We can all speculate on what team is going to show up this weekend, but for those of us who have been watching, we already know what team will be there; The Fighting Irish. Not the Irish, not Notre Dame, not the team we've seen the past few weeks. This time, we've got the game changer on our side, Golden Tate.
We've been waiting for an explosive playmaker, someone who can give this Irish team a spark from anywhere on the field. He has arrived and when the sunlight hits him just right, he looks Golden. Imagine the field position we are going go be getting now that we have a Golden Tate as our main return threat on kick-offs. There has been a renewed interest in the Irish special teams the past few weeks and you can bet who the focus was on.
I remember when we had the most dangerous special teams in the country with J. Jones returning kickoffs to the 50 yard line and J. Getherall making punter's legs wobble in the wind. Those days are long gone and this team needs to get back this side of the game, special teams.
Now based on what Weiss has mentioned, he has been putting J. Jabbie back as the lead blocker instead of two return men, great idea. We just need Tate to keep his legs moving instead of trying to slow down and pick lanes. We all know Golden Tate has great lateral movement, but on a kickoff I need to see him explode with a purpose, a purpose of putting the Irish in great field position.
I do believe that this weekend is the weekend that special teams makes the difference. And our helmets are not going to be the only gold that shines!
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Tate will be a game breaker someday, maybe....I only want him to catch one kickoff though, and that is the opening. Zibby is out punt returner and that is the man I want showcasing our special teams......you forget that if Tate is returning...Purdue is scoring
I agree somewhat with the Golden Tate remarks, he can be a game changer, if he gets the opportunity. I also agree with Zibby, but when you think about it, Zibby has already made a name for himself returning punts and is already doing the job he needs to do getting us good field position. It is the kickoff return team that has been non existent the past few years. And let's just face the music, Purdue is going to score, and we need to make sure we put ourselves in a position to respond when they do by getting excellent field position and a short field for the offense to work with.
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