Harry Hiestand Named OL Coach

[greyhammer90]

Some extra juice for the USC game. Their OL was named as finalists for the Joe Moore award but ND's was not...

"And let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that Aaron Taylor doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing."

 

[CoachB]

For Tommy's game plan to work the OL and the QB need to do their F'n jobs... they both clearly did not today

For Tommy's game plan to work the OL and the QB need to do their F'n jobs... they both clearly did not today.

People have already said it, but if you are doing more than a three step drop and the D is bringing more than 5, you need some back help to pick up the extra. When the D is bringing 7, the QB is usually responsible for #7, that means getting the ball out before the rush gets home.

Blaming the OL proves you don't know much about football. I wish people like that would post less and listen more. There are knowledgeable posters on this board I am sure you could learn from.

 

[CoachB]

Yup, there literally were not enough blockers to account for all the Navy defenders. Pyne was getting hit fairly quick. We probably needed a screen or quick pitches to keep them honest.

Yeah, I usually run outside tosses to beat the blitz. Almost always works.

 

[CoachB]

When commenting from the outside on the Joe Moore Award, I'm humble because I don't hear their criteria nor crosstalk, BUT it seems to me that we are being punished for auxiliary play (i.e. statistics that are not entirely the result of the five OLinemen.) For instance, almost all commentaries on the teams still in it are gushing about their low sack rates. After game two, almost no sacks are attributable to the 5 man line, but glaringly to either bad RB pick-ups or Drew holding the ball way too long. They also gush about consistency in rushing yards per game. We know all about the mixed bag that is here this season, and that the inconsistency almost never rests in the OLine itself, but rather the playcalling and the DC philosophy against us that day (Navy was the posterchild for this.) The only thing I'm sure of about the Joe Moore award is that there will be no anti-ND prejudice there --- three of the voters have big ND ties.

I've had full games before where my 5 guys didn't give up a single tackle, but if you were to watch it from the naked eye, you would think the line just played ok, at best. There are a lot more things that go into a run play than just those 5. They are definitely the most important, but everyone else needs to do their jobs too.

 

[tko]

Can we try to play well against BC before heading to USC?

 

[ACamp1900]

Wait,… SC’s o line is nationally reputable?? I honestly having watched one down of theirs this season but I thought the lines were supposedly their weak points???

 

[Irish#1]

Wait,… SC’s o line is nationally reputable?? I honestly having watched one down of theirs this season but I thought the lines were supposedly their weak points???

When you're playing lesser competition it's easier to grade out high.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Wait,… SC’s o line is nationally reputable?? I honestly having watched one down of theirs this season but I thought the lines were supposedly their weak points???

They have no depth. Unless they got late transfers I'm unaware of

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[ACamp1900]

When you're playing lesser competition it's easier to grade out high.

I mean plenty of teams have light schedules,…

 

[ulukinatme]

They have no depth. Unless they got late transfers I'm unaware of

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I think they had one 4 star transfer in (Or was originally rated a 4 star), but their line is almost entirely 3 stars if I recall.

 

[clashmore_mike]

 

[Giddyup]

Yes!!!!

 

[dang227]

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[DCDomer]

Harry deserves a lot of praise for the OL talent we've had in this era. Enjoy retirement, Coach!

 

[Giddyup]

Ludwig bringing his own guy. I’m excited

 

[Mavericknyc1980]

Concerning no?

 

[IrishSpartan]

Wtf… something must have happened

 

[Giddyup]

Freeman gets his own guy at Ol. Don’t screw it up Marcus!

 

[CANONIZEFATHERSORIN]

not ideal

 

[KPENN]

Concerning no?

No

 

[ACamp1900]

Concerning no?

Yes

 

[Giddyup]

I’m guessing Ludwig is a done deal.

 

[thekid33]

What the hell is happening?!

 

[Giddyup]

Ludwig probably told ND he’d come only with his own guy. Speculation of course.

 

[Irish#1]

This is worse than losing Tommy.

 

[irishff1014]

😳 oh boy

 

[Giddyup]

Thanks Harry for your work. Most on this site are fans of HH. I never was. Too many games where we couldn’t run the ball. End of the Kelly era.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Cj Watt or Ludwig brings Utahs OL coach whose a stud too

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

The new OC wanted his own guy.

 

[Giddyup]

If we can get Utah’s ol coach that would be a home run.