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Has an upcoming season ever really been determined by the outcome of the Spring Game? One has to take this game with a grain of salt, given that both teams were evenly divided, the defense knows the offense after going up against it all the time, there are no sacks or QB breakaway runs allowed, and the play calling was very vanilla.

Here’s what I observed:

1. The defense is going to be solid if it can stay healthy all year long.
2. A lot of key players did not play today.
3. Growth and depth is still needed on the OL.

I saw the same game everyone else did today and while Cade did look good, I’m not ready to throw DJ out with the bath water yet. He was limited in what he could do with the play calling today but his ability to scan the field was much improved. He laid several passes in the hands of the receivers, but they flat dropped the ball. He looks slimmed down and more mobile.

All that said, did I mention that the defense is going to be lights out this year? This year’s Tiger defense is going to make a lot of QBs look bad this season.

I believe the competition at QB is only going to make the offense better this this year. However, the OL is going to be the key ingredient in determining how well the offense can be this year, regardless of the QB.

Go Tigers!

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Re: Clemson Spring Game

Apr 9, 2022, 10:06 PM

I certainly can not argue with anything you have posted. It is extremely difficult,as a fan, to question some of the things you see because you have no way of knowing what the coaches are trying to accomplish. I’m sure that they now have some good film to study and will be able to improve the individual players in the offseason.

I purposely looked closely today at several things I was concerned about,as a fan, coming into the game. One was the play of the centers. I saw nothing that concerned me. The really good Clemson teams of the past have had receivers that made incredibly difficult receptions. I’m not convinced that we have that kind of talent on this team.... and it shows. I saw a lot of drops today that were not the QBs fault. Hopkins and Renfro and Ross and Leggett and a few others haven’t returned to the Tiger lineup! The running game today was almost non existent. I’m wondering if it would have been better with Shipley in the lineup! Work to do in the off season, I think.

With the protective rules in place for this game it made it difficult to assess the play of the quarterbacks. Both threw the ball well. K2 has a great release and appears to throw a catchable ball. The off season is going to be fun for these two AND the catchers. The Tigers are in great shape at the most important position.

I posted earlier today that the new number Zero is a very,very impressive kid. He will be hard to keep off the field.

I’m now wondering if we will miss the new Virginia coach more than we will the new Oklahoma coach!!!..

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Every time I return to campus I am amazed at what my alma mater has become. I feel sure I would not survive the “Different” university that now exists on Lake Hartwell. What a life these kids have before them. GO COEDS,

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