He’s looked much better the 2nd half but that doesn’t excuse everything in the first half. Be unbiased
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He’s looked much better the 2nd half but that doesn’t excuse everything in the first half. Be unbiased
Haven’t seen runs yet, I love Tony Jones, but a HR hitter cribs 2-3 of those runs in the first half, and this game isn’t close...
there's 4 quarters in a game for a reason.
you evaluate a player based on his performance holistically ... not based on a poor couple of drives.
Other than Hamilton, zero playing time for True FR in a game IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. You don’t get 4 auto wins every year.
You rate a player based on his overall play. Are you saying there’s nothing you’d improve upon based on his play tonight.
I’m realistic. He’s looked good at times and bad at times.
LVille made so many unforced mistakes. I feel worse about the D then I did at 7:59
If Book's first half was like his 2nd half, he would have 600 yards, and 4 TDs right now.
Of course he has stuff he can improve, but it's best to look at a player's performance holistically when coming to any conclusions about his performance.
Stars are able to correct poor performance in a game and make a big impact with a couple of good plays/drives.
Right because if they had passed for 200 yards in the first quarter there would have been no adjustments by the defense right? This is a silly statement.
I’d say against Louisville, those are the stats he should have. If you want to anoint him a star, get rid of the fumbles. The happy feet. The not looking over the middle. The locking in on receivers.
Book is a serviceable QB. He’s nowhere near a difference maker or a star. And I like the kid.
I'd really like someone to tell me who ND has on offense right now outside of chase claypool who looks banged up himself (always getting up gimpy after every reception).
Ian Book looks better creating/rushing the football than Tony Jones Jr did.
Ian Book looks better creating/rushing the football than Tony Jones Jr did.
We have comparable talent or better offensively than 95% of the other teams out there.
NDs competition isn't 95% of teams, it's the top 5% of teams all vying for a playoff spot. NDs skill position players are way behind that level.
The QB and Oline are really good. The rest of the offense has a LONG way to go.
Tremble or claypool .... Jones had good stats but it was when he had huge holes, he ran so so so soft in short yardage
I can agree with that. I give the nod to 24. He stepped up, not expected. Don’t think he dropped anything and made really good catches. Played fast also. Looks like he could really dominate.
Skill positions are the least of NDs worries.. Defense and QB stand out.. talk about being behind the elite teams.. you think if Tua or Lawrence we’re behind center @ ND, they’d be contenders?
Take NDs skill players and compare them to what Tua and Lawrence are working with is my point.
I thought Ian Book made the most of what he had to work with, and rebounded from a really poor first quarter and carried the offense on his back and got the W
It gets frustrating as hell watching this guy get shat on every single game with non stop criticism despite how productive he is with very limited help outside of his really good offensive line.
I was referring more to the holes big enough for tony jones jr to rush for 7 yards per carry.
Also i think the QB is to blame as much as the oline based on sacks/hurries/etc.
You notice how once Book settled in all the sudden it seemed like Louisville had no pass rush.
Not to say that some of that wasn't the fault of the oline, but a lot of it was the fault of the qb not making the right reads/being decisive/confident with where to go with the ball.
Anyone defending Book’s 1st half performance should never be taken seriously again.
Credit to Book, while not perfect in the 2nd half, he adjusted and cut out a lot his earlier mistakes. He still missed some throws and reads, but he finally started finding the middle routes thatve eluded him thus far in his short career. Now let’s see if he can put a full game together.
Credit to Book, while not perfect in the 2nd half, he adjusted and cut out a lot his earlier mistakes. He still missed some throws and reads, but he finally started finding the middle routes thatve eluded him thus far in his short career. Now let’s see if he can put a full game together.
