Does their offense oversimplify first down success is the most important thing facing them defensively?
COACH KELLY: First down success generally means four down. So you’re obviously putting yourself in a four down situation more so than you are in a three down situation. So, you know, the measurement of success on first down is huge, because they’re going to try to control the football by using all four downs. So, yeah, I’d say that’s pretty important piece. Q. You mentioned how the defense complements their offense. Notre Dame has always moved the ball against Navy either in both losses whether they win, blow them out in close games. Conversely, red zone offense, does it change at all for you knowing that you’re probably going to move the ball, but it’s incredibly important to score a touchdown instead of field goals? COACH KELLY: Yeah, looking at last year’s game, I think it was turnovers in the red zone that caught Notre Dame. This is still about putting points on the board. They’re going to force you to earn it. Quick strikes are not what their defense is going to give up. They’re g
