I am one of, if not the biggest, pessimist on this board. I am captain negativity. With that said, I actually feel encouraged after re-watching the game.
We had very few 3 and outs in the game. We moved the ball consistently throughout. Penalties and execution slowed this offense down. DW missed more throws last night than he has combined in his career. He also went to the wrong receiver several times. He had the 12-15 yard out open all night and never went there. I Don't think it was a lack of confidence in the receiver because Scott was the one open on several occasions. The one time he did throw the deep out Leggett was wide open and he over threw him, badly.
I think we all have a selective memory of Morris. This offense would be humming early in the game when Chad was going through his scripted plays. But as the defenses adjusted, the offense did not look nearly as crisp as they had earlier in the game. Chad was a great coach. But his greatest gift to Clemson was the toughness he helped instill that lead to that victory last night. He was not the great play caller everyone now remembers him being. There was a lot of times Chad would either over think the situation or go to the other extreme and become conservative.
The calls were made last night that put the team in a position to succeed. They just didn't execute the plays. Off the top of my head, DW missed both Leggett and Gallman twice each on easy plays. If he hits one of those plays, the entire fourth quarter could have been different.
With the defensive formation Louisville was running last night, the right plays were called on several occasions. It just was not executed.
We had very few 3 and outs in the game. We moved the ball consistently throughout. Penalties and execution slowed this offense down. DW missed more throws last night than he has combined in his career. He also went to the wrong receiver several times. He had the 12-15 yard out open all night and never went there. I Don't think it was a lack of confidence in the receiver because Scott was the one open on several occasions. The one time he did throw the deep out Leggett was wide open and he over threw him, badly.
I think we all have a selective memory of Morris. This offense would be humming early in the game when Chad was going through his scripted plays. But as the defenses adjusted, the offense did not look nearly as crisp as they had earlier in the game. Chad was a great coach. But his greatest gift to Clemson was the toughness he helped instill that lead to that victory last night. He was not the great play caller everyone now remembers him being. There was a lot of times Chad would either over think the situation or go to the other extreme and become conservative.
The calls were made last night that put the team in a position to succeed. They just didn't execute the plays. Off the top of my head, DW missed both Leggett and Gallman twice each on easy plays. If he hits one of those plays, the entire fourth quarter could have been different.
With the defensive formation Louisville was running last night, the right plays were called on several occasions. It just was not executed.
