We all agree Book played well this past season

I think we would also agree that Book had some amazing plays and deserves high recognition for his contributions as a QB at ND. However, in watching his performance this past season much more credit goes to what Book brought to ND as a player and a competitor than anything he learned at ND.

It is more than fair to criticize Kelly in terms of his offense and QB development. Outside of Reese not a single QB has has shown improvement and his offense continues to be ineffective against top teams. No one is expecting a NC every year. However when the same deficiencies are apparent every season and there are no changes or measures being made to address them it is more than fair to call out the HC, especially considering all the resources he has been given.