Rockne's Roundtable

I am confused here...we could end up with one QB(rees) next year in a worst case..I agree where is Hendrix?..Does he have an injury? if the fragile can't run Rees goes down what happens?..I am talking next year on this...this seems a mess..Is Gohlson going to running back?..need the experts at B&G to explain all this to us..or is the gambler Kelly betting all on Keil?

Jonas Gray has so much to be proud of. What he accomplished this year was phenomenal and I pray that the extent of his injury will not prevent him being given a shot at the next level. That being said, I cannot help but wonder what the offense would have looked like had Dayne Crist been given a second chance by Kelly. Clearly there is a double standard. Not only was he not given a chance but any level headed kid such as Crist could not have excelled with a coach who screamed and yelled at him so much that his face looked like TCU's school colors. Tommy's errors are far more numerous and problematic for this offense than anything Dayne could have done in one half of football. If BC defensive people had held on to any of the passes Tommy threw to them, I mean forced into the receivers, BC would have covered the spread that the pundits had ND favored by. Were it not for great catches by Eiifert and Toma, I am not sure there would have been many completions beyond the line of scrimmage. Stanford will not be so generous. They have seen the blueprint on how to slow Floyd and will not have to defend against the different running styles of Jonas and Cierre. My prayer for next weekend is that our defense can continue to keep us in the game and that Luck will go color blind and throw the ball to our defensive backs. If not, it will be a long day for the Irish players and fans as we watch Tommy continue to run a spread offense in spite of the fact the young man is not athletic enough to throw the ball on the move if his life depended on it. Jonas and Dayne you have made us proud for numerous reasons this season and during your careers at ND.

First interview Kelly has given that makes me disappointed. What is the reason for being less than honest about Hendrix?

Kelly " I think it’s been [being up a lot] or in tight ball games that has prevented maybe him (Hendrix) getting on the field. "

So a tight game or being up a lot, prevents him from entering, what's left?

C'mon coach you are better than that.

i really thought after the Air Force game we would see Hendrix more on the field. I think he could have had success on saturday against BC by running the ball against their defense of dropping all those guys back into coverage. Very perplexing indeed.

It is simply beyond belief that Hendrix has disappeared after showing what he could do. When talking about Hendrix Kelly doesn't sound like he knows what he's talking about. That's truly sad.