Clemson opens -16.5 over Cuse…..

[djorange1989]

Exactly where I am. Don’t trust EROB at all in this one. Soft coverage and no pass rush is not the recipe to beat the tigers.

I hate passive defenses, modern day offenses and high percentage QBs destroy them

 

[OttoinGrotto]

We sadly don’t do a good job getting to the quarterback even when we blitz. It’s why tremble is out there in a hybrid role. We clearly whiffed on pass rushers in the portal.

It's tough. People think the portal is just like the grocery store where you have needs and you just throw guys in a basket and check out.

Even though we're not great at getting to the QB when we blitz, we've got to have the threat, and shouldn't decide ahead of time the blitz will fail. This is college football. Teams make mistakes. I worry that we won't put ourselves in position to take advantage of those mistakes because we tend to play so passively on defense.

 

[VTAaron]

It's tough. People think the portal is just like the grocery store where you have needs and you just throw guys in a basket and check out.

Even though we're not great at getting to the QB when we blitz, we've got to have the threat, and shouldn't decide ahead of time the blitz will fail. This is college football. Teams make mistakes. I worry that we won't put ourselves in position to take advantage of those mistakes because we tend to play so passively on defense.

I like the take on the portal. I hate the I got candy, buy me and take me out mentality now.

 

[JKinUtah]

It's tough. People think the portal is just like the grocery store where you have needs and you just throw guys in a basket and check out.

Even though we're not great at getting to the QB when we blitz, we've got to have the threat, and shouldn't decide ahead of time the blitz will fail. This is college football. Teams make mistakes. I worry that we won't put ourselves in position to take advantage of those mistakes because we tend to play so passively on defense.

Pre Fran Brown our portal shopping was more like a Soviet Union bread line.

 

[VTAaron]

I'm torn. I think it is 100% winnable because of Jeff Nixon, but I expect to lose badly because of Elijah Robinson. Hopefully the offense comes out firing on all cylinders after the tune up game and we can contain their offense to some degree. The point spread is telling. I assume it's because we tend to do pretty poorly outside of the Dome.

I think we did poorly in the dome even against Colgate... Of course Tennesee was a good and exciting game that we didn't go in thinking of winning, but UConn could have been better, and should have been... Colgate was horrible in a lot of ways too, but there was some good improvement and depth not seen after it was all cool, but still horrible to see some things. However, we all know the Clemson QB is an overrated player at the moment.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I'm not optimistic because I don't think we can be (at a minimum) neutral at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Wish I was wrong but that's the reality... we're not there yet with the big boys up front. That's where games are won and lost

Our linemen are big, but they seem to lack the nasty part.
Jobity had the right kind of crazy in his eyes, but now that he's bulked up a bit, he doesn't seem as effective. Maybe he lost a step. The Alabama kid has to start giving us more.

 

[VTAaron]

Our linemen are big, but they seem to lack the nasty part.
Jobity had the right kind of crazy in his eyes, but now that he's bulked up a bit, he doesn't seem as effective. Maybe he lost a step. The Alabama kid has to start giving us more.

Yup... Also, about just stopping and standing still like I done my job but don't keep working... It's a team and a team keeps going mentality needs to start setting in. Lose one, then pick up the slack.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Yup... Also, about just stopping and standing still like I done my job but don't keep working... It's a team and a team keeps going mentality needs to start setting in. Lose one, then pick up the slack.

This might sound stupid, but if you are a defensive linemen getting pushed back, fall down and block the hole. It's not rocket science sometimes. Plug the hole.

 

[NJCuse97]

I haven’t seen Dabo be anything but gracious. Please provide a link.

He said Debo. You should see what Debo Samuels has said about SU.