Gerad Parker - Troy Head Coach :)

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We came out and used a fake punt to set up a TD. After that, ND did not score another offensive TD until the last drive of the game.

The tendency that Duke was keying on was 1st down run // 3rd down throw. They played mostly man on 3rd down and would bring some blitzes but whatever passing concepts we were calling (I’m not an expert) guys were just not open.

Lastly, they ran too much with Estime starting flat footed in shotgun. Duke would key on the run on first down and try to get penetration to disrupt him in the backfield.

Moral of the story? They need a more dynamic offense that has more creative ways to pick up 3rd and short & 3rd and medium. They don’t have good rhythm unless getting chunk runs on first and second down, and they don’t throw enough on 1st down.
 
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The high of 40 point games against mediocre teams has ended. I was not sold on GP, and the past 2 games haven't helped. All I know is the endless inside runs into a stacked D did not work. And they kept trying over and over. In the end it worked with the 30yd Estime TD, so who knows.
 
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Jimmy3Putt said:
How can you be Tommy's biggest defender yet hate Parker?
They're the same guy!

I cheer for who's here, not who runs away to Bama.
Live in the now!
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It is odd. I remember reading a book about Crazy Horse and Custer. After Custer was killed, his wife never remarried but instead spent the rest of her life working at keeping his legacy alive and pushing the narrative it wasn’t his fault for Little Big Horn.

Ulkn loves Rees like Custer’s widow loved him. It’s really quite beautiful.
 
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Junkhead said:
The high of 40 point games against mediocre teams has ended. I was not sold on GP, and the past 2 games haven't helped. All I know is the endless inside runs into a stacked D did not work. And they kept trying over and over. In the end it worked with the 30yd Estime TD, so who knows.
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7 needs to stop trying to score on every carry. Put your head down and get 6 yards. The pops will come more often once the defense gets tired of tackling you.
 
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IrishLax said:
We came out and used a fake punt to set up a TD. After that, ND did not score another offensive TD until the last drive of the game.

The tendency that Duke was keying on was 1st down run // 3rd down throw. They played mostly man on 3rd down and would bring some blitzes but whatever passing concepts we were calling (I’m not an expert) guys were just not open.

Lastly, they ran too much with Estime starting flat footed in shotgun. Duke would key on the run on first down and try to get penetration to disrupt him in the backfield.

Moral of the story? They need a more dynamic offense that has more creative ways to pick up 3rd and short & 3rd and medium. They don’t have good rhythm unless getting chunk runs on first and second down, and they don’t throw enough on 1st down.
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I agree need more Love and Price tho
 
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Junkhead said:
The high of 40 point games against mediocre teams has ended. I was not sold on GP, and the past 2 games haven't helped. All I know is the endless inside runs into a stacked D did not work. And they kept trying over and over. In the end it worked with the 30yd Estime TD, so who knows.
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Kept thinking he was setting the stage for a play action, and was at least hoping for a couple of swings to Love or Price to soften up the middle. So many opportunities to put this away early, I think we all settled in for a dogfight late. Next week is going to be a bitch too. Sorry to quote you, just trying to speculate on some frustrating play calling tonight.
 
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Tobias and Rico just can’t get open for different reasons… Tobias is just a straight line runner with minimal wr skills… Rico just isn’t athletic

The lipstick Parker is doing fools no one, I do like our run play designs mostly but not wr concepts

Offensively, Roco and zeke were just god awful, I mean disgustingly bad. It’s hard to notice oline in person, they were easy to notice
 
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FightingIrishLover7 said:
Wild they didn't give him anything.
With the WRs being ass at least try a screen or wheel or something in the passing game
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Really surprised we didn't throw outside to the RBs some, especially given how Duke was stacking the middle. Love or Price in space could have done some damage, and spread them out a little as well.
 
