Weekend Update

Jane, you ignorant slut. The Irish took one on the chin this weekend. The blocking was pathetic, the defensive coverage was mediocre, the receivers dropped several passes, and Brady looked like he was trying to throw the ball through a brick wall. There isn't much to rehash here tha has not been overanalyzed on other websites. Instead, lets look at what ND did well this weekend.

The Irish held Michigan to just 2.9 yards per rushing attempt. Most ND fans were worried about ND's run defense against a power running game like Michigan's. ND's linebackers are undersized and inexperienced. Yet, the defensive front 7 held up well against Michigan's ground game. That is something that defensive coordinator Rick Minter can build from.

Geoffrey Price averaged 51.9 yards per punt. Coming into the season, one of the biggest question marks was the Irish's kicking game. DJ Fitzpatrick had graduated, and no one else had much experience. Despite the inexperience, Price has established himself as one of the stars of the team. He is an outstanding punter.

ND was 2 for 2 offensively in the red zone. This is one of the areas that Coach Weis stresses. The offense, at least, did a good job in this area.

Overall, it was a bad day, and I think Coach Weis would agree with that. After all, he has had bad days before. Rest assured, Irish fans. I guarantee you that he is not playing golf this week. He is hard at work correcting this past weeks errors, and the Irish will play much better against Michigan State..