Gerad Parker - Troy Head Coach :)

[IRISHDODGER]

Is Duke the best defense we see for the remainder of the season?

It better be

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Them or Clemson. I don’t think anyone else has a defense in the top 30.

Which reminds me Clemson ran roughshod over Duke’s defense

 

[NDFAN2008]

Tired of people bitching about Parker there aren’t many OC’s out there putting up numbers like we are. Would you rather have Rees back? Hell no Dukes one of the top defensive teams in football and so is Ohio State we also had 3 WR’s available tonight what do you expect take your whining ass bitching somewhere else

 

[KPENN]

I think the 3rd and short run from under center will work next time Gerry. Keep trying!

 

[IRISHDODGER]

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.

I think you are correct. Hartman clearly looked frustrated when looking to the sideline. Let him call the plays if Parker is going to insist on being that predictable.

 

[NDRock]

Ludwig scored 7 pts this week

Give me a list of the greatest OCs in history so I can cherry pick poor performances by their offenses, especially with a backup quarterback.

Whether Ludwig would have been great here isn’t really the point. You hire Freeman to run the program and immediately make him keep Rees as OC. Fine and understandable. Then when he has a chance to hire “his guy” you cheapen out. Bush league.

I would have been more excited with Parker if Freeman immediately picked him. Instead they were out looking for other options and only went with him when they couldn’t land someone else. Says a lot when you want to pass over the guy who is in your building and you know well. His performance is not surprising.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Which reminds me Clemson ran roughshod over Duke’s defense

Duke respected clemsons wrs, that tells you something because Clemson wrs are nothing special

Duke rightfully so had a plan to stop the run and put us into third and longer, we helped with a ton of penalties too

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Not defending Parker per se, but friendly reminder that with the WR injuries (and late scratch for Greathouse)I genuinely think a significant portion of the playbook wasn't available with the patched worked players he had.

Yes, also responsible for having everyone ready, but sprinkling in some context.

 

[mrmcgrail]

He could have called the best plays in the world it wouldn't have mattered the interior of the line played so bad it was insane

 

[ThePiombino]

In my humble, and ultimately meaningless opinion, if we have another clunker like that this season Parker needs to be shown the door.

We will, and he won't be.

 

[ThePiombino]

Ludwig scored 7 pts this week

And he would still be a GIANT upgrade over Parker. Think about that.

 

[Rizzophil]

Not defending Parker per se, but friendly reminder that with the WR injuries (and late scratch for Greathouse)I genuinely think a significant portion of the playbook wasn't available with the patched worked players he had.

Yes, also responsible for having everyone ready, but sprinkling in some context.

Exactly

A true freshman had to virtually play the entire game.

And our best right guard whiffs at least once a quarter.

Tobias is a decent rotational player but with Jayden Thomas, greathouse, and colzie against duke we can’t complain about winning on the road. Against a 17 ranked opponent

 

[Ophiocordyceps]

Parker was not great, but neither were the wide receivers or interior OL. After Ludwig returned to SLC, I remember thinking Parker was not choice 1A or 1B.

 

[Grahambo]

Not a knock on Lax but if Lax can figure out the tendencies from home, you sure as hell can bet an elite DC like Elko can smell it a mile away.

What’s more, a good OC creates and calls plays that put his players in positions to succeed. GP is not doing that. Look at Mike McDaniel.

The RBs have had to constantly turn nothing into something. Same with Mitch Evans and his miracle catches. The play designs are not designed well and GP is getting bailed out by Hartman and the RB room.

Twitter sleuths seem to think it was Hartman who called the running play on Estime’s TD. An interesting observation.

 

[NDMD]

There's enough tape for opposing DC's to key in on Parker's tendencies. He hasn't adjusted, and needs to. Healthy WRs

Not defending Parker per se, but friendly reminder that with the WR injuries (and late scratch for Greathouse)I genuinely think a significant portion of the playbook wasn't available with the patched worked players he had.

Yes, also responsible for having everyone ready, but sprinkling in some context.

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.

This is the more concerning thing about Parker, for me. He knew he was missing two wide receivers and the right side of the old line was playing poorly in the first half… So what did he do to adjust? He literally tried the exact same things he was doing in the first half.

 

[ColinKSU]

It’s the lack of ideas that’s most concerning.

 

[irishff1014]

Nor did he try to help Evans and get Staes involved. And the OC is the TE’s coach.

We might have a real hard time keeping Deland and Chansi.

 

[NDRock]

Not defending Parker per se, but friendly reminder that with the WR injuries (and late scratch for Greathouse)I genuinely think a significant portion of the playbook wasn't available with the patched worked players he had.

Yes, also responsible for having everyone ready, but sprinkling in some context.

