I like Book a lot more than most Notre Dame fans and think he has the chance to be elite, but don't think he's there yet.
Yeah, Notre Dame needs its running backs and wide receivers to win a title - even if ESPN showed they had no knowledge of the actual personnel on the Notre Dame roster - but without better quarterback play, it won't make the difference against Clemson or Wisconsin.
Does Clemson win in 2018 without Trevor Lawrence going off? Does LSU win last year without Joe Burrow making the huge leap he did between 2018 and 2019? No, they don't. LSU had weapons all over and a great defense, but until they got elite QB play, they were a good but not great team.
Notre Dame doesn't need Book to be Burrow and it would be ridiculous for anyone to expect that kind of leap, but they do need him to be better this fall to beat Clemson and Wisconsin.
Replies to: "Quite the opposite, actually"
- ESPN Misses Mark with Notre Dame Football's "4 Key Ifs" For a Championship Run [NT]
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- IMO your gripe on Book proves you just don't like him. ND needs all 4 of those things exponentially - oldirish - 11:56pm 6/5/20
- Quite the opposite, actually - Frankie V - 8:10am 6/6/20
- Alabama won several titles with a stable of running backs, limited/game managers, and D. An elite QB - oldirish - 10:34pm 6/7/20
- Fair point, but Notre Dame Isn't Bama - Frankie V - 4:34pm 6/8/20
- They aren't. The bigger question is do they really want to be? Alabama was pretty downtrodden - oldirish - 10:19pm 6/8/20
- Fair point, but Notre Dame Isn't Bama - Frankie V - 4:34pm 6/8/20
- Alabama won several titles with a stable of running backs, limited/game managers, and D. An elite QB - oldirish - 10:34pm 6/7/20
- Quite the opposite, actually - Frankie V - 8:10am 6/6/20
- Why is McKinley never as mentioned as a possible break out receiver - murph92675 - 10:17am 6/5/20
- It's more likely Kelly ignores his production when played and keeps him on the bench. [NT]
- oldirish - 11:57pm 6/5/20
- You always claim anyone who does not see much playing time is Kelly’s fault - CC72 - 1:59pm 6/6/20
- To this point McKinley has done enough good to warrant more especially given the amount of weakness - oldirish - 9:03pm 6/14/20
- Well...Even if the McKinley practices his ass off BK determines who plays. This isn't the first case - Karamello - 2:31pm 6/6/20
- Don’t blame Kelly for his lack of playing time - CC72 - 10:44pm 6/6/20
- You always claim anyone who does not see much playing time is Kelly’s fault - CC72 - 1:59pm 6/6/20
- Does anyone know when a decision will be rendered? It seems to take forever. [NT]
- NDQuebec - 5:53pm 6/5/20
- As far as I know it is up to the Academic Committee on entry to grad school - CC72 - 11:18pm 6/6/20
- The lack of spring practice was disruptive - D2 - 8:16pm 6/5/20
- I agree. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:11pm 6/5/20
- He might not even get a 5th year - D2 - 12:58pm 6/5/20
- Correct, he wasn't a lock to return for a 5th this off-season - Frankie V - 8:11am 6/6/20
- I thought when Kelly said this - McKinley was back - murph92675 - 5:40pm 6/6/20
- He and Lenzy should have a good competition for starter [NT] - CC72 - 11:21pm 6/6/20
- I thought when Kelly said this - McKinley was back - murph92675 - 5:40pm 6/6/20
- Correct, he wasn't a lock to return for a 5th this off-season - Frankie V - 8:11am 6/6/20
- It's more likely Kelly ignores his production when played and keeps him on the bench. [NT]
- oldirish - 11:57pm 6/5/20
- IMO your gripe on Book proves you just don't like him. ND needs all 4 of those things exponentially - oldirish - 11:56pm 6/5/20