quote:Chess move.
"The thing with the quarterback, the decision will be made and then the team will know," Strong said. "I'm not going to put it out there, because I don't want Notre Dame to know who we're going to start at quarterback. So I guess you guys will find out, you'll have to ask somebody on the team.
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Do you also think maybe one of the reasons for so much dis-information between the so-called 'insiders'? Feed these guys varying info so that ND has no certain guy to plan for?
Honestly I think naming a starter is over-rated from a planning standpoint - ND knows both QB's will play. They have tape on one, and not so much on the other. I think that plays more into our favor than anything else
quote:Have they been dropping the ball by not stopping by opposing high schools to see if they have tape on Buchelle?
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Do you also think maybe one of the reasons for so much dis-information between the so-called 'insiders'? Feed these guys varying info so that ND has no certain guy to plan for?
Honestly I think naming a starter is over-rated from a planning standpoint - ND knows both QB's will play. They have tape on one, and not so much on the other. I think that plays more into our favor than anything else
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I kind of know who isn't going to win the game.
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I'm thrilled to hear we have a secret strategy for this year. We've been brain dead for the last two years.
quote:Yeah. No playbook Gilbert puts a lot of pressure on the QB to make the decisions. The O-line just kind of guesses on the blocks?
Don't think ND gives a rip who chollie starts. You press cover on the outside, line your 300+ pounder right over the true freshman center, blitz the hell out of both of them to make bad decisions and if my man starts prep for runs off tackle because he can't run to the outside against them.
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Don't think ND gives a rip who chollie starts. You press cover on the outside, line your 300+ pounder right over the true freshman center, blitz the hell out of both of them to make bad decisions and if my man starts prep for runs off tackle because he can't run to the outside against them.
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I'm thrilled to hear we have a secret strategy for this year. We've been brain dead for the last two years.
quote:quote:Chess move.
"The thing with the quarterback, the decision will be made and then the team will know," Strong said. "I'm not going to put it out there, because I don't want Notre Dame to know who we're going to start at quarterback. So I guess you guys will find out, you'll have to ask somebody on the team.
quote:Hey, other than the offensive line and a possible bad starting QB, that offense is gonna roll o'er evah-one!!
Some news and notes from yesterday...
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I am told Shane Buechele continues to lead the quarterback race. Buechele understands when and where to go with the ball better than his senior counterpart, Tyrone Swoopes. And can execute the throws better, too. Swoopes, however, has improved, especially on vertical passes. But, I am told, it is the thought that he still makes too many mistakes, some mental and some just poor throws, for an offense to gain any sort of reliable consistency. Furthermore, when Texas goes to a two-deep safety look in scrimmage against Swoopes, the only thing the offense can do with any effectiveness is the run the ball and even that has been hit and miss (more on that later). The short passing game is completely absent.
There were five Swoopes throws in particular yesterday that either could have been interceptions or were ill-advised at best. Any of them could have been drive killers. By comparison, during the scrimmage, Buechele made two "poor" throws. One of those bad throws was his only "poor" decision. In other words, Buechele is making smarter throws and his throws are more often on target than Swoopes, allowing for more sustained drives against the defense. If Texas had to play today, I'm told Shane Buechele would be the starter unless Charlie Strong overruled the offensive coaching staff.
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Another problem surfaced in Saturday's scrimmage. The offensive line is having problems, maybe more than expected. Whether it's run blocking or pass protecting, I'm told it's leaking way too much. The unit is simply not gelling at this time. It could be the absence of Zach Shackelford, the new position of Kent Perkins or even the combination of Perkins, Brandon Hodges or Denzel Okafor and Jake McMillon. Long story short, I'm told pass protection yesterday was a MAJOR issue.
quote:Quoting myself...well...because I'm that prescient. See Burton's assessment above.
Yeah. No playbook Gilbert puts a lot of pressure on the QB to make the decisions. The O-line just kind of guesses on the blocks?
Should be as entertaining as the TCU game last year...until it gets boring in the second quarter, that is.
quote:Only one starter for ND was involved, the rest are bench warmers or were injured and not expected to play for a month or two.
With the tu secret QB and the ND players getting in trouble for off the field shenanigans, tu should win that game.
quote:After four years of pummeling, both on the field (thanks to his OL) and in the media (thanks Coach!), he's got David Carr syndrome, and he's got it bad. I seriously doubt he can recover at this point. Hell, in five years, if he's at a party and somebody walks into the room too quickly, he's going to involuntarily assume that curled up "I'm about to be sacked damage minimization and football protection" position.
Swoopes is a physical specimen. On paper he looks like he would be the second coming of Vince Young. In reality he has a mental disconnect from snap to executing the play. I used to think it was an offensive system problem. And to be fair, Swoopes has had 4 different OCs since he's been there. Going from a Harsin/Applewhite to a Watson (West Coast), then Norvell and now Gilbert/Briles' style, one would think something would work for him.
quote:quote:After four years of pummeling, both on the field (thanks to his OL) and in the media (thanks Coach!), he's got David Carr syndrome, and he's got it bad. I seriously doubt he can recover at this point. Hell, in five years, if he's at a party and somebody walks into the room too quickly, he's going to involuntarily assume that curled up "I'm about to be sacked damage minimization and football protection" position.
Swoopes is a physical specimen. On paper he looks like he would be the second coming of Vince Young. In reality he has a mental disconnect from snap to executing the play. I used to think it was an offensive system problem. And to be fair, Swoopes has had 4 different OCs since he's been there. Going from a Harsin/Applewhite to a Watson (West Coast), then Norvell and now Gilbert/Briles' style, one would think something would work for him.
quote:In a sense, I understand the no playbook mindset a la Bob Stitt's offense. All reads to determine where the weak point in the defense is located. But....that takes a QB who knows the individual defensive players on the two deep and who can react quickly to substitutions and motion.
I'm going to watch, I just have to see the no sip playbook is going to implode.
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"We're on the same page," Strong said of his offensive staff. "Everybody has an idea. They have the same idea. We're at practice every day, so we see it."
