Much like Biscuit did yesterday, I have a few topics that I’d like to address before I get into doing any posts on detailed analysis of the Southern Cal game. I want to make one thing clear though, I am not happy at all about the loss. Just like our other two losses, this one was marked by awful turnovers at the worst possible times. Southern Cal came in with, and God to I hate to admit it, a solid gameplan from Kiffin and they executed it very well. The Irish did not and the fashion in which we screwed up was just maddening.
Now with that out of the way, here are three arguments that I’ve seen posted since Saturday and my responses to them. Feel free to play along in the comments.
ND Quit
No, we didn’t. This just makes no sense to me. Yes, I am very aware Kelly didn’t use his timeouts, but how does that equate to quitting? The players sure as hell were still going for the strip so I doubt they got the memo it was time to wave the white flag.
I honestly believe that this is getting a lot of talk because of comments by Southern Cal after the game (which both the players and Kiffin have backtracked on). Those comments were just fuel to a fire of pissed off hatred for losing a game that the majority of the fanbase, myself included, felt we should have won.
Take a look at the last drive again. Where and when exactly do you start calling timeouts? Kelly had to score two TDs just to tie and had less than seven minutes left. That means his defense may have to be called on for two stops unless ND is fortunate enough to recover an onside kick. On top of this, the offense will also be required to put points on the board in a hurry against a prevent defense that will only leave the middle of the field open — the perfect situation in which to have a timeout or two available for use.
So with that much time left, a good course of action is to get a stop using no timeouts or possibly using only a single timeout right before a punt. In reality, there shouldn’t be much panic to use timeouts until near the two minute mark if you really have faith in your defense.
Kelly had that faith, but the defense didn’t step up. By the time we got under the two minute mark, SC was practically on the goal line with the game iced. In reality, Kiffin did the Irish a favor by calling a timeout of his own on 3rd and 4 with 2:37 left, but, on the resulting play, SC got a first down that basically iced the game.  Calling timeouts at that point really does nothing except make it look like you are trying to save face for not doing so earlier.
Yes, this strategy is a bit of a gamble and it’s putting a lot of faith in your players instead of going completely “by the book”. If only we had another example of Kelly going outside the box of conventional wisdom *cough*TULSA*cough* then maybe we would’ve excepted this!
You may disagree with Kelly’s logic and strategy, but that is a far cry from ND quitting.
We Didn’t Run Enough
I think their is a center of the brain in the heads of some Irish fans that just causes “RUN THE BALL” to be yelled and/or typed ad nausem anytime the offense stumbles. And it’s so easy to “back up” just site how many times we passed and ran the ball during a game! See, it’s proof!
Not really.
If you take away the last two drives of each half (two minute drill and attempted comeback with practically no time left), and you are left with only 31 passes being attempted in the game. Now, add that to the runs called in the game (I’m removing two rushes to be fair: Crist’s & Cierre’s fumbles) and you are looking at 12 rushes and you are looking at roughly 28% run.
While that isn’t a great amount, you’d have to also realize that ND only had about 43 plays in which to call “normally”. Southern Cal on the other hand ran 79 plays and had more rushing attempts (44) than ND had “normal” plays. Even in those “normal” plays, ND was trailing two possessions for the majority of the time, which does indeed lead to a heavier lean on the pass, especially when your opponent has the ball for nearly a full twenty minutes (yes, twenty minutes) more than you do. It should be no surprise that the numbers are skewed in favor of the pass in such a situation.
However, if you take a look drive by drive, you see another picture: Kelly mixed runs into every single drive (save for the two half ending drives). Most of these drives were cut short by a complete lack of execution of the offense (2 three & outs and 2 turnover shortened drives of three plays or less) and one was cut short because Jonas Gray simply ran the ball too well and scored a TD. Such shortened drives really doesn’t give a clear picture of the gameplan that Kelly wanted to implement at all.
There is a lot more to examining the balance of an offense than just looking at the number of runs and passes in the box score.
We Will Never Win with the Spread, Fire Kelly and Hire Meyer/Stoops/etc
A lot of people see the spread as a gimmick designed to mask the fact that your team is actually physically inferior to another team which isn’t the case at all. The truth though is that the main goal of the spread is quite literally to make the defense spread out to respect all aspects of your offense. As I stated before in my first post, Kelly takes advantage of that with a power running scheme to complement his passing attack, not one composed on only draws and misdirection that were so famous under Weis. However, it seems that people just ignore this fact because the term “spread” is used to define our offense.
