Brian Kelly- Here is what I do

[ZORO50]

1) Talk to the leadership group of the team and ask for input.

2) Tell the team that this is Season 2 of the 2016 season. Put 0-0 Record up in the locker room

3) Commit to a power running game.
# of rushing attempts
North- South- game. Regardless of outcome.
We see North South in drive vs Stanford. Folston lead blocking for Kizer drive then it disappears. WTF.
Lead blockers regardless of who they are
4) Practice most of your offense on Power running game.
This will create physicality& toughness for the future
I hear most open practices that experts have watched are way pass heavy practices.

5) Think about having Sanford calls the plays. Boise ran it around 60% of the time when he was OC and his running back ran wild.
Sanford isn't calling these plays. He's the QB coach in the booth.
which makes no sense. He could be a calming influence on the field or let him call the plays from the booth

6) Kelly need to Stop talking to the QB and making faces- Asking him- " " What are you doing? "
" What was that?"
After each possession or mistakes being made.
How about a game where you don't look or say anything to the QB?
Except to congratulate him or pat him on the helmet for a rope TD pass
Does Nick Saban ever talk to his QB? No, he screams at his defense or rips Kiffin but the QB position is a confidence, fragile position and his over- involvement has made Golson, Zaire and Kizer regress a bit and no doubt that's on him.
These QB's are pressing with him.
As hard as it my be, he needs to let go. Stay on the headset and get out of the way.
If he has to, bring Sanford down to the field to directly work with the QB's to stay out of the way.
7) Enough with check with me sh*t
Run the f'ing play. When you are good and physical. You could say- we are running here and it doesn't matter.
8) Only run that read- option crap in the red zone only. . It works great down there. The rest of the time- it sucks.
Keep running the option too. It's worked great near the end zone.
9) Needs to use screens, misdirection and a reverse to CJ Sanders would be nice or dial up a gadget play vs Miami early. No doubt Richt will try to do this. Beat him to the punch.
10) it's not Scheme
It's Attitude, Toughness, Plan and Execution.
Players need to see you working hard in practice, working out.


We want you to succeed
The players haven't quit.
You've done it before.
Best Kelly Memories:
Halftime speech vs Michigan State
End of the Season 2012- " Were going to South Beach"
Players going nuts - yeah coach, yeah coach.

Let's go Irish! Let's win Season 2

 

[88ND]

Well..you're aren't Kelly...because what you said makes perfect sense and that is the problem.

He can't help himself. When things go well simplified he absolutely can't help himself to go right back to things like empty sets at the goaline, long developing easy west runs, empty sets and passing every down.

He just has no idea WTF he's doing.

 

[ZORO50]

If you think of any win we've had over USC off the top of your head.
They are all physical wins.
I just don't get him not committing
to physically running the football.

Even Lane Kiffin now understands the POWER of physically dominating your opponent. He changed.

It can be done. I've thought a few times like the LSU bowl game that Kelly would change. They were mean and nasty in that game against the number #1 defense in the country.
I "you tube" that first drive many times.

His read option is like Charle Weis's draw plays. Crap.

When Kelly talks about points per game and yards per game- that's crap too. Everyone knows it. It's BS Weis talk.

Against good defenses- his reluctance to powerfully take it to defenses hampers the team.

If he once lined up in an Eye- once
Or threw a toss sweep or put Luatua in motion with a pulling guard. I would fall off my couch.

Sanford isn't calling the plays because he's a 60/40 run guy.

Denbrock while a good OC and great receivers coach- he likes chucking the ball all over the yard.

Kelly needs to let his coaches. Coach and stay out of the way. Become the CEO.
Spend 50/50 time on the practice field with offense and defense so the kids see the commitment to both sides of the ball out of the head man but to do that he needs to let go of his obsession with trying to control a game thru himself and the QB.
Commit to protecting Kizer with 25 throws a game. Take something off the kids plate.

 

[Izo]

I'd like Kizer to be under the center and run some options and misdirection

 

[tkirish]

Of all the years Kelly has been here, this one seems to be going "south" and there's nothing anyone can do. There isn't one game where they shouldn't have won. If there is one it would be MSU. They pretty much put the game on cruise control. All the other games should have been won by the Irish. This season feels much different than any other. I can't explain it. But it's almost like each game you're waiting for something to go wrong. I think the players are playing that way too. But to the original point. I like the idea of pushing the " reset" button. As a player it would be nice to have an attainable goal. Winning out should be that goal. Now can it be done? I hope so but it will be tough. My biggest issue is that Kelly refuses to change. At his core he loves throwing all over the field. That's alway been his way. But there is precedent to change. Many coaches implimented new offenses and became very successful. I know what I would like to see. Two back offense with a lead blocker and play action passing. Also draws , screens and misdirection. They do none of that. When you are inside the five with a first and goal, it really comes down to my line vs your line. When you have 6'5 ,310 lb linemen, you simply tell them, get low and drive that guy in front of you backwards. That is something they should practice over and over and over. With that said, Kelly has never shown that he will do that. This is why I doubt anything will be different the second half of the season. There isn't any secret about winning football games. Win the battle in the trenches and more times than not you will win the game. In all five losses, the defensive and offensive lines lost the battle. That is why they are 2 and 5.
I hope this story has a happy ending. We will soon see.

