Q&A With The Birddog
by burger23 on Oct 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT
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I don't think the team is too much different from other recent Navy teams. With the exception of the disaster against Southern Miss, the games have been very close. Make a 3rd & long stop against South Carolina, or an extra point against Air Force, or field goals against ECU and Rutgers, and this season looks a lot different. They didn't, though, and 2-5 is the result.
Not really. Proctor is a different kind of quarterback. He's a lot faster than Dobbs, but he isn't the passer that Ricky was. Not that you'll notice much, since I think Navy only threw two or three times against Notre Dame last year. The Navy offense is what it is. It evolves over time, but the changes over time are usually so subtle that they aren't even worth mentioning.
5. Who ya got?
I apologize for cheesing out, but I don't like to do predictions. It would be especially hard to do now considering that I don't really know how Trey Miller will handle his first start, nor do I know how the coaches will handle Trey Miller. I do think the game has the potential to be high-scoring. Notre Dame probably won't have too many problems moving the ball. If Kriss Proctor was starting, Navy wouldn't have much trouble either, assuming that the Irish would stick with the defensive game plan they used against Army and Air Force. Notre Dame used a 4-4 with the free safety playing the pitch against both teams. Navy has had most of its best offensive games against that kind of defense. The question is whether or not the Navy staff will be able to do everything it would like with Miller at the helm.
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I do NOT like what Mike had to say about our option defense.
And by that I mean that I do not like the coaching staff’s approach to defending the option.
Yikes. I wonder if we play the 4-4. If we do, the pitch man will gouge us if the MLB’s and FS don’t get off blocks.
Why do we make it more difficult than it needs to be? Do we not have film?
by Mouth of the South on Oct 28, 2011 3:35 PM EDT reply actions
Did we really run a 4-4 against AF?
I seem to recall Diaco keeping us in a Cover 2 most of the time to guard against the big play. I figured Navy’s ineptitude passing the ball would allow us to move Slaughter into the box to help shut down their runs to the edges.
I’m confused by Navy’s alleged success against the 4-4; my schematic knowledge isn’t exhaustive, but what base formation could possibly be more effective against a triple-option team that can’t throw the ball?
I doubt our frosh DL will be able to stop their rush in a 3-4 or even a 4-3. A 4-2-5 gives us more speed, but we’d be setting Teich up for another career day that way.
It was a 4-4
with JaMo Slaughter playing OLB. The problem with this scheme is that the ILB’s cover the FB dive or are being blocked by uncovered linemen, the OLB’s soft-play the QB, and the FS, who’s 10 yards upfield, is responsible for the pitch man.
by Mouth of the South on Oct 28, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
No questions from him
For the second week in a row our opponent doesn’t care about my opinions. I guess they caught on after the first couple of weeks.
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I'd figure they'd love the chance to rub it in
1. You all were pretty optimistic early in the season. On a scale of 1-10, how disappointed are you?
2. I’m surprised your disappointment meter isn’t higher (presuming you’re still clinging to your last shreds of optimism). Well, I guess you’re used to it by now. Is this just another signal that Notre Dame being a contender is an idea for the history books?
3. You’ve been turning the ball over less, but I’m impressed about how you’ve really been able to make them count. No question, just saying.
4. When your warped-perspective, overly-reactionary alumni base starts calling for Kelly’s job next year, who do you have your eye on for your next failed head coach?
…ok…even I’m surprised at my own bitterness about this season…
MSU fans were calling me a delusional homer back in Week 3
I guess they were ahead of the curve.
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Well we still whooped their butts.
We’ll always have Michigan State.
by Mouth of the South on Oct 28, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Confidence...
plays a huge role in Navy’s offense. Execution has to be perfect for positive yardage. I firmly believe that if you pop the QB a few times early and get him to make a mistake or two (fumble, bad pitch), it will effect the rest of the game. I actually think that we will see more of a true 4-3 look as a base since the pass is more of an option with the back-up QB in the game.
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