After two games, the biggest problem is Leonard in my opinion. Denbrock is a proven
coordinator. ND needs to put out a better QB, and to be honest based on the eye test, I don’t think he’s better than Angeli. At least Angeli is decisive and accurate. Last week, while very happy ND won and it was a good win against a solid opponent in a very tough place to win, I had my concerns. The Texas A&M QB helped give ND that win with two horrible INT’s. Otherwise, I’m not so sure ND wins. I saw somewhere that last week, ND was 2 of 12 on third downs on offense. I chalked it up to maybe first game, maybe new line, maybe A&M defense just good, but I also saw Leonard miss throws and not see open receivers similar to the game today. I just don’t see him as an upper echelon type of QB. There is no excuse for today’s putrid offensive performance against NIU and Leonard’s horrible under thrown ball sealed the loss. Everyone here has mentioned this as well but the WR’s need to be better too. ND needs more dynamic and explosive players at the position. In the end, there is no excuse for losing today. This should not be happening. I apologize to the board for being emotional about this, but just keeping it real, I’m sick of this shit. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a physical and dominating team. I seriously wonder if any of us will see ND win a NC again.
Replies to: After two games, the biggest problem is Leonard in my opinion. Denbrock is a proven
The DL (which was supposed to be a strength of the team) has looked terrible 2 weeks in a row
No pressure on the NIU QB when he dropped back to pass, getting bullied & pushed around at the LOS & (maybe the most frustrating part) when the DL did make contact at the LOS, the NIU RB would usually push forward for an additional 4-5 yards. I lost track of how many times that happened today.
Mills is a huge disappointment & for such a coveted transfer player, RJ Oben hasn't done jack sh*t in 2 games now.
No way Freeman had our scout team run the NIU offense
They just mailed it in on preparation. The D front 7 looked confused .
They got mauled when it counted .
They did not fill gaps.
Our pad level was awful on both sides of the ball.
Just another bad loss. Becoming a trend. So f’n frustrating.
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We didn’t prepare for NIU. We just showed up and assumed we would win
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The problem is freeman. Period end of sentence
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Denbrock is not proven. Look at his track record prior to meeting Jayden Daniels and then tell me
you believe he is proven.
But the problem more than anything is the QB play is my point.
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Yep, if Denbrock needs a QB to make him look good; that is a problem. A major one.
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I see it differently
Denbrock has to work with the talent he has. If his QB is limited (because, hypothetically, he can’t throw deep), he has to game plan around it. A good DC will pick up on that.
I say: Start CJ Carr.
It's not hypothetical. RL is a 55% passer with 23% deep ball last year. Time for the bench. MD needs
to do his job.
I agree that my tongue in cheek hypothetical
was not a hypothetical