 

[ZORO50]

I totally agree. Coaches have to constantly change.
Urban Meyer realized the spread lacked power and got bigger backs
Hyde, Zeke.

Saban hired young blood- Kiffin who is a great offensive mind to
Keep fresh. Also, hired Sark- another great offensive mind. Their offense is still pound the ball but now has spread, QB run threat, motion.
But still has the bread and butter.
POWER!

Kelly has hired good coaches like Ed Warriner who Meyer took.
He hired Mike Sanford- use him.

Boise State ran tons of trick plays and pounded the football with Sanford as OC.
We do neither. Hmmm.

We have Elston and Hudson turning the defense around- he waited how long to get rid of BVG

Kelly needs to commit to pounding the rock- period. Hback- tight end.
You can tell me that our backs wouldn't want to run behind two guys.

That read option crap is read and react.
Oregon had zero 300 pounders. We have one of the biggest lines in football.
We have Q Nelson falling down running up the field vs Cuse.
Let them go straight ahead and maul.

Simply the offense- it has worked for the defense.


I will tell you this. Tom Herman Houston offense is parking lot crap that would never work at ND.

ND has to have POWER

 

[tkirish]

I totally agree. Coaches have to constantly change.
Urban Meyer realized the spread lacked power and got bigger backs
Hyde, Zeke.

Saban hired young blood- Kiffin who is a great offensive mind to
Keep fresh. Also, hired Sark- another great offensive mind. Their offense is still pound the ball but now has spread, QB run threat, motion.
But still has the bread and butter.
POWER!

Kelly has hired good coaches like Ed Warriner who Meyer took.
He hired Mike Sanford- use him.

Boise State ran tons of trick plays and pounded the football with Sanford as OC.
We do neither. Hmmm.

We have Elston and Hudson turning the defense around- he waited how long to get rid of BVG

Kelly needs to commit to pounding the rock- period. Hback- tight end.
You can tell me that our backs wouldn't want to run behind two guys.

That read option crap is read and react.
Oregon had zero 300 pounders. We have one of the biggest lines in football.
We have Q Nelson falling down running up the field vs Cuse.
Let them go straight ahead and maul.

Simply the offense- it has worked for the defense.


I will tell you this. Tom Herman Houston offense is parking lot crap that would never work at ND.

ND has to have POWER

Zoro, I love the way you think. The word genius gets thrown around way to much in sports. to me a " genius" as it relates to coaching, is a guy who keeps things simple and basic. Then practices the over and over so the players become a well oiled machine. ND needs a " we"re gonna kick your ass" attitude. Once they develop that, the wins will follow. But.....can Kelly get that done? That is the 64 thousand dollar question.

 

[ZORO50]

Yep.
Simplicity is beautiful.
A great restaurant has great bread and
a simple menu. I was never bored watching Anthony Johnson pick up 3rd and 3 over and over again.

Look at Washington this year. Browning has thrown Max 28 times.
He is a sophomore. They are not throwing the whole game on his shoulders. That's a really balanced team if you've seen them this year.
Kizer deserves this.

 

[ZORO50]

The kick your ass attitude is developed in the weight room with warriors who will refuse to be in the same room with under performing patty cake players.

Stanford developed that with Harbaugh himself being the leader. He worked out with the team. I heard a story where he set a 100 push up goal for himself. He worked his tail off and attained it. The team went nuts.
That team followed his lead and developed warriors like Shov, Ryan Hewitt- who developed that culture.

Nd needs to figure out who those leader guys are. Morgan, Nico, McGlinchey. These guys then work out like their life depended on it each day after the season and develop that team toughness that people follow or the other guys can choose to get their ass whipped by these guys.

 

[Legendsteve]

There is no hope.

 

[88ND]

If you think of any win we've had over USC off the top of your head.
They are all physical wins.
I just don't get him not committing
to physically running the football.

Even Lane Kiffin now understands the POWER of physically dominating your opponent. He changed.

