It's gonna be tough when we go through our next cycle of mediocrity because we've been a very fun watch for the last 3.5 years or so

But I so want us to get that first championship under our belts so we can play with house money for as long as MF sticks around.

If good defenses can reliably defend our run game with 6 or 7 in the box (6 or 7 guys for 6 or 7 gaps depending on if you have an attached TE) Carr is going to have to execute at a very, very high level to beat them. Alternately, if we are able to consistently get movement at the end of the line of scrimmage. That becomes a ton of surface area for the defensive backfield to potentially fit against and we will be able to generate a ton of easily read run/pass conflict.

One of those weird paradoxes: a running QB benefits most from a receiving threat at TE (which creates much more physical space in which to work) while a throwing QB actually benefits more from a great blocker at TE as it gets him a much cleaner picture.

It’s an interesting read. Love gets all the love, as expected. Price clearly a cut below. Wagner, on the other extreme, doesn’t get much praise and projects as a 7th rounder, which is close to not getting drafted at all. Fields and Schrauth fall out in the middle with strong potential NFL careers. He thinks Raridon is raw and questionable as a blocker. Basically, this all checks out when you think about the careers of all those players. Pauling rates as a free agent prospect and as much is said about his leadership as his talent. That tracks given that he was made a captain in his first and only year at ND.

Facts about Price that escaped me: he never started a single game in his career and he averaged less than 10 touches per game last year. Interesting that he chose not to come back given his ability to be RB1 this year. As I’ve said before, I think Williams has many of same skills as Price, the same speed, and much more proven pass catching skills.

No Rubio unless I missed it. Is he not going to give the NFL a shot?