It always hurts to lose a quality QB, starter or backup

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It always hurts to lose a quality QB, starter or backup

Author: ndunabomber (6486 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 10:43 am on Apr 21, 2025

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One need only look at 2002 to see what happens when you don't have any depth behind your QB1. Carlyle Holiday was already a terrible fit for the stripped down West Coast Offense that Willingham wanted to run, and the two best passers (Arnaz Battle, Jared Clark) had already been converted into a WR and TE.

After Holiday went down with that blow to the head against BC, our next two QB's on the depth chart were walk-ons (Dillingham, Novakov). Yeah, not exactly a smart situation.

Thankfully, we'll still have three quality players (Carr, Minchey, Herbert).

Replies to: "It always hurts to lose a quality QB, starter or backup"

Steve Angeli thanked all in his sign off -including his coaches who chose others- ND man - BaronVonZemo - 8:01am 4/20/25 (29) [View All]
- Best of luck to him - but he was a big loss - Fisher01 - 10:22pm 4/20/25
  - It always hurts to lose a quality QB, starter or backup - ndunabomber - 10:43am 4/21/25
- Here is his post: [NT] [LINK] - irishone - 1:23pm 4/20/25
  - Simple, heartfelt and with dignity. [NT] - Hensou - 9:50am 4/21/25
- A man among men! If (when) Carr gets hurt the staff will rue the day! [NT] - irishslovak - 8:38am 4/20/25
  - 3 is too many. They all want to play. They are all quality. - KWIRISH - 7:58pm 4/20/25
  - Do you think Angeli was going to stay for the #2 spot? - D2 - 7:40pm 4/20/25
    - Yes! He would wait for his chance just like Montana! [NT] - irishslovak - 8:45am 4/21/25
      - you soooo funny....you funny guy [NT] - D2 - 9:52am 4/21/25
        "What's so funny about me Henry?" Tommy DiVito [NT] - irishslovak - 8:23pm 4/21/25
  - F. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:06pm 4/20/25
  - . [NT] - Hensou - 3:42pm 4/20/25
  - Are you a ND fan? [NT] - Hensou - 12:17pm 4/20/25
    - No. I have attended 80% of all home games for the last 35 years because I don't like ND. Come on! [NT] - irishslovak - 8:39am 4/21/25
      - Then why wish for bad things to happen to Carr to justify your position on Angeli? - Hensou - 9:24am 4/21/25
        IMO Carr is over-rated. Carr is injury prone. The guy threw 4 picks in a high school playoff game. I - irishslovak - 8:28pm 4/21/25
        He throws 4 INTs in a HS game so he's a bust? Why did Freeman recruit him? [NT] - Hensou - 9:50am 4/22/25
        At that point and time he had already committed. Hope that I am proven wrong! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:03am 4/22/25
        I hope so too. Go Irish. [NT] - Hensou - 10:10am 4/22/25
        Amen and GO IRISH! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:46am 4/22/25
    - Wait for it [NT] - Frankx - 3:42pm 4/20/25
  - Why? The premise it's the staff's fault for not giving him the job is redonkuless - Quest4twelve - 11:24am 4/20/25
    - He was more than "serviceable" - he excelled almost every time he played - MarkHarman - 12:37pm 4/20/25
      - Truthfully I wanted Angeli to start against Miami but against a good pash rush - THEISMANCARR - 12:56pm 4/21/25
      - And he loved ND! He was not looking for a springboard to the NFL and i never could see Minchey! [NT] - irishslovak - 8:43am 4/21/25
      - Odds on him that he puts up better numbers than Carr? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:02am 4/21/25
      - This ^^^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 5:28pm 4/20/25
    - I give Steve a ton of credit but if our lineman doesn't recover the fumble he had against Penn State - THEISMANCARR - 12:02pm 4/20/25