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- OL: The O-Line has no heart

- Injury: Despite the new CFL landscape of transfers and NIL...there seems to be a common theme each season that certain teams jump out as being almost unbeatable.

- OL: I wish this well thought out and well stated reply would would get through to Ol’ packyp.

- OL: There have been some pretty bad pass pro reps from the OL, it just doesn’t matter because the pass D is sooooo soft.

- Notre Dame is averaging 114.5 rushing yards per game and 3.58 per carry through two games, with inconsistent production from the line and backs. CJ Carr has been sacked only once for eight yards, so sack losses do not explain the low rushing totals. The preview separates the run-blocking concern from stronger early pass protection. - Aneyas Williams has taken 45.3% of Notre Dame's running-back carries. Nolan James Jr. and Jonaz Walton have combined for 96 yards on 21 carries, and James has five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. The writer sees potential for the rotation to shift toward the younger backs, but reports no announced depth-chart or workload change.

- Injury: There isn’t a team in the NFL that doesn’t lose key players every year.

- Injury: Jaden Greathouse put on a show in the College Football Playoffs two years ago against two top-10 defenses.

- Marcus Freeman said Dallas Golden is now full-go after a shoulder injury cost him extended fall-camp time and contributed to his limited nickel role. Christian Gray has played well there. Golden is next in the punt-return order behind Jordan Faison, and Freeman valued his game reps against Rice. - Notre Dame is gradually increasing Viliamu-Asa's snap load. Freeman said the main linebackers will all play through their own packages and that the staff will manage his progression carefully; he did not provide a target snap count or declare an unrestricted workload. - Freeman said the staff is considering run-game scheme changes to fit its new backs. Jonaz Walton could earn more reps if opportunities arise; his speed is a strength, but he is still learning college-level block reads, setup and timing. More work is possible, not a guaranteed change in the backfield order. - Anthonie Knapp and Will Black intentionally stayed in the Rice game longer than the other starters for extra work. Freeman particularly wanted Knapp to see more situations at his new guard position; the extended snaps were developmental reps, not an announced change in availability or starting status. - Elijah Burress and Jerome Bettis Jr. are earning the Notre Dame staff's trust through game execution, while Matt Jeffery, Logan Saldate and Devin Fitzgerald also impressed against Rice. Freeman said young receivers can earn further opportunities, without announcing a new starting lineup or fixed target distribution.

- OL/DL: I dont have a hatred for any of the coaches Davie and Ty were bad hires.

- OL/LB: Why Notre Dame is playing the long game with CJ Carr’s Heisman candidacy | Thursday Takeaways Notre Dame is taking a patient approach to CJ Carr’s Heisman buzz, a strategy the Irish used with...

- OL/TE: Seems to me that most of the problems except such as limited explosiveness and lack of adjustment during the play by one or more of the running backs have been just mistakes - they've...

- OL/RB: Seems like there’s something being lost between scheme and execution on the o-line and some RB decisioning that is preventing some bigger plays.

- OL: What a bedwetter you’ve been in this thread, we’re only in week 3 for gods sake and breaking in new backs.

- Notre Dame's staff is reviewing running-back aiming points, reads and blocking combinations to create more explosive runs with this year's personnel instead of assuming last year's backs' instincts will transfer. Marcus Freeman said Jonas Walton could earn more opportunities and Nolan James is building trust in both phases. These are developmental adjustments, not a declared new starting rotation. - Notre Dame deliberately kept Anthony at left guard and Will Black in longer for position-specific experience. Cam Herren's guard work offers another option because the staff trusts Ashton Craig and Joe Auding at center. Freeman liked Herren's toughness but still sees technique cleanup; the extra reps do not announce a replacement starting line. - Freeman is progressing Kingston's workload rather than immediately giving him everything, while viewing four Notre Dame linebackers as starter-quality and planning rotations and passing packages. Dallas Golden is back after missing substantial camp time with a shoulder injury and handled backup punt returns. Neither update guarantees a full defensive workload. - Freeman trusts CJ Carr to adjust unfavorable looks after coach-to-player communication stops. His confidence in Spencer Porath also affects third-down calls and can make a field-goal attempt preferable to fourth-down aggression. Those comments describe Notre Dame's situational options, not a blanket move to conservative play-calling.

- QB/OL: Denbrock is saying that he doesn't trust his qb to be able to drop back from behind the center, read a defense and still complete a pass even though he has 5 wr's to...

- Pick/market: I bet ND covers..

- After Notre Dame's win over Rice, Marcus Freeman said Styles was the first reserve tackle and Cam the first reserve guard because of Rice's unusual defensive looks. Those roles were planned with the line coach, not a reaction to last week's performance; next week's starters and reserve order still require evaluation. - Freeman said Notre Dame expected man coverage from Rice and planned to attack available one-on-one deep shots. He praised starting quarterback CJ's decisions, protection adjustments and checks, while stressing that checkdowns remain correct when deep opportunities are covered. - Finishing perimeter blocks was a point of emphasis after the Wisconsin game. Freeman credited the improved blocking on Jordan Faison's touchdown screen against Rice and said those finishes separate first downs from touchdowns, giving a concrete execution change behind the explosive play. - Freeman welcomed Kingston's return and highlighted an early backfield play in his debut. Notre Dame deliberately limited defensive rotation against Rice's distinctive offense to players who had practiced against the relevant scout looks; the staff did not treat the margin as permission to use unprepared defenders. - Freeman credited the four fumble takeaways and the defense's physicality, but still identified missed tackles and avoidable penalties as corrections. He also valued real passing-game reps for the young receivers and reserve quarterbacks as evaluation beyond practice, without announcing a change in starting roles.

- Pick/market: NOTRE DAME, Ind.