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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 2341224, member: 2585"]
These guys. I dig their blogs name. Makes me laugh every time.

Anyways, I do like this post: [URL="https://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2017/10/12/16458080/clemson-football-syracuse-game-preview-film-defense"]Clemson vs. Syracuse: Defensive Scouting Report[/URL]

I wish we had someone breaking this stuff down a bit more, but not quite so ... flaccidly. I think he's spot on in that we'll make them earn scores on long drives:

"Most interesting to me is the prevalence of Tampa 2 zone in the Syracuse wheelhouse; it’s not a coverage Clemson often sees. Though I personally am not a fan of Tampa 2 for it being the ultimate in bend-but-don’t-break defense, when played properly it can be effective at making an offense work methodically down the field, [B]which inconveniently for Syracuse[/B], is exactly what Clemson has done most successfully on offense this year."

I don't think it's inconvenient at all. We have a pretty good 3rd down D and a very good LB corp. They may slice through us a bunch on those drives - and - maybe that's enough. It's been enough for them for weeks. But I think all of this talk of "we rest our #1's so that's why we aren't pulling away" isn't exactly telling the whole story. If you could win with explosive passing plays - wouldn't you? I think their QB is a runner, 1st. If we force them into long drives, but can keep them out of the end zone - we'll take it.

Then it's up to our O to do something no one has been able to do with consistency.

Go Orange!
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