What Changes do you want to see?
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Not going to happen, it is Notre Dame football after all.
From what I saw, Filer played pretty well and looked good in coverage, so I'd like to see more of him.
For those advocates of a special package w/ Golson, would you really like him to burn a year of eligibility for (maybe) a few plays a game? I say let him learn and develop without having to worry about anything else.
For those advocates of a special package w/ Golson, would you really like him to burn a year of eligibility for (maybe) a few plays a game? I say let him learn and develop without having to worry about anything else.
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This is the first post I've ever read praising Filer's performance in an actual game.
I see very little upside in the infamous "special package" now. We haven't had trouble moving the ball in the red zone (unforced errors aside), and if Golson steps on the field before Hendrix, the latter immediately becomes much more likely to transfer, which would make our QB depth suddenly very uncomfortable.
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-Who takes over at punter? Reports say Brindza shankes them worse at practice than Turk in games
_ people keep saying we need a new punt returner but if there is no room to return the punt, what difference does it make?
-Do you honestly believe that Hendrix or Golson would improve the offense at this point? We have enough TO's without the youngins in there
-start Lynch over who? EJ? KLM?
- neither Niklas or Fox did anything that would warrant them being benched for life, especially considering Niklas is in his 3rd game of his career
-Nix is getting plenty of PT
-Lynch in passing downs is a gimme
-Agree, especially against slower fronts, have Wood bounce it outside some more
Reis running when all receivers are covered and he has an opening. Make the defense respect him, and bring the read option into play.
Most successful college teams have a QB who can pick up 2-4 first downs a game, instead of punting. This is the same as a turnover when the QB is immobile.
Most successful college teams have a QB who can pick up 2-4 first downs a game, instead of punting. This is the same as a turnover when the QB is immobile.
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Every time I see Rees scramble, I can't help but think that we ought to be calling more designed QB runs.
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I agree.
I just joined IE recently and I'm enjoying it a lot. The amount of Notre Dame statistical, historical and football knowledge available from some of the members is amazing. There also seems to be a lot of genuinely nice people too.
The only slight downer has been some of the comments LIKE, but not direct quotes:
"The next person who says something negative about BK is getting a negative. rep" or
"Anyone who thinks we should try a different QB is a moron and doesn't know anything about football"
I don't know how some people here have absorbed so much knowledge of ND football, but seemed to missed some of the more common traits of our fans:
We are more emotionally attached to our team than most. Being hot headed is almost a prerequisite and the old saying "Opinions are like A-holes", was probably written about a Notre Dame Irish fan.
In short, Having an opposing opinion isn't complaining or whining, its part of being a true ND fan.
If someone says something stupid, don't slam him....school him.....he's one of us!
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I think this is a fair post. Reps.
+1. This is the type of place for intelligent conversation about ND football, regardless of opinion. Our opinions have no bearing on the decisions made by the coaches, so there's no harm in anyone and everyone expressing their opinion, regardless of what that might be (as long as they are respectful of each other).
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I think BK used Lynch in the last game as close to perfect as you can get. Lynch is best used, right now, in pass situations where he can expend all his energy and youthful excitement on just a few plays per game. The kid was in the backfield on just about freakin play!!....as much as I want to see more of Lynch on the field, and his time is coming, I think BK is handling Lynch and the other freshman in the best way possible.
that being said, I look at the d-line every play to see if he is in....Lynch is awesome....Tuitt is a man-child, he reminds me of how Shaq was a man-child in college as well. Larry Johnson (UNLV) man-child, ....
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two words. Teo. Wildcat.
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First of all, it's Rees.
Second of all, the bolded part is not true. There have been lots of great teams without mobile QBs. Oklahoma made it to the title game with Sam Bradford (not exactly mobile) at QB. You ever see Greg McIlroy at Alabama run? Me neither, and he won a national championship. Matt Leinart basically won 2 titles as a non-running QB. Kellen Moore of Boise St can't run. Wiscy's QB couldn't run. Oklahoma St's Brandon Weeden has rushed exactly zero times for positive yards this year, and they've put up 61, 37, and 59 points in 3 games. Cinci went 12-0 with Pike at QB. I could go on and on.
Having a QB that can run is great, and I would LOVE to have one, believe me. But having a QB that can't run in no way means that you most likely aren't going to be successful, even for spread teams. Having a sorry QB means you won't be successful.
And if you asked me whether I'd rather have a thrower or a runner at QB, give me the thrower every single time. I'd rather have both, but we don't have that on our roster right now (Golson and Hendrix aren't even close to being ready)...
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You will have to accept some unofficial reps, since it says I need to spread the love instead of reppin' this.
