Notes from Swinney's weekly press conference for FSU |
Live updates from Swinney's weekly press conference for FSU
- Huge challenge to head to Tallahassee to take on the No. 1 team but also a great opportunity. - Their offensive line is as good as there is out there. All seniors. - Swinney says Clemson DL vs FSU OL is a great matchup. - Winston is "a great player, really doesn't have any weaknesses." - They play three running backs and all of them are dangerous. - Says TE Nick O'Leary hurt Clemson last year, great football player. Use him in running and passing game - (With the receivers) It all starts with No. 80 [Rashad Greene]. He is a great player.... He has a chance to set every record for Florida State and they have had some great receivers down there. - As good of a secondary that we will see all year. Really talented and deep. - Not a lot of weakness when you look at Florida State. - To beat FSU: "We have to find a way to create turnovers, win the big play margin.....Our best players have to play well." - Swinney said the most disappointing part about last year's game with FSU was his team didn't respond to adversity very well. - Swinney said that they have beaten everybody but FSU and South Carolina. Clemson finished 7th in poll but their two rivals finished ahead of the Tigers and "that puts a damper on the mood." - On FSU Championship: "I was tomahawk chopping in the national championship game...two-handed." - On statement last year that Clemson would win 5 out of 10 against FSU if they played 10 times. "I can't give an honest answer without getting my butt ripped." - "After two games, I don't know where we are. I think we're pretty good. If we win, we're 2-1. But there's a bunch of games left." - "We lose this game we'll probably have a lot of fans quit and want to call the season off, but not this guy" - On Winston: "You tip your hat off to him" (on beating Clemson at Death Valley). - "Ya'll (media) see us as underdogs, but we don’t see us as underdogs. Why are we underdogs? We’ve got a good team." - "We are very blessed at the quarterback position." - Swinney on Stoudt: "He earned the job." This is a team concept. He paid the price. Fan just see a glimpse of something. You can't just make a guy a starter on potential. You have to earn things. - Swinney on Watson: Deshaun has not won the job yet. I'm not afraid to start a freshman. - Its a constant evaluation (on the QB position). - Swinney: “If things don’t go right, just blame Dabo." -Jayron Kearse trained him up at several spots but he is our starting safety. - "We are at our best when we play fast." - Winston is even more confident this year. He is mentally tough. He is physically tough. He is a smart player. He makes some plays that you have to tip your hat to. - Swinney on Winston: "I have a great respect for Winston as a football player." - "We have to win in the trenches." - Swinney said domestic violence is not a football problem. Its a society problem. - "Football is a reflection of society. Period."
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