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Most Recent Story: Mike Haywood: One Notre Dame Fan's Thoughts

With thanks to MUDawgFan, we have received the following thoughts on Mike Haywood from the founder and writer of the Notre Dame blog, Blue Gray Sky. Here are his insights:

I imagine the first response from many Miami fans is why they hired a new head coach who recently had his offensive coordinator duties yanked by Coach Weis. Well, to be completely honest, Haywood’s playcalling wasn’t stellar during the early part of the season. On the other hand, it was his first year calling plays and it’s not like the offense suddenly took off when Charlie resumed play-calling (ND was shut out by BC the first game Charlie took back play-calling). The issues with ND’s offense the past two seasons goes far beyond Haywood’s playcalling in my opinion. And given that Haywood’s not going to be calling plays for Miami (I’m guessing), I wouldn’t spend too much time worrying about why Charlie took playcalling back. As we’re learning with Charlie Weis, a track record as a star offensive coordinator doesn’t mean a guy will automatically be a great head coach. Likewise, Haywood’s short stint as ND’s playcaller shouldn’t mean much with regards to his ability to run and manage a... [Read the entire story]

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