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Watched the replay this morning. I can't say enough about our back end yesterday.
DJ White has quietly became a PLAYMAKER. He absolutely saved the game when he had the pick in Blacksburg to give the O a final shot for the tie. Then he goes to Pittsburgh where his Sportscenter Top 10 strip of Conners was a game changer early on. Then he goes to Raleigh and jumps the out route for the pick 6. Then in Atlanta yesterday he completely baits Stoudt into trying to squeeze in the deep out; he sits on the slot receiver's quick out all the while looking at Stoudt's eyes knowing he's trying to put it right over top of him.
Chris Milton had his signature moment in my opinion. The pick 6 - that was just the type of play in just the type of game that could kickstart him for a monster Senior campaign next fall. He has been our special teams demon the last couple of years. You could see in '12 on kickoff coverage that he could be special, he was in on almost every tackle on the KO unit. Then last year he breaks out and quietly LEAD THE NATION in blocks, yes lead the nation. But even better than the pick 6 yesterday was his all around defensive play. He had a key pass breakup (maybe PI, but he's being aggressive making a play) on 3rd and long in the 2nd quarter that really took the air out of Clemson's sails even more. From that play forward, they knew they could not attack our corners. The burst of speed down the sideline on the pick 6 was SICK.
Jamal Golden is just a gamer. He's now consistently making big plays in big games. The pick 6 yesterday (we're not talking about this play enough; did you see the break on the ball??), the pick in the endzone vs Miami, he's everywhere. And I don't know what the celebration is after big plays when he waves his hand over his head but I friggin love it. If anyone knows what this means, do tell.
Isaiah Johnson could step up, I'm just being honest. He missed a lot of tackles yesterday and it's actually the first time I've noticed. I've heard others here talk about this for weeks now, but yesterday was the first time I noticed. But he still plays smart and he's in position 90% of the time, it just seems like he loses his footing or misses the tackle quite a bit.
Demond Smith was great in the run game yesterday. He's making plays as well; had the pick at Tulane and the forced fumble against Southern. Roof plays him up around the box in our scheme and he is stingy as hell with his outside containment. He takes on larger tight ends and H-Backs constantly and holds his ground on the edge to force the action inside. It's an overlooked trait but it's HUGE in the run game.
Then we have the Austin twins and Lynn Griffin still waiting to breakout and all 3 have the talent to do it.
I friggin love this team, I really do.
DJ White has quietly became a PLAYMAKER. He absolutely saved the game when he had the pick in Blacksburg to give the O a final shot for the tie. Then he goes to Pittsburgh where his Sportscenter Top 10 strip of Conners was a game changer early on. Then he goes to Raleigh and jumps the out route for the pick 6. Then in Atlanta yesterday he completely baits Stoudt into trying to squeeze in the deep out; he sits on the slot receiver's quick out all the while looking at Stoudt's eyes knowing he's trying to put it right over top of him.
Chris Milton had his signature moment in my opinion. The pick 6 - that was just the type of play in just the type of game that could kickstart him for a monster Senior campaign next fall. He has been our special teams demon the last couple of years. You could see in '12 on kickoff coverage that he could be special, he was in on almost every tackle on the KO unit. Then last year he breaks out and quietly LEAD THE NATION in blocks, yes lead the nation. But even better than the pick 6 yesterday was his all around defensive play. He had a key pass breakup (maybe PI, but he's being aggressive making a play) on 3rd and long in the 2nd quarter that really took the air out of Clemson's sails even more. From that play forward, they knew they could not attack our corners. The burst of speed down the sideline on the pick 6 was SICK.
Jamal Golden is just a gamer. He's now consistently making big plays in big games. The pick 6 yesterday (we're not talking about this play enough; did you see the break on the ball??), the pick in the endzone vs Miami, he's everywhere. And I don't know what the celebration is after big plays when he waves his hand over his head but I friggin love it. If anyone knows what this means, do tell.
Isaiah Johnson could step up, I'm just being honest. He missed a lot of tackles yesterday and it's actually the first time I've noticed. I've heard others here talk about this for weeks now, but yesterday was the first time I noticed. But he still plays smart and he's in position 90% of the time, it just seems like he loses his footing or misses the tackle quite a bit.
Demond Smith was great in the run game yesterday. He's making plays as well; had the pick at Tulane and the forced fumble against Southern. Roof plays him up around the box in our scheme and he is stingy as hell with his outside containment. He takes on larger tight ends and H-Backs constantly and holds his ground on the edge to force the action inside. It's an overlooked trait but it's HUGE in the run game.
Then we have the Austin twins and Lynn Griffin still waiting to breakout and all 3 have the talent to do it.
I friggin love this team, I really do.