The simple fact is that the college football game has changed and it’s always changing. Knute Rockne did it with the forward pass. Several offenses found great success with the wishbone and option attacks. Some have succeeded with a pro-style offense and recently, spread offenses have become very prolific. The last national title game was between two of the best spread offenses in the nation when Auburn and Oregon squared off. It isn’t just some gimmick, it can work when executed well. But still, cries still exist that Kelly’s spread won’t lead to any success and people look to coaches like Stoops and Meyer or maybe even Skip Holtz to hopefully come in and save the day.
By the way, those guys run spread offenses as well and, in Meyer’s case, has won national titles.
- Epilogue - January 3, 2022
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Brad
Stoops won a national title too.
With a pass-happy spread.
NDtex
You are indeed correct sir. Guess I focused more on Meyer since he is “unemployed”.
Well spotted.
stewvee
Don’t think we quit or that the loss is kelly’s fault, but our defense looked weiss-era for most of the game, and the offense was mediocre at best.
Maybe it’s time, again, to recalibrate expectations. I’ve been following ND football since I was an adolescent. I’ve seen great teams. I’ve seen good ones and decent ones. This is a decent one, and to me at least, that means 8-4. No title. No BCS. No quality wins.
What’s the answer? How do we go from decent to good?
Sad Warrior
What do you call the Michigan State win? Your comment insults both teams Stewie.
stewvee
Good win, sure, but what does it mean in the context of us still making game-changing mistakes and getting whooped by a USC team we should have beaten?
Sad Warrior
It shows what is possible. But I will give you credit for scepticism as in ‘It has to be week in and week out’ to be tangible.
I have felt from day one-last year- that this team with this coach could be dynamic. It’s all there to really explode.
Agree StewVee, we should have beaten USC-good team but our athletes displayed underachieving performances.
I for one will not give up onthe Irish, ever. Hooah! Go Irish beat Navy!
NDtex
“How do we go from decent to good?”
Well not turning the ball over would be a fantastic start. This team could very well be undefeated if it wasn’t for that.
Bmo
You’re trippin
Matt Q. (DMQ)
Wow. Sharp insight here. GOLD STAR!
Do people like you exist in the real world? You people are the ones that slow down to check out car accidents, right? The ones who buy lottery tickets but actually bother to select their numbers because they actually think that fucking matters.
Do us a favor, if “You’re trippin” is the best you can do, don’t ever come back, and take a rest from looking both ways before crossing the road for a while. Resources are scarce in this world, and there’s a guy working as the rat at Chuckee Cheese’s who manages to contribute more than you. Let’s see if we can make his life a bit easier.
oak
hey!
you leave Chuck E. Cheese the hell outta this.
oak
in fact…*I’M DOWN THUMBING YOUR POST*
Yeah…
…didn’t like THAT, didja DMQ.
Matt Q. (DMQ)
Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me angry.
NDtex
Actually, I’m sittin’
PootND
I don’t even think not using the timeouts was gamble. Down 2 scores, you don’t start calling timeouts with 6+ minutes left. As you said, you let your D get a stop, and you maybe call 1 timeout before the punt. If you go down, drive and pull within 1 TD, then you use your TOs on the next series with your D.
realist
not that much of a gamble but was Notre Dame really playing well enough saturday for them to execute the hypothetical you wrote? Not using the timeouts wasnt a white flag, but using them wouldnt have been poor strategy either. ND is 73-57 since 2001. perhaps its time to realize this is a good but not great program
Bmo
Fair enough. Reasonable people can disagree. That said, I sense considerable anger and hostility here. Not healthy. Could that, perhaps, be the result of a mindset “sine” 94?
Matt Q. (DMQ)
Reasonable people can disagree. But I find it hard to be reasonable with people who display the mental capacity of a cheese curd. The anger and hostility is due to this world being full of dick brains like yourself.
Do the world a favor, spend the rest of the day knowing that whatever room you walk into today, you’re the dumbest one in it. Maybe it’ll keep you quiet. Probably not, but maybe.
