlie Weis on his feelings after Saturday
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Because this team is going nowhere and there's no sense in throwing him to the wolves 2 games into the season and maybe making him gun shy.