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<\/a><\/p>\nAbove- Congdon earned the start on his first play from scrimmage and Rodriguez destroyed the DB here. Both were hunting and efficient in their strike. Beautiful. That\u2019s how you spring a screen for a 60-yard TD.<\/p>\n
Above- Pick plays which are legal IF Barkate catches this behind the LOS as he does. Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes are experts at manipulating the rulebook like this. I\u2019m glad Dawson has been looking into it.<\/p>\n Above- McCoy started off sluggish before the injury. Here on play-action he lets the DE run by him. This is an \u201coh sh-\u201d block where the OT has to open his hips and ride the DE up the field. McCoy half turns and lets him get past his outside knee which needs to be through the crotch of the DE.<\/p>\n Above- Mensah is in a nice pocket and no receivers have gotten into their routes yet. This is on his 1st hitch so after 2 seconds. You only get about 2.6 before the ball needs to come out, or you need to scramble to buy time.<\/p>\n Above- How Toney can get this much space is beyond me but he worked it for a 1st down with nice blocking from Elija Lofton downfield and in space.<\/p>\n Above- So Mensah has already had a climb and wait moment now he just takes off after the climb in the pocket. This is his TD run where he fumbles to himself in the end zone.<\/p>\n Above- McCoy gets shoved out of the way and can\u2019t seal the edge on 3rd and 1. His man makes the play here to stop Miami\u2019s conversion.<\/p>\n Above- This illegal shift play calls this one back (were the WR\u2019s not set long enough?) but Toney is WIDE OPEN because he\u2019s got a LB on him. Great job of scheming him vs. a LB by Dawson.<\/p>\n Above- McCoy is ballsy enough to get back out there with his shoulder in a harness but it got him abused on this rep. I feel for the guy, he gutted it out with Buchanan having gone out as well. Just not a very McCoy-like rep here.<\/p>\n Above- How much has Mensah dialed in on Toney and ignored his boy Barkate? Double coverage vs wide open on 4th and 1. A risky throw here but of course Toney comes down with it.<\/p>\n Above- Toney draws 2 guys with him and blocks a 3rd for Fletcher to just walk right in for a TD. Toney is valuable in so many different ways and has ANOTHER season left at Miami.<\/p>\n Tait Reynolds had a roller coaster game for Clemson. The freshman averaged 6.7 yards per pass attempt and was throttled by Miami\u2019s relentless pass rush. Reynolds turned the ball over twice including a late pick 6, but he also made some clutch plays to extend drives when all seemed lost.<\/p>\n With the \u2018Canes defense coming away with six sacks and nine TFL\u2019s it\u2019s no surprise that Reynolds rushed for -22 yards (college counts sack yardage in the rushing yardage). But the Miami defense didn\u2019t record a PBU. Reynolds found nine different receivers but only two averaged double-digit yards per catch numbers.<\/p>\n The Tigers run game was provided by Johnson Jr.\u2019s 6.4 yards per carry and Davidson\u2019s 3.6 yards and one touchdown. Bryant Westco averaged 16.9 yards per catch for Clemson.<\/p>\n Damon Wilson finally came alive and earned his check with 2.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL\u2019s. Chase Smith came alive with five solo tackles and one TFL of his own. Ahmad Moten had 0.5 sacks and 0.5 TFL\u2019s while JJ Dunnigan had the pick six.<\/p>\n Above- On the Clemson high snap 3rd down Chase Smith with a textbook tackle on Reynolds the QB. Head behind the hip, arms around the back of the legs. Stays up on his feet to re-accelerate.<\/p>\n Above- OK when 25 goes for the pick the job of the DB behind the play is to break up the pass. 25 can be aggressive because he has help behind him but the help has to at least try to get his arms in between the WR\u2019s. He doesn\u2019t and watches this play happen in front of him.<\/p>\n Above- I think this was O\u2019Connor out in space here but too much leaving your feet. You CAN NOT run in full speed and just throw yourself on the ground. Sprint, buzz your feet, come to balance, strike, re-accel.<\/p>\n Above- Lightfoot is so powerful he jams the OG in the chest, folds him, then jumps over him to make the sack with great form. It\u2019s a shame he got dinged up and maybe an off week will have him ready for FSU. He was having one hell of a season.<\/p>\n Above- More leaving your feet for the Miami DB\u2019s. This is Thornton who once was a plus tackler and now has fallen off the side of a mountain.<\/p>\n Above- This is a fairly flaccid zone here, it\u2019s definitely soft. Fitzgerald is playing out of position as an outside CB when he\u2019s more of a free safety but still, get on the man this is a bad look.<\/p>\n Above- The spot route comes open again for Clemson. Look at the space for the Tigers WR here to work to a first down. Better offenses (if Miami plays more than one in ND) will take advantage of this.<\/p>\n Above- Moten swims the guard and that RG position for Clemson had a tough night between Moten and Lightfoot. This was the destructive force at DT we expected from the big fella.<\/p>\n Above- Westco jumps in front of Thornton and Dunnigan. Thornton\u2019s body language is very odd here, like he\u2019s LeBron arguing with a ref in the middle of a play rather than tackling the WR.<\/p>\n Above- Moten looking like an old school \u2018Cane with no gloves or any other crap just a big fist punching the ball out for a fumble.<\/p>\n Above- More flaccid zone from Miami as the LB\u2019ers are no where near the hook curl, the safety is DEEP, and the CB is shallow covering no one.<\/p>\n Above- Thornton again. His head is on the wrong side which causes him to slip off of Westco on the juke move. 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