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Concerning the play of our offense when the game is well in hand.

Author: tky21 (2636 Posts - Joined: May 13, 2010)
Posted at 10:32 pm on Apr 11, 2021
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There have been multiple opportunities this season and throughout the Brian Kelly era in which Notre Dame had the opposing team completely put away. Two things seem to happen in this case. 1.) The offensive starters including the QB remain in the game. 2.) The offensive backups will come in at some point and, all too often in my opinion, will hand off the ball three times before we punt it back to the other team.

Each player has a redshirt season where they can play up to four games. Would it not make sense to use these times to give younger players experience? Would it not make sense to prepare those you may need should injuries happen? Would it not have been better to have gotten Drew Pyne actually experience running our offense during this time? In the case that Book got injured and we needed him to play and finish the season would it not have been of benefit? Would we not be in better position heading into this season if we had a QB with some experience...especially if Coan had not transferred? Would allowing the backups to play when the game is put away not also protect the starters from the risk of injury and keep them fresh? How many players currently on our roster could have had the experience of playing in an actual game last year?

I'd be very curious to hear some thoughts on the possible rationale for why we wait so long to put in reserves when we are blowing a team out, why we stop running our offense when we finally do put our backups in and do you think it is smart policy.

Personally, I've always viewed the end of the games that you are winning easily to be a great time to keep your starting team healthy and rested and the best possible practice and development for the backups you will need in the future and may need in the current season.


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"Put a Riddell on somebody and be the most physical team in the country until the whistle blows."

Replies to: "Concerning the play of our offense when the game is well in hand."

  • Concerning the play of our offense when the game is well in hand. - tky21 - 10:32pm 4/11/21 (27) [View All]
    • 100% correct, I say this every year. [NT] - jamie - 4:13pm 4/13/21
    • there is absolutely no excuse not to do exactly what you're suggesting. - und67 - 6:57am 4/13/21
    • BK has never been good at developing talent (& depth) for this reason. Also he's not just good at... - Karamello - 5:58pm 4/12/21
      • NT [NT] - irishfaninPA - 11:29pm 4/12/21
        • Re: 100% Agree. I tried to make this point last fall and several disagreed. - irishfaninPA - 11:31pm 4/12/21
          • Baloney there are players littered in the NFL who did not get significant playing time in college. - THEISMANCARR - 12:18am 4/13/21
            • Correct me if I’m wrong - did Montana play in at least 3 seasons at ND? [NT] - irishfaninPA - 12:25am 4/13/21
              • He started for about 1 and 3/4ths years. I believe 9 games his junior year and 11 his senior year. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:38pm 4/13/21
              • Yes, but only part of two [LINK] - ndunabomber - 9:25am 4/13/21
                • The point is that he saw game time. - irishfaninPA - 10:16am 4/13/21
                  • That wasn't the point and you know it, you were being a sarcastic dick. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:39pm 4/13/21
                    • Ummmm no I wasn’t. He sporadically played in various games - irishfaninPA - 3:34am 4/14/21
                      • Well he was terrible at times. Against Missouri in game one in 1978 we scored 3 points I - THEISMANCARR - 11:25pm 4/21/21
      • Couldn't have been stated any better. [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:00pm 4/12/21
    • Can you provide some data for this for the last 4 seasons? - NDNEIL - 5:56pm 4/12/21
      • Sure. I'll give you a couple years and let's start with this year. - tky21 - 10:11pm 4/12/21
        • Remember that Book was playing like absolute dog shit in games. - J-Ro - 5:16pm 4/13/21
        • Impressive reply. - pvm71 - 3:12pm 4/13/21
    • And the crowd chanted “Rudy!, Rudy!, Rudy! ......” [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:53pm 4/12/21
    • Bob Davie did the same thing. Remember Eric Chappele in the USC game? [NT] - jonpaultoo - 5:04pm 4/12/21
      • Sorry, but Chappell stank - ndunabomber - 9:48am 4/13/21
        • That was my point. [NT] - jonpaultoo - 5:32pm 4/13/21
          • My misunderstanding, then. Apologies! - ndunabomber - 11:20am 4/15/21
      • Ah...the Davie/Chappell show... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:54am 4/13/21
    • I absolutely agree with you on this. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:51pm 4/12/21
    • Our back up QBs are the best hand off specialists out there............. [NT] - ELP - 11:15am 4/12/21
      • 👍🏻 You hit the nail on the head. [NT] - irishfaninPA - 12:37am 4/13/21
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