Notre Dame Offensive Line Must Be Consistent
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00:04 The reason that I get concerned about it being more than that is because in
00:07 the Duke game, it was more than just that.
00:10 It was also, and this was the issue against NC State.
00:13 What did they do so well against Ohio State?
00:16 It was they moved their feet, they played with great angles,
00:19 their timing was good.
00:20 They knew exactly what Ohio State was gonna throw at them schematically, and
00:24 they had answers for it, and they were prepared for it.
00:27 And then there's other games, like NC State, for example,
00:31 I view differently as Duke because a lot of stuff NC State did was just
00:34 overloading them with numbers.
00:36 And there's not a lot you can do about that as an offensive line.
00:39 And but when they did have issues where it was about them,
00:42 it's they would just not move their feet inside.
00:45 Against Duke, it was not moving your feet.
00:47 It's this back and forth between, wow, they played with really good technique.
00:51 They used their hands well, they played with good angles, they moved their feet.
00:54 And then you watch the Duke game and it's the polar opposite.
00:57 One week they look like they absolutely know exactly what's happening game plan
01:00 wise, and then the next week, it's uncertainty.
01:04 That's where I get a little bit concerned.
01:06 Now, is that a no coordinator thing?
01:07 Is that a no line coach thing?
01:09 Is that an all of them thing?
01:10 That's a concern, right?
01:13 There has to be some level of consistency where I at least know they're gonna play
01:18 with good technique every week.
01:20 I at least know they're gonna be physical every week.
01:22 Well, I will say this.
01:24 I have not once questioned, gee, I don't know if the offensive line wants to
01:27 battle today.
01:28 That's a good thing.
01:30 That's a good place to be.
01:31 I've never been like, man, Pat Coogan just wasn't competing today.
01:35 Or man, Rocco just, he didn't wanna be out there today.
01:38 That has never been a question.
01:40 But they've gotten their butts kicked at times because it's like,
01:43 why are they stopped?
01:44 Why they stopped moving their feet this week?
01:46 Why aren't they using their hands this week?
01:47 Why are they catching this week as opposed to delivering punishment?
01:51 And those are the things you're gonna have to figure out.
01:52 And that's where I kinda feel like a lot of the success they had in the run game
01:56 the first five weeks was because they were so diverse and mixed things up and
02:00 putting in new wrinkles every week off their stuff that they do.
02:03 And then they kinda went away from that last week.
02:05 And it's like they weren't as prepared for what Duke was gonna do.
02:08 And then they didn't counter punch as well as they needed to.
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