StevoBevo
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Iv been thinking about this for a while to see if there’s any real similarities.
ND - strong power running team with mobile QB + an elite RB, strong recovering core & Elite offensive line with a good/very good defense (somewhere in between)
Bama - Power running team with a mobile QB, good/very good running back, strong receiving core and Elite offensive line + Elite defense.
Personally I believe Young will be better than the ND QB (name slips my mind), WR cores are about equal, RB I would’ve given the edge to ND because Adams was in heisman talks near that part of the season (week 9), Offensive line I give the edge to ND because they had a strong, experienced line with multiple draft picks, Defense I give the edge to Bama except the secondary is a lot closer than the front 7.
why does this comparison matter ? Because we beat what was the 3# team in the country 41-8 and the similarities should give us hope.
In my opinion the defenses/execution is what I expect to be different from notre Dame. I expect Bama to have an ELITE defense this upcoming season but I expect their offense to be stoppable.
Now how does this hurricanes team compare to 2017? Let’s see
QB - D King VS M rosier….okay moving on
RB - C Harris, D Chaney, J knighton VS T Homer, DJ Dallas, M Walton I would give this group a draw with the current team having a higher ceiling.
WR - M Harley, C Rambo, K smith, X restrepo, M Pope, D Wiggins Vs J Thomas, A Richards, D langham, B berrios, L Cager
I would give the 2017 receiving core the edge over the current one but I agsin feel that the current group has a higher ceiling
TE - Mallory VS Herndon Give me Mallory for receiving/big play and Herndon for Blocking/short yardage
OL - as of now I’d give a draw with this current group a chance to have a higher ceiling
DL - 2017 Team wins
LBs - ….2017 team wins
DBs - I’d have to give the 2021 group the nod for this one but it’s close.
CBs Stevenson/Ivey/Blades/Couch Vs Young, Jackson, Delaney, T Bandy
Safeties - B bolden, G hall, A Carter, B balom, J Williams Vs J Johnson, Redwine, A Carter, R knowles
Special teams goes to 2021 as well.
Overall it seems on paper that the 2021 offense has more potential than 2017 (as well as the better QB by far) the DEs/ILB is the biggest difference as to why the 2017 defense may have a slight edge. 2017 = better run defense 2021 = better pass defense.
Now I know Alabama is another monster than ND but it’s still comparing two elite teams to eachother and we BEAT one of them 41-8 so it begs the question…if we can beat the #3 team in the country 41-8 then why can’t we hang with the 1# team given the similarities ?
ND - strong power running team with mobile QB + an elite RB, strong recovering core & Elite offensive line with a good/very good defense (somewhere in between)
Bama - Power running team with a mobile QB, good/very good running back, strong receiving core and Elite offensive line + Elite defense.
Personally I believe Young will be better than the ND QB (name slips my mind), WR cores are about equal, RB I would’ve given the edge to ND because Adams was in heisman talks near that part of the season (week 9), Offensive line I give the edge to ND because they had a strong, experienced line with multiple draft picks, Defense I give the edge to Bama except the secondary is a lot closer than the front 7.
why does this comparison matter ? Because we beat what was the 3# team in the country 41-8 and the similarities should give us hope.
In my opinion the defenses/execution is what I expect to be different from notre Dame. I expect Bama to have an ELITE defense this upcoming season but I expect their offense to be stoppable.
Now how does this hurricanes team compare to 2017? Let’s see
QB - D King VS M rosier….okay moving on
RB - C Harris, D Chaney, J knighton VS T Homer, DJ Dallas, M Walton I would give this group a draw with the current team having a higher ceiling.
WR - M Harley, C Rambo, K smith, X restrepo, M Pope, D Wiggins Vs J Thomas, A Richards, D langham, B berrios, L Cager
I would give the 2017 receiving core the edge over the current one but I agsin feel that the current group has a higher ceiling
TE - Mallory VS Herndon Give me Mallory for receiving/big play and Herndon for Blocking/short yardage
OL - as of now I’d give a draw with this current group a chance to have a higher ceiling
DL - 2017 Team wins
LBs - ….2017 team wins
DBs - I’d have to give the 2021 group the nod for this one but it’s close.
CBs Stevenson/Ivey/Blades/Couch Vs Young, Jackson, Delaney, T Bandy
Safeties - B bolden, G hall, A Carter, B balom, J Williams Vs J Johnson, Redwine, A Carter, R knowles
Special teams goes to 2021 as well.
Overall it seems on paper that the 2021 offense has more potential than 2017 (as well as the better QB by far) the DEs/ILB is the biggest difference as to why the 2017 defense may have a slight edge. 2017 = better run defense 2021 = better pass defense.
Now I know Alabama is another monster than ND but it’s still comparing two elite teams to eachother and we BEAT one of them 41-8 so it begs the question…if we can beat the #3 team in the country 41-8 then why can’t we hang with the 1# team given the similarities ?