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 [...]
The Notre Dame defense was not good against Texas. In fact, Notre Dame's defense hasn't been consistently good in a while. In other news sky is blue and water is wet. So why has the Irish defense struggled? Is it a lack of talent? Poor scheme? A scheme that doesn't fit the talent? All of [...]
One of the things I love about football is how the game requires both physical and intellectual elements for success. The physical part is pretty obvious. The team with the best athletes usually wins. The intellectual element is less obvious, but equally important. Think about even the most basic run play in a Division 1 [...]
It was a plan that was hatched after a few drinks at a get together of family and friends shortly after Christmas 2014. You know the type of plan I’m talking about. Everyone is feeling pretty good and together they come up with an idea that seems brilliant. Of course in the light of the [...]
Recent Comments