Bmo
I always prefered Richard Cranium to dick brain, thank you very much. But,… cheese curd? Now, that’s where I draw the line.
Sad Warrior
Bmo-I sense huge levels of pure frustration in this forum. The Peeps are angry, upset, and hurt. Plus all that ‘BASHING FROM THE HATERS REALLY GETS TO PEOPLE.’ (Myself included)
Chuck
A lot of this is correct, but I cannot justify that lack of carries for Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray. It was poor game management at best.
GB
Personally, I did not mind Kelly not running because the backs were not getting anyplace. I think they averaged 3 YPC. Without Gray’s run, it would have been around 1 YPC. I just got tired of seeing SC win the line of scrimmage on both sides and watching their backs run over (literally) the LBs. As far as spreads go, there is a big difference watching Oregon, Oklahoma, OK St., and a few other teams than watching ND.
Chuck
Jonas Gray had a twelve yard carry in the second quarter, early in the quarter if memory serves. His next carry was the 25 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He has a total of four carries. I think that speaks for itself.
Chuck
Also, the 25 yard touchdown run was his last carry of the game.
starkruzr
It could say that we ran where the occasion called for it, and not otherwise.
NDtex
It really doesn’t.
Like I said in my post, it’s hard to have a consistent ground game when you hit 3rd and long and can’t convert over and over again.
Chuck
Personally, I think Jonas has proven that he is a talent worth giving oppurtunities. He was barely given any. Much like it is okay to throw balls to Floyd when things are not working because he is a playmaker, it is ok to give the ball to Jonas when things are not working becasue he is also a playmaker. You like stats, check Jonas’ YPC and tell me he is not worth giving the ball to.
NDtex
He is worth giving the ball to, but not when it’s 3rd and long, or when we are having to run the two minute drill, or running out of time.
Plus, YPC can be misleading. I don’t want to bash Gray because I think he’s great, but his YPC is greatly skewed by his large runs. If we did give him 20-30 carries a game, you’d likely see it settle down to 4-6 yards.
Basically, you can’t count on huge runs to deliver with the same frequency as a pass down-field.
Chuck
The humanity, 20 carries or more for about 5 YPC. What would that have done for ND?
By the way, somehow I cannot reply where i want to. Oh well.
NDtex
The main point I was trying to make is that if it’s 3rd and 9, you don’t run.
And yes, comment threads only go so deep unfortunately.
Chuck
I cannot argue that. The only point I am making is that Jonas (and Cierre to a point) were abandoned.
Agree to disagree I suppose, it is a good piece.
NostraDomina
I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit at the thought of hiring Skip Holtz in favor of Brian Kelly. How many more losses to Connecticut do we want?
kreyfish34
I don’t disagree with most of your post. I didn’t have a problem with not using the timeouts. You use them when you need them and, well, we didn’t need them. Calling a timeout wouldn’t have changed anything in the games outcome. Nor do I think ND quit. We just got outplayed from the onset…plain and simple.
However, football is a game of momentum. I really expected BK to start our offense with some old fashioned smash mouth football. Establish the running game…drive it, drive it and open up the passing game. We didn’t do that. We opened with the pass, stayed with the pass and we saw plenty of three and outs. U$C, on the other hand, ran it down our throats…and when we tried to cheat to stop the run, bam, passing game opened up. BK knows a whole lot more about coaching than I do, but I was just expecting a different game plan from the start of the game.
By the way, I wouldn’t trade BK for ANY of the coaches mentioned in the post. You have to remember, BK is adjusting HIS offense to the players he’s inherited…and he’s doing a damn good job with them. The day he has the players that can run his offense on the field…watch out!
Next up…Navy…GO IRISH! Moving on…..
Mr. Wednesday
You can only “establish the running game” when your running backs actually gain yardage running the ball. Otherwise, the only thing you establish is that you’re going to go three-and-out until you start passing the ball. We had runs called in each of the first two series, with a net gain of -1 yds.
canuck75
Good points all. Any objective viewer would agree that the D had to get a 3 and out, or at worst 6 and out, without timeouts. The real question is, why didn’t the D do it? Why didn’t they overcommit to the run and risk a pass when the odds were favouring a run.
I would like to think coach questioned the D’s manhood after the first two drives, and they did respond to some extent.