It can be done. I've thought a few times like the LSU bowl game that Kelly would change. They were mean and nasty in that game against the number #1 defense in the country.
I "you tube" that first drive many times.

His read option is like Charle Weis's draw plays. Crap.

When Kelly talks about points per game and yards per game- that's crap too. Everyone knows it. It's BS Weis talk.

Against good defenses- his reluctance to powerfully take it to defenses hampers the team.

If he once lined up in an Eye- once
Or threw a toss sweep or put Luatua in motion with a pulling guard. I would fall off my couch.

Sanford isn't calling the plays because he's a 60/40 run guy.

Denbrock while a good OC and great receivers coach- he likes chucking the ball all over the yard.

Kelly needs to let his coaches. Coach and stay out of the way. Become the CEO.
Spend 50/50 time on the practice field with offense and defense so the kids see the commitment to both sides of the ball out of the head man but to do that he needs to let go of his obsession with trying to control a game thru himself and the QB.
Commit to protecting Kizer with 25 throws a game. Take something off the kids plate.

WRONG❕❕❕

Lane Kiffen conformed to the way of life under Saban.

You post well but Kiffen became run first or it was exit stage left

 

[Nocalirish]

Miami just got smoked by VT but VT has a defense and a pass rush. If Kelly cant compete with da U then he needs to go sooner rather than later.

 

[IrishBlessings]

1) Talk to the leadership group of the team and ask for input.

2) Tell the team that this is Season 2 of the 2016 season. Put 0-0 Record up in the locker room

3) Commit to a power running game.
# of rushing attempts
North- South- game. Regardless of outcome.
We see North South in drive vs Stanford. Folston lead blocking for Kizer drive then it disappears. WTF.
Lead blockers regardless of who they are
4) Practice most of your offense on Power running game.
This will create physicality& toughness for the future
I hear most open practices that experts have watched are way pass heavy practices.

5) Think about having Sanford calls the plays. Boise ran it around 60% of the time when he was OC and his running back ran wild.
Sanford isn't calling these plays. He's the QB coach in the booth.
which makes no sense. He could be a calming influence on the field or let him call the plays from the booth

6) Kelly need to Stop talking to the QB and making faces- Asking him- " " What are you doing? "
" What was that?"
After each possession or mistakes being made.
How about a game where you don't look or say anything to the QB?
Except to congratulate him or pat him on the helmet for a rope TD pass
Does Nick Saban ever talk to his QB? No, he screams at his defense or rips Kiffin but the QB position is a confidence, fragile position and his over- involvement has made Golson, Zaire and Kizer regress a bit and no doubt that's on him.
These QB's are pressing with him.
As hard as it my be, he needs to let go. Stay on the headset and get out of the way.
If he has to, bring Sanford down to the field to directly work with the QB's to stay out of the way.
7) Enough with check with me sh*t
Run the f'ing play. When you are good and physical. You could say- we are running here and it doesn't matter.
8) Only run that read- option crap in the red zone only. . It works great down there. The rest of the time- it sucks.
Keep running the option too. It's worked great near the end zone.
9) Needs to use screens, misdirection and a reverse to CJ Sanders would be nice or dial up a gadget play vs Miami early. No doubt Richt will try to do this. Beat him to the punch.
10) it's not Scheme
It's Attitude, Toughness, Plan and Execution.
Players need to see you working hard in practice, working out.


We want you to succeed
The players haven't quit.
You've done it before.
Best Kelly Memories:
Halftime speech vs Michigan State
End of the Season 2012- " Were going to South Beach"
Players going nuts - yeah coach, yeah coach.

Let's go Irish! Let's win Season 2

Zoro, love your ideas. BK will never do number 3 and 4 on your list. Has not done it for 7 years.

Loves to run east / west like was said by ND88 below. And I dont think ND has a run that ever involves a lead blocker.

ND is really bad. BK is not a good coach.

 

[IrishBlessings]

Well..you're aren't Kelly...because what you said makes perfect sense and that is the problem.

He can't help himself. When things go well simplified he absolutely can't help himself to go right back to things like empty sets at the goaline, long developing easy west runs, empty sets and passing every down.

He just has no idea WTF he's doing.

Spot on.

 

[chitown sot]

Lots of smart ideas, problem is bk is an idiot and control freak. He makes no adjustments and can't get the hell out of the way. If I'm Sanford, if mr "offensive guru" doesn't let me start calling plays like a real OC is supposed to do then I'm gone next year. Looking back when he was at Boise St., they ran a "what are they gonna do" type offense. Not this ND offense. Its predictable as hell. Get the heck out of the way bk and let Sanford run the show you idiot.