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He's been coming here a long time
Dec 13, 2021, 7:03 PM
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his momma loves it here. I'll still honestly be surprised if he chooses us simply due to the 3 extremely talented guys ahead of him, but Clemson is definitely family, stranger things have happened.
If he comes, which RB redshirts? You have to plan on redshirting one
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Re: He's been coming here a long time
Dec 13, 2021, 7:39 PM
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his momma loves it here. I'll still honestly be surprised if he chooses us simply due to the 3 extremely talented guys ahead of him, but Clemson is definitely family, stranger things have happened.
If he comes, which RB redshirts? You have to plan on redshirting one
I'd guess if anyone of Pace, Shipley, Mafah or ETN, it would be ETN.
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If he comes here knowing he's going to sit
Dec 13, 2021, 7:43 PM
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a year that tells you right there that culture still matters. He could start at LSU or UF next year, definitely play a lot
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Our running backs and DJ totaled 416 carries last year.
Dec 13, 2021, 7:42 PM
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I expect us to be a more consistent running team next year. I don't think we will run DJ nearly as much as the nearly 100 carries he had this year. He's not good it and he doesn't seem committed to it.
If we run the ball 450 times next year, and DJ runs it about 50 times, that leaves 400 carries for four running backs. Two are big guys and (hopefully) two are smaller quicker backs. At least one is injury prone, which is not surprising given the position and his all out running style.
I think you need four backs with better balance in the number of carries per each. Especially given the relative lack of drop off in the overall talent of each.
Pace will be in his third year and Shipley and Mafah will be in their second. Pro after 3 years removed from high school and the life expectancy of running backs suggests that the seas will part just in time for Trevor Etienne to find stardom and a lucrative NFL contract after 3 years.
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Unless we completely change our offensive
Dec 13, 2021, 7:54 PM
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philosophy, QB will run the ball.
I can't name one place where 4 talented RB's split carries. You also want some separation in the classes
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DJ is not a runner. Our play calling can adapt to an
Dec 13, 2021, 8:02 PM
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immobile QB if we place more emphasis on our backs, much as we did at the end of the season when DJ's carries dropped and we relied on our running backs.
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DJ could easily be beat out
Dec 13, 2021, 8:09 PM
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and Klubnick can run. We're not going to revert away from the read option or RPO's in our philosophy. You can adjust some, but taking the QB run away from that philosophy limits it
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We didn't change our offensive philosophy over the last 2
Dec 13, 2021, 8:28 PM
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games. DJ ran less and our running backs ran more. I expect that trend to continue.
We went from 6 running back to, hopefully, 4.
Just pointing out the math.
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Re: We didn't change our offensive philosophy over the last 2
Dec 13, 2021, 8:33 PM
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Cade needs to get a lot stronger if we are going to run him like that too. He is a great athlete, but that hit in HS where he hurt his shoulder wasn't even that heavy compared to what he will be dealing with.
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He's got some wheels on him, but he is slight at 186 lbs.
Dec 13, 2021, 8:37 PM
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Hopefully, with a college strength training program and a bulk building beer and cigarette diet, he can quickly add weight once he arrives in January.
Like Bama and their QB, let him run when the play breaks down, but don't run him or DJ on a lot of designed runs.
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Neither DW or TL were cut physically as freshmen
Dec 13, 2021, 8:39 PM
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TL was knocked out against Syracuse but fine the rest of the year. DW broke a finger on a stiff arm then bad a non-contact knee injury against Tech.
There's risk regardless. But I'm pretty sure we want to get back to doing what we did so well
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If DJ progresses a large part of that is going
Dec 13, 2021, 8:36 PM
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to be improving in the read option and RPO. If he doesn't progress there, and Klubnick is as advertised, Klubnick will be the guy. That's what we want to do, just couldn't this year as DJ struggled with both
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Re: He's been coming here a long time
Dec 13, 2021, 7:47 PM
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Maybe 4 games will be enough. Also, maybe there will be an injury?
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Mafah was supposed to redshirt this year
Dec 13, 2021, 7:52 PM
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until he couldn't
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That was with 6 running backs on the roster including
Dec 13, 2021, 7:57 PM
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a potential starter. It seems likely that, as 1 of four, and with more dedication to the running game, he'll get ample opportunities.
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Re: That was with 6 running backs on the roster including
Dec 13, 2021, 8:02 PM
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Don't believe he'll chose us.
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It wouldn't surprise me if he did.
Dec 13, 2021, 8:05 PM
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In spite of the what is being reported.
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Re: That was with 6 running backs on the roster including
Dec 13, 2021, 8:22 PM
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Our RB room is similar now to when Travis came as a freshman, and he was expected to be 4th on the depth chart and likely redshirt. He didn't come until the summer, but a few great runs in practice quickly changed the picture.
If Trevor is anything like Travis, he'll find his way on the field in 2022. The RB competition didn't intimidate Travis and hopefully it won't scare Trevor either.
We should always have 5 RBs and 5 QBs on scholarship for depth purposes.
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Re: Photos of Etienne’s visit
Dec 13, 2021, 8:23 PM
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Who else is in that last picture? I can’t tell. Trevor looks thick though. He would probably be a load to take down just like his brother. Our running back room could be the envy of the whole country… just gotta train up the OL to free them.
Go Tigers!
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