Re: TNET: Throwing Deep: Richardson says Tigers have to be more consistent

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Apr 26, 2022, 11:34 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Throwing Deep: Richardson says Tigers have to be more consistent ]

Hey DJ had his problems last season, and I don't think there is a Tiger in Tiger nation that would try and argue that point, but play calling, and receivers stinking it up by dropping balls they had in grasp, or balls bouncing off their chest, face mask, or out of their hands with passes that DJ did throw on target, that was a story line of our last season also...

The absolute truth of our 2021 season, we could have just as easily been a 5-8 team last season with seconds left on the clock in 5 games we won that our D stood up saved our butts in those 5 games starting with Georgia Tech, a critical stop by Skalski SAVED US from GT's threat with a 4th and Goal with 19 seconds left on the game clock, could have been an OT game that we could have lost... https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/tigers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-sluggish-delayed-close-call-over-tech-19911

Tigers hang on for dear life in sluggish, delayed close-call over Tech

Clemson holds on at the finish on a long day in Death Valley.

BC in the Valley, BC fumbles on our 11 YdL with 49 seconds left in the game. BC could have just easily won if not for KJ Henry's fumble recovery... https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/clemson-defense-holds-on-late-as-tigers-top-eagles-in-gutty-thriller-19961

Clemson defense holds on late as Tigers top Eagles in gutty thriller

With Clemson’s football team resembling a MASH unit and the offense struggling to finish drives, the Tigers’ defense gained energy and life from a raucous Homec

Syracuse in the dome, Cuse missed a 48 yard FG to tie the game with 38 seconds left in the game. Could have been another OT game with the win jeopardy... https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/tigers-hold-on-as-syracuse-rally-goes-wide-left-in-carrier-dome-19993

Tigers hold on as Syracuse rally goes wide left in Carrier Dome

Once again, Clemson’s defense and special teams did just enough to hang on as No. 25 Clemson (4-2 overall, 3-1 ACC) defeated Syracuse (3-4, 0-3 ACC) 17-14 at th

louisville, we barely escaped a loss in that game with Red Birds threatening to score that would have game them a 1 point win if not for our D standing tall and stopping them in what looked to have been an easy scoring position for them with 1st and Goal at our 3 YdL, but our D laid it all on the line forcing the Birds to turn the ball over on downs. Our has another impressive stand that won that game for the team!!! https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/defense-stops-louisville-on-late-goal-line-stand-as-tigers-escape-with-win-20065

Defense stops Louisville on late goal line stand as Tigers escape with win

Iowa in the bowl game, again our D takes the ball away from Iowa on a 4th and 2 from at their 36 with only 39 seconds left, and Goodrich causes Iowa QB to fumble the behind their line of scrimmage, and we take over the ball and run the clock out. We win 20-13 that could have been another OT game, and a chance of us losing the game, but again our D saves the day with a turn over on downs.

There was those 5 wins that went down to seconds of us winning or losing, and if not for our D, we just as easily could have been a 5-8 team, but bc of our Defense, we ended the season 10-3 without ever being mentioned for the playoffs for the first time since 2015!!!

Our QB and receivers will have to be much improved in 2022 for us to have a chance to be in playoff contention this coming season. If we're not much better at those position, 2022 may be the last time we have a chance to win a National Champion until somebody comes up with a plan to make the NIL fair to all D-1 teams. If that doesn't happen by the end of 2022, 2022 could very well be the end of college sports the way that's been for all of lives bc, with the unfair advantage the big schools, in big cities will have over smaller schools in small cities or towns, or big schools in a smaller NIL class, all those will be forced to fold up without the opportunity to generate NIL contracted money that it will take to keep everybody competitive on the same level for attracting the big time college players that has kept the smaller schools in smaller communities competitive since the late 1800s!!!

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As has been suggested already; I agree, if DJU comes out and looks like a 3 star QB instead of the highly rated player he appeared to be his freshman year - you must get the young freshman the reigns! Why? Because, he will have all kinds of people in his ear telling him how he's being wronged and how the Texas schools could NIL him. But instead, he is playing behind someone that's starting "just out of loyalty"! Not that I believe that would be why DJU would remain the starter, you understand.
If he did; it would be because the coaches felt the other QB's aren't ready to even do what DJU is doing yet. They are at practice and I trust that they know better than anyone.
But, that will be what's being whispered and posted all over.

Solid at least to great Offensive line play would help things out a ton. That goes w/o saying, but if you can get some 3rd and short going consistently DJU won't have so much pressure on him to be "great all the time"! He will just have to be a game manager and make the simple, designed throws to get another set of downs. If he is at least a game manager and doesn't hurt us by turning the ball over and by not missing wide open easy for a kid that practices football for a hobby should be able to make routinely. If he can at least do that and the running game is above par - Clemson has a more than good chance to be ACC champions at least!
He would have to be more of a play-maker against stiffer competition. But, that only applies to a handful of teams in the country! Yes, ones we would meet in the playoffs if we were to get there. But, goodness, he needs to at least be a game manager! I think he can do it no doubt and knowing Coach Richardsons work with QB's he is likely to have DJU in a much better place by the 1st game of the season. His track record is very good with QB's and I have to think him being an on the field coach is going to get the best out of DJU.

TNET: Throwing Deep: Richardson says Tigers have to be more consistent