"it’s not the call, it’s the execution"
Freeman said that a lot post-game, in defense of Ash.
I hope that's just his public talking point, and not private.
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Freeman's version of: "Get used to it"
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Sounds Kellyesque. Almost like absolving the coaches and blaming the players.
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Playcalls don't matter when fundamentals slip. Missed Tackles, blown assignments reflect coaching
I don't think he's throwing anyone under the bus. If coaching were just play calling a computer could do it.
He was more nuanced today but when he says it's a lack of execution, sounds like blaming players
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A & M hit their dig route over and over
We never could cover their WR in the middle of he field. Sorry Marcus -- that's not execution, that's scheme.
This is where Golden was so good -- if another team had success during their opening drive, he immediately adjusted to take away whatever it was that was working for the opponent. Ash hasn't shown that.
If you look at still photos of plays of the D During the game
You often see no one within 5 yds of the QB and at least two receivers with no one within on 5 yards of them. And we have multiple defenders playing zone who are no where near any A&M player. Literally 15 yards away from any A&M player. It boggles the mind how we are hiding 11 players on defense away from where the ball is and where it is going.
he's repeating that mantra at today's presser
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Coaches speak, coach speak, blah blah, blah. He needs to get off his rump and do something about his
shit show.
And the media needs to stop acting like fan boys and ask
the hard challenging questions.
These are the only questions they ever ask. Press conferences are super boring once you pick up on
the coach's cadence.
If you've listened to one you've heard a million. Both the questions and the answers.
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Is he channeling his inner Brian Kelly?
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Scheme is great but D is out of position, gets no penetration and can’t tackle - still coaching
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Yes yes yes. Players who could learn last year's D suddenly can't learn this year's?
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Yep, sure is. Can't blame the kids if the coaches let them get away with not executing properly.
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Privately, it's, "Get your shiite together or I take over the D and hit the bricks." Pathetic.
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I'm betting it's not. Freeman seems to like Tressel ball.
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I don't get this remark. If he liked "Tressel ball" Love would have had more carries vs. Miami
He also ran a pretty aggressive defense as DC and HC until this year.
Talking about the D. And Freeman seems to have approved of this hire and scheme.
If not, my guess is they'd not be playing it, nor hired Ash. And this defense sure seems like a bend don't break. And they're certainly not running Golden's scheme, or style.
Tressel's defense was conservative, a "bend-but-don't-break" approach. He focused on minimizing mistakes, but the problem here is ND isn't even fundamentally sound defensively. So it's a poor man's Tressel ball.
Also, 2023 was ND's highest PPG in history, and we just scored 40 points (7 from ST, but still)
I get a lot of the criticism around MF this year, but calling his style "Tressel ball" does not make sense to me based on the facts.
Again, talking about defense. And the Miami game sure didn't look like
The greatest show on turf. Nor did last year. The regular season passing yards per game was 178.8. I think Tressel would think that's peachy.
Ohio State under Tressel had an average of approximately 203.6 passing yards per game.
And I'm sure he'd love the 2023 run approach.
But yes, against A&M that was not so Tressely.
At some point somebody on D has to make a play. There were opportunities.
Instincts should kick in with the veterans. Athletic ability should too. The players are to be scrutinized too.
You are right but coaches have to drill the fundamentals and put the players in position to make
plays. Why did the same players tackle well last year and not this year. Why did the same players play violently and aggressively last year and not this year? Why is the scheme so passive this year compared to last year. Players have to make plays but coaches have to drill fundamentals and scheme to the team's strength. It could also be that players, for some reason or another, don't like playing for their new coach. Motivating players is also very important.
I'm thinking MF gets heavily involved in the defense. Meetings, scheming, maybe even calling defense
Also, on a side note, MF seems pleased with the wildcat so I don't think we've seen the last of it. When asked about Kenny getting involved in the wildcat, MF didn't say no but he did not say yes.
Speaking of tackling, I think Shuler got screwed and was attempting to make the same type tackle he
made against Georgia that caused a fumble in the Sugar Bowl last year. This year targeting was called and I think that is bullshit. Remember also, the refs gave them 8 more plays on questionable calls when we had them in fourth down and goal situations twice.