Notre Dame staff needs to improve offensive play calling

When it came to the Notre Dame offensive game plan on Monday, there were some head-scratching moments.

To everyone who watched the Notre Dame Labor Day match-up with Louisville, it was obvious that the offense wasn’t as successful as expected. The Irish were expected to dominate. They ended up winning convincingly, but failed to cover the spread.

This was due, in-part, to the disappointing play calling from offensive coordinator Chip Long.

To put it simply, the play calling was predictable and overly conservative. People in the stands could have guessed that a run up the middle was coming next. It was frustrating to wait nearly the entire game for Book to throw past the first down marker.

The…