Brandon Wimbush Highlights in Notre Dame Spring Game
Brian Kelly has already named Brandon Wimbush starting QB for Notre Dame. So, barring injury, we will be seeing him against Michigan on September 1. Here's his highlights from last Saturday, in Notre Dame's Spring Game. I know it's just the Spring Game. But he did have some nice throws. Of course, he was not facing Don Brown's defense.
5:32 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXSHJ391XQk
April 26th, 2018 at 12:22 AM ^
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April 26th, 2018 at 12:37 AM ^
No coach in america will publically have the depth chart set up before the first game. and harbaugh is not leaving anytime soon
April 26th, 2018 at 10:20 AM ^
re-parted his hair
April 26th, 2018 at 12:38 AM ^
Why did you make Harbaugh look so good?! He's not going to release the depth chart until 5 minutes before the first game.
/S (meaning sarcasm, meaning, the comment is sarcasm)
April 26th, 2018 at 12:40 AM ^
You play Counterstrike?
April 28th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
You were right.
April 26th, 2018 at 12:32 AM ^
made nice throws with no pass rush in his face. he also made a couple forced ones he tends to throw off his back foot when pressured i expect a couple turnovers from him when michigan plays
April 26th, 2018 at 12:37 AM ^
Does throw from backfoot, but has ability to slide around in pocket and is a runner.
Gonna be a tough game. Hope Shea is eligible and out duels this guy. To hell with ND.
I don't there will be any QB duel in this game. I mean, Don Brown's defense will also be in the stadium, right? Unless Harbaugh forgets to pack them, anyway...
Last fall B. Lewerke set up one TD and scored the other against Gary, Winovich, Hudson and crew. Of course that's all he got --- and unfortunately all he needed --- but the fact remains that a running QB like Wimbush poses a unique threat to any defense, including D. Brown's.
Let's hope Shea's eliglible so that even if Wimbush does engineer two TDs, they won't be nearly enough.
April 26th, 2018 at 10:28 AM ^
just FYI...It's FIELD GOAL Jesus.
April 26th, 2018 at 11:06 AM ^
I hate ND football as much as anyone, and I have some special hatred for Brian Kelly. But overrated school? C'mon.
Jeff Goerge had a great arm, too. Doesn't mean he actually won anything with it...
Didn't Wimbush lead Notre Dame to a 10-3 record and a major Bowl win last season? I don't get the over confidence about Notre Dame from posters here. They will the favorite to beat us in week 1.
He started hot but teams figured him out. He's a solid scrambler but if you contain him and force him to make tough throws you win. He scratches and claws to get to a 50% completion rate and has a tendency to bolt if the pocket is collapsing. He finished the season on the bench.
If you watch that video closely, you'll see the DB's for ND are ..... not good. They give a 8-10 yard cushion on a lot of those plays and the completed deep balls usually star a DB who has no idea where the ball is. IMO there is some reason for optimism. It seems like our defense is made to shut down QB's like Wimbush, but overconfidence has not looked good on the maize and blue as of lately.
Wimbush had a pretty good year last year. And we all know all too well that mobile QBs have been the bane of Michigan's existence since probably Troy Smith. But he's lost his OC, his only proven wideouts, his top RB if memory serves, and several of his starting OL. And he's going against a Don Brown defense that returns 9 of 11 starters.
Good luck, shmuck.
April 26th, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
Since Donovan McNabb.
This takes me back to watching Malik Zaire highlights last summer.
I'm not worried. Doc Brown will take care of us.
My only concern is watching some of the highlights from last year. They have a lot of quick hitter throws that could neutralize Michigan's front 7. With an offensive style that ND runs, it only takes a missed tackle from a corner or safety and they are in the redzone or the endzone. I would imagine that ND will try to run some tunnel screens against Michigan as well, which seemed to give them fits. I trust Don Brown, but I am not sure there will be enough time to get to Wimbush.
Wimbush is a wild card (esp. at home). I know a lot of people are writing him off as he sucked down the stretch (and esp the Miami game that was hyped up), but the dude did carve up MSU and had some good games.
The highlights make it look like ND's oline is terrible. I hope this is the case.
April 26th, 2018 at 10:48 AM ^
The way he moved around in the pocket to buy time and zip a throw was good. Something I haven't seen from our QBs. Saw Shea do it in Ole Miss a bit, but what Wimbush is showing in spring with quick hits and RPOs is concerning. Would need tight coverage and batted balls + hit him a bit to get him rattled.
April 26th, 2018 at 11:02 AM ^
Imagine my disappointment
April 26th, 2018 at 11:15 AM ^
I like this. This is good stuff for our team to practice for.
April 26th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^
April 26th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
That was the 2nd team defense he was going against, correct?
April 26th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
but I downvoted you because the next video up after the one you kindly linked to was one featuring penis-head-pete-finebaum. Thankfully i stopped it just in time!
April 26th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
So what you're saying is that in the first game of the season, our defense is going to be pounding some bush. Some...Wimbush...