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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 468608" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>The big problem is 3rd down D, as Coach pointed out in his BG post game. And he also said that part of the reason for this is that the whole D hasn't been installed yet. As we might expect, given that it is brand new and we still have people trying to figure out what to do next. The main thing is that we are doing better, albeit at a slower pace then I, for instance, would like. I suspect that we'll continue to have teething problems for another 4 - 5 games. </p><p></p><p>Next problem = fumbles. Part of that is playing Ds that are setting up to stop the pitch. The penetration has been too great and TaQuon is facing pitch dilemmas he would prefer not to. Now, given that Benson is out and our BBs are brand new, that is exactly what I'd do if I was an opposing DC. Disregard the dive and set up to make the toss sweep difficult and the veer troublesome. (One person here said that his Clemson contacts had told him that. Sure enough.) That, in turn, means gang tackling at the point of attack right after the pitch has been received. Result = fumbles. Add in the new BBs and the problems with mesh timing. Then top the whole thing with the current OL-of-the-week club we've been forced to run due to injuries and you know why we are having problems. I noticed that we did some things against BG to counteract that. I didn't spot a single midline or belly dive series in the whole game; it was dives, the occasional toss sweep (but only a few of those), and inside veers. And, sure enough, many of the problems abated and we didn't fumble once. If we can get the OL settled and communicating, and slowly re-introduce plays within the blocking capacity of the team we might be able to get the fumbles down to a bare minimum. Let's hope that happens.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the stats seem about what we might expect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 468608, member: 265"] The big problem is 3rd down D, as Coach pointed out in his BG post game. And he also said that part of the reason for this is that the whole D hasn't been installed yet. As we might expect, given that it is brand new and we still have people trying to figure out what to do next. The main thing is that we are doing better, albeit at a slower pace then I, for instance, would like. I suspect that we'll continue to have teething problems for another 4 - 5 games. Next problem = fumbles. Part of that is playing Ds that are setting up to stop the pitch. The penetration has been too great and TaQuon is facing pitch dilemmas he would prefer not to. Now, given that Benson is out and our BBs are brand new, that is exactly what I'd do if I was an opposing DC. Disregard the dive and set up to make the toss sweep difficult and the veer troublesome. (One person here said that his Clemson contacts had told him that. Sure enough.) That, in turn, means gang tackling at the point of attack right after the pitch has been received. Result = fumbles. Add in the new BBs and the problems with mesh timing. Then top the whole thing with the current OL-of-the-week club we've been forced to run due to injuries and you know why we are having problems. I noticed that we did some things against BG to counteract that. I didn't spot a single midline or belly dive series in the whole game; it was dives, the occasional toss sweep (but only a few of those), and inside veers. And, sure enough, many of the problems abated and we didn't fumble once. If we can get the OL settled and communicating, and slowly re-introduce plays within the blocking capacity of the team we might be able to get the fumbles down to a bare minimum. Let's hope that happens. The rest of the stats seem about what we might expect. [/QUOTE]
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