But I do think that Jonas has morphed into a much faster version of Hughes, and so needs to get the ball more.
Anyone thinking Crist should get another look is really missing the big picture. It can’t be a coincidence that he has failed under pressure the last 3 times he has played.
Tommy had a mediocre game, no doubt, but here’s an ironic reminder that its a team game; many critics want to say we won at SC last year despite Rees 3 ints etc. Well, this year he was much better but we lost badly.
pjm79
I am certainly not on the dump-Kelly bandwagon, but nothing I have seen suggests he is doing a “damn good job”.
NDtex
And what exactly suggests to you that he isn’t?
I can point out several categories of statistical improvement. He’s actually beaten Southern Cal. He actually has wins against ranked opponents. He’s doing all of this with a true sophomore QB that no one ever expected to see the field.
Furthermore, if we don’t cough up the ball 10 times in the first two games to shoot ourselves in the foot are we having this conversation? Are we having it if we don’t have two costly turnovers against USC?
borromini
Good points NDtex…ND fans have a way of just losing all perspective after a loss. Yet somehow it miraculously reappears after a win.
Beat Navy…please…this way the silly comments on this site and on other blogs will gain perspective…again.
NDtex
I hate to be pessimistic about any part of our fanbase, but I really don’t think anything calms down unless we beat Stanford. Even then, I’m sure some of the Chicken Little will still be around.
SDI
Tex, I agree with you. I think there have been many improvements in the program both on and off the field and I’m still optimistic that Kelly is smart enough and experienced enough to get ND back to the BCS someday. But his team has underperformed 3 of his last 7 games. He is playing a young QB, but that was his decision. I do think that is cause for concern. Not all out, NDNation sky is falling meltdown, but legitimate concern.
SDI
Actually 4 of the last 7 if you consider the Pittsburgh game.
realist
you speak of turnovers as if they just sorta “happen”. like 4 fumbles is akin to bad weather. good teams dont have that happen in big games, small games, ever
Matt Q. (DMQ)
Oklahoma has 13 lost turnovers this season.
GaTech has 12.
Bama, Clemson, and OkSt have 8.
Granted, the number that ND has is absurd, but you just said that turnovers don’t happen with good teams “ever.” That’s completely wrong. All of the teams I just listed are both good and tend to lose at least 1 turnover per game – big games, small games, whatever.
SDI
I think that it also depends on the type of turnover. I’m not sure the best coach in the world could prevent the ball from flying out of Tommy Rees hands as he prepares to throw. But throws into double or triple coverage really need to be stopped or that player needs to be benched.
Erik '04
If Dayne doesn’t fumble the ball on the 1, and we go in to tie the game at that point, we are definitely not having this conversation.
GB
One of the jobs of a coach is to coach positive mindset so they do not commit many errors. Kelly’s Cincy teams would wipe his ND teams out.
kreyfish34
If you haven’t seen anything to suggest that he isn’t doing a “damn good job”, then sadly, you aren’t paying attention.
GB
I’m just looking at results. So far, Kelly is getting Charlie Daveyham results. Watching his teams is maddeningly frustrating. Continually getting beat by teams they “should” beat including USC this year. Teams are still hanging a lot of yardage and points on the D. The O is inconsistent. It’s always a rebuilding year instead of a win at any cost year. He might be getting recruits but they are not getting the wins. I notice little things like not getting beat long but then getting beat all the time on short stuff. They might run better now but have a much worse pass attack. The results are the same. Mediocrity.I am not saying fire Kelly but I am not impressed at all. Show me the wins and I will believe.
The Biscuit
You do know that all of Kelly’s recruits, his first full class, are true frosh with most not playing full time/full snaps, yeah? Perhaps it’s a bit early to expect much more than average after having been so average for 15 years?
Has Been
I just think ND fan base needs to lower expectations. A couple of wins (4 to be exact) and the “BCS” hype is all around.
Sorry, not there yet guys. It’s funny you hear crickets for 4 straight weeks, they lose “1” game to a better team, and now the negative fanbase comes out and calls for Kelly’s head? Are you kidding me?! really? Stoops? urban meyer? c’mon. Here’s what I see as success, and if CW would have done this, he still would have be HC. BK is the man for the job….
