VanGorder - New DC!

[Bogtrotter07]

Barring something undforseen, the dynamics at the quarterback position over the next three years should be quite intriguing; depth chart, development and direction with Matt LaFleur, and numbers with Kelly's record of getting the most statistically out of his quarterbacks.

 

[WestCoast]

50+ points? Even Alabama scored less than that.

 

[ulukinatme]

Hey, Sportscrack.com has a new shirt available...

 

[ThePiombino]

Hey, Sportscrack.com has a new shirt available...

phenom lol

 

[T Town Tommy]

Irish Defense Focuses On Creating Pressure

Should be fun to watch when the Irish defense figures everything out.

More than in the past season’s under Diaco, though, VanGorder plans to use his linebackers and defensive backs to send pressure from unpredictable places

VanGorder said while most measure a pass rush on sacks, he’s more concerned with consistently pushing quarterbacks out of their comfort zone, even if the defense doesn’t reach him.

Been saying for a while that sacks under BVG will be the gravy in his defensive scheme.

“If you look at the game of football and you go into a game and you get four sacks, most people consider that a pretty good day for the D line,” VanGorder said. “But if you threw it 30 times, I think the question is what happened on the other 26 passes. Affecting the quarterback and changing the pocket on him is what we always emphasize.”

Definition of an aggressive defense. Irish fans should love that.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Three things from the article

1) PRACTICE : “You get what you emphasize,” he said. “So we’ve gotta just keep emphasizing it.”

2) LEVERAGE versus IMPOTENCE : Opponents picked up first downs on 41.67 percent of their third downs against Notre Dame’s defense in 2013. Head coach Brian Kelly and the Irish staff believe that is tied closely to the amount of pressure they were able to produce.

“We're going to find other ways to bring pressure,” Kelly said. “…I watched teams in bowl games that on third down, they had a hard time getting off the field, too. You have got to find ways to get after the quarterback, and it's not necessarily just those big guys that put their hand on the ground.”


3) BALANCE : “If you look at the game of football and you go into a game and you get four sacks, most people consider that a pretty good day for the D line,” VanGorder said. “But if you threw it 30 times, I think the question is what happened on the other 26 passes. Affecting the quarterback and changing the pocket on him is what we always emphasize.”

 

[zelezo vlk]

I think that it may pique some recruits' interests too. Double whammy.

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[NDdomer2]

ive always thought the game of football was about odds/probability.

if you put yourself in the more successful position more times than the opponent = win.

bvg is speaking to that with the "other 26 passes"

a hand in the face, a push out of pocket, a hesitation. these are little things, but they put the odds back in the D's favor and create a higher probabilty of success for the D.

cant wait to watch

 

[ND NYC]

Jaylon is gonna be flyin all over the place.

this should be fun to watch

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Jaylon is gonna be flyin all over the place.

this should be fun to watch

Maybe, maybe not. There was a good article someone posted in a thread about his stance, and the nuances of learning linebacking from the inside out. Net - he needs to not bend as much to get a better look at the reads, and he needs to get off his heels and on to the balls of his feet, so he can start playing downhill.

Point is, he is an unbelievable talent, but he needs to get some basic coaching before he can be that dynamic. I find myself expecting too much, too soon.

 

[IrishBlood81]

Awesome. Very pumped to see the D this year.
All so bummed when Diaco left...what if it was for the better?

 

[PANDFAN]

OFD Films: Brian VanGorder Sets the Trap - One Foot Down

break down of him setting up the trap

 

[NDdomer2]

Notre Dame Football: WInners and Losers of the Brian VanGorder Hire | Bleacher Report

Winners:
KeiVarae Russell
Sheldon Day
Ishaq Williams
John Turner

Losers:
Kendall Moore
Matthias Farley
Chase Hounshell

 

[rtrn2glory]

that's actually a pretty good idea for an article.

 

[Irish YJ]

Notre Dame Football: WInners and Losers of the Brian VanGorder Hire | Bleacher Report

Winners:
KeiVarae Russell
Sheldon Day
Ishaq Williams
John Turner

Losers:
Kendall Moore
Matthias Farley
Chase Hounshell

I'm perfectly OK with the above if it turns out to be true.

 

[Luckylucci]

Damn, Diaco is just getting abused recently. The topic came up on the BGI board about Holley and his recruitment last year. Loy said that both he and Curtis Samuel were very interested in ND but felt underappreciated and undervalued by Diaco. There might be a better place for this so mods move if you see fit.

Side note: I think Samuel was always going to OSU but its a very strong quote nonetheless.

