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TNET: Venables pleased with defensive line, wants them to win 1-on-1 battles
Apr 8, 2021, 8:01 AM
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CU Medallion [65037]
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Dang, do we have anybody on the D-Line that HASN'T missed
Apr 8, 2021, 8:29 AM
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time due to injuries? We seem to have been snakebit in the injury department for well over a year now. Covid related stuff intermingled with just plain bad luck.
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Orange Blooded [2763]
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Keep in mind that this is normal for a lot of teams
Apr 8, 2021, 9:21 AM
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We've been incredibly lucky for several years now, including the two Natties, where we didn't have seriously issues with injuries. Last year it straight up cost us a game, and you can argue the longer term effects of those injuries caused the defense to not be prepared for O310 State and the WR room to be shorthanded. They suck lol. Let's just hope everyone heals up between now and August. A lot of the guys he mentioned actually played in the spring game, so they're already well on the path to recovery.
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That’s the million dollar question
Apr 8, 2021, 9:54 AM
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Because it’s a million dollar program. Is it normal? Are they playing or training injuries? Since players do not hit in practice like they used to, it seems to be training or technique related, or seeing a speed or level of play in games they don’t see at practice. Clemson players always seem to be beat up including NFL rookies.
Not pushing this narrative on staff. However, it seems the emphasis on strength and burst empahasis of the game has really changed from the Green Bay Packer days in the 50’s and 60’s when players practiced and hit hard with less lifting and less injuries. I can’t even recall anywhere near this level of injuries during the Danny Ford days of the late 70s and 80s when they practiced so hard the players said the games were like a vacation. Interested in what some of you men who played in the Ford era think of that statement and the injury rate back in those days. Thanks, let’s get healthy, and go 2021 Tigers!
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CU Medallion [65037]
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I agree with you 100% on one aspect. It seems like the first
Apr 8, 2021, 9:58 AM
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thing that happens to ANY of our guys when they get the NFL is that they get injured. Some before they have a chance to impress at all.
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETTER TACKLING IN OPEN SPACE
Apr 8, 2021, 8:43 PM
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It was the biggest issue for 2019 and 2020 in my opinion. With the Squad that Won 15 straight, it didn't matter who was making the tackle, those men would smash you head on. Last year's secondary and boundary positions would arm tackle. Too many missed tackles. You may can get away with it against the Citadel or Wake Forest, but not UGA, Bama, or even ND. Our Defense needs to return to Clemson/Venables Defense and start laying the wood on people. If there's not at least two opponents with snot bubbles after the play then the play wasn't ran right.
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