1. Split with the Michigan teams each year
2. Never lose to any of the academies, period. no excuses Diaco
3. Dominate the Big East and ACC teams (maybe lose 1 of them per year).
4. Split with Standord and USC. (Get one of them while they are down, wait til Standord to be irrevelant again. (Coming soon, now that Luck and Harbaugh will be gone soon). SEE USC last year.
This leaves a respectable, 8-4, 9-3 and maybe a 10-2 record year in and year out, recruit like mad, and try to get more speed, and every fifth year get into a BCS game.
Basically take care of business, no losses to the Syracuse’s, Navy’s, Tulsa”s and South Florida’s…..
But BCS?? Not yet boys, not yet. As seen in the USF game (too much hype after last year), MI game (under the lights) and USC (first nt game in 21 years), ND is not ready for attention/Spotlight…..not yet…
Food for thought. GO IRISH!
NDtex
I can’t agree with this. While I won’t lose my mind if it doesn’t happen, the goal for ND should be to be in the BCS picture every year. That’s Kelly’s mindset and I love it.
We should be upset that we don’t reach it, but that doesn’t mean you lose all hope should it not.
notredamegrad
I love how you address the “ND quit,” “we didn’t run enough,” and “we’ll never win with the spread/Kelly, etc.” complaints. A fourth I’ve been seeing pop up is the irrational “this is all Dayne Crist’s fault” reaction. Yes, that fumble was ugly, and sure, it came at about the worst possible moment, but the whole team played pretty sorry football for a full 60 minutes. One fumble didn’t cost us that game; bad offensive play and bad defensive play throughout the game did.
Rees had 8 full possessions at the helm and managed to get the offense into the red zone once (and couldn’t get a TD out of it). He couldn’t get them a first down until the second quarter. He got his two turnovers (the INT killing a key drive, and partial credit on the fumbled lateral). The only offensive TD on those 8 possessions came on Gray’s run from a good distance out.
And who gets blamed for the loss? Crist, who came in cold, played sharp, quick, and confident until his momentum was stopped by the failed insertion of Hendrix, and by that last rushed snap. That snap wouldn’t have mattered if Rees had stepped up and done his job on every other failed drive of the game.
Paddy
I hate when ND fans turn into chicken little…thanks for reminding us the the sky is not falling.
Has Been
I know, so annoying. Got two of my boys, calling all pumped up for the game etc, etc. They LOSE TO usc, and both are calling for BK’s job. ridiculous.
Irish96
I rewatched some of the game yesterday, and almost cried when I saw that Hendrix could have scored on his attempt prior to the Crist fumble. It looked like he spun halfway, and then he was churning his legs, pushing against one of his own linemen, and there was room to the left to get across the goal line. 17-17, crowd would have been insane. Whole new ballgame.
I was in section 103, great atmosphere. I think the music definitely helped keep the crowd in it and pumped up- “Shipping up to Boston” was awesome at the beginning of the game, and especially on the kickoff after Atkinson’s return. Crazy Train was way overplayed, obviously. Alternate 3rd down music with the band, and get about 5 more songs into the rotation.
NDtex
I liked the music as well; however, it was overkill on every third down. Even if their was an alternate song it wouldn’t have been that good.
I thought it worked best before kickoffs when the crowd had more time to listen to the song and react. Trying every 3rd down just seems so forced.
I’m sure this will end up much better by season’s end.
PAK
Yeah, he clearly had a crease there and he couldn’t see it b/c his back was to the play. I like that his first reaction was to protect the ball, but if he scores there, it’s a MUCH different game. Tie game, the entire playbook back on the table for the offense, tons of momentum, the stadium rocking…
Has Been
Is it me, or does anyone see USC calling ND “quitters’ bc they have sour grapes about recruit WR Payon, decommitted, went to ND game and Arik Armstead decommitting and are trying to publicly “smear” ND in the media?
The Biscuit
Its not that orchestrated. They’re kids and they won so they’re talking smack. Happens often.
SDI
Nice work Tex. I disagree with you on the rushing attempts but see your point.
In addition to looking at the overall rushing attempts, it might be interesting to look at specific plays. The option run with Rees? Running Hendrix at the goal line when you have a 230 pound bowling ball of a tailback? Throwing a backwards pass to your tailback on 2nd and 2? I think these were all questionable.