 

[PANDFAN]

Damn, Diaco is just getting abused recently. The topic came up on the BGI board about Holley and his recruitment last year. Loy said that both he and Curtis Samuel were very interested in ND but felt underappreciated and undervalued by Diaco. There might be a better place for this so mods move if you see fit.

Side note: I think Samuel was always going to OSU but its a very strong quote nonetheless.

Curtis is going to be special in college

 

[Irish YJ]

Damn, Diaco is just getting abused recently. The topic came up on the BGI board about Holley and his recruitment last year. Loy said that both he and Curtis Samuel were very interested in ND but felt underappreciated and undervalued by Diaco. There might be a better place for this so mods move if you see fit.

Side note: I think Samuel was always going to OSU but its a very strong quote nonetheless.

I didn't like his hair either.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

I wish we'd have had Thomas Holley in that class, we still did very well but he would've been a great addition to our front 6-7.

 

[Cackalacky]

History will more than likely prove me wrong but is as never high on Holley. Between his film, interviews and the fact he was another football project, I did not we a good fit. That being said, it sounds more and more like Diaco cost us some elite players.

How ironic is it that the one player he was heavily involved with (Ishaq) has not been able to settle into Diaco's own scheme.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

History will more than likely prove me wrong but is as never high on Holley. Between his film, interviews and the fact he was another football project, I did not we a good fit. That being said, it sounds more and more like Diaco cost us some elite players.

How ironic is it that the one player he was heavily involved with (Ishaq) has not been able to settle into Diaco's own scheme.

. . . And is built for BVG's, right?

One of the things I see, BVG versus BD is that BVG seems to have the instant accurate evaluation down. He knows exactly what he wants. And he just goes and gets it.

Peter Mokwuah is the perfect test case. If he turns beast, we know BVG is the man. Kid wasn't given the time of day by ND. BVG went and got him. In like days or weeks. Let's watch this kid.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>A long tumble down the rabbit hole: What Brian VanGorder's Georgia defense can tell us about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a>'s 2014 D: <a href="http://t.co/2lH96E36vL">http://t.co/2lH96E36vL</a></p>— Keith Arnold (@KeithArnold) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithArnold/statuses/492787316876787712">July 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[JughedJones]

I went to Howe Military, I still hate Culver like e bola.

(I hate Howe even more, but I can't come up with a worse disease right now.)

 

[Bogtrotter07]

I thought that article about BVG's Geo defense was outstanding. Can't wait to see what his NFL experience ads to the stew!

 

[eNDzone]

I thouhgt I read at one time that Coach VanGorder coaches from the sidelines on gameday. I always wished Coach Diaco would have been on the sideline with his energy. My question to anyone who has played football at a higher level is do you think it makes a difference having a coordinator with a lot of energy on the sidelines or would you rather have him up with a birds eye view making the calls?

 

[NCND]

Sideline.. and it's not even close

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I thouhgt I read at one time that Coach VanGorder coaches from the sidelines on gameday. I always wished Coach Diaco would have been on the sideline with his energy. My question to anyone who has played football at a higher level is do you think it makes a difference having a coordinator with a lot of energy on the sidelines or would you rather have him up with a birds eye view making the calls?

He needed to be up top to ensure that his CBs were maintaining a 10-yard cushion at all times. Consistently deploying the most boring defensive scheme in the country ain't easy.

 

[Domina Nostra]

He needed to be up top to ensure that his CBs were maintaining a 10-yard cushion at all times. Consistently deploying the most boring defensive scheme in the country ain't easy.

Generally I don't like the Diaco criticism, since we got so much better. But this is SO TRUE. If anyone could have afforded to have been on the sidelines it was Diaco.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I thouhgt I read at one time that Coach VanGorder coaches from the sidelines on gameday. I always wished Coach Diaco would have been on the sideline with his energy. My question to anyone who has played football at a higher level is do you think it makes a difference having a coordinator with a lot of energy on the sidelines or would you rather have him up with a birds eye view making the calls?

The best coaches are on the sidelines sans headphones.

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[Wild Bill]

I thouhgt I read at one time that Coach VanGorder coaches from the sidelines on gameday. I always wished Coach Diaco would have been on the sideline with his energy. My question to anyone who has played football at a higher level is do you think it makes a difference having a coordinator with a lot of energy on the sidelines or would you rather have him up with a birds eye view making the calls?

Doesn't make a difference, in my opinion. Position coaches generally stay on the sidelines to give guidance, communicate adjustments and give players an emotional lift. They spend more time with their players, have a better understanding of what drives them/how to coach them and are generally better motivators than coordinators.