Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Pretty balanced on O. Seems to run the ball outside more often than not. Also likes to overload one side of the field and run that way. Watch out for a formation with Trips and a Tight End on one side of the field, and likes throwing that way, so adjust accordingly. Finally, he'll bring in his backup QB and run lots of read option stuff out of a shotgun 2  back set.

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Runs a vanilla 4-3. Will also go to nickel and user a safety/DB. I caught him a couple times cheating on the run, one for a TD and another for a long pass play on a slant.
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His kicker is a BEAST!  Didn't get a chance to return a kick and he was nailing FGs from 50+ yards out.


Overall was a very fun game against him and he'll present a challenge for anyone in this league. He also appeared to a much better job this year mixing up his plays than he did last year which makes more a much more fun game. gg ov

OFFENSE

• Ran a lot of Shotgun 4WR sets. I think he wanted to run Read Option based on the season stats of his RB and QB but if you take away the QB keep and bottle up the inside runs you'll be good to go. 
  
• Also make sure to not let the RB get outside and in the open field. Tough to tackle. 
  
• Try to get him in third and long or obvious passing situations as QB is not very accurate. If you can get pressure while having solid coverage he'll rush his throws and make bad reads. 
  
• Liked to throw short quick passes especially on 3rd and short. In those situations he likes to throw quick outs, or whip routes. 
  
• Watch his TE as well as he is his favorite target. 
  
• Also likes to throw the trail route on his bunch WR sets. That was his go to play when he had to get a first down. 
  

Not sure I saw his full game plan as the game got out of hand early and I think he passed more than he would have like to. 

DEFENSE

• Very easy to make passing reads on and didn't do a good job disguising or mixing up coverages. 
  
• Had all day to pass and never felt rushed. 
  
• Didn't blitz much and when he does you can make him pay. 
  
• DTs are strong against the inside run and shed blocks but be patient and commit to running. It makes playing calling that much easier. 
  

SPECIAL TEAMS


Nothing to report here.