ND had some ugly games on defense last year.
If ND started the season last year with the Louisville and USC games, giving up 395 & 557 total yards respectively, would we have been exalting Golden?
Replies to: ND had some ugly games on defense last year.
I said this earlier
USC showed the blueprint for beating that defense. I’m convinced that why they were so adamant that they use some more zone mixed in. It sucks to say but Christian Gray was and is a liability if the opposing offense has two top tier receivers. Couple that with bad safety play and this is what we get
"USC showed the blueprint for beating that defense". You mean have your QB have the game of his
life and run around and throw passes he hadn't been able to throw before or since? Kid played out of his mind. Tip your cap to him, but it's not repeatable week after week.
As for Gray, he's playing with an injured shoulder and, as has been mentioned by a few analysts who break down film, he's being asked to play to his weaknesses instead of his strengths so far this year. He's not the fastest guy in the world, but he is physical, and they have him trying to run with WR's instead of being physical with them at the LOS. He's going to lose those battles against fast WR's 99% of the time.
His shoulder injury may be the reason they aren't having him press guys but asking him to try to run with the guys he's been against so far is asinine.
Defense stood out in all the playoff games except OSU, where we looked outclassed
But your comment is fair.
How dare you besmirch Al Golden!
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