Tag: Andrew Hendrix

USF 23 ND 20

ND Editor September 4, 2011 Football Tagged Andrew Hendrix, Brian Kelly, Dayne Crist, Denard Robinson, Everett Golson, loss, Michigan, Notre Dame, South Florida, Tommy Rees

The day after the shock of this loss, a few things come to mind.

This is not a BCS team
ND does not have a QB
ND has a schizo offense
ND has moderate defense
ND has a very slim chance for a major bowl.
Kelly has to calm it down – looks like a maniac.

I think Kelly’s offense is a split second offense–sort of like a fast break for an entire game and for that to work you need a GOOD QB that can pass and run.

If you take Michael Floyd out– the offense will collapse.

With the schedule they have and the persistent problems they have in the red zone– it will be tough to win 6 games. Quite simply they have to have a high octane offense and put points up every offensive series to be competitive.

USF has a decent team but one of the weakest on the schedule.

So what do you do at the QB position? I do not believe Kelly has any time for Crist or Hendrix–so you go with Rees and slowly mix Golson into each game for a few series.

Of course that means Hendrix leaves. Now you have 3 QB’s with one solid hit on Rees just waiting to happen.

All of this spells trouble and with his over the top behavior he could easily lose this team.

Michigan is not USF and now I believe they blow out ND with Denard Robinson once again racking up over 500 yds total offense.

Reading The Tea Leaves

ND Editor August 20, 2011 Football Tagged Andrew Hendrix, Brian Kelly, Dayne Crist, qb, Quarterback, Tommy Rees

Well camps over and it’s anybody’s guess who starts at QB.

If Rees won the job, then he deserves to start. He seems to be an unflappable sort, has a calmness similar to Montana and maybe that’s what Kelly wants.

But what then happens with Crist? Losing out will be a confidence shattering jolt for him. I can’t help but reflect back to last season and the manner in which Kelly treated Crist vs. Rees. I wrote at the time that Kelly’s constant screaming at Crist was no way to treat any QB. He just got shakier and shakier–afraid of the coach and afraid to make any mistakes at all. Maybe the injury issue also comes into play–who knows.

If it’s Rees then what does it say about Hendrix? Will he sit around and wait while Rees starts for next 3 years.

Further, wasn’t Rees more or less a throw in–in that recruiting class with Hendrix the next heir apparent. They are both sophs and what is it about this offense that is so difficult for Hendrix to grasp. Seems he’s just even with frosh Golson.

I can’t be positive but don’t think Kelly even offered Hendrix when he was at Cinn.

If it plays out with Rees starting, Charley Weis might jump in and grab both Crist and Hendrix before season even starts–after all they are his RKQB’s.

Should Golson redshirt this season?

Irish in LA July 13, 2011 Football Tagged Andrew Hendrix, Brian Kelly, Dayne Crist, Everret Golson, Fighting Irish, Notre Dame, Quaterback, Tommy Rees

With fall camp only three weeks away the quaterback question at Notre Dame is still on everybody minds. Who is going to start? Who should the back up be? Who should the change-up guy be? Where does Andrew Hendrix fit in? Should Everett Golson be redshirted? Who is going to tranfer? Lots of questions. I like Dayne Crist but he gets rattled way to easy and is prone to injury. Tommy Rees showed a lot of heart at the end of last season and found ways to win but is he the right guy out of the four quarterback we have now to lead the team for this season and in the future? All roads lead to Golson being the future star but do we play him this season or save him and let him really learn the offense? My feeling is if we put Golson in over Hendrix we are going to lose Hendrix. It’s a very confusing situation over there at ND for QB. Thought?