Notre Dame’s most recent Heisman Trophy winner didn’t mince words when he took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the Fighting Irish offensive coordinator situation. As you know by now, [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag] took the OC job at Alabama on Friday, leaving a big spot to fill.
According to College Football and Pro Football Hall of Famer [autotag]Tim Brown[/autotag] though, perhaps it will not be that hard to live without Rees. Brown put out a three-part series of tweets that called out Rees as a play-caller. Here is what the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner had to say:
@NDFootball This is a great day for Irish football and maybe even a better day for Tommy Rees. I've been around a lot of offenses, but the Irish offense last year, with maybe the exception of the North Carolina game, was extremely predictable. Seeing the offense struggle told me
— Tim Brown (@81TimBrown) February 5, 2023
Him the hero. If that doesn't work you lose. I was at a couple of games where it took everything in me not to go knock on the booth window and say give me the call sheet!!! Lol! I truly wish him well, he's gonna need it! Let's Go Irish!
— Tim Brown (@81TimBrown) February 5, 2023
Mercy!
I’ve been a pretty big Rees supporter while also acknowledging some of his “cuteness” or whatever you’d like to call it, making me rather upset at times. I have a hard time putting too much blame on the passing situation last year seeing as 10 of the 12 regular-season games were started by a quarterback that couldn’t stretch the field whatsoever.
That said, props to [autotag]Tim Brown[/autotag] for speaking his mind. Our own Mike Chen wrote about how the loss of Rees isn’t that big of a deal. Although I don’t think he’s irreplaceable, I think he’s far from just run of the mill, either. It’s a situation that I see as a very good assistant leaving, but the chances of adding a similar caliber one are pretty strong.
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