Four Gamecocks Make Midseason All-SEC Squads
COLULMBIA, S.C. (October 16, 2013) – Four University of South Carolina football players have been You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
COLULMBIA, S.C. (October 16, 2013) – Four University of South Carolina football players have been You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Clowney is on there just because of preseason hype. The way it’s going he’ll end up with a total of 6 tackles and 4 sacks for the year. Not exactly All-SEC numbers.
As the scouts say, Clowney’s production has been his disruption. It’s hard to make tackles when they double and triple team him or run away from him every play. Nevertheless, his presence is felt every game.
Ask SEC offensive coordinators whether there are any other players that cause them to completely change the way they approach their offense.
It’s even harder to make tackles when you are winded and on the bench.
It’s been said before but bears repeating – when you’re in the hunt on every defensive attack, you’ll get a little winded. If you can do better, suit up and get in a three point stance.
If so, his career in the NFL is going to be a short one. If you don’t go 110% on every play in practice (which Clowney apparently doesn’t like to attend) and in games there’s someone right behind you who wants your starting position and starting position salary. High school and college are nothing compared to where he’s headed.
When you are 6-6 with 270 pounds of all muscle and you play with the type of explosiveness and energy that Clowney plays with, YOU WILL GAS. Smaller men can handle what he cannot. The NFL knows this. They know you have to pace yourself. You are clueless if you think NFL linemen “go 110% on every play.”
In any event, neither Clowney’s effort nor conditioning has been a problem this year. He got gassed against UNC but that was because he was trying to do too much — trying to live up to the hype in just one quarter of play. Since then, he’s paced himself better, and he doesn’t really gas anymore.
Nice cover – where is the FITS’s posting on the Gamecocks loss to TN??