Brian Kelly said it himself: his defense definitely could have used another week of preparation to fully get ready for everything Navy will throw at them. You may say, “Well, this is Kelly’s 9th year playing Navy, shouldn’t he have their offense figured out by now?”
The answer is no. Ken Niumatalolo runs a ridiculously complex offense at Navy and it’s never something you really get used to. Niumatalolo runs a fine-oiled machine at Navy and it will take the very best from this Irish defense to shut them down.
While it may be true that Navy is not having the best of seasons this year (2-5), don’t be fooled.