Maybe it is, I don't know. I suspect soon we will find out. A smart DC (like Bud Foster) can take away both the run game and short passing game by crowding the LOS. Maybe Book can make them pay for doing that by hitting some deep throws, but so far (with so little film on Book) no DC has forced ND's hand.
But I do think (if they stay healthy) that this is ND's best defense since 2012 and that team did not have a great offense so it might not matter.
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