To much KB info that is poorly stated or completely

May 22, 2018, 10:05 AM

inaccurate.

KB is not a good QB. False.

If an offense is built around RPO with a short, controlled passing game, then KB is more than adequate, he is quite good. One note of point from last year, the lack of a reliable TE target hurt KB's effectiveness. An offense built around KB will by default need to be a controlled RPO game, to account for his strengths and weaknesses. It is not a personal insult to point out his weakness, which is passes over 20 yards.

We can win with KB. Maybe.

If we are playing teams over which we have a clear talent advantage, then yes we can. If we match up with a team that has talent equal to ours particularly on defense, then that defense will be able to expose KB's weaknesses. Rewatch the Bama game last year. Clemson's defense is built around the concept of being able to stretch the defense with (per Chad Morris in his days at CU) 5-7 downfield shots per game. When that is successful then the defense loosens up and our running game and short RPO game (including jet sweeps) is more effective.When it is unsuccessful, the defense stacks the box, limits the run game, and dares KB to beat them deep.

KB limits our offense. True

This is just an opinion, so take it as such, Deon Cain would still be at CU if he was confident someone other than KB would be his QB. KB's inability to consistently throw the deep ball frustrated Deon more than anyone in our offense last year. He was visibly frustrated on multiple occasions last year when he beat his man and KB missed him. Again Clemson's offense is at its best when we can stretch the field. To do that you must be able to hit the deep ball. When we can't we are more preidcatble and thus more easy to stop. One thing that is being overlooked is the necessity to rebuild the TE into the passing game. It opens so much up for us when a TE is a threat that takes a safety away from the defense because they have to be aware of the TE.

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I agree that he is a good QB. Poor QBs don't end up in the playoff. He isn't a very good passer at any distance because he doesn't control his body he tries to adjust horizontal and vertical distance with his arm and sometimes he decided whether to run or hand the ball off before the snap. Often he is wrong.

I understand that passing routes are no usually perfect because of good defenders and defenses may show one set and alter them as the ball is snapped. But really?

Alabama was the best team in the country last year. Clemson wasn't and I don't put all the blame Bryant for all of our failures on the field. The truth is that it takes a QB like Watson to beat a team with a defense like Alabama's. Bryant is not the man to do that. I believe and hope that Lawrence is. He appears to be as good or better than Watson was during the first year.

To much KB info that is poorly stated or completely

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Oh boy.this is a strectch..

Notice, I did qualify that it was an opinion***

I can't justify Cain's failures by attributing it to Bryant.

You are correct Deon had his own issues of

I disagree - Cain was a 3 year player all along

It was a bit of both. Cain had some consistency issues

Re: To much KB info that is poorly stated or completely

I agree with some of your opinions on Bryant.

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