I think that just points out why he’s not a very good OC right now (hopefully he grows with experience). He’s like the running back that gets you the yardage that is blocked and nothing more.

What he has shown so far is that he can put up a bunch of points on teams when he has a healthy offense with a decided talent advantage (first 4 games). He’s not shown he can put up many points against a team with equal to or more talent (OSU) or an against a team when you are missing a couple of starters (Duke). Here’s to hoping he can improve.

 

[ImMaFreeMan]

Not a knock on Lax but if Lax can figure out the tendencies from home, you sure as hell can bet an elite DC like Elko can smell it a mile away.

What’s more, a good OC creates and calls plays that put his players in positions to succeed. GP is not doing that. Look at Mike McDaniel.

The RBs have had to constantly turn nothing into something. Same with Mitch Evans and his miracle catches. The play designs are not designed well and GP is getting bailed out by Hartman and the RB room.

Twitter sleuths seem to think it was Hartman who called the running play on Estime’s TD. An interesting observation.

This is absolutely correct…Hartman has no idea what the play is and the clock gets to like 7 seconds and he says fuck it

 

[IrishLax]

This is absolutely correct…Hartman has no idea what the play is and the clock gets to like 7 seconds and he says fuck it

Is this actually true??

 

[ColinKSU]

Is this actually true??

I don’t know that it’s true, but it sure seemed like it on the broadcast.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

It’s the lack of ideas that’s most concerning.

I'm kind of concerned about penalties myself. They're fucking drive killers, and this team has made way too many penalties this season so far. Both sides of the ball, but offensively they can absolutely kill you.

 

[forkbeard3777]

Ludwig scored 7 pts this week

Has Rising played at all this year?

 

[forkbeard3777]

This is absolutely correct…Hartman has no idea what the play is and the clock gets to like 7 seconds and he says fuck it

That wouldn’t surprise me. You could see the frustration with the offense not getting the play call in. It was very hurried. The time was ticking, I think Hartman snapped it with 1 or 2 seconds left.

 

[Katzenboyer]

He needs to find a way to get 4 some easy catches.

This. There's no layups on offense. Everything takes forever to develop, everything is slow, every running play is seemingly pulling an OT or guard.

There needs to be an install of easy pitch and catches. After a big play, the team should be moving quickly to prevent defenses getting into their sets and making substitutions. There's absolutely none of that going on in this offense right now.

 

[Irish4life]

Has Rising played at all this year?

Nope

 

[irishff1014]

This. There's no layups on offense. Everything takes forever to develop, everything is slow, every running play is seemingly pulling an OT or guard.

There needs to be an install of easy pitch and catches. After a big play, the team should be moving quickly to prevent defenses getting into their sets and making substitutions. There's absolutely none of that going on in this offense right now.

Hartman had Tyree open twice that i saw but had his mind made up where he was going. Sam is good but his not the game changer I thought we were getting.

 

[ulukinatme]

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!

Parker wishes he was Tommy. Parker woke up on 3rd with Hartman gifted to him and he got thrown out by the pitcher in back to back games. He was handed the golden ticket with an experienced offense full of talent.
Saban isn't going to come calling for Gerad.

 

[LSWho?]

Ludwig scored 7 pts this week

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.

This is pretty selective and not a real comparison. Cam Rising still has not returned to Utah. Ask yourself how Parker and the ND offense would look with a combination of Angeli + Minchey playing all five games. That is the relevant comparison to Utah.

Parker's lack of experience is the problem. There is a middle ground between "he sucks, throw the bum out!" and "we can't criticism him, Ludwig isn't doing any better!"

Ludwig is a good and experienced offensive coordinator facing a very difficult situation this season. His offensive design would have fit ND personnel and style perfectly. He would have no issue establishing protocols for getting plays in on time and breaking tendencies. These are the two big problems with Parker at the moment, which others have already pointed out. It just isn't acceptable for a big-time program to have issues getting plays in on time. The cause is that the coordinator is unsure of himself and doesn't yet have the instincts or answers ready at hand. Parker was obviously as shocked as all of us that Hartman got the first down and didn't have anything ready. That's not excusable, because it's his job to have answers for any contingency.

On the other hand, he has installed real innovations that fit the personnel well. The split-backs formation running Duo and counters was a great insight against Ohio State. But it hasn't been incorporated into the offense as more than a novelty. It should be expanded and practiced more, especially with the receivers out like they are. His background at tight end has helped him involve that position into the game even better than ND has in the past (and, as we all know, that has been an historic strength here).

To me, Parker has proven himself good enough to be an offensive coordinator somewhere in D1 football. It just should not be at Notre Dame, not at this time. That's the rub.

 

[NDFAN2008]

If we go get anyone I’d love to grab Jamarcus Shephard from Washington