And he said the defensive problems were basically just tackling, nothing regarding the system. That was really the only super disappointing part of the presser for me. I know he won’t throw Elijah under the bus but man.
I don't think you're going to be able to see most teams have "multiple" offenses ready to go based on who is healthy at QB. This year for us was a case in point: 2 new QB's expected to be the starter(s). Is there time to install two offenses AND get 2 new guys up to a high level with the offense? You want them to be running the bread and butter plays so that "one offense" can be executed well, and that is where all the reps have to go. If you have the luxury of guys who have been around a while, maybe. But I don't see it with the new portal environment.
The solution is easier than developing a new system. Just get better quarterbacks.
No question. We wouldn't be having this conversation if Angeli stayed healthy. We would just be discussing the run game and the OL, which would still be issues (IMO).
I hear ya...we were severely embarrassed. And for an average program, that would be the near and midterm future for a program.
Nationally, 70-7 will be forgotten once ND is done this year until we play ND again. People don't remember much about irrelevant teams. Getting it fixed and winning 8 games next year changes a lot of perception. Sports fans are fickle.
Because that's the type of question a journalist might ask.
Well that would assume the coach had previously said that was the plan, no? That seems to be an Internet theory, not reality.
That doesn't have to be the assumption. Fans or journalists could think it was logical to save his last free game to give him a start and see what he has rather than use him for just a few plays in a game where another QB gets te lion's share of the snaps. If the question is asked, the coach can tell us why that isn't logical. The whole point of asking questions should be to find out the mindset behind certain decisions.
Yeah I don't want us to learn the wrong lesson here. Our offense needs QBs that can make the right pre-snap reads and get the ball to where the gap is in the defense quickly and decisively.
People will forget quickly. The attention span of most people is about 2 minutes now with social media. It will be brought up when we play ND next year and the hardcore fans will remember but the average fan and most people won’t remember by next month. Heck most people cannot even remember who won the superbowl last year year.
