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1st & 10 |
12 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 1 Mike fire, out complete in front of Mullen, gain of 7. |
Coverage was fine, just a good throw against man. |
2nd & 3 |
12 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 3, dig route complete for a gain of 12. |
Good throw into a tight zone window. |
1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs man cover 1 Mike bullet, deep slant wheel route just overthrown. |
OD was beaten and Smith had too much ground to cover from the deep middle. Dodged a bullet. |
2nd & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Rollout vs cover 4, Ferrell works through the double team to force a fumble, but it's reviewed and oveturned as incomplete. |
Ferrell hasn't had many 1on1 pass rush opportunities this year but he is such a smart and physical player he is still disruptive. After a delay, Addazio flagged for who knows what. |
3rd & 25 |
11 shotgun vs 3-3-5 |
Rollout, deep throw on scramble drill is intercepted by Mullen. |
Brown put this up for grabs because it was essentially a punt. |
We open the 2nd quarter with Clemson facing a 3rd & 5 from its own 31.
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3rd & 5 |
11 shotgun vs nickel |
Straight drop vs another overload, free rush on Bryant who again somehow eludes a sack and throws the ball away. |
Simply awful. Not a soul was open and nobody was even open on the scramble drill. |
BC ball, 14:43, BC 35
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1st & 10 |
12 ace vs 4-3 under |
PA toss, TE out is open between Joseph and Muse but it's out of reach, incomplete. |
The PA pulled Joseph way out of his zone and Clemson caught a break. |
2nd & 10 |
21 I form vs 4-3 |
Iso handoff, fullback takes out Joseph and Wilkins is double teamed, clear to the second level, gain of 14. |
Lamar over ran this and the A gap was wide open when Wilkins was doubled. |
1st & 10 |
21 I form vs 4-3 |
Power handoff, Wilkins gets in the backfield to trip Hilliman but he stumbles forward for 4. |
Startling success with uptempo runs against the Clemson DL, which is trying to sub every chance it gets. |
2nd & 6 |
21 I form vs 4-3 under |
Off tackle handoff, Bryant sets the edge, Lawrence gets penetration but is held from behind, no flag somehow, Lamar fills, gain of 3. |
Don't ask me how a DL this good never drew holding. Refs missed this one badly. |
3rd & 3 |
12 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs man cover 1 Will bullet, wheel route thrown just out of reach. |
O'Daniel was in excellent position if the pass were on target. |
Clemson ball, 13:12, Clemson 6
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1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Counter draw to Feaster, Falcinelli and Richard make a lane and Feaster bursts through, gain of 12. |
Richard has missed a few this year but when he's hitting blocks, the run game works. |
1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
ZR keeper, Bryant gets to the edge but can't escape the safety's ankle tackle, gain of 3. |
Richard could've led and nullified the safety but he turned up the line in an effort to seal when it wasn't strictly necessary. |
2nd & 7 |
Empty shotgun vs 4-3 |
Quick slant to Cain vs soft cover 4, complete for 7 yards. |
I would've liked to see more empty sets Saturday, Clemson was usually successful from them because BC backed its corners off and it spread the linebackers so widely. |
3rd & 1 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
ZR give to Feaster, Crowder and Anhrum double the 3 tech and Falcinelli seals the 1, lane for Feaster to get 4 yards. |
This was effective blocking against a heavy run set in cover 0. |
1st & 15 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
QB draw, big hole off the edge with Feaster's lead block, BC flies in and gets a helmet on the ball and it flies in the air, Hearn recovers and RUMBLES for 18. |
This is officially a B1G game now. |
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1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Bubble screen to McCloud, again thrown high and late, again Renfrow is absolutely blown up and again McCloud catches it while being tackled by a teammate. Recovers and gains 1. |
Once again the offense outmanned the defense but still no yardage. Horrible execution all around. Still disgusting. |
2nd & 9 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
IZ to Etienne, bounces outside, great burst upfield, hard tackle by the safety, props to him, gain of 8... |
Phenomenal burst for such a long, powerful stride. Anchrum didn't have the best seal on Landry but Etienne was ripping past the line before Landry could work back outside. |
3rd & 1 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Rollout left vs cover 4, nothing open so Bryant cuts back inside and powers for 11. |
BC checked out of a cover 0 blitz look into a normal 2 deep, they either knew Clemson's check or tendency, had the pass covered but Bryant made something out of nothing. |
1st & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Power option pitch to Etienne, well blocked on the edge and it's a strong 8 yards. |
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2nd & 2 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
ZR dive to Feaster, Hearn and Falcinelli double the 3 tech and there's a lane in the B gap, gain of 6. |
The run game was largely effective when the 1st team OL was in the game. Falcinelli has been a welcome surprise this year after a shaky spring. |
1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
ZR keeper, Bryant follows Feaster through the hole for another 11 yards. |
On closer inspection, this looks more like a QB lead draw than a zone read. I'd prefer fewer Bryant runs throughout the season but this is one to keep in the book. |
