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Today's IB show began with a dive into the current state of the Notre Dame defense. Part one of the segment looks at expectations for the defense, and areas where the unit showed strength, or answered questions during the spring period.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* Thoughts on Steve Angeli's potential floor and ceiling if he were to be Notre Dame's starting quarterback this season.

* A record six quarterbacks were drafted in the first 12 picks of the draft. On a scale of 1 to 10...How confident are we that Riley Leonard will go in the top 12 of next year’s draft? 

* The hit rate on NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round is 46%. A hit is defined by a player signing a second contract with the team that drafted him. Which of the QBs picked in the first round is most likely be a hit and which is the most likely miss?

* Fill-in the blank...Michael Mayer should feel BLANK that the Raiders drafted former Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick in the draft.

* The Indianapolis Colts drafted former Texas receiver Adonai Mitchell in the second round last week. Mitchell was a potential first round pick who slid into the second round amid reports that cited anonymous sources that he interviewed poorly and was a difficult player to assess. Colts General Manager Chris Ballard wasn’t happy about it. We hear his comments and react.

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport former South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler’s slide from possible second round pick to the fifth round may have been because some teams didn’t like the way Rattler acted when he was featured on Netflix's QB1 reality series in 2018 when he was in high school.

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that the NFL Today pregame show on CBS has replaced Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason with Matt Ryan.

* Meanwhile, recently retired Eagles center Jason Kelce is reportedly going to join ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown show. Rate that move on a scale of 1 to 10. 

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How much do stars matter? Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires and Ryan Roberts apply that question to Notre Dame's seven 2024 NFL Draft picks on today's show. They look at where they were rated coming out of high school and what it ultimately meant when they were drafted last weekend.

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The final segment of today's show was a film breakdown of JaDon Blair. Even without the film you can learn plenty about Blair during this part of the show, but if you'd like to see the video version with the clips on it you can click here: https://www.youtube.com/live/PVwxgfkMwpk?si=yRI-ClzhiBu8ET02&t=8731

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Notre Dame currently has the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the 2025 cycle, but the Irish also have the most total commits of the top programs. In order for Notre Dame to truly land a gap closing class that can rank among the nation's best the staff needs a very strong finish. In part three, Bryan breaks down the positions that Notre Dame needs to hit, the top players on the board and discusses the dream finish.

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In part two of today's show Bryan discusses the areas where the Notre Dame offense is still a work in progress, or where big questions still exist. Riley Leonard's ankle is where things start, but the offensive line and receiver positions are also still evolving. This segment wraps up by looking at the position battles that are still happening, and how they could impact the 2024 offense.

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In part one of today's show Bryan dives into the progress made on offense this spring. Some very important boxes were checked, including more playmakers being present and great depth. QB is also a positive area of development.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* Did Sam Hartman hurt his draft stock by transferring to Notre Dame for his last season? An IB subscriber thinks so and we discuss. 

* Is Irish linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa more like Manti Teo or Jaylon Smith?

* The Bears season over/under is set at 8.5 wins after the draft. Which are you taking?

* Fill-in the blank...The Bears drafting Iowa Punter Tory Taylor in the 4th round is BLANK.

* The executive who is in charge of ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage says he would like to split the first round into two nights rather than one night of coverage. Do you Buy or Sell that idea?

* How about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who said on the Pat McAfee Show that he would like to get rid of another preseason game and replace it with an 18th regular season game...which would push the Super Bowl back to President’s Day weekend. Do you Buy or Sell that? 

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It was a crazy NFL Draft weekend for former Notre Dame players. Irish Breakdown takes a look at the biggest surprises, slide and steals of the draft from a Fighting Irish perspective.

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The 2024 NFL Draft is now behind us and seven former Notre Dame standouts were taken this year. The Irish Breakdown team of Shaun Davis and Ryan Roberts discuss the seven selections, and Shaun ends the segment with his thoughts on the Bears draft.

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