FAN FORUM
COWBOY COACHING
It's time to start looking at Coach Kel-
ly's decision making and play calling as
part of the cause, or instrumental in the
cause, of all the sloppy play.
• His goal-line offense is non-exis-
tent. The running back and direct snap
from center — which is the staple of
efficient goal-line offense — doesn't
appear to be in his playbook, which
has cost the Irish points over the years.
Look at the two goal-line miscues in the
Northwestern loss.
First he has its mistake-prone QB do-
ing a zone-read play with a back in-
stead of relying on his line and pound-
ing the football up the gut. Secondly,
he hands the ball off to receiver Chris
Brown at the 2. Really? Since when is
he a pound-it-out back that gets you
the extra yard?
As a coach he has to put his players
in better situations — and with calls
that can't be changed on the goal line
that causes a mistake-prone offense to
think more than it has to.
Problems on defense and special teams seem to require head coach Brian Kelly putting too much of a bur-
den on senior quarterback Everett Golson and the offense.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