1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
ZR dive to Feaster, Hearn and Falcinelli and double the 1 tech and it's more easy yards, Feaster powers for 5. |
Dare I say Hearn has been Clemson's best lineman this year? |
2nd & 5 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Another lead draw, Feaster lands and excellent lead block and Bryant outruns the safety to the corner, touchdown. Higgins blocked the cornerback out of the endzone(!) |
The run game was beautiful this drive. The offensive line haad a rough day but you wouldn't know it on this drive with the 1s getting all the snaps. |
BC ball, 7:09, BC 35
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1st & 10 |
12 ace vs 4-3 |
PA rollout TE flare vs cover 4, pass broken up by hit from Williams. |
This play was going nowhere anyway, rolling out to the short side. |
2nd & 10 |
12 ace vs 4-3 |
Iso handoff, vs cover 3 Mike bullet,Lawrences gets doubled and sealed, Williams fills the hole but misses, gain of 9. |
Williams read this key quickly and filled the hole aggressively, but simply charged too hard to make contact. |
3rd & 1 |
22 I form vs 5-3 |
Lead handoff, Pinckney blows up the center from 0 tech and disrupted the run, but Wilkins is doubled at 3 tech, BC works through the hole there, gain of 1. |
Both teams are having their only real success when double-teaming defensive tackles. |
1st & 10 |
22 I form vs 4-3 |
PA vs cover 4, pressure up the middle from Lawrence forces Brown right and throws it away. |
Lawrence looked hobbled here trying to change direction... |
2nd & 10 |
22 I form vs 4-3 |
Stretch handoff, Ferrell sets the edge, Muse is the only one unblocked but he overruns the fill, gain of 8. |
Muse is a missle, for better or worse. |
3rd & 2 |
31 ace vs 4-3 |
PA TE cross broken up by Muse. |
Good thing Muse was there because the linebackers were way out of position from the PA. |
Clemson ball, 5:16, Clemson 8.
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1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Power handoff to Feaster but Richard didn't seal the edge, no gain. |
There was room outside but Richard let his man work inside him. |
2nd & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Lead draw, Bryant works to the edge before the unblocked safety wraps him up. |
So far, most of the struggles have been from BC making excellent open field tackles rather than poor blocking. Many times it's been a safety just making a play to mitigate damage as Bryant or Feaster reaches the 2nd level. |
3rd & 8 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 4, Bryant tucks after one read and runs upfield for a gain of 14. |
Bryant didn't go through many progressions today but he's converting on 3rd downs anyway. |
1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
PA TE flare vs 4-3, the FS again flies in and makes the open field tackle, gain of 5. |
It's good play design but if I were a TE or RB I'd hate running it; a smaller guy is flying into my knees before I can even look upfield. |
2nd & 5 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Bucksweep to Feaster, again the lane off the edge is quickly closed by safeties flying in. |
Seriously, BC missed very few tackles before they ran out of gas. The more I watch, the less annoyed/concerned I am with the OL or play calling. |
3rd & 2 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Power option keeper and Bryant runs into a wall, no gain. |
There was room on the edge if Bryant were to string it out or pitch. |
BC ball, 2:14, BC 28
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1st & 10 |
12 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 1 Mike fire, out complete in front of Mullen, gain of 7. |
Coverage was fine, just a good throw against man. |
2nd & 3 |
12 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 3, dig route complete for a gain of 12. |
Good throw into a tight zone window. |
1st & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs man cover 1 Mike bullet, deep slant wheel route just overthrown. |
OD was beaten and Smith had too much ground to cover from the deep middle. Dodged a bullet. |
2nd & 10 |
11 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Rollout vs cover 4, Ferrell works through the double team to force a fumble, but it's reviewed and oveturned as incomplete. |
Ferrell hasn't had many 1on1 pass rush opportunities this year but he is such a smart and physical player he is still disruptive. After a delay, Addazio flagged for who knows what. |
3rd & 25 |
11 shotgun vs 3-3-5 |
Rollout, deep throw on scramble drill is intercepted by Mullen. |
Brown put this up for grabs because it was essentially a punt. |
Clemson ball, 1:19, Clemson 21
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1st & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 4, deep in route to Renfrow complete for 16. |
Bryant hit the soft spot behind the Mike and between the safeties nicely. |
1st & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Straight drop vs cover 3 Mike/Will bullets, Bryant steps up and tucks, gain of 13. |
Again, Bryant is tucking when pressure calls for him to get out rather than go through progressions. As he should. |
1st & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Bryant hit on delivery, ball is fortunately incomplete. |
Clemson wanted its deep shot to Cain here. |
2nd & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Another deep shot vs man cover 1, pressure affects Bryant's delivery and the ball is overthrown, not enough air under it. |
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3rd & 10 |
10 shotgun vs 4-3 |
Quick out to Renfrow hit and tackled immediately, gain of 5. |
Clemson expected the blitz so tried a quick throw but BC was ready underneath. |
Bryant is sacked on 4th down to end the half.