It wasn't all Polian. Against Wiscy we had the big return. I distinctly remember after the game Kelly saying he doesn't like to return to the wide side because the chances of penalties is greater, but Polian convinced him to call a wide side return in that game and BOOM it worked.
I loved Polian. People have flashbacks to Rocket and Tim Brown, but it's different today.
He was like a "libero" on the ND Cocahing staff
As a former head coach, he helped Kelly not forget the small stuff
Kelly trusted him (and Amber Keeling-I wonder if she is sympatico with Freeman)
He stabilized and elevated our recrutiting
This may be unpopular but the baseline in today's special teams approach seems to be:
Do no Harm
Quick, tell me when was the last time Notre dame got burned in a big game in special teams??
And Polian made starters WANT to play special teams, by chase Claypool.
The old saw about Special teams being 1/3 of the the game has been motballed.
And when you put your great players out there on special teams, well, ask Nick Saban about Waddle.
I'll miss Polian and wish him well.
What Dale posted above:
DALE Whispers “ST probably isn’t really Polian’s main job”
Right Hand Man
Recruiter
Special Teams
Without the numbers, I feel like our coverage is good. The returning could be better" end of Dale
I found myself cringing each time I saw Kyren Williams back to catch punts.
is probably both accurate and succinct