It might also be interesting to look at which running plays Kelly tried. Inside vs. outside zone? Did he try any counters or draws? Wood broke some huge draw plays against SC last year but I don’t remember them trying that again this year. I would also be interested in seeing how often Kelly threw on first down vs calling runs. Unpredictability seems to play a big role in offensive success in this type of offense.
NDtex
I’m going to do a more detailed breakdown on such things. I also seem to remember USC overloading the box and daring us to pass, but the angle I was sitting at wasn’t the greatest to judge.
irishize
Memo to Kelly:
1. Never, ever use Crist aqain. He has sabotaged both of your seasons at ND.
2. Rip off Golson’s red shirt and put him in asap. He is the only QB who can truly run your spread the way you want it run.
3. Put Theo back at RB. He needs many touches to be the “elite player” that you said he is.
4. Get rid of our fat, slow LBs and teach the replacements how to keep containment on the perimeter.
5. All future swing passes must be passes, not laterals.
6. Get used to it!
Chuck
To get Theo touches you want to put him at TB? Have you seen the games? He’ll get many more touches as a WR than he would as a RB.
notredamegrad
Wow. These are all pretty bad ideas, except #5.
Yeah – Crist has “sabotaged” Kelly with his 2 TOs this year. At the SB Tribune site, somebody commented that Crist was obviously part of a conspiracy to throw the USC game. Unbelievable. Are you serious?
canuck75
We don’t need Golson this year. If Kelly wanted a dramatic change of pace Hendrix could play much more, and we might see him quite a bit this week.
I guess Riddick is not quite as good as advertised. He is pretty good, but not quite the weapon Coach was alluding to.
To be fair, no one expected Golden tate to be the best player in the country, but he was, so sometimes you get lucky and other times you don’t.
I would like to think that they will make the minor adjustment to never throw a backward pass again. Didn’t Clausen do the same thing a couple of years ago?
NDtex
1. Sabotaged? Uh no. Yes, Crist has been on the end of some awful turnovers, but you could just as easily blame Cierre for not going after the lateral pass to be safe and Rees for throwing an INT when the Irish were trying to come back again. Rees has far more turnovers as well. Find another scapegoat.
2. No, just no. Let me get this straight, now that we are quite likely out of the BCS let’s burn a year of Golson? That’s just absurd. Let him mature a year mentally and physically, it will do nothing but help him.
3. This is another absurd suggestion. So you want to basically restrict touches for Wood and Gray as well? That makes zero sense. Not to mention, Riddick is much smaller and needs space to properly make an impact. He’s in the right spot.
4. Are you including Te’o in this? Because if you are then you just benched the best defensive player ND has seen in years. On top of that, the LB corps has not been the weak point of this defense at all this season.
5. They are supposed to be. Cierre screwed up the route, hence why he was shocked it was a fumble. That play is squarely on Wood for not running a good route and for not being aware of the pass’ direction.
6. I have no idea what point you are attempting to make, so I will just say that what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I’ve ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul
canuck75
Good points Tex.
First positive news of the week; Jonas has earned more playing time.per Kelly pc.
GB
I think the LBs have done very well all season except this last game. I would even say that they did the worst of any position groups on O or D this game. Once the USC backs got past the front line, they either literally ran over the LBs or the RB would be right in between 3 LBs and all three would miss.
Colin
I’m one of those people screaming / typing ‘run the football’. 14 attempts for 41 against a *relatively* soft USC run-defense is not helping our chances to win. You have to mix it up. To get the fastball down the middle freezing the hitter you have to throw a cutter, a slider, even a change-up. If we want Floyd to catch the ball 10-12 times against USC (or anyone else), then you have to keep the safety / second corner thinking run. All it takes for floyd to beat double coverage is that safety taking one step to the middle, or just freezing for one second. Then its just another guy chasing him down the sideline. And the cherry on top of the argument that the O has to be well balanced is the fact that two of the best running back recruits in the nation watched from the sidelines as Kelly just abandonded the run. RTF!
The Biscuit
Agree that we should’ve won more. But we were also way down very early, and Kelly has shown that he’s balanced in general with a 45/55 run/pass mix before SC. SC was an aberration from this norm because of game circumstances.