wakelaw13
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I kind of hope he does this just to fuck with the boards.If Clawson starts picking grass, I am going to get very worried
I kind of hope he does this just to fuck with the boards.If Clawson starts picking grass, I am going to get very worried
well now I am curious about his brother
I’ve heard it from 2 different people on campus so someone else hearing the same thing means it’s more than likely true.
I don-t know why we can't find someone who can kickoff into the end zone. After opponents kicked off, we normally start off on the 25 yard line. Our opponents more often are at the 35or better because in additiion to not kicking to the end zone, our ko coverage was horrible. It-s been that way forever it seems.. A kicker who can reach the end zone and, with a few exceptions, a bunch of new defensive players would make me happy.
This is the exact reason why deferring helped opponents start quickly and score points. Never understood why Clawson continued this as the season has gone on. With poor kicking and coverage, one would think you should take the ball first and come out wanting to score first. Especially with the defensive woesI don-t know why we can't find someone who can kickoff into the end zone. After opponents kicked off, we normally start off on the 25 yard line. Our opponents more often are at the 35or better because in additiion to not kicking to the end zone, our ko coverage was horrible. It-s been that way forever it seems.. A kicker who can reach the end zone and, with a few exceptions, a bunch of new defensive players would make me happy.
100% agree. Wish Les or someone would ask him about this directly because for a guy who makes data-driven decisions often, this wasn’t one of them.This is the exact reason why deferring helped opponents start quickly and score points. Never understood why Clawson continued this as the season has gone on. With poor kicking and coverage, one would think you should take the ball first and come out wanting to score first. Especially with the defensive woes
Yes, it seems like 90% of the 1st possessions to start the 2nd half went 3 and out.It also felt like almost all our deferred 2nd half opening drives were terrible. Maybe that’s not backed up, I don’t know, but it definitely felt that way.
For a few months? (that's all an infection or a vaccination will give you)He has immunity.
He talked about it two weeks ago.100% agree. Wish Les or someone would ask him about this directly because for a guy who makes data-driven decisions often, this wasn’t one of them.
Interesting. Thanks, Conor. Missed this exchange, and obviously there’s more to it and DC knows a lot more than I do about football. That said, the whole ‘I’ve always deferred and plan to keep deferring until there’s a reason to do differently’ points to a pretty stubborn person. Your defense sucks, your offense is pretty damn good. Is that not reason enough to try something different?He talked about it two weeks ago.
John Dell: "With the slow starts, is it maybe if you win the flip, take the ball? Is it that simple, that if you win the flip, you take the ball?"
Clawson: "No, it's never that simple because we've lost the flip, started with the ball, and still started out down 14-0. We haven't always won the flip."
Dell: "Yeah OK, but like, maybe if you just go out and score ..."
Clawson: "Yeah, I just don't like to ever take the chance, if you can help it, of letting the other team finish with the ball at the end of the second quarter and then start with the ball in the third quarter. You start adding up, OK, let's say they get the ball with 5 minutes left in the second quarter and they go down and score, and you don't get the ball back. And then you go in for halftime and that's 15-20 minutes. You come back out and you kick them the ball. There's a chance your offense isn't going to get to play football and get in a rhythm for a half hour, 45 minutes.
"I just have always been, my whole career, I believe in deferring. I think I get a better feel for the game, of how are doing on defense. Is this a game that we have to play fast, or do we slow it down? Is this a game that we're going to have to be a little bit more aggressive on fourth downs? I get the knowledge of one more series of one more series of watching us play defense if I do that.
"People have different feelings on that. That's always how I've managed it. I'll continue to manage it that way until I think there's a reason to do something else."