Comments on: Tempo for Tigers: Comparing the Pace of the Irish Offense

By: KyNDfan

KyNDfan — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 23:40:00 +0000

In reply to tedpeters. Bulk of the injuries are on D. Not sure fast paced offense caused that. I think if we sell out defending the run LSU will throw it over our heads more than once.

By: tedpeters

tedpeters — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 22:43:00 +0000

I would like to see a study of the relationship between running a fast paced spread offense and the frequency of injury. I do not recall any year in Notre Dame history that the team suffered so many key injuries. Of course, the new field and the suspension of five players may also have led to more injuries.

By: Bayou Irish

Bayou Irish — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 22:38:00 +0000

In reply to Ryan Ritter.

As you can imagine, I’ve had the same or similar conversations with a lot of people to-GET THE HECK OUT OF MY OFFICE I’M “WORKING”! See? See what I am dealing with. I think the number of plays is LEAVE ME ALONE! I WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE GAME IN A MINUTE!

In all seriousness, if the O-line doesn’t get right in a lot of ways come kickoff, we are in for a really, really long afternoon. The D-line is going to be challenged — I’ve seen at least one comment on Twitter that LSU could win without throwing a pass. But if we can’t run the ball at all, we are doomed. We have to be able to get 3.5 yards when we need it.

And on paper (that should be the motto of this season) we should be able to do it.

By: Ryan Ritter

Ryan Ritter — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:24:00 +0000

I’m rather shocked by the tempo numbers. I thought this offense ran at a slower clip than the Cincinnati counter-part but apparently that isn’t the case.

I wonder if Kelly makes an effort to slow it way down against LSU, especially to cover for a defense that is under-performing. It’s almost like he has the opposite mindset: score immediately and often to try and cover for the defense. I’m not sure that’s overly wise.