Clemson/FSU '14 on the U. More #4, please?

And devastating mistakes at inopportune times. The absence of one player, one integral cog, off our starters can change the dynamics of our offense. Especially when that one player is as talented as Watson.

"DW couldn't have thrown a better pass. And he won't."

That's not true. His first TD throw against UGA was an NFL caliber throw. Watson has shown he can CONSISTENTLY make better passes/reads than Stoudt. Do you remember the pass by Stoudt to our TE in the endzone at FSU? Bad throw....ground ball. That is not a throw we saw very often from Watson. THAT alone, that one pass, could have drastically changed the game.

Stoudt had a month to prepare for OU, a month to recover from his shoulder issue, and knew going into the contest that he was going to be THE go-to QB. He also had the luxury of a dedicated QB coach to assist him in preparation. I don't believe it is entirely fair to compare the outing of a post season game to one of our regular season games.

Watson, alone, can not beat 11 other players...obviously. But when he was on the field, it was like playing with 12+ men. A guy that can consistently make the tough throws, has the legs to evade the pressure, and doesn't make bad decisions often...yes, he could have made a fairly big difference if he were full time in the FSU game. At least enough to still triumph over the criminoles despite our other errors. Bottom line, that is a game that we should not have lost. I know it, you know it, Dabo knows it (said it himself), and all of Clemson nation knows it.

I'm by no stretch of the imagination trying to place blame solely on Stoudt. The mistakes we made were very costly with botched snaps, fumbles, and missed FGs. I personally believe that Watson is the type to NOT get flustered when things go awry and has the ability to LEAD a team to a victory. Two intangible qualities that Stoudt may not have been the best at. I think Watson, full time, would have been enough to overcome those mistakes....but I guess we'll truly never know. I understand the whole coach speak, team mentality, that you are getting at. But you don't handicap the trigger man, arguably the most important position on the field, with a lesser player.

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Re: We lost to FSU because of too little Watson

Jul 18, 2015, 12:09 PM

> And devastating mistakes at inopportune times. The
> absence of one player, one integral cog, off our
> starters can change the dynamics of our offense.
> Especially when that one player is as talented as
> s Watson.
>
> "DW couldn't have thrown a better pass. And he
> won't."
>
> That's not true. His first TD throw against UGA was
> an NFL caliber throw. Watson has shown he can
> CONSISTENTLY make better passes/reads than Stoudt.
> Do you remember the pass by Stoudt to our TE in the
> e endzone at FSU? Bad throw....ground ball. That is
> not a throw we saw very often from Watson. THAT
> alone, that one pass, could have drastically changed
> the game.
>
> Stoudt had a month to prepare for OU, a month to
> recover from his shoulder issue, and knew going into
> the contest that he was going to be THE go-to QB. He
> also had the luxury of a dedicated QB coach to assist
> him in preparation. I don't believe it is entirely
> fair to compare the outing of a post season game to
> one of our regular season games.
>
>
> Watson, alone, can not beat 11 other
> players...obviously. But when he was on the field,
> it was like playing with 12+ men. A guy that can
> consistently make the tough throws, has the legs to
> evade the pressure, and doesn't make bad decisions
> often...yes, he could have made a fairly big
> difference if he were full time in the FSU game. At
> least enough to still triumph over the criminoles
> despite our other errors. Bottom line, that is a
> game that we should not have lost. I know it, you
> know it, Dabo knows it (said it himself), and all of
> Clemson nation knows it.
>
> I'm by no stretch of the imagination trying to place
> blame solely on Stoudt. The mistakes we made were
> very costly with botched snaps, fumbles, and missed
> FGs. I personally believe that Watson is the type to
> NOT get flustered when things go awry and has the
> ability to LEAD a team to a victory. Two intangible
> qualities that Stoudt may not have been the best at.
> I think Watson, full time, would have been enough to
> o overcome those mistakes....but I guess we'll truly
> never know. I understand the whole coach speak, team
> mentality, that you are getting at. But you don't
> handicap the trigger man, arguably the most important
> position on the field, with a lesser player.

Also, with Watson out there, we're less likely to have to settle for the FGs that were missed (3 yrd throw from DW would hit Leggett directly between the number the 1 and 8 on his jersey, if not rifling that pigskin right through his facemask for a TD Little Giants style.

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Re: Clemson/FSU '14 on the U. More #4, please?

revisionist history gets us nowhere....

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if you could read.....

We lost to FSU because of too little Watson

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Re: Clemson/FSU '14 on the U. More #4, please?

Missing the kick was no worse than missing a wide open TE.

Re: Missing the kick was no worse than missing a wide open TE.

Did the stupid play calling come into

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