Cole and his confidence level!!

Nov 17, 2014, 10:02 AM

Lots of discussion on this board about Cole losing his confidence and the corresponding effect on his play. If you were publicly criticized constantly for your performance in your job, would it affect your confidence and job performance? If you are parent, how does constant criticism affect your kids? If you are a manager, how does constant criticism affect the performance of your employees? If you are married,does constant criticism of your spouse improve your marriage? Those of you who choose to be critical of individual players are a big part of the problem. Yeah, I know this is a message board and you have a right to speak your thoughts, but any critic with a little common sense would recognize they are part of the problem. Let the coaches handle the performance issues, and if you think you know more than the coaches, you have bigger issues than your obvious poor judgment.

99+% of the critics have neither the knowledge nor background to be critical of players or coaches. The vocal critics on this board obscure the good judgment and loyalty of the vast majority of the Clemson fan base.

For me, I choose to support my Tigers (players and coaches). Yeah, I have some questions and opinions but I am smart enough to keep those off a public message board that the players read. I wish more of you critics would join the ranks of the best Tiger fans who want to be part of the solution rather than a part of the problem.

Cole is a better man than any who choose to criticize him publicly. I just pray that he will have the ability to recognize the critics are a small vocal minority and recognize that most Tiger fans are pulling for him, DW, and Nick.

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to being part of the problem..........if we are then our coaches/players have more issues than they know what to do with to be resorting to a "lowly message board" for reading pleasure or solutions.

and like it or not COACHES make mistakes........COACHES DO make bad decisions.......the way the QB situation was handled early is what KILLED cole's confidence not what's being posted on a message board.

Dabo kept getting snippy in the preseason and over the first couple games about our QB situation. He kept saying that Cole was the "CLEAR CUT #1".......cole "GIVES US THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN"....blah, blah, blah..........if that's the case then keep him in the game until the game is in hand don't put in deshaun watson in athens down by 7 with a QB that doesn't give you the best chance to win.........HE SHINES, yank him out and then expect not to get questions. Dabo had a big hand in killing his confidence real early.

that being said I don't think it mattered if cole had all the confidence in the world.....it will only take you so far before you just have to have the talent.

Bottomline is clemson or any other "reputable" football school should never be in the situation where we live and die by a true freshman QB.

Cole and his confidence level!!

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agree, but

what's posted on this message board isn't even close........

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I think the offense giving up on him is a bigger issue.***

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