Notre Dame Football: Which QB Style is Best for Irish Success?

As Notre Dame gears up for what will be a supremely intriguing Spring Football session, many questions arise. One of the top ones revolves around the Irish’s quarterback room. Presently, Riley Leonard, Steve Angeli, Kenny Minchey, and CJ Carr are all excited to show what they can do. Each has special specific gifts that have gotten them to this point in their careers and this is the deepest quarterback room I can recall Notre Dame having in a long time.

With this in mind, looking at the Notre Dame quarterback picture big picture, what style of quarterback do you prefer? Do you like a more traditional passer like CJ Carr projects to be? Or do you prefer a mobile more athletic dual threat like Deuce Knight? I generally prefer, with exceptions we will address later on, a dual-threat ultra-mobile player. Let me explain why.

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When I think about offensive football play-calling, I think about odds. How can my team set up each play with the odds of it being a success in their favor? To me, the easiest way to do this is to make every pass play have 2 plays within it. A run or a pass.

Jayden Daniels, Mike Denbrock’s latest protege just won a Heisman trophy with this philosophy. If nobody was open, he’d simply tuck the ball and run for first downs. Contrast this with a more stationary QB. If a pass play doesn’t work these types of signal callers burn the pass into the ground or throw it 10 yards deep into the crowd. This is a wasted down.

I also like the fact that even just the mere threat of a dual-action QB forces defenses to prepare differently in case of the run. I like knowing that the opposition has a full plate of defensive worry each snap. For me, this is an odds game, and I like each pass play having an athletic bailout.

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Publish date : 2024-03-23 20:07:13

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