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Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter
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Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 4:26 PM
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Just read this article in TCI. Unbelievable that the coaches did this and also that they didn't correct their mistake!!

The article quoted.

CLEMSON — Through three quarters Saturday, Clemson’s defense controlled LaNorris Sellers and the South Carolina running game.

Then Clemson defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin did something odd. He took linebacker Sammy Brown off the field.

Up until the fourth quarter, the Gamecocks did very little on offense in their come-from-behind 17-14 victory at Memorial Stadium. They had just 240 total yards, with 127 coming on the ground, and seven points.

Since Sellers’ 25-yard touchdown with 9:20 to play in the second quarter, he had not done much with his arms or his legs. The Tigers had three sacks and six tackles for loss.

Part of that success was thanks to Brown, who was un-blockable at times and chasing and tackling Sellers and running back Rocket Sanders all over the field.

Heading into the fourth quarter, Brown had nine tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. He was a one-man wrecking crew and then he was gone.

Why?

“We felt they were going to change the way they were going to play, but nothing more than that,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said.

That is it?

Carolina (9-3) did not change the way it was playing. The Gamecocks continued to run the ball and actually ran it more in the fourth quarter than it did the entire game.

Why?

Sammy Brown was not in the game.

Through three quarters, Carolina ran the ball 25 times for 127 yards. In the fourth quarter, with Brown standing beside Goodwin wanting to come into the game, the Gamecocks carried the ball 17 times for 140 yards.

When Brown to come into the game for a snap in the fourth quarter, the result was a Khalil Barnes’ interception that stymied a potential Carolina scoring drive.

“We just worked in the packages that we worked all week,” Swinney said. “There is nothing wrong with Sammy. We got into a little bit more nickel and we got into what we call ‘Cyclone,’ as well, especially on some of the long yardage stuff.”

However, it did not appear the Gamecocks were a long range threat throwing the football. Carolina was just 3-for-6 for 51 yards throwing the football in the fourth quarter, which begs the question. Why was Sammy Brown not on the field.

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Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 4:29 PM
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Incompetence

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So we defend what we think they will do instead of

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Dec 1, 2024, 4:35 PM
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what they are actually doing? Absolute incompetence. And stay with the plan when it is obviously wrong. Thanks coaches for another gift to the chickens. How stupid if true!!!

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that's infuriating. But it also explains his offensive philosophy of going away

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:09 PM [ in reply to Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter ]
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from what's working to inexplicably go to what hasn't worked, because "who would ever expect that?"

Smart. Real Xs and Os genius.

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Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 4:38 PM
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It’s poor coaching. It has always been poor coaching.

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I mean hey, when you have a chance to take out your top tackler, you do it

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Dec 1, 2024, 4:41 PM
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every time right? Right?

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Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:00 PM
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Yeppers…… that says a ton. Mismanagement of assets.

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Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:01 PM
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Fireable offense to me. Goodwin andConn have to go

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Dabo, too. He's the H.C.

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:21 PM
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He's responsible. This abortion had his fingerprints all over it.

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Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:03 PM
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I think it's pretty evident this coaching staff just lacks common sense and over thinks everything. That's why they make everything harder than it should be

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Re: Why Sammy Brown was taken out of the game in 4th quarter

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:14 PM
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He is one of the most athletic players on defense and has the speed to keep with up Sellers laterally . Then we take him out and Sellers goes off…this is ridiculous. But also, our offense decided to do nothing in the 4th. I put that on our coaches for, once again, getting conservative and allowing the other team enough time to figure things out

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So the coaching was even more stupid than we thought?

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:20 PM
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Because of a fantasy that SC was going to change their entire philosophy in a close game?

Unbelievably stupidity..

Yeah, let's take our best defender off the field with the game in doubt. Dumbassery on steroids

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Dec 1, 2024, 5:38 PM
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Belly aching after the fact bitching.

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