Re: Deer Kelly Bryant bashing crybabies...

Since some of you are obsessed with bashing Kelly Bryant, maybe take a breather and look at the facts as opposed to your overly emotional "eye test".

The most important passing stat for a QB is pass completions. Can the QB complete the throws he is being asked to make? Well, Kelly Bryant has a 65.3% completion rate (181 completions out of 277 attempts). That is 14th in the nation, and the highest completion rate in the ACC. He has thrown 5 interceptions (not all of which were his fault but we will go with it) which comes to 1 interception per every 55.4 attempts (which is better than Mason Randolph). He averages 6.9 yards per pass attempt and before you "bash" that number, consider that there are only three QB's in the nation (Baker Mayfield, McKenzie Milton, and Mason Rudolph) that average over 10 yards per attempt with Mayfield having the highest at 11.9 yards per attempt. Most QB's in all of college football are throwing the ball less than 10 yards per attempt.

Bottom line, Kelly Bryant has done and is doing a great job at leading this team as a passer and runner. He is a successful and effective QB for what he is being asked to do while completing the majority of the passes he is asked to make. He is our best overall QB on the roster, who understands the totality of the offense better than any of the other QB's and has proven he makes more correct "reads" than bad reads. The fact that we are not having to sling the ball 50 times a game to win is a good thing (we average 27.7 passes per game) - it means our running and passing game is in balance and makes us a more difficult team to defend (i.e. we aren't one dimensional).

So please, can we stop with the crazy posts bashing Kelly Bryant - he is leading this Tiger team to an ACC Chapmionship game and possibly the playoffs. Give the guy some credit will you. Unlike those on here bashing him - Kelly Bryant has EARNED some much deserved respect for how well he has played in games this year. Besides, all of your gnashing of teeth and whining is not going to change a thing or the fact that Kelly Bryant will remain (and rightfully so) our starting QB so long as he is healthy.

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Nov 13, 2017, 3:13 PM [ in reply to Re: Deer Kelly Bryant bashing crybabies... ]

> He’s 57th in passing yards and 110th in passing TDs.
> That’s just awful. He can’t throw a deep ball to save
> his life.

Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit, so let me spell it out for you in easy terms: Fewer passing attempts = less total passing yards. Ability to run the ball = less passing yards.

In other words, the total passing yardage stat is incomplete without considering total rushing yards and Redzone scoring. Why would anyone in their right mind pass for a TD when they can safely run the ball into the endzone? Clemson has 31 rushing TD's. We are ranked tenth overall in rushing TD's and are the number 1 team for rushing TD's in the ACC (even more than GT whose bread and butter is running the ball).

Because Clemson has a balanced offense (i.e. we can run the ball successfully) we don't risk putting the ball in the air as much as other teams and will naturally have less yards passing. Our rushing stats are very good (220 yds per game) and is 3rd in the ACC (GT #1, Louisville #2, Clemson #3). We also score 88.6% of the time in the Redzone - 3rd in the ACC (Wake #1, Miami #2, Clemson #3). We would be even higher in the Redzone if our field goal kicker was reliable.

At the end of the day, offense is about scoring points - regardless if it is done by passing or running the ball. Clemson has scored the most points of all the ACC teams in ACC conference play (257 points) and is third in the ACC for overall points scored against all opponents (327 points). Only Louisville (368 points) and Wake (351 points) have scored more total overall points against all opponents.

It is a fact that Kelly Bryant's passing is not hurting Clemson's offense or our ability to score points and win games. He throws the ball with enough accuracy that defenses can't simply stack the box and make us abandon the run and become one dimensional. Kelly Bryant is not DW4 and never will be. He is KB2 and throws with enough accuracy (i.e. 65.3% completion rate) and distance to compliment our running game in a balanced offensive attack that has resulted in 9 wins this season.

PS... Bryant can throw a deep ball and has done so with about the same accuracy as most QB's. Most QB's in college will only hit 50% or less of the balls they throw beyond 35 yards. That is why they call these passes "low percentage passes". KB2 is well within the normal range for such passes. We all became spoiled to DW4 who could routinely beat that average on the deep ball but he also had a lot of help from some exceptional receivers (i.e. Mike Williams) - both of which we do not have this year.

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