The Irish boast a 28-7 record in November and December regularseason games since Longo and head coach Brian Kelly arrived in
South Bend.
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���I don���t know how
many position changes
there have been at Notre
Dame, but that���s something indicative of Paul
everywhere he���s been.
You look at what he did
at Iowa, and he wasn���t
even a head guy yet,
that���s something they
did a lot there. It���s something they did a lot at
Central Michigan and
Cincinnati. He���s always
looking to put guys in
the best position possible. I wouldn���t be in the
NFL today if it weren���t
for [Kelly] and Coach
Longo.���
Kelce admits not every
player received the same
individual attention as
he did, but not every
player was starting from
scratch.
���I was sort of his project,��� Kelce explained.
���Paul is not a shortsighted individual.
Anything he does with
somebody has an overall
picture.
���I spent a lot of time
with Paul and he spent
a lot of time examining
the way I did things.
He made it his mission
early on at Cincinnati to
convert me from a linebacker to an offensive
lineman. With me it was
a long-term vision.��� ���
