Yeah, sounds like it'll be a tough decision, and things could continue to evolve with the lineup as the season goes on.
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Not sure where " the hanging on for dear life " sense is coming from. I highly doubt the staff feels that way. It's a very talented room but inexperienced at tackle. That's college football. It's a process. I mean had Jagusah not gotten hurt should the confidence level have been that much higher ? He's a young talented player with minimal experience too. There was going to be growing pains at both tackle positions regardless.
Exactly. The narrative that Jagusah was going to be Joe Alt from last year is ridiculous
What is impacted is his trajectory to stardom has been delayed a year. But he is not the reason for a 3-5 game swing…
Coogan getting a lot of reps at center make me think they want him as next in at guard or center. If he starts at guard and Craig goes down it’s two oline moves not just one
One site said Rocco played well today as 2nd string guard so I don't know who would go in if Pendleton struggled, Rocco or Coogan
Yeah I was saying if Coogan starts at guard and he’s back up center too … he could be running third at guard and 2nd center
I think the only way to read the Pendleton elevation is that he is demonstrably outplaying both Rocco and Coogan. Why else would you put a combined 23 game experience on the bench? My take has always been that Coogan played slightly below average, and Rocco average, last season; and I expected Rocco to win the starting nod, especially after the Spring practice game. The only dark horse I saw was possibly Absher inserting himself into this competition. Wish we had more practice commentary and outside observations to kick around, but Pendleton must have excelled. I think if the first game was at ND, Pendleton would start; but TAM? My bet (monopoly) is on both Knapp and Pendleton starting.
If Pendleton has flat-out taken the job from 2 upperclassmen who have 2-dozen starts between them......then that bodes well for the unit. Pendleton must've have emerged and cemented himself as the real deal. The ceiling on this unit goes up if the incoming LG is flat out better than Coogan and Rocco.
I don't disagree. But Rocco and Coogan were both acceptable to the board as starters. If Pendleton has beaten them both out, then we're getting a nice upgrade at LG.
Bottom line is -- no one really knows anything until an actual depth chart is released. Until then , it is a guessing game.
The athleticism our line has this year coupled with a running QB, athletic pass catching RBs and a deep WR room allow denbrock to be very creative with his play calling. This can help out slow down a good pass rush. Moving the line/pocket, screens, a lot more pulling, etc.
Hopefully he'll come up with a good gameplan and the young OL will get the job done adequately. The Irish will need to bring their "A" game to get out of there with a win.
Who do think they're playing , the 85 Bears ? Pray ? That's pathetic.
You're embarrassing yourself. Should they also cry and run too
Well, I am simply being realistic. This is, without question, the most inexperienced and full of questions OL Notre Dame has fielded in quite a long, long time.
Inexperienced yes, talented yes. Have a little faith. It's college football. Young players playing for the first time extensively everywhere. The only question in my eyes is the lack of experience. Not sure what other questions there are.
I have as much faith in this team as anyone. That said, anyone who is not concerned about the Notre Dame OL Saturday night has their head up their butt.
Who's not concerned ? I don't have any more concerns than I would have had before the changes. There is always concern when players see their first extensive action. That said to expect the worst seems silly no ?
