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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst on Clemson keys to upset of No. 1 Georgia

Aug 9, 2024, 5:25 PM [ in reply to Re: TNET: ESPN analyst on Clemson keys to upset of No. 1 Georgia ]

McElroy maybe on point with some of what he's said, but IMO, the main key for our Tigers to be competitive and successful against Georgia, our offensive line will have to show significant improvement, if it isn't there Cade will have the very same problems that he's had in everyone of his starts. He will be flushed from the pocket more times than not, and with that said he will be scrambling trying to make something happen that usually ends with incomplete passes, sacks, or loss of yards with a lucky completed pass once in a while.

Even for Mafah to have any success against a talented team like Georgia, an improved O L is a must have. IMO like I said at the beginning of this post, O Line, O Line, O Line improvement is the #1 key to any success our team may have throughout the entire season. Our team is talented enough everywhere else to have success against the weaker ACC teams that we will face, but the better than average ACC team we will struggle for any win that we get. Think whatever you want, say whatever you want, but our O Line is the key and it's just that simple.

McElroy keeps calling Dabo's name as if he plays the games, new alert, Dabo's main function for his team is that he calls all the shots as in he manages everything within the team, he never plays a down like these media heads thinks that he does. He helps out in practice but his main function is control, he hires and fires coaches, he has to approve every scholarship that is handed out, and he puts his input in with telling recruits why Clemson could be their best choice for their college FB career. And not once did McElroy mention the shambles that our O Line has been since 2020, and by his failure of mentioning that main point, it tells me that he don't have a clue of what the down turn of Dabo's teams has been mainly since 2020.

McElroy kept mentioning that Cade Klubnik was a 5 star recruit coming out of HS like being a 5 star recruit should mean wins for Cade. Well, being a 5 star recruit means that a lot of people felt that Cade was a very talented QB and he probably has a ton of talent, but it want matter how much talent that kid has if he doesn't have talent ahead of him blocking out the defense just long enough for him get the ball out to the talented receivers that we also have on our Clemson team. Give credit when credit is due, and last year was when Dabo knew he had made a mistake with his O L coaching hire, he has corrected about every mistake that he made with coaching hires over the past few years, but Rome was built in a day, and the superb hire he's made the couple of years can't fix everything that was wrong in just short off season. I believe our FB team will show needed improvements in their first season, but I don't expect this team to be back to where we were prior to 2020, but I believe we'll be better than we were in 2023....