If we made a radar chart (which I might at some point) on all of the skills that Watson possessed and what that allowed the Clemson offense to utilize, it’d be rather revealing. The Clemson co-coordinators on offense were often labelled as “geniuses” but when your QB is a brilliant runner that can run the … [Read more…]
I did just that over at SB Nation. Examining all the winning calls that brought down Alabama just brings into clearer picture how the key to beating the Tide is being able to throw the ball at a high level. Like last year, the Tide trying to be cautious with their pass-rush to allow them … [Read more…]
I can honestly say I saw that coming. I reviewed what we’d learned from last year’s matchup between these two teams and I did a big stat/unit breakdown on Football Outsiders where I boiled things down to: There are three elite units in this game, two of them are Clemson’s (their O and D). Alabama’s offense … [Read more…]
Read about it at Football Study Hall! The biggest factor was undoubtedly that Clelin Ferrell dominated the Ohio State OL and they were awful at LG after Michael Jordan went down. He had four tackles, three behind the line of scrimmage and one on a sack, but he was involved in a few other instances … [Read more…]
These playoffs are pretty intriguing and I’m looking forward to taking them in much more than a year ago when the Bama-Michigan State game was foolishly broadcast on New Year’s Eve when we were all trying to party. Alabama vs Washington might be similarly lopsided, but at least the timing will be better. More on … [Read more…]