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a non‑contact drill — and he's barely been in the
program. Jarron Jones and Durham Smythe both were
rolled on, and Drue Tranquill's came on a bad landing
after a leap. Malik Zaire fractured his ankle amidst a
collision.
It's always been a violent game, and players are
now bigger, faster and stronger than ever. It's maybe
why you see so many turning pro early. There might
only be a finite amount of time to be paid in this high‑
reward, but also high‑risk sport. It's not all just pag‑
eantry and tailgates.
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Pilkdogg: After re-watching the Georgia Tech game, I am convinced
that Navy will still tax our defense.
Frankly, their quarterback runs that flex bone option better than the
Georgia Tech quarterback does. He makes better reads, quicker deci-
sions and is overall a better runner. Tech's QB made some wrong reads and missed some opportunities
early to keep the ball and turn it up himself.
DenPetDel: I don't disagree that Navy will tax our defense. We will need to be on our A game. However,
after watching how we handled Georgia Tech, I'm more optimistic.
RichStarkey: Our defense had a lot to do with the mistakes the QB made, including a few timeouts that
he had to take. Anytime Keenan Reynolds is under center they'll have a shot, but if ND performs the way
they are capable of on both sides of the ball, then this shouldn't be a close one.
Rhtomas187: I live in Annapolis, the stadium is a minute walk up the street and I check out games
when Notre Dame isn't on at the same time. They have two B-backs that look like ACC-caliber bruisers;
both are quality backs. Coach Ken has certainly taken Paul Johnson's model and improved upon it. Navy
has something like 150 kids on the team. They can over-recruit because the school is free obviously. The
talent and depth is more then I've seen in the last 10 years or so.
NDFanInMadTown: The biggest issue is that Navy has the luxury of again playing us at a very opportune
time for them, between a huge road test at Clemson, and our biggest rivalry game against USC.
If Kelly gets this team through USC unscathed, he is a lock for coach of the year.
Season-ending injuries to players such as junior quarterback
Malik Zaire, who suffered a fractured ankle at Virginia Sept. 12,
have been one of the top stories at Notre Dame since August.
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