For large portions of the year the offensive play calling for Notre Dame has been inconsistent and at times downright puzzling. It’s difficult to pick out a unifying concept or a core philosophy in the way that the Irish call plays. In fact, one could almost envision the Notre Dame play calling process to be [...]
Brian Kelly this season has ran more of a "smash mouth" spread (regarding the running game), preferring to run downhill as much as possible through use of inside zone and power plays. This is likely because Notre Dame has struggled with the length of blocks that outside runs require more of. As a perimeter threat, [...]
What if I told you a play scored a touchdown on 60% of the times its ran? Now what if I told you that it required very little practice time, was easy to run, showed a new look to the defense, and stretched the defense in a way most of Notre Dame’s other plays don’t? [...]
This is my first ever football breakdown or blogpost and I’m excited to have joined 18stripes. I’ve been an x and o's junkie for years, so I hope this turns out well. I have made condensed cutups of Notre Dame games in the past and you can view some of my video work at https://www.youtube.com/user/Downinthebend/ [...]
I have to admit, I’m actually not a huge proponent of the “Brian VanGorder’s scheme is too complicated” theory to explain the struggles of the Notre Dame defense. In fact, my plan for this post was to look at fundamentals and pay very little attention to scheme. However, as I re-watched the game, by the [...]
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