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Parker is so concerned with disguising our run/pass play calls that he keeps running out of the gun with these slow developing runs that are getting blown up behind the line. It doesn't matter if the defense doesn't know what you're calling if you can't execute it anyways.
 
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GATTACA! said:
Parker is so concerned with disguising our run/pass play calls that he keeps running out of the gun with these slow developing runs that are getting blown up behind the line. It doesn't matter if the defense doesn't know what you're calling if you can't execute it anyways.
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This is my biggest complaint with Parker's offense. Teams are clearly watching film and crashing down to stop the run while we dick around. I'd love to see more under center, quick hitting runs.
 
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Really disappointed in him tonight. Long developing routes even though Duke blitzed constantly and we were missing all the receivers.


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A few years back when Jeff Quinn was the OL coach, I said he was in over his head and asked the board who would be going after him to be their OL coach if he weren't at ND with his buddy BK.

Starting to feel the same with Parker. He's a young, inexperienced TE/ WR coach who might be in a job he shouldn't have at ND.
 
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Polish Leppy 22 said:
A few years back when Jeff Quinn was the OL coach, I said he was in over his head and asked the board who would be going after him to be their OL coach if he weren't at ND with his buddy BK.

Starting to feel the same with Parker. He's a young, inexperienced TE/ WR coach who might be in a job he shouldn't have at ND.
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What's weird is that through the first four games he was really quite good (and I'd argue that minus a few bad playcalls in spots he was fine against Ohio State too). I realize three opponents were tomato cans, but NC State's defense is very comparable to Duke's, and while they slowed us down early, we adjusted and schemed our way to an easy win. Which we did not do last night. Puzzling.
 
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IrishLax said:
We came out and used a fake punt to set up a TD. After that, ND did not score another offensive TD until the last drive of the game.

The tendency that Duke was keying on was 1st down run // 3rd down throw. They played mostly man on 3rd down and would bring some blitzes but whatever passing concepts we were calling (I’m not an expert) guys were just not open.

Lastly, they ran too much with Estime starting flat footed in shotgun. Duke would key on the run on first down and try to get penetration to disrupt him in the backfield.

Moral of the story? They need a more dynamic offense that has more creative ways to pick up 3rd and short & 3rd and medium. They don’t have good rhythm unless getting chunk runs on first and second down, and they don’t throw enough on 1st down.
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In my humble, and ultimately meaningless opinion, if we have another clunker like that this season Parker needs to be shown the door.
 
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Biggest proof moment for me that GP needs some serious in game coaching improvement was pre-snap sequence before winning TD run.

Hartman was clearly frustrated trying to get a clean signal from sideline, looked like he was going to call TO because he couldn’t get that, then hurries them to the line and gets snap off.

Play caller can’t be that disorganized. Poorly handled.

That said, may have benefited ND in that Duke looked disorganized and unprepared at snap so maybe we can rehearse this to be less predictable.
 
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What's weird is that through the first four games he was really quite good (and I'd argue that minus a few bad playcalls in spots he was fine against Ohio State too). I realize three opponents were tomato cans, but NC State's defense is very comparable to Duke's, and while they slowed us down early, we adjusted and schemed our way to an easy win. Which we did not do last night. Puzzling.
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There's enough tape for opposing DC's to key in on Parker's tendencies. He hasn't adjusted, and needs to. Healthy WRs or not. We have a stable of RB's with different skill sets and he keeps trying to run power/counter with Estime when Duke is blitzing the exact spot he's trying to pull the guards.

They have experimented with split back formations with success and maybe I'm missing something but if the WRs aren't ready why are they not utilizing it more in the passing game?
 
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IrishTusker said:
This isn't on Freeman. Freeman wanted to hire someone else, and Swarbrick wouldn't pay. You're paying for someone's experience, it's like any job.
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The dude he wanted to hire has out up 24 against florida, 20 against a terrible Baylor team, 31 against Weber State!, 14 against UCLA and 7 against OSU west. He’d be getting crucified on this board right now.
 
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