Question, do you force Cuse with a zone blitz package, take away the long ball and keep everything
underneath? I say yes. Harass the hell out of him from the first snap, force turnovers and make him hit the deep ball with single coverage. If ND gets burned so be it, make adjustments. However, you can take the whole offense out of their game plan at the outset. That would take daring, not sure Kelly has it in him.
On offense, pound the ball, control the clock, that won't happen, but it's nice to hope.
Replies to: Question, do you force Cuse with a zone blitz package, take away the long ball and keep everything
I’d like to see them keep a spy locked in on Dungy to take his running out of the game.
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This is also along my line of thinking...
Dungy is very dangerous with his legs and uses them well on 3rd down. Have Drue spy him the entire game.
Play ‘em strsight up... since we have better athletes at every position
That is what am elite team does.
Re: Question, do you force Cuse with a zone blitz package, take away the long ball and keep everything
Give em four yards and a cloud of dust as a steady diet..then Dex hits the home run because the Dline disappears faster than a Blimpie sandwich in Times Square.. constant ground and pound...
Shut them down passing and force them to beat us with the run...
Sounds counter-intuitive but that is Lea's way. Forcing them to rush runs clock, which alters their high tempo. Cut down on yards per carry and put them in unfamiliar down/distance. Tempo teams do not like this.I agree we take away their underneath, which is their bread and butter. To do that we play press/man like we did against UM and FSU and we contest the ball. The deep ball we defense with our relentless pressure. Of course, takeaways are huge. Only blitz I would do would be Gilman down the pike and maybe an occasional Tevon/Drue. They are susceptible to safety blitz. But only a handful of other than 4 man pressure.
“Moe Neal, Running Back Neal is leading the Orange in rushing with 712 yards on the year. He is
averaging 6.1 yards per carry and has scored five times. He started the year hot, accumulating at least 70 yards rushing in his first four games. He cooled down a bit after that, but he seems to have found his stride again coming off Syracuse’s blowout win against Louisville. Neal had eight carries for 159 yards against the Cardinals on the road to scoring two touchdowns. Neal did not do anything fancy in the game. He simply trusted his instincts and gutted Louisville up the middle. The Notre Dame defense has played well against the run for the most part. However, there are moments where they seem to let guys gash them up the middle and allow the opposition to extend drives. The Irish will have their hands full having to account for both Neal and Dungey on the ground”
...also...wear odd uniforms while doing it to potentially confuse them.
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Winner
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Re: ...also...wear odd uniforms while doing it to potentially confuse them.
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I would go with Camo jorts, wife beaters, and boots. That will scare the shit out of them
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Special Teams play and turn-overs. ND wins big if they have solid ST and no turnovers.
Keep Dungey in check and the rest will take care of itself.
Bingo
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Control the clock?! LOL. Agree that won't happen!
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