Who here really thinks Johnson will get reps ahead of

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Kelly won't be taking the first team reps next week and

Oct 14, 2017, 2:31 PM

maybe longer. That was a nasty shot he took and his ankle looks like an issue that could linger as well. Would not surprise me if he is in the concussion protocol for several weeks. As much as we run him, he's going to get dinged up again.

I would look for Johnson and Cooper to get equal reps with the first team offense leading up to the Georgia Tech game. Cooper will get the start, but Johnson will get in early. They know they have to give them both a shot and see who is most productive under pressure. Cooper wasn't bad, but he is obviously not comfortable in the glare, whereas Johnson has looked very comfortable running the offense and going through his reads. Probably better than both Cooper and Bryant in the latter regard.

We rely way too much on Kelly Bryant's running to keep him healthy and to consistently beat good teams. We don't throw and catch particularly well right now. We are 67th in the nation in passing yards per game. We are small at wide receiver and, as a starting group, they aren't very effective blockers in the screen game or running game. Our starting group lacks the playmakers and large targets on third down and in the red zone that Williams and Leggett were.

We need to force feed the development of Higgins and Overton and prepare for how teams are going to defend our running game going forward, especially with absence of KB. That's why I think we need Hunter Johnson to come in and spread the ball around to open things up for our running game. He appears to be our most accurate passer and best at going through his progressions. He can get the ball into the tighter windows that our smaller wideouts present and get the ball out to the flats more on time and with better zip. We'll be able to get the ball out to our backs better. It would be a nice contrast to what teams prepare for with KB in there.

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Deshaun won a lot of games for Clemson; he called audibles, reversed play calls on the field, ran the show, and called his own shots based upon the Defense, his instincts and what he saw before the snap. That advantage is gone.

IMHO Dabo is stating through his actions that a Top 350 rated high school player and last year's 3rd string QB (KB) who spent two years in his program is better than the top-rated high school freshman QB in the country. Dabo's loyalty to Clemson experience and his depth chart extended to ZC and cost the team a win yesterday. A lot of what makes Dabo great is, as a former hard-working walk-on blocking WR scrub at Bama, he understands team chemistry and everyone playing their role for the team to be great.

Problem is yesterday he gauged wrong. We lost to one of the worst Power 5 teams in the nation based upon SYR's loss to Middle TN and Middle TN's losing record in FCS. The team yesterday, both O and D. were not completely on board with coaching decisions or the schemes. I would not be surprised if some of the coaches were not on board as well, but they are much too professional to say so publicly.

So I would expect Dabo to have a little hard place in his heart towards HJ who has not been at Clemson long enough to win over the team and may not be Dabo's style of leader for whatever reason. So here's a question for you. What if HJ is the most capable and talented passing QB on the team this year and has not won over the team? As a coach, do you let the team lose by playing the better known quantity and more popular guy on the team? It's a valid question. I still give it a slim chance Dabo will give HJ some reps because Dabo has always shown he can be flexible to help the team. Dabo we know is a winner. The biggest issue is we lost our most important asset this year - not Dabo but Deshaun.

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Dabo will play the most senior QB unless there is a huge

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Dabo is showing signs of CTB with his loyalty/seniority....

Wrong. Y'all look at qb to make that claim, but ETN, Dex, Wilkins, Rogers,

I do think Dabo values experience, maturity, and knowledge

Respect your opinion SW ... but apples and oranges

Ironically I would argue our passing game was good in the first half

Serious kweshun...

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Kelly won't be taking the first team reps next week and

Great stuff T-Man

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We know what the coaches said

Based on what I have seen, HJ has looked much better

I think they split reps in practice til KB returns.***

It may be awhile before KB returns. There is no guarantee

ST ... I give it a low 10% chance

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Dabo will come back from Bama with the All In

Dabo will come back from Bama with the All In

Dabo will come back from Bama with the All In

He will not. Regrettably.***

A lot of variables come into play, all I am going

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