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You obviously never saw Bernie Kosar play the position. He made the fat kids eating taffy look fast. Thank God for Webster Slaughter, Brian Brennan and Ozzie Newsome in Cleveland....That dude would have gotten smoked. Zero mobility but was extremely smart....Kind of reminds me of someone.......he wears #11.
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quinn and jimmy were inconsistant as sophomores as well. Give Tommy time, if he sucks next year and it gets to the point where our season season may be lost unless we switch it up then try something new right now I cant think of a better option than Tommy.
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If Tommy really grows into his ability to read the off-defender, then his shuffling style of inner pocket movement would make the comparison with Kosar very apt.
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I have no facts to back this up but, I would like to see Dayne get another chance. I guess I am a 5 star loving kind of guy. I just think that once he gets going that he offers more at this point than Tommy. But again, nothing to back up my claim.
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I'm picking up what you're putting down.
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My biggest fear with making a QB switch again is consistency. What does that do to the locker room? How does it affect the team on the field with everything from game management to handoffs? The ability to make a throw is one thing, but chemistry is another. What this team needs is to be comfortable and consistent. I don't think switching around QBs does anything for that. Also, I think Rees is doing well. So I don't see the need personally.
FYI, Kellen Moore is a robot developed by HP up here in Boise. So you can't compare him to anyone.
FYI, Kellen Moore is a robot developed by HP up here in Boise. So you can't compare him to anyone.
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Not trying to be the arse of the group but, during the off-season, whoever is bestest of the QBs will take the field. Crist may have looked awesome in practice but field-play has been Rees. We still have 10 games to play this year anyway....
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I dont see any situation Crist plays again. If Weiss was still here, i believe hed be a much better QB. I dont recall him being so robotic in his short time under weiss. Rees is much more fluid, just looks more like a QB. If another switch has to be made Kelly would be foolish to go back to another QB that cant run the O he truly wants.
Now unless BK adds a 2 back set and goes under center, 2/3 and short is gonna be hard to pick up like it has been. Running game has done nothing in 2nd half all those 3rd and short missed against UM pfttttt. Kelly has to alter his system to make this a real contender with Rees at helm.
At the very least he has to start doing Hendrix or ghoul on some short yardage starting within the next 2 games. I dont mind Rees but if this team goes 10-2 9-3 WITHOUT having worked in 1 of the running qbs a lot, that means Rees is gonna be starter for next 1-2 years. If thats the case BK might aswell get another O cord and run a more standard pro O. Rees would probably thrive in that system.
The current system + Rees will not = Championship. I could really care less about a bcs bowl bid at 2-3 loses
Now unless BK adds a 2 back set and goes under center, 2/3 and short is gonna be hard to pick up like it has been. Running game has done nothing in 2nd half all those 3rd and short missed against UM pfttttt. Kelly has to alter his system to make this a real contender with Rees at helm.
At the very least he has to start doing Hendrix or ghoul on some short yardage starting within the next 2 games. I dont mind Rees but if this team goes 10-2 9-3 WITHOUT having worked in 1 of the running qbs a lot, that means Rees is gonna be starter for next 1-2 years. If thats the case BK might aswell get another O cord and run a more standard pro O. Rees would probably thrive in that system.
The current system + Rees will not = Championship. I could really care less about a bcs bowl bid at 2-3 loses
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both Dayne and Tommy have pluses and minuses. For Tommy I can point to one thing that if he improved would pay big dividends (taking care of the ball). For Dayne, it seems to be a litte more than that. Its consistancy, making the correct reads, being decisive, distributing the ball, etc, etc
i'm not knocking dayne, just making an observation (opinion)
I think OMM is laser accurate with this statement, Tommy doesnt appear to account for that off-defender (sometimes) and it leads to turnovers.
i'm not knocking dayne, just making an observation (opinion)
I think OMM is laser accurate with this statement, Tommy doesnt appear to account for that off-defender (sometimes) and it leads to turnovers.
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I would like to see Cam NcDaniels returning punts.
I would like to see zero interceptions thrown by Rees.
I would like to see the Wildcat look once or twice with Theo taking the snap.
I would like to see Gary Gray continue to improve on that nightmare Michigan game (last week was better)
I would like to see that sweet deep DL rotation we have going some more. I LOVE THEM ALL!!
I would like to see zero interceptions thrown by Rees.
I would like to see the Wildcat look once or twice with Theo taking the snap.
I would like to see Gary Gray continue to improve on that nightmare Michigan game (last week was better)
I would like to see that sweet deep DL rotation we have going some more. I LOVE THEM ALL!!