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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: wesfau2 on September 14, 2010, 10:45:13 AM
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First, we haven't played anyone of value yet, so I doubt the playbook has stretched its legs at all.
Offensively, we've got two very talented running backs in Andre Ellington and Jamie Harper. We did lose Spiller, but it shouldn't hurt as much as the 'experts' are saying. Ellington (RS sophomore) spelled CJ Spiller all year long last season, and averaged something like 7 yards per carry. This season he had a 122-yard, 2-TD performance against NT, and looks to be extremely quick to the holes. Harper will simply knock you down. He's a 240lbs back with a lot of quickness in his step. He's received significant playing time the past two years, so he should be just fine, as well.
QB Kyle Parker has a laser for an arm. He's only 6'1, but he can throw 30 yards on a line, and while he's not a scrambler, he's mobile enough to pick up 5 or 6 yards regularly. He threw for 2526 yards and 20 TDs as a freshman last year, so Clemson fans are fairly confident in his ability. The wideouts are our biggest problem. We've got a boatload of 4-star guys at receiver, but they're all young. Included in our two-deep are two freshmen, a sophomore, and two inexperienced juniors. We rotate a corps of about 7 receivers on the field during the game to keep them fresh. Our best catcher is TE Dwayne Allen. The guy is everything you can ask for in a balanced TE, and Clemson does a good job of getting him the ball.
Along the line we'll be just fine. We returned 4 of 5 starters, and one of our backups has played a good number of meaningful snaps over the last couple years. They're a solid bunch.
Defensively, our strength is with the D-line. We rotate four DT's, but our best two are Jarvis Jenkins and Brandon Thompson. They stuff the middle real quick. On the ends we've got DaQuan Bowers and Andre Branch, with Malliciah Goodman, a DE/LB hybrid, subbing in and out for our nickel packages. DaQuan was ESPN's #1 overall recruit a few years back, and while his stats haven't lived up to the hype, he disrupts everybody. The guy causes a lot of problems in the backfield, even if his numbers aren't flashy.
Our linebackers are our biggest question mark on the entire team. Against North Texas we started a freshman and two sophomores. Clemson's been weak at the linebacker spot for 2 or 3 seasons now, so the coaching staff compensates by playing a whole bunch of nickel and dime. I'd grade our linebackers at a "B" on a good day.
In the secondary, we've got a ton of experienced talent. DeAndre McDaniel is the star of the show, and picked by a lot of folks to be a first-team All-American. Simply put, Auburn shouldn't have an easy time putting the ball through the air. Our secondary has been lights out for a number of seasons now.
All the experts like to talk about the loss of CJ Spiller, offensively. Clemson fans aren't concerned about his loss on the offense. Believe it or not, we've got the talent to make up for that. The way losing Spiller hurts us is on special teams. We've got some quick return guys, but we will no longer find ourselves on the 45 every time like we did with Spiller.
Overall, I'd put Auburn at about a 5-point favorite considering y'all are at home. Clemson's got a real swift defense, but our linebackers are very inexperienced, and I fear Newton's legs are going to chew our rush-D to pieces if our LB's can't mature quickly. Expect a very balanced offensive attack and a good bit of TE use from us, offensively. Also expect to see a whole bunch of subbing. We tend to keep our guys pretty fresh throughout the game.
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I fear swift defenses...
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Try saying this tongue twister a few times:
Ellington spelled CJ Spiller
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I fear swift defenses...
I fear the fact that we don't have one more.
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They gave up 460 yards to North Texas
and 279 against Presbyterian
Rank AVG
Rushing Defense 85 166.50
Pass Efficiency Defense 56 115.17
Total Defense 76 370.50
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They gave up 460 yards to North Texas
and 279 against Presbyterian
Rank AVG
Rushing Defense 85 166.50
Pass Efficiency Defense 56 115.17
Total Defense 76 370.50
You shut your dirty whore mouth.....that is a SWIFT defense they have and you better by God respect the swiftness.
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You shut your dirty whore mouth.....that is a SWIFT defense they have and you better by God respect the swiftness.
Get up come on get down with the swiftness.
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DaQuan Bowers scares me. He's one of those super talented guys that can turn it on at any random time and dominate a game.
Hopefully he comes out flat.
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DaQuan Bowers scares me. He's one of those super talented guys that can turn it on at any random time and dominate a game.
Hopefully he comes out flat.
I was thinking the same thing earlier today. In all reality, this guy is the one that is scary. Not sure why he isn't hyped more. Alabama beat the shit out of them in '08, but this guy played like a beast the entire game and really gave our OL fits. We most certainly didn't run right at him, for the most part. I would imagine he has only gotten better. He was talked about a little before the Alabama game, and when I saw him play, it was like DAMN.
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I think our OL will do just fine against the Clemson DL. We gotz Ziemba!
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I think our OL will do just fine against the Clemson DL. We gotz Ziemba!
Well go ahead and tell our strategy of getting off the ball before they do. Why don't you tell them about this new low blocking technique he has been working on with the LG as well?
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Well go ahead and tell our strategy of getting off the ball before they do. Why don't you tell them about this new low blocking technique he has been working on with the LG as well?
That aint a bad idea. Oh, I almost forgot, our entire OL are packing heat and will use it all their own discretion. Also, each of our RB's have poison sweat; any contact with this sweat will incinerate you immediately.
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Don't forget, these guys are swift.
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Don't forget, these guys are swift.
dax right!