re: The Panthers beat writer perspective on Joe Brady

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More than that, it allowed LSU to dictate the defensive personnel/matchups because LSU could go up-tempo without having to substitute personnel. That prevented the defense from being able to sub to any significant degree. Clyde was the "chess piece" that created the problems. He was equally as proficient lining up at WR as he was at RB. Both Saban and Jimbo talked about this in the national championship pre-game show. The defense had to either cover him with a LB (who couldn't really cover him) or bring in an extra DB to cover him, thus weakening their run defense. Once LSU got you in the defensive personnel LSU wanted you in, they pushed the gas peddle on the tempo to keep you in that mismatch personnel.

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To add to this, you had Jamar Chase who lined up at RB and carried a few very key carries. The point is, E called the game and Brady exploited the personnel once the game was in flow. The talent helped a ton, but as I always said, it was a total team effort that was possible because of everyone involved. Brady needs more experience to "settle" down and then he has a chance to be very good. Someone will take a chance on him and may be rewarded, but it will be a risk that may take time to pay off.