Looked great. Quick burst. How did he not see the field regularly.

Looked great. Quick burst. How did he not see the field regularly.

 

Kelly seems to have his favorites and if youre not on his list good luck.

Looked great. Quick burst. How did he not see the field regularly.

 

He didnt wear his britches properly around the weight room. Mustve started tucking his shirt in and wearing a belt.

Have you seen Cam McDaniel pass protect? That should trump 5 star FL talent every time...

Looked great. Quick burst. How did he not see the field regularly.

 

He has fresh legs cause he hasn't played a lick

This is probably the most frustrating thing about this game to me. He really should have played more and yet another poor coaching decision by BK for choosing to sideline him for the year.

When you're not interested in running the ball, you need a back who can pass block. Seriously.

At times he danced around the hole and tried to get too fancy running the ball. Folston got hot and became the go to guy. However, in no way should McDaniel have seen the field ahead of him.

I agree with everybody saying that pass blocking trumps running in Brian Kelly's mind. Bryant clearly is an elite athlete, but Kelly would rather throw the ball. Like Weis his ego is tied to the passing game. Becoming the OC made it even worse. All he needs to do is gain 100 pounds and he'll morph into Weis.

All he needs to do is gain 100 pounds and he'll morph into Weis.

 

Eh..... 75 pounds.

yup he lives and dies with the pass, theres no doubt about that. Everything done on offesne is done to help the passing game. When thats the case pass protection is more important, its sad but true.

 

And with all that being said it continues to baffle me that after 5 years kellys offenses and in particular his QB play have been far from elite when he was brought in as an offensive and in particular a QB guru.

 

Part of the reason i believe kelly has struggled is his inability to adapt. The defense was in rough shape and everyone knew it so why not adapt your offensive game plan and try to make an effort running the ball and control the clock and keep your defense off the field? I think its his ego, he can outscore anybody with his invincible offense and it doesnt matter whats going on on the other side of the ball.

He didnt wear his britches properly around the weight room. Mustve started tucking his shirt in and wearing a belt.

 

Haha now that's funny.

 

I was listening to the radio and the ND guys were saying that Bryant had been nursing an ankle injury all season. Now how much of this is true is beyond me.

It's simple...

 

Everyone sees his talent.

 

However, mental and physical mistakes on pass protection have slowed him down.

 

I have no problem with BK holding him to a high standard. I just hope he "why" is being explained.

I have a problem with burning an entire year because he can't pass block. Not good coaching IMO. You find a way to use the talent.

yup he lives and dies with the pass, theres no doubt about that. Everything done on offesne is done to help the passing game. When thats the case pass protection is more important, its sad but true.

 

And with all that being said it continues to baffle me that after 5 years kellys offenses and in particular his QB play have been far from elite when he was brought in as an offensive and in particular a QB guru.

 

Part of the reason i believe kelly has struggled is his inability to adapt. The defense was in rough shape and everyone knew it so why not adapt your offensive game plan and try to make an effort running the ball and control the clock and keep your defense off the field? I think its his ego, he can outscore anybody with his invincible offense and it doesnt matter whats going on on the other side of the ball.

 

And I give you his career record at Notre Dame as evidence. Toss out 2012 and that is not the norm. We have seen the norm.

At times he danced around the hole and tried to get too fancy running the ball. Folston got hot and became the go to guy. However, in no way should McDaniel have seen the field ahead of him.

 

I think this was the initial reason why Bryant was benched, he danced too much and was looking for the homerun on every single play.

 

Having said that, I thought he played excellent today. I truly think Folston and Bryant could be a great 1-2 punch.

Bryant is our guy I said this at the beginning of the season. Big quick back with break away speed. Kelly is alot of the problem. He expects this young freshmen to be perfect. Won't let them make mistakes. It's like he tells them if they don't perform he will lose his job. I can't say I am too happy with BK right now.

I don't care if he misses blocks every now and then. That talent I saw yesterday has to be on the field. Pretty ridiculous him and Folston weren't both on the field the whole season together. Golson pissed his pants yesterday. Held the ball way to long. Bryant gets benched for the season while Golson plays awful half the year but not held accountable for his play. Zaire looked great too for not playing any but couldn't see the field while EG cost us game after game. Mixed messages from Kelly

I just hope he doesn't transfer at this point to be honest

Every time I see a 60 second spot with Nolan on und with the quick questions for players every defensive player says Bryant is the hardest player to tackle. I mean all of them, he needs to play.