If watching this video doesn't make you excited with the QB we just got, then nothing will. Urban is very high on Coan.
This was also posted as a link in an article in response to the UHND article "Notre Dame Transfer Quarterback is Good at Football." I watched it from that link and thought it warranted a separate post to bring attention to it.
Link: Urban Analysis: An Extended Look at the Badger Offense
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What other offensive systems does Rees have experience in?
In the last 11 years, Rees has spent a whopping total of 2 seasons independent of Kelly, one at a place (NW) that is know for defense, not offense.
I'm not sure what you have been watching if you think there is anything else going on here.
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than Kelly. One built on playing very physical up front using the offensive strengths of the OLine and TE's. I could be mistaken, but that is my perception. I've rarely seen the smash mouth style with which we played this year out of Kelly. Rarely. More spread stuff and chucking the ball all over the place. Not trying to win by dominating physically. I've always honestly thought we had great OLine recruits and they played softer than they should have. Didn't have the culture of being real physical ass kickers. This year's offense felt different than any Kelly offense prior to Rees coordinating it.
I'm not a know it all and could be wrong. But I hope I'm not.
I'm not trying to give you crap but it is nonsense to think this isn't Kelly's offense and that Rees is providing some new approach or insight. 2020 saw the same set of standard plays that have long been Kelly's staples. Rees simply doesn't have any significant exposure/experience to anything else to run anything different than the Kelly offense.
Rees may have a different rhythm to play calling but make no mistake about it, this is Kelly's offense. Kelly said frequently during the year that he wanted the team to be tougher, more physical. That isn't happening because Rees is whispering in his ear.
They ran more because they were playing with leads against less talented teams by and large. There was less passing because 1) this may have been the weakest group of receivers in the last few years and, again, 2) they were playing with leads.
not the average young coach, he's probably in the McVay, Weis Jr level, all three have been around high level football their whole lives
CW Jr, in addition to being the son of an actual coach who worked in the both the pros and college, has worked for Belichick, Saban, Kiffen, and Sarkisian before becoming an OC and now works for Jeff Scott, ex-OC of Clemson.
McVay, in addition to being the grandson of a college and pro head coach as well as the GM of 5 Super Bowl teams, worked for Jon Gruden, Mike Shanahan and Jay Gruden before he became OC.
Rees, in addition to being the son of a scout/ player development guy (not a coach), has 1 year at NW under Mick McCall who is now the RB coach at ISU and 1 year at SD under Ken Whisenhunt. and 4 years under Kelly as a coach and 4 years as a player. Oh.... I wouldn't want to forget his 7 day stint as a qb in the pros.
So explain to me how Rees's high level football knowledge compares to CW Jr and McVay.
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Notre Dame has shown that they can recruit offensive linemen and tight ends very well - just look at current NFL rosters. They have also been able to recruit good even if not great running backs. What they have had trouble recruiting is elite wide receivers with speed.
So given those facts, it makes perfect sense for Rees to use a power-running and tight-end heavy scheme. It makes little sense to put together a wide open passing attack with multiple wide outs. He doesn't have the personnel for that. Let ND manage to recruit multiple wide outs with speed (and be able to develop them so that they can get on the field, you then would see a more pass heavy offensive scheme from Rees.
The change in the offensive style when Rees took over is just profound. I'm not sure how anyone could miss it. We've had beastly offensive linemen and great RB's a ton of times. We've never played with this style before Rees.
what could have been